若论诗词，世界上没有哪个语种能与汉语匹敌，但说到足球，中国自高俅死后，一千多年都没啥起色。
所以关于足球，我倾向整理一点外国人的诗来：
1. 世界杯主题曲
A Special Kind of Hero
1986/Mexico/Stephanie Lawrence
Living for a very special signTelling of a very special time
Leaving just the chance to stake a claim
In a very different kind of game
Just one chance to be held up high
Or be cut down
Sink or swim, swim or drown，
Can you see the gap between right and wrong
Tearful sounds and a joyful song
Reaching for the hands of love
Hoping to be pulled from up above
My friend
to be a special kind of hero
My new found game
to be a special kind of hero
I need you
need you with me
My hero
how you bring me
Feelings like I cannot explain
Warmth that feeds from my pain?
Capturing moments in time
That the world can never replace
Forever suspended in space
Moments of a very special kind
Immortalize an aspect of the mind
Moving past limits of those above
Guided by the visions of the strong
Into places never seen before
Where I can be a certain kind
I want to be a hero in my mind
With very special guidance from above
and very precious moments of my love
Un'estate Italiana<意大利语>意大利之夏
1990/ITALY/Giorgio Mo，Gianna Nannini
Forse non sara una canzoneA cambiare le regole del gioco
Ma voglio viverla cosi quest' avventura
Senza frontiere e con il cuore in gola
E il mondo in una giostra di colori
E il vento accarezza le bandiere
Arriva un bivido e ti trascina via
E sciogli in un abbraccio la follia
Notti magiche
Inseguendo un goal
Sotto il cielo
Di un'estate italiana
E negli occhi tuoi
Voglia di vincere
Un'estate
Un'avventura in piu
Quel sogno che comincia da bambino
E che ti porta sempre piu lontano
Non e una favola - e dagli spogliatoi
Escono i ragazza e siamo noi
Notti magiche
Inseguendo un goal
Sotto il cielo
Di un'estate italiana
E negli occhi tuoi
Voglia di vincere
Un' estate
Un avventura in piu
Notti magiche
Inseguendo un goal(Inseguendo un goal)
Sotto il cielo
Di un'estate italiana(na na na na)
E negli occhi tuoi
Voglia di vincere
Un' estate
Un’avventura in piu
Un’avventura
Un’avventura in piu
Un’avventura
Goal !
Gloryland
1994/USA/Daryl Hall
It started with a feelingand a dream was born in you
You hope and pray that come the day
you'll see that dream come true.
With every passing moment
you begin to understand
that you're bound for gloryland.
With a hunger in your heart
and with fire in your soul,
with passion rising high,
you know that you can reach your goal (reach your goal)
Believe in what you do
and you'll go straight to see it through (to see it through）
on the road to gloryland (gloryland gloryland)
and I say (loving it)
Gloryland, in gloryland (gloryland)
it's in your heart, it's in your hand.
in gloryland (in gloryland) hey gloryland (gloryland)
you're here in gloryland
This is gloryland.
As the day gets ever closer
you are reaching for the sky.
the flames that burn inside
are the flames that never die.
When you start to believe
it's in your heart, it's in your hand
know this (this) is gloryland
and I say
gloryland, in gloryland
it's in your heart, it's in your hand.
in gloryland, hey gloryland
you're here in gloryland
and I say
gloryland, (in gloryland) gloryland
it's in your heart, it's in your hand.
in gloryland, hey gloryland
you're here in gloryland
This is gloryland
La Copa De La Vida【生命之杯】
1998/FRANCE/Ricky Martin
Do you really want it? (Yeah!)Do you really want it? (Yeah!)
Do you really want it? (Yeah!)
(Music)
Go, go, go (Go, go, go)
Ale, ale, ale (Ale, ale, ale)
Go (Go)
Go (Go)
Go (Go)
Go (Go)
Here we go!
The cup of life,
This is the one.
Now is the time,
Don't ever stop.
Push it along,
Gotta be strong,
Push it along,
Right to the top.
Como Cain y Abel
Es un partido cruel
Tienes que pelear por una estrella
Consigue con honor
La copa del amor
Para sobre vivir y luchar por ella
Luchar por ella (Yeah!)
Do you really want it? (Yeah!)
