Kung Fu Fighting

70年代初期，中國功夫和Disco舞曲是二種波及歐美主流國家的新熱潮。

中國功夫作為亞洲元素的代表，在西方人眼中具有奇異但讓他們熱血沸騰的特質。當然，這全應歸功於大師李小龍。1971年，李小龍回港拍攝了第一部新派功夫電影《唐山大兄》。這部電影，成了香港電影的救市之作，更開創了一門世界電影史都必須承認的類別，中國（香港）功夫電影。到了李小龍的第三、四部電影《猛龍過江》（1972）和《龍爭虎鬥》（1973）時，因拍攝的外景場地和班底趨於國際化，讓好萊塢等歐美電影發行商注意到李小龍功夫電影的獨特魅力。至此，西方人狂熱的愛上了李小龍這種硬橋硬馬的真功夫電影及片中所體現出懲惡揚善的個人英雄主義，“中國功夫”這一獨特的文化元素也開始被西方人熟識並學習。而李小龍強調的“用中國人的方法做外國人做不到的事”，或許也是其在西方獨佔一席，現今更仍是中國影人進入國際影業捷徑的基點。

70—80年代，也是Disco舞曲的鼎盛時期。這種帶有自我解放及反抗意識的新節奏（當時）舞曲，是生活不可或缺的一部分。那時的john travolta還是舞會王子，他著小喇叭褲的標誌性舞步，帶動整個Disco風潮的熱力四射。由他主演的電影《Saturday Night Fever》可以看到70年代的各式代表性符號和全民皆舞的Disco瘋狂。

正是在這種雙重背景下，《Kung Fu Fighting》誕生了。

版本一：最原始的

Kung Fu Fighting 功夫高手歌詞歌手：Carl Douglas 翻譯by：九世蓮華

Oh-oh-oh-oh...

Everybody was kung-fu fighting 每個人都是功夫高手

Those kicks were fast as lightning 飛蹴疾如閃電

In fact it was a little bit frightning 儘管這有些驚險

But they fought with expert timing 搏鬥中他們都熟練掌握著最佳時機

They were funky China men 這是一群好玩的中國人

from funky Chinatown 來自奇異的的唐人街

They were chopping them up and 他們手刀砍來

they were chopping them down 他們手刀砍去

It's an ancient Chineese art 這是古老的中國藝術

and everybody knew their part 地球人都知道

From a feint into a slip 正當你以為他們就要滑倒

and kicking from the hip 沒想到轉身就踹向你的屁股

Everybody was kung-fu fighting 每個人都是功夫高手

Those kicks were fast as lightning 飛蹴疾如閃電

In fact it was a little bit frightning 儘管這有些驚險

But they fought with expert timing 搏鬥中他們都熟練掌握著最佳時機

There was funky Billy Chin 有一天怪怪的比利・陳

and little Sammy Chung 和小薩米・張

He said here comes the big boss 他叫道，大師駕到

lets get it on 來吧，讓我們開始

We took a bow and made a stand 我們鞠躬答禮，擺好架勢做好防禦

started swinging with the hand 正當手腕開始甩動

The sudden motion made me skip 突如其來的動作讓我輕鬆跳過

now we're into a brand knew trip就這樣我們又進入了一個全新的境界

Everybody was kung-fu fighting 每個人都是功夫高手

Those kicks were fast as lightning 飛蹴疾如閃電

In fact it was a little bit frightning 儘管這有些驚險

But they fought with expert timing 搏鬥中他們都熟練掌握著最佳時機

Oh-oh-oh-oh...Oh-oh-oh-oh...Oh-oh-oh-oh...Oh-oh-oh-oh...

Keep on, keep on, Keep on, keep on

Everybody was kung-fu fighting 每個人都是功夫高手

Those kicks were fast as lightning 飛蹴疾如閃電

In fact it was a little bit frightning 儘管這有些驚險

make sure you have expert timing 因你要確保完美掌握時機

Oh-oh-oh-oh...

Kung-fu fighting, had to be fast as lightning 功夫高手，身手必須疾如閃電

Oh-oh-oh-oh...

Keep on, keep on, Keep on, keep on

Everybody was kung-fu fighting 每個人都是功夫高手

Kung-fu fighting, had to be fast as lightning 功夫高手，身手必須疾如閃電

版本二（《功夫熊貓》主題曲）

Kung Fu Fighting (Feat. Cee-Lo Greenand Jack Black)

