You get a shiver in the dark
黑暗中你打了一个寒颤
It's been raining in the park but meantime
这时公园中正下着大雨
South of the river you stop and you hold everything
你在河的南面停下脚步并暂停一切事物
A band is blowing dixie double four time
一个乐队在吹着南方小调，吹了四遍又四遍
You feel all right when you hear that music ring
当你听到音乐响起你觉得不错
You step inside but you don't see too many faces
于是你走了进去发现里面人并不太多
Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down
从雨中走进来继续听爵士乐的演奏
Too much competition too many other places
爵士乐演奏哪里都有
But not too many horns can make that sound
但没有其他喇叭能吹出这种声音
Way on downsouth way on downsouth london town
如此浓郁正宗的南方伦敦镇风味
You check out guitar george he knows all the chords
你仔细打量吉他手乔治，他会弹所有的和弦
Mind he's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing
他只是严格按照节奏不想弹出呜咽或是欢悦的旋律
And an old guitar is all he can afford
一张旧吉他就是他的所有
When he gets up under the lights to play his thing
当他站起来在灯光下弹奏的时候
And harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene
哈利不在乎他是否引人注目
He's got a daytime job he's doing alright
他有一份干得不错的白天的工作
He can play honky tonk just like anything
他能把宏亮的高音吹得如同任何音阶
Saving it up for friday night
作为星期五晚上
With the sultans with the sultans of swing
摇摆乐苏丹乐队的保留曲目
And a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner
一群年轻的男孩挤在角落
Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
他们穿着最好的褐色吊档裤和厚底鞋，喝得烂醉
They don't give a damn about any trumpet playing band
他们根本对任何吹奏喇叭的乐队不屑一顾
It ain't what they call rock and roll
那不是他们所谓的摇滚乐
And the sultans played creole
苏丹们演奏的是法属殖民地的音乐
And then the man he steps right up to the microphone
最后，一个男人走到麦克风前说
And says at last just as the time bell rings
这时正好钟声响起
'thank you goodnight now it's time to go home'
“谢谢大家，晚安，现在该回家了“
And he makes it fast with one more thing
他很快地又加了一句
'we are the sultans we are the sultans of swing'
“我们是苏丹，摇摆乐苏丹乐队”

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