Here we go!! Ale, ale, ale
Go, go, goal!! Ale, ale, ale
Arriba va!! El mundo esta de pie
Go, go, goal!! Ale, ale, ale
La vida es
Competicion
Hay que sonar
Ser campeon
La copa es
La bendicion
La ganaras
Go go go
And when you feel the heat,
The world is at your feet.
No one can hold you down
If you really want it!
Just steal your destiny
Right from the hands of fate.
Reach for the cup of life
'Cause your name is on it!
Do you really want it? (Yeah!)
Do you really want it? (Yeah!)
Tu y yo, Ale, ale, ale!
Go, go, gol! Ale, ale, ale!
Tonight's the night! We're gonna celebrate!
The cup of life! Ale, ale, ale!
Gotta go and get it.
Do you really want it?
Gotta go and get it.
Do you really want it? (Yeah!)
The cup of life,
This is the one.
Now is the time,
Don't ever stop.
Push it along,
Gotta be strong,
Push it along,
Right to the top.
Como Cain y Abel
Es un partido cruel
Tienes que pelear por una estrella
Consigue con honor
La copa del amor
Para sobrevivir y luchar por ella (SI!)
Luchar por ella (SI!)
Luchar por ella (Yeah!)
Do you really want it? (Yeah!)
Here we go! Ale, ale, ale!
Go, go, goal! Ale, ale, ale!
Tonight's the night! We're gonna celebrate!
The cup of life! Ale, ale, ale!
Un, dos, tres! Ole, ole, ole!
Un, deux, trois! Ale, ale, ale!
Arriba va!! El mundo esta de pie
Go, go, gol!! Ale, ale, ale!
Ale, ale (Ale, ale)
Ale, ale (Ale, ale)
Ale, ale (Ale, ale)
Ale, ale, ale!
YA~~~~!!!^^
Let's Get Together Now
2002/South Keara & Japan /Brown Eyes，Lena Park，Chemistry，SOWELU
La la la la la laLa la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
（Let's get together now）
（Let's get together now）
すれ違い
そんな日もあった
まじわらぬ海流のよう
陸をはさむ
でも今の愛がつなぐ
二人でつかめない
ものなんてないよ
もしも言葉
世界にひとつとして
無かったとしても
結ばれる
（Let's get together now）
飾られたその言葉は要らない
「愛してる」気持ちでいい
追いかける転がる二人の夢を
（Let's get together now）
作られたその笑顔は要らない
つなぐ手の堅さでいい
僕たちが道をつくっていく
（Let's get together now）
夢見てた
君といつの日か
ひとつの物語を話すとき
君の語る恋の続きを
僕のこの想いが綴っていくから
もしも誰か
僕らの物語
阻んだとしても
止まらない
（Let's get together now）
満たされたその幸せは要らない
ガムシャラな理想でいい
気付くのさ自分たちのチカラ
（Let's get together now）
贈られたその拍手は要らない
むき出しのコトバがほしい
築きたい二人の真実の世界
（Let's get together now）
飾られたその言葉は要らない
「愛してる」気持ちでいい
追いかける転がる二人の夢を
（Let's get together now）
同じ歩幅刻んで歩く
見てる景色はひとつ
Oh baby love
ただ違うのは生まれてから
出会うまで見た風景だけさ
（Let's get together now）
飾られたその言葉は要らない
「愛してる」気持ちでいい
追いかける転がる二人の夢を
（Let's get together now）
作られたその笑顔は要らない
つなぐ手の堅さでいい
僕たちが道をつくっていく
（Let's get together now）
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
（Let's get together now）
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
（Let's get together now）
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
（Let's get together now）
Boom
2002/South Keara & Japan /Various Artists
ComplicatedUnderstanding what you can achieve
Under-rated
The one to win
One who believes
If I go away
Would you follow me
To that special place of tranquility
Where the..
River flows
And the fields are golden
Come on, come on
Yeah
Boom
Here to rock ya
Boom
Never stop, no
Boom
Raise up high
Boom
Oh, i'm
Boom boom boom boom
Here to rock ya
Boom
Never stop, no
Boom
Raise up high
Boom boom boom boom
Heya heya yeah heya boom yeah yeah heya
Heya heya yeah heya boom yeah yeah heya
Take no
Prisoners
Fight to win
And you will survive
Falling
Reason
Just be the flame and spirit come alive
If I go away
Would you follow me
To that special place of tranquility
Where the..
