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A long long time ago 
 
很久很久以前 
 
I can still remember how that music used to make me smile 
 
我仍然记得那音乐是如何让我微笑的 
 
And I knew if I had my chance 
 
我知道如果我有机会 
 
That I could make those people dance 
 
我可以让那些人跳舞 
 
And maybe they'd be happy for a while. 
 
也许他们会幸福一段时间 
 
But February made me shiver 
 
但是二月让我发抖 
 
With every paper I'd deliver 
 
我要送的每一份文件 
 
Bad news on the doorstep 
 
门阶上的坏消息 
 
I couldn't take one more step 
 
我再也走不动了 
 
I can't remember if I cried 
 
我不记得我是不是哭了 
 
When I read about his widowed bride 
 
当我读到他寡居的新娘时 
 
But something touched me deep inside 
 
但内心深处有什么触动了我 
 
The day the music died 
 
音乐死亡的那天 
 
So Bye-bye, Miss American Pie 
 
再见,再见,美国馅饼小姐 
 
Drove my chevy to the levee 
 
开着我的雪佛兰去了大堤 
 
But the levee was dry 
 
但是堤坝是干的 
 
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye 
 
好孩子们喝着威士忌和黑麦 
 
Singin' this'll be the day that I die 
 
唱这是我死去的日子 
 
This'll be the day that I die 
 
今天我就要死了 
 
Did you write the Book of Love 
 
你写爱情书了吗 
 
And do you have faith in God above 
 
你对上帝有信心吗 
 
If the Bible tells you so 
 
如果圣经告诉你 
 
Do you believe in rock 'n roll 
 
你相信摇滚乐吗 
 
Can music save your mortal soul 
 
音乐能拯救你的灵魂吗 
 
And can you teach me how to dance real slow 
 
你能教我怎么跳得真慢吗 
 
Well, I know that you're in love with him 
 
我知道你爱上了他 
 
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym 
 
因为我看见你在健身房跳舞 
 
You both kicked off your shoes 
 
你们两个都脱鞋了 
 
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues 
 
伙计,我喜欢那些节奏和蓝调 
 
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck 
 
我是一个孤独的年轻人 
 
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck 
 
一辆粉色康乃馨和一辆皮卡车 
 
But I knew I was out of luck 
 
但我知道我运气不好 
 
The day the music died 
 
音乐死亡的那天 
 
I started singin' 
 
