統治吧，不列顛尼亞！

統治吧，不列顛尼亞！（英語：）是英國著名的愛國歌曲。歌詞取自詹姆斯·湯姆森的同名詩作，由托馬斯·阿恩於1740年作曲。「不列顛尼亞」是不列顛的拉丁语旧称表达形式。

19世纪90年代的曲谱

BBC每年舉辦的逍遙音樂會最後一個晚上通常都會演奏這首曲子。

原诗
RULE BRITANNIA！
英语原文 汉语翻译
When Britain first at Heav'n's command

Arose from out the azure main;

This was the charter of the land,

And guardian angels sang this strain;

Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves:
Britons never never never shall[will] be slaves.
 当英国第一次，接受上天的命令，

从蔚蓝的大海里崛起，

这就是这片土地的宪章，

守护天使唱出了这样的旋律：

统治吧！不列颠尼亚！统治这片海洋！
不列颠人永远都不会被奴役！
The nations not so blest as thee

Shall in their turns to tyrants fall;

While thou shalt flourish great and free,

The dread and envy of them all.

Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves:
Britons never never never shall[will] be slaves.
 没有比我们更神圣的民族了，

因而必须要打倒暴君，

而你将会繁荣、伟大且自由，

让别的国家对我们感到嫉妒与恐惧。

统治吧！不列颠尼亚！统治这片海洋！
不列颠人永远都不会被奴役！
Still more majestic shalt thou rise,

More dreadful from each foreign stroke;

As the loud blast that tears the skies,

Serves but to root thy native oak.

Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves:
Britons never never never shall[will] be slaves.
 更壮丽的你会崛起，

让每一个外国侵略者为此更加恐惧；

就像巨吼，让天空惊泣，

以固定你的天然橡树。

统治吧！不列颠尼亚！统治这片海洋！
不列颠人永远都不会被奴役！
Thee haughty tyrants ne'er shall tame,

All their attempts to bend thee down

Will but arouse thy generous flame;

But work their woe, and thy renown.

Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves:
Britons never never never shall[will] be slaves.
 那些傲慢的暴君将永远不倒，

他们只想让你跪地求饶

但这只会激起你慷慨的火焰，

让他们受苦，让你闻名天下。

统治吧！不列颠尼亚！统治这片海洋！
不列颠人永远都不会被奴役！
To thee belongs the rural reign;

Thy cities shall with commerce shine;

All thine shall be the subject main,

And every shore it circles thine.

Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves:
Britons never never never shall[will] be slaves.
 你是乡村的统治者；

你的城市将闪耀商业光芒；

你所有的人都将成为主宰，

环绕着你的每一个海岸。

统治吧！不列颠尼亚！统治这片海洋！
不列颠人永远都不会被奴役！
The Muses, still with freedom found,

Shall to thy happy coast repair;

Blest Isle! With matchless beauty crowned,

And manly hearts to guide the fair.

Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves:
Britons never never never shall[will] be slaves.
 那仍欲取得自由的深思，

让你幸福的海岸得意修复；

祝福这岛平安！以无与伦比的美丽加冕，

和男子气概的心来引导公平。

统治吧！不列颠尼亚！统治这片海洋！
不列颠人永远都不会被奴役！

歌詞
When Britain fi-i-irst, at heaven's command,
Aro-o-o-ose from out the a-a-a-zure main,
Arose, arose, arose from out the a-azure main,
This was the charter, the charter of the land,
And guardian A-a-angels sang this strain:
[Rule Britannia!
Britannia rule the waves
Britons never, never, never shall be slaves.]
The nations, no-o-o-o-ot so blest as thee,
Must i-i-i-i-in their turn, to ty-y--yrants fall,
Must in, must in, must in their turn, to ty-y-rants fall,
While thou shalt flourish, shalt flourish great and free,
The dread and e-e-e-e-nvy of them all.
[Rule Britannia!
Britannia rule the waves.
Britons never, never, never shall be slaves.]
Still more maje-e-estic shalt thou rise,
More dre-e-e-e-eadful from each foreign stroke,
More dreadful, dreadful from each foreign stroke,
As the loud blast, loud blast that tears the skies
Serves but to ro-o-o-ot thy native oak.
[Rule, Britannia!
Britannia, rule the waves.
Britons never, never, never will be slaves.]

引用
  • 中国作曲家黄自在他的管弦乐曲《都市风光幻想曲》中引用了这首歌的一段。
  • 阿森纳足球俱乐部的球迷颂歌之一《Good Old Arsenal》，就是引用了这首歌的高潮部分。“Good old Arsenal! We're proud to say that name! While we sing this song, we'll win the game!”
  • 贝多芬在反对法国扩张侵略的作品《威灵顿的胜利》中引用了这段旋律。

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