River flows
And the fields are golden
Oooh
Coooome on
Boom
Here to rock ya
Boom
Never stop, no
Boom
I'll free your mind, yeah
Boom
Boom boom boom boom
Here to rock ya
Boom
Never stop, no
Boom
Raaaaaise up high
Boom boom boom boom
Heya heya yeah heya boom yeah yeah heya
Heya heya yeah heya boom yeah yeah heya
Oh yeah
I said boom
I said boom
Boom
Heya heya yeah heya boom yeah yeah heya
Heya heya yeah heya boom yeah yeah heya
Boom boom boom boom
BOOM
Here to rock ya
Boom
Never stop, no
Boom
Raise up high
Boom
Boom boom boom boom
Here to rock ya
Boom
Never stop, no
Boom
Raaaaaise up high
Boom boom boom boom
Heya heya yeah heya boom yeah yeah heya
Heya heya yeah heya boom yeah yeah heya
I said boom
Ooooh boom
2006年德国世界杯主题曲:【难以抗柜】(Hips Don't Lie)【Celebrate the day】、【我们生命中的时光】(The time of our lives)
Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)
2010/SOUTH AFRICA/Shakira
You're a good soldierChoosing your battles
Pick yourself up
And dust yourself off
And back in the saddle
You're on the frontline
Everyone's watching
You know it's serious
We're getting closer
This isn’t over
The pressure is on
You feel it
But you've got it all
Believe it
When you fall get up
Oh oh
And if you fall get up
Eh eh
Tsamina mina
Zangalewa
Cause this is Africa
Tsamina mina eh eh
Waka Waka eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
This time for Africa
Listen to your god
This is our motto
Your time to shine
Don‘t wait in line
Y vamos por Todo
People are raising
Their expectations
Go on and feed them
This is your moment
No hesitation
Today's your day
I feel it
You paved the way
Believe it
If you get down
Get up oh oh
When you get down
Get up eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
This time for Africa
Tsamina mina eh eh
Waka Waka eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
Anawa aa
Tsamina mina eh eh
Waka Waka eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
This time for Africa
...
Tsamina mina eh eh
Waka Waka eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
Anawa aa
Tsamina mina eh eh
Waka Waka eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
This time for Africa
<斯瓦西里语>
Abwela Majoni Biggie Biggie Mama One A To Zet
Ati CiCi LaMajoni Biggie Biggie Mama From East To West
Batsi . . . Waka Waka Ma Eh Eh Waka Waka Ma Eh Eh
San Wee See So Ma Zee Boo Ye
Cause this is Africa
Tsamina mina zangalewa
Anawa aa
...
Tsamina mina zangalewa
Anawa aa
This time for Africa
This time for Africa
Todo Mundo/<西班牙语>全世界
2014/BRAZIL/Gaby Amarantos，Monobloco
Vem que vai começar 来吧，我们开始Um mundo num só lugar 全世界都汇聚于此
Cada canto do meu país 巴西的每一个角落
Tem sede de ser feliz 都渴望欢乐
E o som da batida 打击的声音
Na palma da mão 在我们的手掌心
E a voz da torcida 啦啦队的歌声
É a voz da nação 就是民族的歌声
Eu quero gol 我要进球
Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô... Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô...
Vamos gritar 让我们欢呼
Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô... Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô...
É gol, é gol, é gol 进球了，进球了，进球了
Vamos espalhar felicidade 让我们传递欢乐
É a copa de todo mundo 这是全世界的奖杯
Vamos juntar o mundo todo 让全世界联合起来
Pra batucar, pra batucar 为了继续敲打，为了继续敲打（这里是说打击乐）
Juntos vamos fazer 让我们一起
O sonho acontecer 实现梦想
Seja em qualquer lugar 无论在哪里
A galera vai cantar 大伙歌唱
E o som da batida 打击的声音
Na palma da mão 在我们的手掌心
E a voz da torcida 啦啦队的歌声
É a voz da nação 就是民族的歌声
Eu quero gol 我要进球
Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô... Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô...
Vamos gritar 让我们欢呼
Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô... Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô...
É gol, é gol, é gol 进球了，进球了，进球了
Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô.. Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô...
E a galera grita gol 大伙为进球欢呼
Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô.. Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô...
