最著名的澳洲民歌 Waltzing Matilda 最著名的澳洲民歌2005-05-17 02:36:13

Waltzing Matilda


歌词
Once a jolly swagman camped beside a baillabong.
Under the shade of a coolibah tree.
And he sang as he sat and waited while his billy boiled.
You’ll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
You’ll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.

And he sang as he sat and waited while his billy boiled.
You’ll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.


Down came a jumbuck to drink beside the billabong.
Up jumped the swagman and seized him with glee.
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tuckerbag.
You’ll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
You’ll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.

And he sang as he sat and waited while his billy boiled.
You’ll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.

Up road the squatter, mounted on his thoroughbred.
Down came the troopers, one, two, three
Where’s that jolly jumbuck you’ve got in your tuckerbag.
You’ll come a-waltzing, matilda, with me

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
You’ll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.


And he sang as he sat and waited while his billy boiled.
You’ll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.

Up jumped the swagman, right into the billabong.
You’ll never catch me alive, said he.
And his ghost may be heard as you ride beside the billabong
You’ll came a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
You’ll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.

And he sang as he sat and waited while his billy boiled.
You’ll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.

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歌词解释

Waltzing Matilda ~ to go walkabout looking for a job while carrying your swag
Walkabout ~ leaving your home for a period of time by walking, usually in the bush, and then returning home again
Swagman ~ a hobo (man who seeks casual work while traveling about carrying his swag)
Swag ~ a pack or bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman.
Billy ~ a metal pot or kettle used in cooking outdoors.
Jumbuck ~ a sheep
Billabong ~ a dead-end channel extending from the main stream of a river filled with water only in the rainy season. Comes from Wiradhuri (Aboriginal language of southeast Australia) bila, river + -baÕ, watercourse filled only after rain.

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