歌词翻译 (English)
The Snail and the Orioles
Before the door there grows a grape tree.
It's delicate, light-green leaves have just begun to sprout
A snail, carrying its heavy shell,
Slowly, inch by inch, crawls its way to the top.
And on top of the tree, there sit two orioles,
And they laugh so hard at the snail;
"The time the grapes will ripen is still not even close,
So what are you doing climbing up there now?"
"Oh, yellow orioles, don't laugh at me
By the time I reach the top, the grapes will be ripe."
Before the door there grows a grape tree.
It's delicate, light-green, and has just begun to sprout its leaves.
A snail, carrying its heavy shell,
Slowly, inch by inch, crawls its way to the top.
And on top of the tree, there sit two orioles,
And they laugh so hard at the snail;
"The time the grapes will ripen is still not even close,
So what are you doing climbing up there now?"
"Oh, yellow orioles, don't laugh at me
By the time I reach the top, the grapes will be ripe."
Before the door there grows a grape tree.
It's delicate, light-green, and has just begun to sprout its leaves.
A snail, carrying its heavy shell,
Slowly, inch by inch, crawls its way to the top.
And on top of the tree, there sit two orioles,
And they laugh so hard at the snail;
"The time the grapes will ripen is still not even close,
So what are you doing climbing up there now?"
"Oh, yellow orioles, don't laugh at me
By the time I reach the top, the grapes will be ripe."
Before the door there grows a grape tree.
It's delicate, light-green, and has just begun to sprout its leaves.
A snail, carrying its heavy shell,
Slowly, inch by inch, crawls its way to the top.
And on top of the tree, there sit two orioles,
And they laugh so hard at the snail;
"The time the grapes will ripen is still not even close,
So what are you doing climbing up there now?"
"Oh, yellow orioles, don't laugh at me
By the time I reach the top, the grapes will be ripe."