É gol, é gol, é gol 进球了，进球了，进球了
Vamos espalhar felicidade 让我们传递欢乐
É a copa de todo mundo 这是全世界的奖杯
Vamos juntar o mundo todo 让全世界联合起来
Pra batucar, pra batucar 为了继续敲打，为了继续敲打（这里是说打击乐）
Eu sou da torcida, da felicidade 我欢呼雀跃
Faço nesse sonho a realidade 让这个梦想成为现实
Mundo inteiro dando um show 全世界正在上演一场Show
Vamos num só ritmo 让我们沉醉在这个节奏中
Eu quero a raça, eu quero a taça 我要比赛，我要奖杯
Galera grita gol 大伙为进球欢呼
Eu quero gol 我要进球
Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô... Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô...
E a galera grita gol 大伙为进球欢呼
Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô... Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô...
É a copa de todo mundo 这是世界的奖杯
Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô... Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô...
Vamos espalhar felicidade 让我们传递欢乐
É a copa de todo mundo 这是世界的奖杯
Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô... Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô...
Eu quero gol, eu quero gol 我要进球，我要进球
Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô... Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô...
Vamos espalhar felicidade 让我们传递欢乐
É a copa de todo o mundo 这是世界的奖杯
Vamos juntar o mundo todo 让全世界联合起来
E a galera grita gol 大伙为进球欢呼
Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô... Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô...
Vamos espalhar felicidade 让我们传递欢乐
É a copa de todo o mundo 这是全世界的奖杯
(Vamos celebrar, vamos celebrar) （让我们庆祝，让我们庆祝）
Vamos juntar o mundo todo pra batucar让全世界联合起来一起敲打（意思是敲打打击乐）
Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô... Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô...
Vamos espalhar felicidade 让我们传递欢乐
É a copa de todo o mundo 这是世界的奖杯
(Eu quero gol) （我要进球）
Vamos juntar o mundo todo 让全世界联合起来
Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô... Ôô ôô ôôôôôôô...
Eu quero gol! 我要进球
We Are One
2014/BRAZIL/Pitbull ，Jennifer Lopez，Claudia Leitte
Put your flags up in the sky (put them in the sky Jogue lá no Alto)And wave them side to side (side to side Lado a Lado)
Show the world where you're from(show them where you're from)
Show the world we are one (one love, life)
Olê olê, olê olá
Olê olê, olê olá
Olê olê, olê olá
Olê olê, olê olá
When the goin gets tough
(The tough keep goin)
One love, one life, one world
One fight, whole world, one night, one place
Brazil, everybody put your flagsin the sky and do what you feel
It's your world, my world, our world today
And we invite the whole world, whole world to play
It's your world, my world, our world today
And we invite the whole world, whole world to play
Es mi mundo, tu mundo, el mundo de nosotros
Invitamos a todo el mundo a jugar con nosotros
Put your flags up in the sky (put them in the sky Jogue lá no Alto)
And wave them side to side (side to sideLado a Lado)
Show the world where you're from(show them where you're from)
Show the world we are one (one love, life)
Olê olê, olê olá
Olê olê, olê olá
Olê olê, olê olá
Olê olê, olê olá
Jenny, darling
One night watch the world unite
Two sides, one fight and a million eyes
Full heart's gonna work so hard
Shoot, fall, the stars
Fists raised up towards the sky
Tonight watch the world unite, world unite, world unite
For the fight, fight, fight, one night
Watch the world unite
Two sides, one fight and a million eyes
Hey, hey, hey, forza forza come and sing with me
Hey, hey, hey, ole ola come shout it out with me
Hey, hey, hey, come on now
Hey, hey, hey, come on now
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Put your flags up in the sky (put them in the sky Jogue lá no Alto)
And wave them side to side (side to sideLado a Lado)
Show the world where you're from(show them where you're from)
Show the world we are one (one love, life)
Olê olê, olê olá
Olê olê, olê olá
Olê olê, olê olá
Olê olê, olê olá
Claudia Leitte, obrigado
É meu, é seu
Hoje é tudo nosso
Quando chega o mundo inteiro pra jogar é pra mostrar que eu posso
Torcer, chorar, sorrir, gritarNão importar o resultado, vamos extravasar
Put your flags up in the sky (put them in the sky Jogue lá no Alto)
And wave them side to side (side to sideLado a Lado)
Show the world where you're from(show them where you're from)
Show the world we are one (one love, life)
Olê olê, olê olá
Olê olê, olê olá
Olê olê, olê olá
Olê olê, olê olá
Live It Up
2018/RUSSIA/Will Smith, Nicky Jam, Era Istrefi
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-ohOh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
One life, live it up, 'cause we got one life
One life, live it up, 'cause we got one life
One life, live it up, 'cause you don't get it twice
One life, live it up, 'cause you don't get it twice
Strenthen your numbers, is a force we can mix
We raise our flags and put our pride on our back
We feelin' like a champion when we shine our light
We got the power, make condition correct
One life, live it up, 'cause you got one life
One-one-one life, live it up, 'cause you got one life
One-one-one life, live it up, 'cause you don't get it twice
One-one-one life, live it up, 'cause you don't get it twice
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
One life, one dream
One moment, one team
One youth, lights high
Thousand road blocks, one shot
One truth, no fears
One flag, oh yeah
We've been waiting for this all year
Where y'all at? We're right here!
