You get a shiver in the dark
Ты дрожишь от страха в темноте.
It's been raining in the park but meantime
В парке идет дождь, но между тем
South of the river you stop and you hold everything
К югу от реки ты останавливаешься и замираешь.
A band is blowing Dixie double four time
Джаз-бенд играет диксиленд на две четверти.
You feel all right when you hear
У тебя все в порядке, когда ты слышишь,
That music ring
Как звучит эта музыка.
You step inside but you don't see too many faces
Ты входишь в зал, но видишь, что там не так уж много лиц
Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down
Собралось в дождь, чтобы послушать как стихает джаз.
Too much competition too many other places
Так много конкурентов, так много других мест,
But not too many horns can make that sound
Но не так уж много труб играют подобный звук
Way on downsouth way on downsouth London town
По дороге, по дороге в Южный Лондон.
You check out Guitar George he knows all the chords
Настрой гитару, Джордж! - Он знает все аккорды.
Mind he's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing
Слышишь строгий ритм? Его гитара не поет и не плачет.
And an old guitar is all he can afford
Старая гитара – все что он может себе позволить,
When he gets up under the lights to play his thing
Когда выходит в свете ламп сыграть эту вещицу.
And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene
А Гарри не волнует, что концерт не удался -
He's got a daytime job he's doing alright
Днем он отлично справляется на работе.
He can play honky tonk just like anything
Он может хорошо сыграть и в дешевом баре,
Saving it up for Friday night
Готовясь к вечеру пятницы
With the Sultans with the Sultans of Swing
Вместе с «Султанами», вместе с «Султанами Свинга».
And a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner
А толпа молодых парней тусуется в уголке,
Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies
Они пьяны и одеты в свои лучшие коричневые штаны
And their platform soles
И туфли на платформах.
They don't give a damn about any trumpet playing band
Им плевать на то, как звучат духовые,
It ain't what they call rock and roll
Это же совсем не рок-н-ролл,
And the Sultans played Creole
И «Султаны» затягивают креольские ритмы.
And then the man he steps right up to the microphone
Но тут мужчина подходит к микрофону
And says at last just as the time bell rings
И говорит напоследок, словно звенит колокольчик в часах:
'Thank you goodnight now it's time to go home'
«Спасибо, спокойной ночи, пора уже домой»
and he makes it fast with one more thing
И быстренько добавляет еще кое-что:
'We are the Sultans Sultans of Swing'
«Мы «Султаны», «Султаны Свинга»
You Get A Shiver in the Dark
You tremble from fear in the dark.
IT's Been Raining In The Park But Meantime
It rains in the park, but meanwhile
South of the River You Stop and You Hold Everything
South of the river you stop and freeze.
A Band Is Blowing Dixie Double Four Time
Jazz-Bend plays Dixiend for two quarters.
You Feel All Right WHEN YOU HEAR
You're all right when you hear
That Music Ring.
How this music sounds.
You Step Inside But You Don't See Too Many Faces
You enter the hall, but you see that there are not so many people
COMING IN OUT OF THE RAIN TO HEAR THE JAZZ GO DOWN
Gathered in the rain to listen to how jazz pokes.
Too Much Competition So Many Other Places
So many competitors, so many other places
But Not Too Many Horns Can Make That Sound
But not so many pipes play a similar sound.
Way On Downsout Way On Downsouth London Town
On the way, on the way to South London.
You Check Out Guitar George He Knows All the Chords
Caution guitar, George! - He knows all chords.
Mind He's Strictly Rhythm He Doesn't Want To Make It Cry Or Sing
Do you hear a rigorous rhythm? His guitar does not sing and not crying.
AND AN OLD GUITAR IS ALL HE CAN AFFORD
Old guitar - all he can afford
WHEN HE GETS UP UNDER THE LIGHTS TO PLAY HIS THING
When it comes in the light of lamps to play this thing.
AND HARRY DOESNT MIND IF He DOESNT MAKE THE SCENE
And Harry does not care that the concert failed -
He's Got A Daytime Job He's Doing Alright
In the afternoon, he copes perfectly at work.
HE CAN PLAY HONKY TONK JUST LIKE ANYTHING
It can play well in a cheap bar,
Saving IT Up for Friday Night
Preparing for Friday evening
WITH THE SULTANS WITH THE SULTANS OF SWING
Together with the "Sultans", together with the Sultans of Swing.
And A Crowd of Young Boys They're Fooling Around in the Corner
And the crowd of young guys hangs out in the corner,
DRUNK AND DRESSED IN THEIR BEST BROWN BAGGIES
They are drunk and dressed in their best brown pants
And Their Platform Soles
And shoes on platforms.
They Don't Give A Damn About Any Trumpet Playing Band
They don't care about how the wind sounds,
IT AINT WHAT THEY CALL ROCK AND ROLL
This is not a rock and roll,
And The Sultans Played Creole
And "Sultans" delay Creole rhythms.
And The Man He Steps Right Up to The Microphone
But here the man is suitable for the microphone
And Says at Last Just As The Time Bell Rings
And he says finally, as if the bell rings in the clock:
'Thak You Goodnight Now It's Time to Go Home'
"Thank you, good night, it's time to go home"
And He Makes It Fast With One More Thing
And quickly adds something else:
'We Are The Sultans Sultans of Swing'
"We" Sultans "," Sultany Sving "
