《viva la vida》 歌词

《viva la vida》
词曲：COOLPLAY/翻译：荀夜羽

I used to rule the world
我曾经掌握世界
Seas would rise when I gave the word
号令潮汐
Now in the morning I sleep alone
如今在这清晨孤单躺卧
Sweep the streets I used to own
巡视属于我的路途

I used to roll the dice
我曾经左右命运
Feel the fear in my enemy’s eyes
玩味敌人眼中的恐惧
Listen as the crowd would sing:
听着人们的颂唱：
“Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!”
先王已死，新王万岁！

One minute I held the key
就在刚才我还拥有开启一切的关键
Next the walls were closed on me
转瞬便走到了尽头
And I discovered that my castles stand
我发觉自己的根基
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
建立于小信与虚妄之上（盐柱子与沙子在圣经里的隐喻）

I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
我听见耶路撒冷的钟
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
罗马骑兵在唱颂圣诗
Be my mirror my sword and shield
让它做我所信奉的，成为我的剑、盾牌
My missionaries in a foreign field
将我的教义散播旷野（这段似乎是展望未来）
For some reason I can’t explain
那些原因我无法明示
Once you go there was never, never an honest word
当你在此处再听闻不到一句真实之言
That was when I ruled the world
就是我的日子来临的时刻（指最后的审判？）

It was the wicked and wild wind
疾风肆虐大作（启示录中提到的六印开启之像）
Blew down the doors to let me in.
破除一切阻碍后我会到来
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
敲响的鼓声震天动地
People couldn’t believe what I’d become
人们无法相信我为什么会改变（神子以审判者而不是救赎者的身份显现？）

Revolutionaries wait
颠覆已经齐备
For my head on a silver plate
将我的头颅奉上吧（施洗约翰之死，指殉道）
Just a puppet on a lonely string
我不过是一个顺应使命的傀儡
Oh who would ever want to be king?
谁愿意做这种国王（耶稣被钉十字架的时候，头上牌子写着的罪名是“（号称自己是）犹太人之王”）？

I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
我听见耶路撒冷的钟
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
罗马骑兵在唱颂圣诗
Be my mirror my sword and shield
让它做我所信奉的，成为我的剑、盾牌
My missionaries in a foreign field
将我的教义散播旷野
For some reason I can’t explain
那些原因我无法明示
Once you go there was never, never an honest word
当你在此处再听闻不到一句真实之言
That was when I ruled the world
就是我统治世界来临的时刻（似乎在指最后的审判？）

I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
我听见耶路撒冷的钟
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
罗马骑兵在唱颂圣诗
Be my mirror my sword and shield
让它做我所信奉的，成为我的剑、盾牌
My missionaries in a foreign field
将我的教义散播旷野
For some reason I can’t explain
那些原因我无法明示
I know Saint Peter won’t call my name
我知道圣彼得不会叫出我的名字（圣经中记录耶稣受难之时圣彼得为自保三次不认主）
Never an honest word
再也没有真实之言的时候
But that was when I ruled the world
就该是我的日子临到这个世界的时候
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