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歌词
I’ve been watching him for my entire life
– 我这辈子都在监视他
I hate the air he breathes, his foolish decrees
– 我讨厌他呼吸的空气，他愚蠢的法令
His words so contrived
– 他的话那么做作
And I hate the way the townspeople gather outside
– 我讨厌镇上的人聚集在外面
They hang on every breath, cling to his chest
– 他们挂在每一个呼吸，紧贴着他的胸部
Home to his heart full of pride
– 他心中充满了骄傲
The oracle told him to beware the Ides
– 神谕告诉他要小心Ide
And I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t wishing
– 如果我说我不希望，那就是在撒谎
For untimely death or demise
– 为了过早死亡
Or am I just wishing I could be like you?
– 还是我只是希望我能像你一样？
That the people would see me too as a poet
– 人们也会把我看作一个诗人
And not just the muse
– 而不仅仅是缪斯
Oh, it’s not true, I don’t wish harm upon you
– 哦，这不是真的，我不希望伤害你
From birth we’ve been like brothers of different mothers
– 从出生起，我们就像不同母亲的兄弟一样
Within the spirit of the same womb
– 在同一子宫的精神里
May the gods strike me down if I forsake you
– 如果我离弃你，愿上帝打倒我
Frater meus, you’re beautifully made
– 弗莱特*梅斯，你做得很漂亮
And to you I’m forever grateful
– 我永远感激你
I’ll never forget that you showed me to make art
– 我永远不会忘记你教我做艺术
And I know the love you showed me came
– 我知道你对我的爱来了
From a pure and noble heart
– 从一颗纯洁高贵的心
I love you, and if you want, I’ll call you King
– 我爱你，如果你愿意，我就叫你国王
But why do I lie awake each night thinking
– 但为什么我每天晚上都睡不着
“Instead of you, it should be me”?
– “而不是你，应该是我”？
Something wicked this way comes
– 这样有什么邪恶的东西来了
And as I set to face it, I’m unsure
– 当我开始面对它的时候，我不确定
Should I embrace it, should I run?
– 我应该拥抱它，我应该跑步吗？
What motivates me? Hatred? Is it love?
– 是什么激励着我？ 仇恨？ 是爱吗？
What’s more wrong; that I too wish to be great
– 更糟糕的是，我也希望成为伟大的
Or my mother wished she’d had a son?
– 还是我妈妈希望她有个儿子？
And even if I can’t be the one
– 即使我不能成为那个人
Maybe I could at least help make way for him
– 也许我至少可以帮他让路
Until the day that he comes
– 直到他来的那一天
Maybe my name could also be known
– 也许我的名字也可以知道
That I helped return good to the people
– 我帮助人们回报美好
And restored greatness to Rome
– 恢复了罗马的伟大
Brutus, Brutus, Brutus, Brutus!
– 布鲁图斯，布鲁图斯，布鲁图斯，布鲁图斯！
Brutus, Brutus, Brutus, Brutus!
– 布鲁图斯，布鲁图斯，布鲁图斯，布鲁图斯！
Brutus, Brutus, Brutus, Brutus!
– 布鲁图斯，布鲁图斯，布鲁图斯，布鲁图斯！
Brutus, Brutus, Brutus, Brutus!
– 布鲁图斯，布鲁图斯，布鲁图斯，布鲁图斯！
My name is Brutus and my name means heavy
– 我叫布鲁图斯，我的名字意味着沉重
So with a heavy heart
– 所以怀着沉重的心
I’ll guide this dagger into the heart of my enemy
– 我要把这把匕首刺进我敌人的心脏
My whole life, you were a teacher and friend to me
– 我的一生，你是我的老师和朋友
Please know my actions are not motivated only by envy
– 请知道我的行为不仅仅是出于嫉妒
I, too, have a destiny
– 我也有自己的命运
This death will be art
– 这种死亡将是艺术
The people will speak of this day from near and afar
– 人民将从近处和远处谈论这一天
This event will be history, and I’ll be great too
– 这件事将成为历史，我也会很棒
I don’t want what you have, I want to be you
– 我不想要你拥有的，我想成为你
I always knew I could be the one
– 我一直都知道我能成为那个人
Though I feel the endless pain of being
– 虽然我感受到存在的无尽痛苦
And I am scorched by the Sun
– 我被太阳晒得焦头烂额
Of humble origins and born of the cursed sex
– 出身卑微，出生于被诅咒的性别
My name is Brutus, but the people will call me Rex
– 我叫布鲁图斯，但人们会叫我雷克斯
