War of the roses, chaucer’s tales
The brutal feudal
system
Holy crusades
Bubonic plague
Can’t say that we’ve
really missed them
玫瑰戰爭、喬叟寓言
和原始的封建制度
神聖十字軍、和黑死病
我們可不想念這些
So dark and
barbaric,
So dull and mundane
That was so middle
ages
That was so
charlemagne
黑暗又野蠻
無聊又庸俗
這就是中世紀
如此的查理曼大帝
Welcome to the
renaissance
With poets, painters
and bon vivants
And merry minstrels,
who
Stroll the streets
of london
A-strumming their
lutes
And puffy pants and
pointy leather boots
歡迎來到文藝復興
有詩人、畫家和好生活
快樂的吟遊詩人
漫步在倫敦
彈著魯特琴
穿著蓬褲和尖頭鞋
Welcome to the
renaissance
Where we ooh and aah
here
With ambiance
We’re so progressive
The latest and the
greatest
We bring it to you
With much ado
Welcome to the
renaissance
Where everything is
new
歡迎來到文藝復興
我們把握當下盡歡
我們如此上進、最新、最好
我們都能盡可能帶給你
歡迎來到文藝復興
一切都如此嶄新
Here we’ve made
advances in the sciences
We have the latest
gadgets and appliances
Our mugs are made of
pewter
Our houses all are
tudor
Decorated with a
modern flair
在這我們科學迅速邁進
我們有最新的玩意兒
我們用白臘做馬克杯
屋舍都是都鐸風格
有著當代最棒裝潢
See us in our
petticoats and farthingales
Our trendy beards we
trim to look like swallow tails
看我們穿著大襯裙
最流行燕尾般的鬍鬚
We’re called
elizabethans
They’re all a bunch
of heathens
Heathens heading
straight for you-know-where
我們被稱為伊麗莎白一世的子民
那些人則是一群異教徒
正往"你知道哪"走去
While witches are
burning and wars tend to start
We bring you moments
of culture and art
(culture and art)
儘管巫師都被追殺、戰爭快要打響
我們帶給你片刻的文化與藝術
Welcome to the
renaissance
Where our printing
press has the fancy fonts
That’s right we’re
fancy
And very literary
Theatrical too
It’s what we do
Welcome to the
renaissance
Where everything is
new
歡迎來到文藝復興
在這我們印刷著漂亮文字的書籍
沒錯，我們超華麗
並且很會讀書寫字
也愛劇場
這是我們愛做的事
歡迎來到文藝復興
一切都如此嶄新
Hey look it’s
francis bacon with a chicken
What’s he makin’?
Well i think he’s
found a way of freezing meat
That’s new
嘿，那是拿著雞的法蘭西斯培根
他在幹嘛?
我想他找到了方法冰凍保存那些肉
這如此新穎
Hey look it’s walter
raleigh
Found a new world,
by golly,
And he’s brought us
all tobacco, what a treat
Also new
嘿，那是沃爾特·雷利
從新世界回來，我的媽
他還幫我們帶來菸草，人真好
也如此新穎
And we have a list
of writers who
Are always writing
something new
It’s true we do
Like who?
Like who?!
我們也有一卡車作家
總是試圖創作出新東西
沒錯
例如有誰?
例如有誰?!
Like dekker
(whoo)
John webster
(whoo)
Ben jonson
(uh huh)
And christopher
marlowe
Thomas kyd
Thomas middleton
Thomas more
譬如戴克、約翰偉伯斯特、班強森、還有克里斯多福馬洛、湯瑪士奇德、湯瑪士彌德頓、湯瑪士莫爾
And our brightest
star yo
He’s the bomb
The soul of the age
The wiz of the
elizabethan stage
He’s incredible
Unforgettable
He’s just so
freakin’ awesome
Shakespeare
Shakespeare
和我們最亮眼的明星
他是炸彈
時代的靈魂
時代的魔法師
他如此神奇
讓人難忘
簡直是棒呆了
莎士比亞
莎士比亞
We love him (x8)
我們愛他
His brains are so
brilliant
His writing’s first
rate
His acting’s is
incredible
Isn’t he great
他的腦袋如此聰慧
他的寫作如此高效
他的演出如此絕美
他太棒了
我們愛他
Welcome to the
renaissance
Not the one in italy
or in france
No one in england
The one where
william shakespeare
Is cream of the crop
The one where
william shakespeare is the top
歡迎來到文藝復興
不在義大利或法國
甚至不在英格蘭
威廉莎士比亞是精華
威廉莎士比亞是頂尖
Welcome to the
renaissance
The 16th century
experience
The age that’s
golden
The olden days are
over
We bid them adieu
Well hallelu-
歡迎來到文藝復興
16世紀的見識閱歷
這是金黃的年代
老舊日子已過去
我們說聲掰掰
歡迎新日子到來
Welcome to the
renaissance
Where everything is
new
Where everything is
new
Welcome to the
renaissance
Where everything is
new
歡迎來到文藝復興
一切都如此嶄新
一切都如此嶄新
歡迎來到文藝復興
一切都如此嶄新