我开始唱歌 
 
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie 
 
再见,美国馅饼小姐 
 
Drove my chevy to the levee 
 
开着我的雪佛兰去了大堤 
 
But the levee was dry 
 
但是堤坝是干的 
 
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye 
 
好孩子们喝着威士忌和黑麦 
 
Singin' this'll be the day that I die 
 
唱这是我死去的日子 
 
This'll be the day that I die 
 
今天我就要死了 
 
Now for ten years we've been on our own 
 
十年来,我们都是一个人 
 
And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone 
 
苔藓在滚石上长胖了 
 
But that's not how it used to be 
 
但过去不是这样的 
 
When the jester sang for the King and Queen 
 
当小丑为国王和王后唱歌时 
 
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean 
 
他从詹姆斯·迪恩那里借的外套 
 
And a voice that came from you and me 
 
你和我的声音 
 
Oh, and while the King was looking down 
 
哦,当国王俯视的时候 
 
The jester stole his thorny crown 
 
小丑偷了他那顶带刺的皇冠 
 
The courtroom was adjourned 
 
法庭休庭了 
 
No verdict was returned 
 
没有判决被驳回 
 
And while Lennon read a book of Marx 
 
列侬读了一本马克思的书 
 
The quartet practiced in the park 
 
四重奏在公园里练习 
 
And we sang dirges in the dark 
 
我们在黑暗中唱挽歌 
 
The day the music died 
 
音乐死亡的那天 
 
We were singing 
 
我们在唱歌 
 
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie 
 
再见,美国馅饼小姐 
 
Drove my chevy to the levee 
 
开着我的雪佛兰去了大堤 
 
But the levee was dry 
 
但是堤坝是干的 
 
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye 
 
好孩子们喝着威士忌和黑麦 
 
Singin' this'll be the day that I die 
 
唱这是我死去的日子 
 
This'll be the day that I die 
 
今天我就要死了 
 
Helter Skelter in a summer swelter 
 
在夏天的酷热中蹒跚而行 
 
The Byrds flew off with a fallout shelter 
 
伯德夫妇带着放射性尘埃掩蔽所飞走了 
 
Eight miles high and falling fast 
 
八英里高,下落很快 
 
It landed foul out on the grass 
 
它落在草地上 
 
The players tried for a forward pass 
 
队员们试图向前传球 
 
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast 
 
和小丑在一起的演员阵容 
 
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume 
 
现在,半空的空气是甜美的香水 
 
While the Sergeants played a marching tune 
 
当中士演奏行军曲时 
 
We all got up to dance 
 
我们都起来跳舞了 
 
Oh, but we never got the chance 
 
哦,但是我们没有机会 
 
'Cause the players tried to take the field 
 
因为球员们试图夺冠 
 
The marching band refused to yield 
 
行军乐队拒绝投降。 
 
Do you recall what was revealed 
 
你还记得被揭露的事吗 
 
The day the music died 
 
音乐死亡的那天 
 
We started singing 
 
我们开始唱歌 
 
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie 
 
再见,美国馅饼小姐 
 
Drove my chevy to the levee 
 
开着我的雪佛兰去了大堤 
 
But the levee was dry 
 
但是堤坝是干的 
 
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye 
 
好孩子们喝着威士忌和黑麦 
 
Singin' this'll be the day that I die 
 
唱这是我死去的日子 
 
This'll be the day that I die 
 
今天我就要死了 
 
Oh, and there we were all in one place 
 
哦,我们都在一个地方 
 
A generation Lost in Space 
 
在太空中迷失的一代人 
 
With no time left to start again 
 
没有时间重新开始 
 
So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick 
 
快点,杰克动作要灵活,杰克动作要快 
 
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick 
 
杰克坐在烛台上 
 
'Cause fire is the Devil's only friend 
 
因为火是魔鬼唯一的朋友 
 
Oh, and as I watched him on the stage 
 
哦,当我在舞台上看着他时 
 
My hands were clenched in fists of rage 
 
我的手被愤怒的拳头捏得紧紧的 
 
No angel born in hell 
 
地狱里没有天使 
 
Could break that Satan's spell 
 
可以打破撒旦的魔咒 
 
And as the flames climbed high into the night 
 
当火焰升到深夜 
 
To light the sacrifical rite 
 
举行祭祀仪式 
 
I saw Satan laughing with delight 
 
我看见撒旦高兴地笑了 
 
The day the music died 
 
音乐死亡的那天 
 
He was singing 
 
他在唱歌 
 
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie 
 
再见,美国馅饼小姐 
 
Drove my chevy to the levee 
 
开着我的雪佛兰去了大堤 
 
But the levee was dry 
 
但是堤坝是干的 
 
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye 
 
好孩子们喝着威士忌和黑麦 
 
Singin' this'll be the day that I die 
 
唱这是我死去的日子 
 
This'll be the day that I die 
 
今天我就要死了 
 
I met a girl who sang the blues 
 
我遇到一个唱蓝调的女孩 
 
And I asked her for some happy news 
 
我问她一些好消息 
 
But she just smiled and turned away 
 
但她只是微笑着转身离开了 
 
I went down to the sacred store 
 
我去了神圣的商店 
 
Where I'd heard the music years before 
 
几年前我在那里听过音乐 
 
But the man there said the music wouldn't play 
 
但是那里的人说音乐不会播放 
 
And in the streets the children screamed 
 
在街上孩子们尖叫 
 
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed 
 
情人们哭了,诗人们做梦了 
 
But not a word was spoken 
 
但一句话也没说 
 
The church bells all were broken 
 
教堂的钟都坏了 
 
And the three men I admire most 
 
我最崇拜的三个人 
 
The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost 
 
父亲、儿子和圣灵 
 
They caught the last train for the coast 
 
他们赶上了去海岸的最后一班火车 
 
The day the music died 
 
音乐死亡的那天 
 
And they were singing 
 
他们在唱歌 
 
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie 
 
再见,美国馅饼小姐 
 
Drove my chevy to the levee 
 
开着我的雪佛兰去了大堤 
 
But the levee was dry 
 
但是堤坝是干的 
 
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye 
 
好孩子们喝着威士忌和黑麦 
 
Singin' this'll be the day that I die 
 
唱“这是我死去的日子” 
 
This'll be the day that I die 
 
今天我就要死了 
 
They were singing bye-bye, Miss American Pie 
 
他们在唱再见,美国馅饼小姐 
 
Drove my chevy to the levee 
 
开着我的雪佛兰去了大堤 
 
But the levee was dry 
 
但是堤坝是干的 
 
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye 
 
好孩子们喝着威士忌和黑麦 
 
Singin' this'll be the day that I die 
 
唱这是我死去的日子 |   
 
 
 
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