Ya empezó la rumba y estamos celebrando
Todo el mundo que me levante la mano (Oh-oh-oh)
'Tamos vivos, hay que disfrutarlo
Hoy nadie me detiene porque yo no sé parar, no, no
One life, live it up, cause we got one life
One life, live it up, cause we got one life
One life, live it up, cause you don't get it twice
One life, live it up, cause you don't get it twice
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
For the love, I'm a rebel I'm coming from
Every nation under the sun
Elevating their favorite song when we hit and run
You own it, you got it
The whole world it's watching
So let's get this pumping
Where y'all at? we're right there!
Only one life to live, got so much to give
Fighting for the nation now, that is my gift
Run like a champion and win like a king
That's my only gold, my everything
Living up now, now
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (Living up now, now)
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh (Jealousy, ambition)
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh (Victories, celebration)
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh (One love, one nation)
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh (Eh)
Ay, that's win when you reached that goal
That's win when you reached that goal
That's win when you reached that goal
That's win when you reached that goal
Hayya Hayya
2022/QATAR/Davido, Aisha, and Trinidad Cardona
Hayya, Hayya, Hayya (Yeah)Hayya, Hayya, Ha— (You know what it is)
Hayya, Hayya, Hayya
Hayya, Hayya, Ha— (Redwood)
Hayya, Hayya, Hayya
(Aisha)
Hayya, Hayya, Ha—
(Davido)
Hayya, Hayya, Hayya
(Trinidad)
Hayya, Hayya, Ha—
I wanna walk the walk on every street
I wanna ball out with the world at my feet
Hit every discotheque and not skip a beat, eh, eh
I wanna party, party eight days a week
I promise, I promise, I promise you now
Everything, everything gonna work out
Every tomorrow, no matter what goes down
I promise, I promise, I promise you now
Gonna be, gonna be sticking around
Every tomorrow, no matter what goes down
(Yo yo yo, yo ho)
You know we better together
(Yo yo yo, yo ho)
Don’t wanna wait forever
(Yo yo yo, yo ho)
You know we better together
(Yo yo yo, yo ho)
The time is now or never
(Yo yo yo, yo ho)
You know we better together
(Yo yo yo, yo ho)
Don’t wanna wait forever
(Yo yo yo, yo ho)
You know we better together
(Yo yo yo, yo ho)
The time is now or never
Hayya, Hayya, Hayya
Hayya, Hayya, Ha—
Life can be up and down but what can you do, eh?
