Paul Gervaise picks up the Herald 保罗Gervaise拿起导报

And sees the face of Zelda Fitzgerald 并认为塞尔达·菲茨杰拉德的脸

She's part of the scene 她是场景的一部分

Of life between the wars 在两次世界大战之间的生活

   

The tropic sun is sticky and warm 热带的阳光是粘性和温暖

And it bakes the head of Somerset Maugham 它烘烤毛姆的头

Who is writing a scene 是谁写的场景

Of life between the wars 在两次世界大战之间的生活

   

You're waiting by the hotdog stand 你等待的热狗展台

In the onion air 洋葱的空气

As the ball flies through the park 当球飞过公园

Violet and Vita run 紫罗兰和维塔运行

Through the streets of Paris 穿过巴黎的街道

Their laughter floating through the dark 他们的笑声穿过黑暗的浮动

   

A fog that fell is swallowing London 浓雾落在正在吞噬伦敦

Coco Chanel came back with a suntan 可可·香奈儿带回来晒黑

To brighten the scene 为了照亮场景

Of life between the wars 在两次世界大战之间的生活

   

There will be a pint of milk 会有一品脱牛奶

And a Hovis loaf 和Hovis面包

At the end of every street 在每个街道的尽头

You can hear a silver band on the radio 你可以听到收音机银乐队

And it makes the grocer tap his feet 这让杂货商挖掘他的脚

   

The King is leaving Buckingham Palace 国王离开白金汉宫

It's all too cold 这一切都太寒冷

He'd rather have Wallis 他宁愿沃利斯

They're part of the scene 他们是场景的一部分

Of life between the war 战争与生活