英文乡村歌曲：《窈窕淑女》I Could Have Danced All Night

 《窈窕淑女》是一部不朽的音乐剧，它最成功的地方在于其中的歌曲建立起主角人物鲜明的性格和彼此间的关系，于1953年3月15日首演于纽约马克赫林格剧院，在百老汇连演了近10年，共上演2717场，成为50年代最为脍炙人口的音乐剧。《窈窕淑女》的唱片销量高达500万张，还获得包括最佳音乐剧奖在内的托尼奖6项大奖和3项提名。剧本的原著来自于萧伯纳1914年的戏剧《皮格马利翁》，当初大文豪创作时就是想以一种讽刺的眼光讲述一个“灰姑娘”的故事。

I Could Have Danced All Night我可以整晚跳舞
Bed, bed ，I couldn't go to bed床，床，我不能上床去
My head's too light to try to set it down 我的头太轻了，无法躺下
Sleep, sleep ，I couldn't sleep tonight睡觉，睡觉，我今晚睡不着
Not for all the jewels in the crown¹就算所有王冠上的珠宝也不成
I could have danced all night我可以整晚跳舞
I could have danced all night我可以整晚跳舞
And still have begged For more而且还想继续跳下去
I could have spread my wings我要展开翅膀飞翔
And done a thousand things I've never done before 做各式各样我没有做过的事
I'll never know What made it so exciting我不知道什么事让我如此兴奋
Why all at once My heart took flight突然间我的心像飞了起来
I only know When he began to dance with me 我只知道当他开始与我共舞
I could have danced danced, danced All night 我可以一直跳舞，跳舞，跳舞……整晚跳舞
-It's after 3:00 now 已经3点多了
-Don't you agree now 你该同意了吧
-She ought to be in bed她应该上床了
-She ought to be in bed她应该上床了
-I could have danced all night我可以整晚跳舞
-You're tired out
-ou must be dead
-I could have danced all night我可以整晚跳舞
-Your face is worn²
-Your eyes are red
-And still have begged For more而且想一直跳下去
-Now say good night, please
-Turn out the light, please It's really time for you to be in bed
-I could have spread my wings 我要展开翅膀飞翔
-A good time ago Do as you're told
-And done a thousand things-I've never done before做各式各样我没有做过的事
-Or Mrs. Pearce is apt to scold
-You're up too late, Miss And sure as fate, Miss You'll catch a cold
I'll never know what made it So exciting我不知道什么事让我如此兴奋
Why all at once My heart took flight 突然间我的心像飞了起来
-I only know When he began to dance我只知道当他开始与我共舞
-Put down your book
-The work can keep
-Now settle down and go to sleep
-With me
I could have danced danced, danced All night 我可以一直跳舞，跳舞，跳舞……整晚跳舞
I understand, dear It's all been grand, dear ，But now it's time to sleep
I could have danced all night 我可以整晚跳舞
I could have danced all night 我可以整晚跳舞
And still have begged For more而且想一直跳下去
I could have spread my wings我要展开翅膀飞翔
And done a thousand things I've never done before 做各式各样我没有做过的事
I'll never know what made it So exciting 我不知道什么事让我如此兴奋
Why all at once My heart took flight突然间我的心像飞了起来
I only know When he began to dance with me我只知道当他开始与我共舞
I could have danced danced, danced All night我可以一直跳舞，跳舞，跳舞……整晚跳舞

1 crown   

n.王冠，王权，顶点；v.使...成王，加冕，居...之顶

参考例句：

• He won the crown in 1973.他荣获1973年冠军称号。
• They wanted to crown Caesar king.他们想立凯撒为王。

2 worn   

adj.用旧的，疲倦的；vbl.wear的过去分词

参考例句：

• The child's trousers have worn through at the knees.孩子裤子的膝盖处磨破了。
• My shoes are worn out.我的鞋子穿坏了。