On a far away island 在一个遥远的岛屿

of Salamasond Salamasond的

Yertle the turtle 乌龟大王亚特尔

Was king of the pond 池塘为王

A nice little pond 一个可爱的小池塘

It was clean it was neat 很干净很整洁

The water was warm 水是温暖的

There was plenty to eat 有很多吃的

Until one day 直到有一天，

The king of them all 所有这些王

Decided the kingdom 决定王国

He ruled was too small 他统治过小

I'm a ruler of all that I see 我的一切，我看到一把尺子

But I don't see enough 但我没有看到足够的

And that's the trouble with me 这就是我的烦恼

   

With this stone for a throne 有了这个石宝座

I am too low down 我是太低了下来

I cannot look down 我不敢往下看

Upon the places beyond 一旦超出了地方

So Yertle the turtle king 所以乌龟大王亚特尔王

Lifted his hand 举起手

And Yertle the turtle king 和乌龟大王亚特尔王

Lifted his hand 举起手

He ordered all the turtles 他下令所有的海龟

Onto one another's back 到彼此的背

He piled them high 他堆着他们高

Into a ten turtle stack 进入10乌龟叠

I'm Yertle the turtle 我是乌龟大王亚特尔

The things I now rule 我现在统治的东西

I'm king of a cow 我是牛王

I'm king of a mule 我是骡子王

   

Then down from below 然后从下面下来

In the great turtle stack 在巨大的乌龟叠

Came a burp from a plain 从一个普通的来了一个饱嗝

Little turtle named Mack 叫麦克的小乌龟

Just part of the throne 宝座的一部份

This burpin' little turtle 这burpin “小乌龟

Looked up and said "I beg 抬头一看，说：“我求求

Your pardon king Yertle" 你原谅王Yertle “

I've pains in my back 我已经痛在我的背上

My shoulders and my knees 我的肩膀，我的膝盖

How long must we stand 多久，我们必须站

Here your majesty 在这里，你的威严

"Silence !" the king of the “安静！ ”的王

Turtles barked back 龟吼回去

To the bad burpin' 要坏burpin “

Little turtle named Mack 叫麦克的小乌龟

I'm Yertle the turtle 我是乌龟大王亚特尔

Oh marvelous me for 哦，了不起我

I am ruler of all that I see 我的所有，我看到的统治者

   

Yertle, Yertle the turtle... Yertle ，乌龟大王亚特尔...

Yertle, Yertle the turtle... Yertle ，乌龟大王亚特尔...