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The House of Borden
作曲: Steven Chesklik-deMeyer/Tim Maner/Alan Stevens Hewitt/Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer,
In the House of Borden, there's a lock on every door;
在博登家族,每扇门上都有锁,
In every room a prisoner of a long, silent war.
每个房间里都有一个囚徒和一场漫长而无声的战争,
Let us take you to an August back 1892.
让我们带你回到1892年的八月,
When all Hell broke loose in the House of Borden...
当地狱在博登家族爆发时…,
Andrew Jackson Borden knows that pennies must be pinched,
安德鲁·杰克逊·博登知道必须精打细算,
So Monday's mutton supper will be Tuesday's mutton lunch.
所以周一的羊肉晚餐会变成周二的午餐,
And then to stretch it further, Thursday's breakfast is mutton soup,
更进一步说,周四的早餐是羊肉汤,
And were getting sick in the House of Borden...
我们都生病了,
When daddy was an undertaker, no body was too tall;
爸爸当殡仪馆老板的时候,没有尸体被嫌高,
He'd charge 'em for the big box and bury them in the small.
他会收他们大棺材的钱,把他们埋在小棺材里,
To save a couple of dollars, he'd chop off a couple feet...
为了省几块钱,他会砍掉几只脚,
He's ****ing rich, that Mr. Borden!
他很有钱,那个博登先生!
In the House of Borden, there's a lock on every door;
在博登家族,每扇门上都有锁,
In every room a prisoner of a long, silent war.
每个房间里都有一个囚徒和一场漫长而无声的战争,
Let us take you to an August back 1892.
让我们带你回到1892年的八月,
When all Hell broke loose in the House of Borden...
当地狱在博登家族爆发时…,
The sisters live in the front of the house, the old folks take the rear;
姐妹们住在房子的前面,老人们住在后面,
It seems a bit peculiar but they've kept it up for years.
这看起来有点奇怪,但这是多年的惯例,
I won't say they're not cordial; crowded's more the word.
我不会说他们不亲近:拥挤这个词更合适。
They get no peace in the House of Borden...
他们在博登家族得不到安宁……,
Lizzie's not the brightest bird and Emma's not so sweet;
丽兹不是最聪明的鸟儿,艾玛也不那么可爱,
Mind you, these are not my words, but I hear things on the street.
请注意,这不是我说的,是我在街上听到的,
Anyway you slice it, these girls are past there prime.
不管怎么说,这些女孩都过了青春期,
There's no wedding bells in the House of Borden...
博登家族却没有婚礼钟声响起……,
In the House of Borden, there's a lock on every door;
在博登家族,每扇门上都有锁,
In every room a prisoner of a long, silent war.
每个房间里都有一个囚徒和一场漫长而无声的战争,
Let us take you to an August back 1892.
让我们带你回到1892年的八月,
When all Hell broke loose in the House of Borden....
当地狱在博登家族爆发时…,
Father married Mrs. Borden after our mother died.
我们的母亲死后,父亲娶了博登夫人,
If she's in it for the money, she's in for a big surprise;
如果她是为了钱,那她会大吃一惊,
We've no personal objection, BUT SHE CAN'T HAVE WHAT'S OURS!
我们个人没有反对意见,但她不能拿我们的东西!
Fair is fair in the House of Borden....
在博登家,公平起见,
The family crest of Borden is a lion with an axe,
博登家族的徽章是一只拿着斧头的狮子,
Running rampant into battle, ready to attack.
奔向战场,准备进攻,
It's an oddly fitting emblem for a family like this,
对于这样的家族来说,这是一个非常合适的标志,
And were killing time in the House of Borden (Killing time) .
我们在博登家消磨时光(消磨时光),
In the House of Borden, there's a lock on every door;
在博登家族,每扇门上都有锁,
In every room a prisoner of a long, silent war.
每个房间里都有一个囚徒和一场漫长而无声的战争,
Let us take you to an August back 1892.
让我们带你回到1892年的八月,
When all Hell broke loose in the House of Borden....
当地狱在博登家族爆发时…,
When I was a girl, I have my father my gold ring.
当我还是个女孩的时候,我送我爸爸金戒指,
He wears it to this day, a symbol of my love for him.
他一直戴着它,这是我对他的爱的象征,
My middle name is Andrew; Father wanted a boy.
我的中间名是安德鲁:父亲想要个男孩,
But I'm Daddy's Little Girl now.
但我现在是爸爸的小女孩了,
The father loved the younger one, some say a bit too much.
父亲爱小女儿,有人说爱得有点过头了,
They say she talks to pigeons, but who am I to judge?
他们说她会和鸽子说话,但我有什么资格评判?
I don't mean to spread a rumor, these are just things that I hear.
我不是有意散布谣言,这些只是我听到的,
But there's some crazy ****e in the House of Borden...
但博登家族里有些疯子…