It's a Long Way to Tipperary
/ɪts ə ˌlɒŋ weɪ tə ˌtɪpəˈreəri/
/ɪts ə ˌlɔːŋ weɪ tə ˌtɪpəˈreri/
- the title and first line of a music hall song popular with British soldiers during the First World War. Tipperary is a town in southern Ireland, and the singer, an Irishman, wants to return there to see ‘the sweetest girl I know’. It is still used as a marching song.
这是通往蒂珀雷里的漫漫长路：一战期间，音乐厅歌曲的标题和首行受到英国士兵的欢迎。蒂珀雷里（Tipperary）是爱尔兰南部的一个小镇，这位歌手是爱尔兰人，他想返回那里看“我认识的最甜蜜的女孩”。它仍然用作前进的歌曲。