A Whiter Shade Of Pale

We skipped the light Fandango

我們跳著輕快的方丹哥舞

Turned cartwheels across the floor

側手翻越過地板

I was feeling kind of seasick

我有點暈船

But the crowd called out for more

但群眾吆喝著再來一些

The room was humming harder

屋內越來越吵雜

As the ceiling flew away

天花板好像掀開

When we called out for another drink

我們叫另一盅酒

The waiter brought a tray

侍者帶了一個托盤



*And so it was that later

就在這不久之後

As the miller told his tale

磨坊主人說起他的故事

That her face, at first just ghostly

她的臉，起初如鬼魅般

Turned a whiter shade of pale

轉為更淺的蒼白陰影



She said there is no reason

她說沒有任何原因

And the truth is plain to see

事實顯而易見

But I wandered through my playing cards

但我漫不經心在紙牌間

And would not let her be

不允許她成為

One of sixteen vestal virgins

十六位灶神的貞僕之一

Who were leaving for the coast

離開我往海邊去

And although my eyes were open

雖然我睜開了雙眼

They might just as we've been closed(*)

但不如緊閉著



She said "I'm home on shore leave"

她說：「我趁休假回家一趟。」

Though in truth we were at sea

雖然事實上我們還在海上

So I took her by the looking glass

我帶她到鏡子前面

And forced her to agree

逼她承認

Saying, "You must be the mermaid who took Neptune for a ride"

並說：「妳一定是條擺了海神一道的美人魚」

But she smiled at me so sadly

看到她對我笑得如此哀傷 

That my anger straight away died

我的怒氣頓時消散無蹤



If music be the food of love

如果音樂是愛情食糧

Then laughter is its queen 

笑聲便是其女王

And likewise if behind is in front

同樣地，如果過去能重現

Then dirt in truth is clean

那土也會是乾淨的

My mouth by then like cardboard

我的嘴巴那時像片紙板

Seemed to slip straight through my head

似乎直接從我頭袋溜竄

So we crash-dived straightway quickly

因此我們立刻緊急下潛

And attacked the ocean bed

直到撞擊海床