歌词
Way way back many centuries ago
追溯到很多年以前
Not long after the Bible began
就在圣经诞生后不久
Jacob lived in the land of Canaan
雅各布生活在迦南
A fine example of a family man
一个好男人的典范
Jacob, Jacob and sons
雅各布，雅各布和他的儿子们
Depended on farming to earn their keep
依靠耕作挣他们的生活所需
Jacob, Jacob and sons
雅各布，雅各布和他的儿子们
Spent all of his days in the fields with sheep
整天和他们的羊待在田地里
Jacob was the founder of a whole new nation
雅各布是新国度的建立者
Thanks to the number of children he had
因为他有许多孩子
He was also known as Israel, but most of the time
他同样被叫做色列人，但是大多数时间
His sons and his wives used to call him Dad
他的儿子们和老婆们叫他“父亲”
Jacob, Jacob and sons
雅各布，雅各布和他的儿子们
Men of the soil, of the sheaf and crook
土壤之父，稻捆之父和钩之父
Jacob, Jacob and sons
雅各布，雅各布和他的儿子们
A remarkable family in anyone's book
一个任何人眼中显赫的家庭
Reuben was the eldest of the children of Israel
鲁本是以色列的长子
With Simeon and Levi the next in line
西蒙和利瓦伊排在第二行
Naphtali and Isaachar with Asher and Dan
拿弗他利、伊萨卡、阿舍和丹
Zebulun and Gad took the total to nine
泽布伦和盖得加起来共九个
Jacob, Jacob and sons
雅各布，雅各布和儿子们
Benjamin and Judah, which leaves only one
除去本杰明和犹大只剩下一个
Jacob, Jacob and sons
雅各布，雅各布和他的儿子们
Joseph - Jacob's favourite son
约瑟夫——雅各布最爱的儿子
Jacob, Jacob and sons
雅各布，雅各布和他的儿子们
Jacob, Jacob and sons
雅各布，雅各布和他的儿子们
Jacob, Jacob and sons
雅各布，雅各布和他的儿子们
Jacob Jacob Jacob
雅各布 雅各布 雅各布
Jacob and
雅各布和他的
Sons
儿子们
Joseph's mother, she was quite my favourite wife
约瑟夫的妈妈是我最爱的夫人
I never really loved another all my life
我其实没有真正爱过其他人
And Joseph was my joy because
约瑟夫是我的最爱
He reminded me of her
是因为他让我想起来她（约瑟夫的妈妈）
Through young Joseph, Jacob lived his youth again
看着年轻的约瑟夫，雅各布又年轻了起来
Loved him, praised him, gave him all he could, but then
爱着他，赞扬他，给他全部所能给予的
It made the rest feel second best
但这让其他儿子觉得受了冷落
And even if they were
即使他们都——
Being told we're also-rans
我们被告知都是一家
Does not makes us Joseph fans
但这并没有让我们热爱约瑟夫
But where they had really missed the boat is
但他们只是喜欢他的船
We're great guys but no-one seems to notice
我们都是很好的人但是从未被注意
Joseph's charm and winning smile
约瑟夫迷人的赢者的微笑
Failed to slay them in the aisle
未能将他们扼杀在途中
And his father couldn't see the danger
他的父亲不能见得任何危险
He could not imagine any danger
他不能想象到任何危险
He just saw in Joseph all his dreams come true
他只看得见约瑟夫所有的梦想都实现
Jacob wanted to show the world he loved his son
雅各布想告诉全世界他爱他的儿子
To make it clear that Joseph was the special one
好让大家明白约瑟夫是最特别的那一个
So Jacob bought his son a coat
所以雅各布给他的儿子买了一件大衣
A multi-coloured coat to wear
给他穿一件多彩的大衣
Joseph's coat was elegant
约瑟夫的大衣很优雅
The cut was fine
剪裁精细
The tasteful style was the
有品味的款式
Ultimate in good design
是最优设计中的精品
And this is why it caught the eye
这也是为什么
A king would stop and stare
国王都会停下来凝视
And when Joseph tried it on
当约瑟夫穿上它时
He knew his sheepskin days were gone
他知道穿羊皮衣的时代结束了
Such a dazzling coat of many colours
多么耀眼的一件彩衣
How he loved his coat of many colours
他多么爱他的这件彩衣
In a class above the rest
在其他之上的衣服里
It even went well with his vest
它甚至和他的马甲很相称
Such a stunning coat of many colours
多么出色的一件彩衣
How he loved his coat of many colours
他多么喜爱他的彩衣
It was red and yellow and green and
它是红的、黄的、绿的
Brown and blue
棕的和蓝的
Joseph's brothers weren't
约瑟夫的兄弟
Too pleased with what they saw
并不为他们所见而高兴
We have never liked him
我们从来都不喜欢他
All that much before
以前那样过分
And now this coat
现在这件大衣
Has got our goat
又夺走了我们的羊
We feel life is unfair
我们觉得生活是不公的
And when Joseph graced the scene
当约瑟夫注意到这场景
His brothers turned a shade of green
他的兄弟们都进到了一片树荫里
His astounding clothing took the biscuit
他让人吃惊的大衣让人讨厌
Quite the smoothest person in the district
附近最光鲜的人
I look handsome, I look smart
我看着多帅气，我看着多时髦
I am a walking work of art
我是件行走的艺术品
Such a dazzling coat of many colours
多么夺目的一件彩衣
How I love my coat of many colours
我多么喜爱我的彩衣
It was red and yellow and green and brown
它是红的、黄的、绿的、棕的
And scarlet and black and ochre and peach
鲜红的、黑的、赭的、桃红的
And ruby and olive and violet and fawn
红宝石色的、橄榄色的、紫罗兰色的、浅黄褐色的
And lilac and gold and chocolate and mauve
丁香紫色的、金色的、巧克力色的、淡紫色的
And cream and crimson and silver and rose
奶油色的、猩红色的、银色的、玫瑰红色的
And azure and lemon and russet and grey
天蓝色的、柠檬黄的、赤褐色的、灰色的
And purple and white and pink and orange
紫色的、白色的、粉色的、橙色的
And red and yellow and green and brown and
红色的、黄色的、绿色的、棕色的
Scarlet and black and ochre and peach
鲜红色的、黑色的、赭的、桃红的
And ruby and olive and violet and fawn
红宝石色的、橄榄色的、紫罗兰色的、浅黄褐色的
And lilac and gold and chocolate and mauve
丁香紫色的、金色的、巧克力色的、淡紫色的
And cream and crimson and silver and rose
奶油色的、猩红色的、银色的、玫瑰红色的
And azure and lemon and russet and grey
天蓝色的、柠檬黄的、赤褐色的、灰色的
And purple and white and pink and orange
紫色的、白色的、粉色的、橙色的
And blue
蓝色的
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