The Pirates of Penzance
/ðə ˌpaɪrəts əv penˈzæns/
/ðə ˌpaɪrəts əv penˈzæns/
- a comic opera (1880) by W S Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, one of their Savoy Operas. It is about a group of pirates who are all in fact of noble birth and a group of policemen who are not very brave. One of the best-known songs in the opera is A Policeman's Lot is Not a Happy One.
彭赞斯海盗:WS吉尔伯特和亚瑟·沙利文(Arthur Sullivan)的喜剧(1880年),是萨瓦人的歌剧之一。这实际上是一群海盗,他们都是高贵的出生,而一群警察不是很勇敢。歌剧中最著名的歌曲之一是《警察的手不是一件快乐的事》。