We navigate through all the rough and the smooth, yeah
We got that rock ‘n’ roll, that rhythm and blues, yeah, yeah
I’m never blue if I am rockin’ with you
I promise, I promise, I promise you now
Everything, everything gonna work out
Every tomorrow, no matter what goes down
I promise, I promise, I promise you now
Gonna be, gonna be sticking around
Every tomorrow, no matter what goes down
(Yo yo yo, yo ho)
You know we better together
(Yo yo yo, yo ho)
Don’t wanna wait forever
(Yo yo yo, yo ho)
(You know we better together)
(Yo yo yo, yo ho)
The time is now or never
(Yo yo yo, yo ho)
You know we better together
(Yo yo yo, yo ho)
Don’t wanna wait forever
(Yo yo yo, yo ho)
You know we better together
(Yo yo yo, yo ho)
The time is now or never
Yeah, you can hop on your own wave
(Yeah, you can ride it for life)
But every journey is better
(When you got love on your side)
(Yo yo yo, yo ho)
You know we better together
(Yo yo yo, yo ho)
Don’t wanna wait forever
(Yo yo yo, yo ho)
(You know we better together)
(Yo yo yo, yo ho)
The time is now or never
(Yo yo yo, yo ho)
You know we better together
(Yo yo yo, yo ho)
Don’t wanna wait forever
(Yo yo yo, yo ho)
You know we better together
(Yo yo yo, yo ho)
The time is now or never
Hayya, Hayya, Hayya
Hayya, Hayya, Ha—
Hayya, Hayya, Hayya
Hayya, Hayya, Ha—
2. 有关Football/Soccer的英文诗歌
Twice a week the winter thorough
/by: A. E. Housman
Twice a week the winter thoroughHere stood I to keep the goal:
Football then was fighting sorrow
For the young man’s soul.
Now in Maytime to the wicket
Out I march with bat and pad:
See the son of grief at cricket
Trying to be glad.
Try I will; no harm in trying:
Wonder ’tis how little mirth
Keeps the bones of man from lying
On the bed of earth.
这首出自英国诗人阿尔弗雷德·豪斯曼的诗集【一个什罗普郡少年】，诗人赞美足球，认为足球是一种「战胜悲伤」的方式。
A Friendly Game of Football
/by: Edward George Dyson
We were challenged by The Dingoes — they’re the pride of Squatter’s Gap —To a friendly game of football on the flat by Devil’s Trap.
And we went along on horses, sworn to triumph in the game,
For the honour of Gyp’s Diggings, and the glory of the same.
And we took the challenge with us. It was beautiful to see,
With its lovely curly letters, at its pretty filigree.
It was very gently worded, and it made us all feel good,
For it breathed the sweetest sentiments of peace and brotherhood.
We had Chang, and Trucker Hogan, and the man who licked The Plug,
Also Heggarty, and Hoolahan, and Peter Scott, the pug;
And we wore our knuckle-dusters, and we took a keg on tap
To our friendly game of football with The Dingoes at The Gap。
爱德华·乔治·戴森（1865-1931）是一位澳大利亚诗人，这首足球诗从开头就融入了澳大利亚的语言和背景，也热情赞扬了足球带来的友爱。
My Old Football
/by: J. Milton Hayes
Your curios and tapestries so fine,
But of all your treasures rare there is nothing to compare
With this patched up, worn-out football pal o’ mine.
Just a patched-up worn-out football, yet how it clings!
I live again my happier days in thoughts that football brings.
It’s got a mouth, it’s got a tongue,
And oft when we’re alone I fancy that it speaks
To me of golden youth that’s flown.
It calls to mind our meeting,
’Twas a present from the Dad.
I kicked it yet I worshipped it,
How strange a priest it had!
And yet it jumped with pleasure
When I punched it might and main:
And when it had the dumps
It got blown up and punched again.
It’s lived its life;
It’s played the game;
It’s had its rise and fall,
There’s history in the wrinkles of
That worn-out football …
诗歌中画线的部分不是有我国【诗经】的感觉？诗人叫米尔顿·海斯（1884-1940），这首【我的旧足球】（My Old Football）于20世纪初开始播放，是一首很好的足球歌曲/诗歌，讲述了诗人与他的旧足球的亲密关系。
True Friendship
/by: Jennifer Hanson
You are a great friendA best friend
I’ll be there when the tears start to fall
And the rays of sunshine hits
We shall play a game of soccer in the rain
We will be friends to the end of time
I’ll be there when you break your knee
When you are too scared to cry
I will be there when time passes by
And I hope you’ll be there too
因足球而友谊。
A Boy Juggling A Soccer Ball
/by：Christopher Merrill
After practice: right foot to left foot,stepping forward and back,
to right foot and left foot,
and left foot up to his thigh, holding
it on his thigh as he twists
around in a circle, until it rolls
down the inside of his leg,
like a tickle of sweat, not catching
and tapping on the soft
side of his foot, and juggling
once, twice, three times,
hopping on one foot like a jump-roper
in the gym, now trapping
and holding the ball in midair,
balancing it on the instep
of his weak left foot, stepping forward
and forward and back, then
lifting it overhead until it hangs there;
and squaring off his body,
he keeps the ball aloft with a nudge
of his neck, heading it
from side to side, softer and softer,
like a dying refrain,
until the ball, slowing, balances
itself on his hairline,
the hot sun and sweat filling his eyes
as he jiggles this way
and that, then flicking it up gently,
hunching his shoulders
and tilting his head back, he traps it
in the hollow of his neck,
and bending at the waist, sees his shadow,
his dangling T-shirt, the bent
blades of brown grass in summer heat;
and relaxing, the ball slipping
down his back…and missing his foot.
