CandideのGlitter and Be Gayの歌詞の和訳と意味について

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  • CandideのGlitter and Be Gayの歌詞の和訳と意味について知りたいです。
  • 歌詞の中の「Purchased, as they were, at such an awful cost!」の意味や構造について教えてください。
  • ネットで検索したところ翻訳機での処理だと思われる日本語の和訳がありましたので、正確な和訳と意味を教えてください。
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いつもお世話になっています。 CandideのGlitter and Be Gayです。 Pearls and ruby rings Ah, how can worldly things take the place of honor lost? Purchased, as they were, at such an awful cost! Bracelets, lavalieres, can they dry my tears? Can they blind my eyes from shame! Can the brightest broach shield me from reproach? Can the purest diamond purify my name? この3行目の"Purchased, as they were, at such an awful cost!"はどのような意味になるのでしょうか?またどのような構造なのでしょうか? ちなみにネットで検索したところ1つヒットしましたが,翻訳機での処理だということがありありの日本語だったので,こちらに投稿いたしました。 よろしくお願いいたします。

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「真珠とルビーの指輪 ああ、世俗的なものがどうして失われた名誉の代わりにされるのでしょう ありのままの姿で買ってそれ以上の代価を支払って ブレスレット、宝石のペンダント それらは私の涙を乾かすことが出来るでしょうか? それらは恥辱から私の目を逸らすことが出来るでしょうか! 一番輝いているブローチは私を非難から守ってくれるでしょうか? 一番純粋なダイアモンドは私の名前を潔白にしてくれるのでしょうか?」 になります。3行目の文については、直訳すると「ひどい値段でその物をそのまま買った」というような感じになりますが、文脈からして"they"は「世俗的なもの (worldly things)」であって、「普通のものをそのまま買ったら金銭的な価値がないから非難を浴びたり嫌な目で見られたりして、それを買うのにお金自体はそんなに払ってないはずなのにそれ以上の代価を支払う羽目になった」というようなニュアンスです。 ごちゃごちゃしてしまってすみません。補足で説明できることがあればまた聞いてください。

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animeluv様 このたびは詳細な意味を教えていただきありがとうございました。とてもクリアになりました。 ありがとうございました。

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