I Always Wanted a Brother

• By: Braelyn Rankins, Theo Somolu, Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison, Jr.
• Album: Mufasa: The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

- I thought you said you were fast? I had to let you win!

- 我还以为你很快呢？我那是让你赢！

- Well, I did just go days with no sleep while riding-

- 拜托，我可是好几天没睡觉赶路了 -

- Anyway, come on, Mufasa. Let's get in some trouble!

- 好了好了，木法沙，我们去惹点麻烦吧！

(upbeat music)

（欢快的音乐）

♪ When I am king ♪

当我成为国王

♪ No other animal will break my stride ♪

再没有动物能打断我的步伐

♪ Break my stride ♪

打断我的步伐

♪ And my brother ♪

还有我的兄弟

♪ My brother ♪

我的兄弟

♪ When I'm king you'll always take my side ♪

当我成为国王，你永远都会站在我这边

- Ha! Yeah, right!

- 哈！说得对！

♪ That's right ♪

没错

♪ When I am king ♪

当我成为国王

♪ When you are king ♪

当你成为国王

♪ No other animal will break our pride ♪

再没有动物能摧毁我们的骄傲

♪ Break our pride ♪

摧毁我们的骄傲

♪ And my brother ♪

还有我的兄弟

♪ My brother ♪

我的兄弟

♪ Our prey may run away but they can't hide ♪

猎物也许会逃跑，但他们无处可藏

♪ Watch your hide ♪

小心你的皮！

♪ Let's go, let's go, let's go ♪

走吧，走吧，走吧

♪ Hey, did your mama say you could be up this late ♪

嘿，你妈妈说你可以这么晚还不睡觉吗？

♪ Okay, she didn't say either way, hide away, let's go ♪

好吧，她没说可以也没说不可以，藏起来，我们走！

♪ Hey did your father say you could be out this far ♪

嘿，你爸爸说你可以跑这么远吗？

♪ Okay, we're on our way, on our way, run away, let's go ♪

好吧，我们走着呢，走着呢，跑掉，我们走！

♪ Hey, did your mama say you could be up this late ♪

嘿，你妈妈说你可以这么晚还不睡觉吗？

♪ Ha ha, you're very sharp ♪

哈哈，你很机灵嘛。

♪ Yes you are, yes you are, let's go ♪

是的，你很机灵，我们走！

♪ Hey, did your father say you could be out this far ♪

嘿，你爸爸说你可以跑这么远吗？

♪ Make a wish on the brightest star and I say ♪

对着最亮的星星许个愿，我说：

♪ I always wanted a brother ♪

我一直想要个兄弟

♪ I always wanted a brother ♪

我一直想要个兄弟

♪ I always wanted a brother just like you ♪

我一直想要个像你一样的兄弟

♪ And I always wanted a brother ♪

而且我一直想要个兄弟

♪ I always wanted a brother ♪

我一直想要个兄弟

♪ I always wanted a brother just like you ♪

我一直想要个像你一样的兄弟

♪ You see that tree ♪

你看到那棵树了吗？

♪ Those birds are watching the world unfold ♪

那些鸟儿正在看着世界的变化

♪ The world unfold ♪

世界的变化

♪ Oh, brother ♪

哦，兄弟

♪ My brother ♪

我的兄弟

♪ When I'm king they will do as they're told ♪

当我成为国王，他们会言听计从。

♪ You may look down on them, but they are free ♪

你可能瞧不起他们，但他们是自由的。

♪ You can't catch me ♪

你抓不到我。

♪ And where they go cannot be controlled ♪

他们去哪里也无法控制。

♪ No one looks down on me ♪

没人敢瞧不起我。

♪ They look down on us, brother ♪

他们瞧不起的是我们，兄弟。

- [Taka] Ha!