He wheels around, he marches
over the ball, as if it were a rock
he stumbled into, and pressing
his left foot against it, he pushes it
against the inside of his right
until it pops into the air, is heeled
over his head- the rainbow! –
and settles on his extended thigh before
rolling over his knee and down
his shin, so he can juggle it again
from his left foot to his right foot
– and right foot to left foot to thigh-
as he wanders, on the last day
of summer, around the empty field.
诗人用了这么多活生生的动词来记录一个在颠球的小男孩，别有一番风味。
The Beautiful Game (Soccer)
/by：Gab Oso
The ones I’ll never give up.
I love you more than the perfect field,
The one I use to warm up.
I love you more than my soccer ball,
The one that’s perfect for amazing passes.
I love you more than me running along those different types of grasses.
I love you more than the cheering crowds,
The stands made out of plaster.
I love you more than that perfect kick,
That I have yet to master.
I love you more than my soccer cleats the ones that hold all reason.
I love you more than my coach, my soccer team and my season.
I love you more than winning that world cup,
That we have yet to reclaim.
I can’t believe I love you more than the beautiful game.
Soccer, The Beautiful Game
/by: Derek Jensen
The Beautiful Game, inflamer of passion,Maker of legends and timeless skill;
The sport of the world, whether rich or poor.
From the packed dirt streets of Africa,
To the green grass pitches in England,
Is that matchless, extraordinary, game of games played.
It’s a game of running, yet not always all out.
It’s a game of passion, yet under harness and rein.
It’s a game of team, of passing and sharing.
It’s a game supreme, this Beautiful Game.
Soccer Girl
/by: Marilyn Lott
She gets out there and hustlesShe does her very best
It’s all about the teamwork
And winning is her quest
Pretty as a picture
She could be most anything
But for now she’s chosen soccer
And working hard for her team
Pony-tail is flying
The ball is flying too
She’s got those rules down good
And she knows just what to do
So come on folks and watch the game
If you want to see the best
A girl who could be a beauty queen
But soccer is her quest!
女孩子的足球，真的很飒，很美。
We Are Family
/by: Michael J. Burt
Although we do not resemble Although I am black and you are white
Although you are rich and I am poor We are family,
Even though I am democrat, and you are republican Even though your ancestors are from Iraq, and mine are from Africa
Even though you teach the class I’m enrolled in We are family,
Although I’m a poet and you are a singer Although you are old and I am young
Although I’m a gentleman and you a lady We are family,
Even though you praise Allah and I praise Jesus Christ Even though I love football and you play soccer
Even though you are a Sagittarius and I’m a Cancer We are family,
Although I prefer rhythm and blues and you love blue grass Even though you have a car and I have a bus…to ride
Although I have love and you are alone Even though you dress one way, and I dress the other
Although my family loves me and yours does not know of you We are family,
You and I are family, Me and you are family,
No matter what the difference is Family we are, forever
Because we are here, and here is earth And earth is our home
So here, we will live, We are family .
最后一首，是不是又北京奥运会主题曲的风度了，我和你心连心，我们一家人。
英文的歌词是不是也很有韵律感的，有部分歌曲使用小语种，但我们仍然可以看出在欢乐明快的「词牌」之下，大家都不约而同地选择了最简单，也最真挚的词语，来表达对这项运动的热爱，以及对足球所激发的友爱与团结，以至于全球一家的美好共情。
看到大家的回答都是有关我国优美诗篇，特意找来了一些外国人写的诗歌唱词，配上世界杯赛场上的精彩镜头。祝君耳目一新，阅读愉快。
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