《A wand’ring minstrel， I (Nanki-Poo， Nobles)》歌词

[00:04:14] [NANKI-POO

[00:04:14] A wandering minstrel I —

[00:04:14] A thing of shreds and patches

[00:04:14] Of ballads, songs and snatches

[00:04:14] And dreamy lullaby!

[00:04:14] My catalogue is long

[00:04:14] Through every passion ranging

[00:04:14] And to your humours changing

[00:04:14] I tune my supple song!

[00:04:14] I tune my supple song!

[00:04:14] Are you in sentimental mood?

[00:04:14] I'll sigh with you

[00:04:14] Oh, sorrow, sorrow!

[00:04:14] On maiden's coldness do you brood?

[00:04:14] I'll do so, too —

[00:04:14] Oh, sorrow, sorrow!

[00:04:14] I'll charm your willing ears

[00:04:14] With songs of lovers' fears

[00:04:14] While sympathetic tears

[00:04:14] My cheeks bedew —

[00:04:14] Oh, sorrow, sorrow!

[00:04:14] But if patriotic sentiment is wanted

[00:04:14] I've patriotic ballads cut and dried;

[00:04:14] For where'er our country's banner may be planted

[00:04:14] All other local banners are defied!

[00:04:14] Our warriors, in serried ranks assembled

[00:04:14] Never quail — or they conceal it if they do —

[00:04:14] And I shouldn't be surprised if nations trembled

[00:04:14] Before the mighty troops of Titipu!

[00:04:14] [Chorus

[00:04:14] We shouldn't be surprised if nations trembled

[00:04:14] Trembled with alarm

[00:04:14] Before the mighty troops

[00:04:14] The troops of Titipu!

[00:04:14] [NANKI-POO

[00:04:14] And if you call for a song of the sea

[00:04:14] We'll heave the capstan round

[00:04:14] With a yeo heave ho, for the wind is free

[00:04:14] Her anchor's a-trip and her helm's a-lee

[00:04:14] Hurrah for the homeward bound!

[00:04:14] [Chorus

[00:04:14] Yeo-ho — heave ho —

[00:04:14] Hurrah for the homeward bound!

[00:04:14] [NANKI-POO

[00:04:14] To lay aloft in a howling breeze

[00:04:14] May tickle a landsman's taste

[00:04:14] But the happiest hour a sailor sees

[00:04:14] Is when he's down

[00:04:14] At an inland town

[00:04:14] With his Nancy on his knees, yeo ho!

[00:04:14] And his arm around her waist!

[00:04:14] [Chorus

[00:04:14] Then man the capstan — off we go

[00:04:14] As the fiddler swings us round

[00:04:14] With a yeo heave ho

[00:04:14] And a rum below

[00:04:14] Hurrah for the homeward bound!

[00:04:14] With a yeo heave ho

[00:04:14] And a rum below

[00:04:14] Yeo-ho, heave ho

[00:04:14] Yeo-ho, heave ho

[00:04:14] Heave ho, heave ho, yeo-ho!

[00:04:14] [NANKI-POO

[00:04:14] A wandering minstrel I —

[00:04:14] A thing of shreds and patches

[00:04:14] Of ballads, songs and snatches

[00:04:14] And dreamy lullaby!

[00:04:14] [Chorus

[00:04:14] And dreamy lulla-lullaby

[00:04:14] Of dreamy lullaby

[00:04:14] Lullaby! Lullaby!

[00:04:14] [PISH-TUSH, spoken

[00:04:14] And what may be your business with Yum-Yum?

[00:04:14] [NANKI-POO, spoken

[00:04:14] I'll tell you. A year ago I was a member of the Titipu town band. It was my duty to take the cap round for contributions. While discharging this delicate office, I saw Yum-Yum. We loved each other at once, but she was betrothed to her guardian Ko-Ko, a cheap tailor, and I saw at once that my suit was hopeless. Overwhelmed with despair, I quitted the town. Judge of my delight when I heard, a month ago that Ko-Ko had been condemned to death for flirting! I hurried back at once, in hope of finding Yum-Yum at liberty to listen to my protestations

[00:04:14] [PISH-TUSH, spoken

[00:04:14] It is true that Ko-Ko was condemned to death for flirting, but he was reprieved at the last moment, and raised to the exalted rank of Lord High Executioner under the following remarkable circumstances: