Наш с пылу с жару перевод прекрасной песни:
Корыто с именем «Билл О Ши»,
На нем ходили лишь алкаши,
И песнями они глуши-
ли ветра жуткий вой.
Припев:
Мы Веллермана ждем,
Он привезет сахар чай и ром,
Расправимся с китом
И повернем домой.
Едва только третья прошла среда,
Реального встретили мы кита,
И кэп сказал «Слушай все сюда,
Кит этот будет мой».
Припев:
Спустили шлюпки за тем китом,
Гарпун вогнали в него потом,
Но кит-засранец махнул хвостом,
И скрылся под водой.
Припев:
Дымится линь и крошится борт,
Но капитан грозен и уперт,
А кит беснуется как черт
И тянет за собой.
Припев:
И вот уже целых сорок дней
Кит тащит шлюпку и нас на ней,
Все остальные уже на дне,
И длится смертный бой.
Припев:
Хоть шторм, хоть шквал, хоть густой туман -
Всегда приходит к нам Веллерман,
Коль будет сахар, чай и ром -
Расправимся с китом.
Припев:(Х2)
There once was a ship that put to sea
And the name of that ship was the Billy o’ Tea
The winds blew hard, her bow dipped down
Blow, me bully boys, blow (Huh!)
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguin’ is done
We’ll take our leave and go
She had not been two weeks from shore
When down on her, a right whale bore
The captain called all hands and swore
He’d take that whale in tow (Hah!)
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguin’ is done
We’ll take our leave and go
Before the boat had hit the water
The whale’s tail came up and caught her
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her
When she dived down below (Huh!)
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguin’ is done
We’ll take our leave and go
No line was cut, no whale was freed
The Captain’s mind was not on greed
But he belonged to the whaleman’s creed
She took that ship in tow (Huh!)
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguin’ is done
We’ll take our leave and go
For forty days, or even more
The line went slack, then tight once more
All boats were lost, there were only four
But still that whale did go
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguin’ is done
We’ll take our leave and go
As far as I’ve heard, the fight’s still on
The line’s not cut and the whale’s not gone
The Wellerman makes his a regular call
To encourage the Captain, crew, and all
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguin’ is done
We’ll take our leave and go
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguin’ is done
We’ll take our leave and go