Vienna Boys Choir - Wellerman
Vienna Boys Choir - Wellerman
[The Vienna Boys Choir goes to sea: genuine seafarers]
Lyric:
There once was a ship that put to sea
The name of the ship was the Billy of Tea
The winds blew up, her bow dipped down
Oh blow, my bully boys, blow (huh)
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go
She'd not been two weeks from shore
When down on her a right whale bore
The captain called all hands and swore
He'd take that whale in tow (huh)
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go
Before the boat had hit the water
The whale's tail came up and caught her
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her
When she dived down low (huh)
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go
No line was cut, no whale was freed
The captain's mind was not of greed
And he belonged to the Whaleman's creed
She took that ship in tow (huh)
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go
For forty days or even more
The line went slack then tight once more
All boats were lost, there were only four
But still that whale did go (huh)
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go
As far as I've heard, the fight's still on
The line's not cut, and the whale's not gone
The Wellerman makes his regular call
To encourage the captain, crew and all (huh)
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go
▶ Billy of Tea (포경선과 참고래 사냥을 묘사)
웰러맨 (Wellerman) 또는 순 메이 더 웰러맨 컴 (Soon May the Wellerman Come)은
1860년에서 70년 정도에 만들어진 것으로 생각되는, 뱃노래 이자 뉴질랜드 민요이다.
이 노래는 뉴질랜드 에서 포경선에 음식을 공급했던 웰러 형제 의 보급선에서 일하는
사람들인 "웰러맨'에 관한 노래이다. 1973년에 처음으로 뉴질랜드 책에 이 노래가 실렸다.
2020년부터 2021년까지 더 롱 게스트 존스 버전과 나단 에반스 버전이 틱톡을 통해
뜻밖의 입소문 마케팅을 타면서 소셜 미디어 에서 뱃노래의 유행을 주도했었다.
곡에서 나오는 노래 단어들이 고래잡이와 그것을 처리하는 과정에서
쓰이는 단어들로 구성되어 있다고 한다. (옮긴글)
2023/7/3 마니아