- [塔卡]哈！

♪ Some things you chase but you cannot hold ♪

有些东西你追逐却无法拥有。

♪ Okay, it's getting old, let's go ♪

好了，这都老掉牙了，我们走吧。

♪ Let's go ♪

走吧。

♪ Hey, did your mama say that you could learn this way ♪

嘿，你妈妈说你可以这样学习吗？

♪ I've got to find a way, find our prey ♪

我得找到办法，找到我们的猎物。

♪ Fine, I'll wait, let's go ♪

好吧，我等着，走吧。

♪ I heard his father say he doesn't want this stray ♪

我听到他父亲说，他不想要这个流浪儿。

♪ I dare you to say that again to my face ♪

你敢当着我的面再说一遍吗？

♪ What did you say 'bout my brother ♪

你说我兄弟什么来着？

♪ That's not a stray, that's my brother ♪

他不是流浪儿，他是我兄弟。

♪ You stay away from my brother, 'cause I say so ♪

离我兄弟远点，因为我说了算。

♪ If you put your paws on my brother ♪

如果你敢碰我兄弟一根毫毛。

♪ You'll meet the jaws of his brother ♪

你就会尝到他兄弟的厉害。

♪ Those are the laws for my brother ♪

这就是对待我兄弟的法则。

- Where'd he go?

- 他去哪儿了？

(soft music)

（柔和的音乐）

♪ I always wanted a brother ♪

我一直想要个兄弟

♪ I still remember my mother ♪

我仍然记得我的母亲

♪ One season after another ♪

一个季节又一个季节

♪ One season after another ♪

一个季节又一个季节

♪ One season after another ♪

一个季节又一个季节

♪ One season after another ♪

一个季节又一个季节

♪ Everyone sing for my brother ♪

每个人都为我的兄弟歌唱

♪ Do anything for my brother ♪

为我的兄弟做任何事

♪ Soon I'll be king with my brother by my side ♪

很快我将成为国王，我的兄弟将在我身边。

♪ I always wanted a brother ♪

我一直想要个兄弟

♪ Now we rely on each other ♪

现在我们彼此依靠。

♪ One season after another ♪

一个季节又一个季节

♪ Hey, Mufasa ♪

嘿，木法沙。

♪ Yes, Taka ♪

什么事，塔卡？

♪ I'll race you to the other side ♪

我们赛跑去另一边吧。

♪ Race you to the other side ♪

赛跑去另一边。

♪ Race you to the other side ♪

赛跑去另一边。

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - 跑
king /kɪŋ/ A1	noun - 国王
brother /ˈbrʌðər/ A1	noun - 兄弟
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - 隐藏 noun - 兽皮
mama /ˈmɑːmə/ A1	noun - 妈妈
father /ˈfɑːðər/ A1	noun - 父亲
brightest /ˈbraɪtɪst/ B2	adjective - 最亮的
star /stɑːr/ A1	noun - 星星
tree /triː/ A1	noun - 树
birds /bɜːrdz/ A1	noun - 鸟
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - 世界
prey /preɪ/ B2	noun - 猎物 verb - 捕食
chase /tʃeɪs/ A2	verb - 追赶 noun - 追逐
learn /lɜːrn/ A1	verb - 学习
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - 脸 verb - 面对
remember /rɪˈmembər/ A2	verb - 记得
race /reɪs/ A2	noun - 比赛 verb - 比赛

Grammar:

• I thought you said you *were* fast?

  ➔ 动词'be'的过去式 (were)

  ➔ 使用'were'是因为主语'you'是复数（或被视为复数）。暗示对对方速度的惊讶或不同意。

• I *had to* let you win!

  ➔ 情态动词'had to'（过去的义务）

  ➔ 'had to'表示过去的义务或必要性。 在这种情况下，说话者暗示他们有能力获胜但故意输了。

• Well, I did just go *days with no sleep* while riding-

  ➔ 时间段 ('days with no sleep')

  ➔ 表达没有睡觉的时间长度，强调了困难。'Days with no sleep'用作修饰动词'go'的副词短语。

• Hey, did your mama say you *could be* up this late?

  ➔ 情态动词'could be'（过去的许可或可能性）

  ➔ 'Could be'表示母亲有可能允许。它礼貌地询问母亲是否允许对方熬夜。

• I dare you *to say* that again to my face

  ➔ 动词模式：Dare + 宾语 + To不定式

  ➔ 'Dare'后跟一个人（宾语），然后跟'to + 不定式'，用于挑战某人做一些冒险或大胆的事情。 这表明缺乏对另一个人会做这件事的信念。

• You'll meet the jaws *of* his brother

  ➔ 介词'of'表示所有/关联

  ➔ 介词'of'连接'jaws'和'his brother'，表明下颚属于他的兄弟或与之相关。 它表示所有权或起源。

• Soon I'll *be king* with my brother by my side

  ➔ 带有'will be'的简单将来时（未来状态）

  ➔ 'Will be' + 名词短语表示未来的状态或角色。在这里，它表明说话者期望将来成为国王。