Chapter 45 40．chorus on deck

(At midnight the Pequod was sailing forward with her foresail fully spread. The sailors on duty gathered on the deck, sitting or standing, passing or lying down, in various poses. Everyone sang loudly and emotionally. ) goodbye my beautiful spanish goodbye my beautiful spanish Our captain has issued orders We're going after the nasty white whale Our captain has issued orders We're going after the nasty white whale One of the Nantucket sailors: "Brothers, don't be so sentimental anymore, it will affect our digestion, let's forget about these sad things and sing a happy song, come on, come with me."

(He takes the lead and the others follow.) our captain he stands on the deck Search the sea with a telescope for hope Groups of large whales spray water everywhere in the sea we rub hands let's go down in the boat Let's get the ropes and guns ready let's go after it bravely Tow the whale back to our boat pull hard pull hard After using the left hand, put the right hand on let's go home happily A brave javeliner is always praised Starbuck's voice came from the quarterdeck: "It's 12 o'clock, the people in front, change shifts." Nantucket Mariners II:

"Stop singing, the shift is changing now, don't you hear?" "Pip, hurry up and change shift, you little black charcoal." "The ones on the starboard side and the ones below, come up, someone has replaced you." "Look at my voice, like a big barrel of whale oil, how loud it is, it seems to be specially prepared to call you to change shifts." Dutch Sailor: "What a night it is tonight. It's for good dreams. I saw it at Captain Ahab's banquet." "Look, they're pretty drunk now, lying back dreaming their sweet dreams, like a bilge vat."

"Wake them up quickly, let them come and sing with us, and don't let them linger with their women in their dreams." "This is the day of great judgment. Now it's here, let them come out quickly. Even if they kissed for the last time in their dreams, they will still be judged." "Come out, come out and sing, don't worry if you can't sing, our Amsterdam butter hasn't spoiled your voice." French Sailor: "Yes, let's dance, let's shake our hands and feet, Pip, you bastard, beat the tambourine!" Beep: (drowsy) "I don't know where I put my tambourine."

French Sailor: "Then use your belly as your tambourine, beat it, shake your ears too, and quickly accompany us!" "Let's dance, my friend, let's stand in a single file and dance the minuet." Icelandic sailors: "I'm not used to dancing like yours. This dance is too big. I don't want to spoil your interest. You know, it's been danced on the ice dance floor all the time." Maltese sailors: "I can't dance either, because I'm not used to dancing with my own hands, a fool would do that, and I only dance when I have a girl as a partner."

Sicilian sailors: "Yes, there must be a girl and a lawn, that's the taste, and then I will dance with you." Long Island Mariners: "You harsh fellows, no wonder you are so sad, because you are always dissatisfied, but we are satisfied enough, listen, the music is on, come on, let's begin." Azov sailors: (He beats the tambourine and climbs up the hatch.) "Here's the snare drum, Pip, get ready, here we go." (Pip's bongo drum beats, and half the men dance to the rhythm, the other half go down to the cabin, and others just lie on the deck, sleeping or cursing.)

Azov sailors: (speaking while jumping) "Knock hard, I said, Pip, don't let your strength down, knock louder." Beep: "No, I have forgotten all my skills, so I just knocked casually like this." Chinese sailors: "Pip, don't you stop, hold on." French Sailor: "It's such a joy, Pip, put up your iron hoop, let me jump through it, alas, the jib is torn, you run quickly." Tustego: "Only white people can play like this, but I don't, I'd better save some effort." Long Island Mariners: "You young men who don't know sorrow but are so happy, do you know where you are dancing? Is this the deck? This is your future grave! But you don't feel it yet."

"You think the whole world is a dance hall. You are born to be happy. Then you dance. I can't do it. I'm old." The Nantucket Sailors III: "Let's take a rest, I'm so tired, it's more difficult than chasing a whale in a small boat! Stop, and let me have a smoke." (All the people stop and gather together. At this time, dark clouds suddenly floated in the sky, the sky suddenly became dark, and the wind picked up. ) East Indian sailors: "Really, friends, your sails are about to be blown down in spring. This wind comes from the Ganges in the sky, and the floods in the Ganges are high."

