"Who are you, to dare set foot here?”
本篇含《Inquisitor》、《Slightest Ones》两首。翻着翻着填词化不可避.jpg
1.Inquisitor 审判官
A soldier, a savior
是战士,是救星
A hero, a leader
是英雄,是领袖
Inquisitor fought for our souls
你曾为众生灵魂战斗
A battle, a breach
裂渊下曾战斗
The one we beseeched
我们向你祈求
To protect our lives and our homes
保护我们生命与家园
Now how do we follow
我们现要如何追随
The battle is all but won
在战斗已然胜利之后?
Peace can't last forever
和平总是无法长久
Guard us from what's to come
请在无常前路中守护我们
Inquisitor, take your breath
审判官啊,请深呼吸
A soldier, a savior
是战士,是救星
A hero, a leader
是英雄,是领袖
Inquisitor fought for our souls
你曾为众生灵魂战斗
A battle, a breach
裂渊下曾战斗
The one we beseeched
我们向你祈求
To protect our lives and our homes
保护我们生命与家园
Now you we shall follow
我们现在都追随你
The breach is all but closed
在裂渊已然合拢之后
Light can't last forever
阳光总是无法长久
Guard us from darkness to come
请在降临夜幕中守护我们
A soldier, a savior
是战士,是救星
A hero, a leader
是英雄,是领袖
Inquisitor fought for our souls
你曾为众生灵魂战斗
2. Slightest Ones 芸芸卑众
Mercy for the elves who guard their lives with faith
精灵惹人怜悲,生存以信仰捍卫
Our hands do weight them down, but their kind hearts will forgive the weight
肩被我族压沉①,心仍会饶恕这负累
Arlathan fell so deep onto the ocean floor
奥拉赞沉没,千丈海底深眠故国
Currents of hate will so challenge their fate
一族命运沉浮难渡因恨如潮水
Mercy for the elves who marched with us through fire
精灵惹人情恻,两族曾联军蹈火②
Stood with Andraste as she rose against the empire
与安圣同袍,当她揭竿倾覆皇国
Can we pay the cost for the allies we have lost in fear?
恐慌铸成错,背盟恶债我族能偿几何③?
Our hands of pain will so threaten their name
一族声名沉沦难起因辣手灭摧 ④
If we climb through our doubt we can sympathize
若能翻越疑虑,定生同理心怀
When the slightest unite, then a giant will rise
当卑微者团结,将化巨人醒来
Slightest unite then a giant will rise
卑微者团结将化巨人醒来
Mercy for the elves who wander through the night
精灵惹人垂哀,遗民在黑夜徘徊 ⑤
Dalish father roams, will the Dalish son survive the fight?
前辈跋涉抗争,后代能否活到将来?
How can we deny what their number can supply the Realm?
族民诚众多,怎言一族何堪武装一国⑥?
Slightest unite then a giant will rise
卑微者团结将化巨人醒来
When the slightest unite then a giant will rise
当卑微者团结将化巨人醒来
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①指塞陆精灵被人类欺压的普遍现状
②指沙昙所率精灵义军曾与安卓斯蒂所率人类义军结盟,并肩对抗塔文特皇国
③指奥莱吞并谷地精灵王国
④指安教将精灵义军的功绩从光明颂中删去这一篡改历史的行为
⑤谷地遗民,即Dalish
⑥我的理解是:歌者以奥莱人口吻假设,如果没有失去Dalish这个盟友,本国原可获益更多