The wind is on the river and the tide has turned too late, 风河和潮流已经转向为时已晚，

so we're sailing for another shore where some other ladies wait. 所以我们航行另一岸，其中一些女士等待。

To throw us silken whispers: catch us by the anchor chains --- 为了把我们丝质低语：由锚链赶上我们---

But we all laugh so politely and we sail on just the same. 但我们都笑得那么礼貌地和我们航行一样。

For Queen and Country in the long dying day, 皇后和长死的那天国家，

And it's been this way for five long years, 而且它已经这样了5年之久，

since we signed our souls away. 因为我们签署了我们的灵魂了。

We bring back gold and ivory; rings of diamonds; strings of pearls --- 我们带回的黄金和象牙;钻石戒指;珍珠串---

make presents to the government 做礼物给政府

so they can have their social whirl 这样他们就可以有自己的社会漩涡

With Queen and Country in the long dying day. 女王和国家在长期死而后已。

And it's been this way for five long years 而且它已经这样了5年之久

since we signed our souls away. 因为我们签署了我们的灵魂了。

They build schools and they build factories 他们建立学校，他们建厂

With the spoils of battles won. 随着战斗赢得的战利品。

And we remain their pretty sailor boys --- 我们维持其漂亮的水手男孩---

hold our heads up to the gun 昂首阔步的枪

Of Queen and Country in the long dying day. 女王和长死而后国家。

And it's been this way for five long years 而且它已经这样了5年之久

since we signed our souls away. 因为我们签署了我们的灵魂了。

To Queen and Country in the long dying day. 皇后和长死而后国家。

And it's been this way for five long years 而且它已经这样了5年之久

since we signed our souls away. 因为我们签署了我们的灵魂了。