"What is the matter with you, we have not offended you, my Hindu god!" Maltese sailors: (He is lying on a corner of the deck, shaking his hat.) "What's wrong with my hat? Why is it running into the waves? It's possessed by something." "It's a pity that this wave is not a woman. If it is, I will jump off and be with them forever." "I swear, there's nothing more ecstasy on land, nor heaven." "Jump up, I can clearly see the warm and affectionate chests, they are flashing in front of my eyes, like ripe grapes waiting for us to pick."

Sicilian sailors: "Don't talk about it, boy, we won't see it at this time, the swaying thighs, the soft limbs, the shy lips, the breasts and the buttocks, these things that are shaking in front of us, we can't see them now. Arrived." Tahitian sailors: (lying on a mat) "I think of our sira dance and the naked holy dancing girl, of my low tent and the soft earth, of the mats I wove with my own hands." "Now, the mat is under me, but everything else is gone, including the rushing water from the mountain." Portuguese sailors: "Look how the waves beat the boat, and furl the sails, boys, look at the wind like a sword!"

Danish Sailor: "I'm not afraid of it. As long as it has strength, let it do what it wants. Look at the first mate over there, fighting against the wind!" Nantucket Sailors IV: "The first mate is only following Captain Ahab's orders. He must keep out the wind." British sailors: "It's fate, we are the ones who must help the captain catch the white whale." Everyone: "Yes, that's right!" Long Island Mariners: "Look at the three masts, how they shake! But this is the most resilient pine. Beware, boys, beware of the wind, don't let it blow you out to sea, don't let it blow our keel Scratch. Look, the sky is so dark now!" Big guy: "What's so scary about black? Am I that scary?" Spanish Sailor: "The big guy is trying to scare us by saying that. Javeliners, you blacks are the darkest and most frightening of all races, right?" Big guy: "nonsense!" San Diego Mariners: "The Spaniard must have had too much to drink, or else he's gone mad." Nantucket Sailors Five: "Oh, lightning, I saw lightning, yes, it is lightning." Spanish Sailor: "That's not lightning, that's the big guy baring his teeth!" Big guy: (Jumps up.) "Shut your mouth, you dwarf, you white bastard, coward!" Spanish Sailor: (Aim at the big guy, show no weakness.) "You big cowardly man, I'll kill you." Everyone: "Fight! Fight!" Tustego: "There is a fight in the sky, and you are also fighting. It seems that gods are just as aggressive as humans." Blofast Sailors: "I quarreled, I quarreled again, my God, you guys quarreled!" British sailors: "It is only fair to take the sword from the Spaniards and let them fight empty-handed." Long Island Mariners: "It's going to be a gladiatorial fight. Look, it's all set up. Fight, fight hard, but can you tell me, did God tell you to fight?" The chief mate's voice came from the rear deck: "Those under the sail, hold the topsail and get ready to furl the topsail." Everyone: "Guys, hurry up, the wind is coming!" (The sailors who had gathered together now dispersed.) Beep: (He huddles under the winch.) "The end is here, God, God, help these poor sailors, look how panicked and afraid they are!" "The jib is blown away, and the topsail is blown up, go and fix them, but who dares to go up to the mast now?" "Look at the wind, look at the waves, how bad it is!" "However, this is obviously not the most frightening thing. The most frightening thing we haven't seen yet is the white whale!" "I heard what they said tonight, and I know it's all because of the white whale, because Captain Ahab is going to catch the white whale." "Now I'm so scared, I'm shaking like my snare drum." "The white whale that is hidden somewhere, my God, please have pity on me, Pip, pity on me, this insignificant black boy, I didn't purposely form a team with them to fight against you !"