不久前,一个苏格兰邮差在TikTok上传了自己表演英国海员号子的视频,竟出人意料地席卷了英语国家。这个叫Nathan Evan的英国乡村音乐爱好者在去年年底录制了一首十九世纪的新西兰海员号子”The Wellerman”(意为“Weller公司的雇工”),歌词内容讲的是水手们等待澳大利亚捕鲸公司Weller Brothers供给茶叶、蔗糖和朗姆的情形。船歌最初发起合拍的四个人,Jonny Stewart、Bobby Waters、Aaron Sloan和Luke Taylor联合发行了一首慈善单曲《Wellerman》,为英国海洋保护协会募款。
There once was a ship that put to sea
And the name of that ship was the Billy o' Tea
The winds blew hard her bow dipped down
Blow me bully boys blow
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day when the tonguin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
She had not been two weeks from shore
When down on her a right whale bore
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