everybody is kung fu fighting

your mind becomes fast as lighting

althrough the future is a little bit fright'ning

it's the book of your life that you're writing

you're a diamond in the rough

a brilliant ball of clay

you could be a work of art

if you just go all the way

now what would it take to break

i believe that you can bend

now only do you have to fight

but you have got to win

everybody is kung fu fighting

your mind becomes fast as lighting

althrough the future is a little bit fright'ning

it's the book of your life that you're writing

you are a natural

why is it so hard to see

maybe it's just because

you keep on looking at me

the journey's a lonely one

so much more than we know

but sometimes you've got to go

go on and be your own hero

everybody is kung fu fighting

your mind becomes fast as lighting

althrough the future is a little bit fright'ning

it's the book of your life that you're writing

you're a diamond in the rough

a brilliant ball of clay

you could be a work of art

if you just go all the way

now what would it take to break

i believe that you can bend

now only do you have to fight

but you have got to win

everybody is kung fu fighting

your mind becomes fast as lighting

althrough the future is a little bit fright'ning

it's the book of your life that you're writing

版本三：Rain版本

Kung Fu Fighting - Rain

everybody is kung fu fighting

your mind becomes fast as lighting

althrough the future is a little bit fright'ning

it's the book of your life that you're writing

you're a diamond in the rough

a brilliant ball of clay

you could be a work of art

if you just go all the way

now what would it take to break

i believe that you can bend

now only do you have to fight

but you have got to win

everybody is kung fu fighting

your mind becomes fast as lighting

althrough the future is a little bit fright'ning

it's the book of your life that you're writing

you are a natural

why is it so hard to see

maybe it's just because

you keep on looking at me

the journey's a lonely one

so much more than we know

but sometimes you've got to go

go on and be your own hero

everybody is kung fu fighting

your mind becomes fast as lighting

althrough the future is a little bit fright'ning

it's the book of your life that you're writing

（rap部分）

everybody is kung fu fighting

your mind becomes fast as lighting

althrough the future is a little bit fright'ning

it's the book of your life that you're writing

Oh-oh-oh-oh...

Keep on, keep on

Keep on, keep on

everybody is kung fu fighting

your mind becomes fast as lighting

althrough the future is a little bit fright'ning

it's the book of your life that you're writing

版本四 張善為功夫fighting之電玩傳奇

everybody was kung fu fighting

大家都是天下無敵

得要練就一身武藝

才能迎戰 kung fu fighting

電玩主機在冒煙電視螢幕在發光

整個世界在旋轉整個世界變了樣

來龍去脈還未了臉上已被挨一腳

大家都在打電動為何我被電動打

everybody was kung fu fighting

打倒敵人生存下去

其實我是和平主義

習武我有難言之隱

我的造型很tekken

我有朋友宮之介

有個女孩叫蘿拉她說帶我闖一闖

左鬼武者右洛克人決鬥一場又一場

回家只有一條路

ko魔王和老大

everybody was kung fu fighting

弱肉強食就是真理

即使我有一身正氣

心裡只想回家休息

kung fu fighting

fight now

傳說電動連打七七四十九天

就會被抓到一個神奇的世界

想要活命的人一刻都不能放鬆

不然不到兩天你肯定就會失蹤

所有被你欺負消滅糟蹋的角色

都會一一出現找你討公道

這裡的壞蛋一個比一個凶

這裡的女人比男人還會武功

從小時候阿嬤就不喜歡讓我打電動

因為我不關機不睡覺不作邉?br>現在我一身武藝經驗值2兆

可是我卻再也不敢打電動

版本五 杜德偉——功夫

歌名：功夫

歌手：杜德偉

專輯：獨領風騷 新歌精選集

大家都來學功夫來齊

給挫折一點教訓

~都是世界fighting

要將功夫到頂神秘

中國功夫真是棒 中國功夫真是好

那就只有你的牢 能夠金槍不倒

普通功夫猜不了 不就是老闆太難搞

如果你已受不了 給他悶一點~~

大家都來學功夫 來齊

給神話一點憧憬

~功夫心情fighting

給自己一點自信

中國功夫真是棒 中國功夫真是好

能夠讓你比真金 不再給鄰居瞧不起

多麼可惜 永遠都上

就徹底~supper man

每天讓自己快樂 維護世界的和平

大家都來學功夫來齊

讓車座變更堅硬

練就功夫心情fighting

要將功夫到頂神秘

中國功夫真是棒 中國功夫真是好

能夠讓你比真金 不再給鄰居瞧不起

多麼可惜 永遠都上

就徹底~supper man

每天讓自己快樂 維護世界的和平

大家都來學功夫來齊

讓車座變更堅硬

練就功夫心情fighting

要將功夫到頂神秘

給神話一點憧憬

給自己一點自信

歌詞中文翻譯

Everybody was kung-fu fighting

每個人都有功夫

Those cats were fast as lightning

他們靈動如貓，快如閃電

In fact it was a little bit frightning

事實上他們只用了一點點力氣

But they fought with expert timing

但是戰鬥卻起到強大的效用

They were funky China men from funky Chinatown

這是一群驚恐的中國人來自驚恐的中國城

They were chopping them up and they were chopping them down

他們氣勢洶洶的砍上砍下

It’s an ancient Chineese art and everybody knew their part

這是古老的中國藝術，他們都知道自己的角色

From a feint into a slip, and kicking from the hip

他們會突然用假動作閃開，踢到你的屁股

Everybody was kung-fu fighting

Those cats were fast as lightning

In fact it was a little bit frightning （重複）

But they fought with expert timing

There was funky Billy Chin and little Sammy Chung

這裡有一個膽戰心驚的 Billy 陳 和一個小 Sammy 張

He said here comes the big boss, lets get it on

他說來這裡見一個大老闆，讓我們興奮

We took a bow and made a stand, started swinging with the hand

我們給他鞠躬、起立，高興的握手

The sudden motion made me skip now we’re into a brand knew trip

但是突然的變故使我改變，開始了一段刻骨銘心的新旅行

Everybody was kung-fu fighting

Those cats were fast as lightning

In fact it was a little bit frightning

But they did it with expert timing

(repeat)..make sure you have expert timing

Kung-fu fighting, had to be fast as lightning

當然也還有舞曲版本的，但基本旋律基本上是一致的，還是以上面的為主。

否則就不是Carl Douglas(卡爾-道格拉斯)那《Kung Fu Fighting》了。