歌词
Come you ladies and you gentlemen, a-listen to my song
来吧女士们先生们，来听听我这首歌
Sing it to you right, but you might think it’s wrong
它没错，但你们可能觉得它是错的
Just a little glimpse of a story I’ll tell
我要稍稍讲一个故事
’Bout an East Coast city that you all know well
唱的是你们熟悉的一座东海岸的城市
It’s hard times
那里的日子挺难过
From the country, living’ down in New York town
乡下来的人儿啊，就这么在纽约扎下了根
Old New York City is a friendly old town
老纽约是座“友善”的老城
From Washington Heights to Harlem on down
从华盛顿上城下到哈莱姆区
There’s a-mighty many people all milling’ all around
有一大伙人在四处闲逛
They’ll kick you when you’re up and knock you when you’re down
当你得意时他们会踹你，当你失意时他们落井下石
It’s hard times
日子真难过
From the country, living’ down in New York town
乡下来的人儿啊，就这么在纽约扎下了根
Well, the weekend is strong and the rich and the poor
哦，城里的周末很带劲 那些富人和穷人
Get there together in roof an' no more
都聚到天台上，人多得不要再多
Crowdin' up 'bove and crowdin' down below
挤满了上面又挤满了下头
And someone disappears, you never even know
而如果某些人消失了，你永远都不会知道
And it's hard times from the country, livin' down in New York town
这是一段苦日子 乡下来的人儿啊，就这么在纽约扎下了根
It’s a mighty long ways from the Golden Gate
从金门大桥到洛克菲勒中心和帝国大厦
To Rockefeller Plaza ’n’ the Empire State
那段路长的不得了
Mister Empire sets up as high as a bird
帝国先生高高在上像只鸟
Old Mister Rockefeller never says a word
老洛克菲勒则一句话不讲
It’s hard times from the country
日子真难过
Living’ down in New York town
乡下来的人儿啊，就这么在纽约扎下了根
Well, it’s up in the morning’ trying’ to find a job of work
哦，你大清早起来准备找个工作
Stand in one place till your feet begin to hurt
一直在一个地方站着，站得你脚疼
If you got a lot o’ money you can make yourself merry
如果你有一大笔钱，你可以快活一下
If you only got a nickel, it’s the Staten Island Ferry
如果你只有五分钱，那你只能坐斯坦顿岛渡轮
And it’s hard times
日子真难过
From the country, living’ down in New York town
乡下来的人儿啊，就这么在纽约扎下了根
Mister Hudson come a-sailing down the stream
哈德森先生一路顺流而下
And old Mister Minuet paid for his dream
小步舞老爷为着自己的盼头奋斗
Bought your city on a one-way track
你买下你自己的城市，你一路不回头
’F I had my way I’d sell it right back
如果我能作主，那我会把它转手卖掉
And it’s hard times
日子真难过
From the country, living’ down in New York town
乡下来的人儿啊，就这么在纽约扎下了根
I’ll take all the smog in Cal-i-for-ne-ay
我能忍受加利福尼亚的烟雾
’N’ every bit of dust in the Oklahoma plains
和俄克拉荷马平原上的每一粒尘土
’N’ the dirt in the caves of the Rocky Mountain mines
还有落基山脉里每一个矿洞里的污泥
It’s all much cleaner than the New York kind
这一切都比纽约的那些来得要干净
And it’s hard times
日子真难过
In the country, living’ down in New York town
乡下来的人儿啊，就这么在纽约扎下了根
So all you newsy people, spread the news around
你们这些好饶舌的人啊到处传话
You can listen to m’ story, listen to m’ song
你可以听听我的故事，听听我的歌
You can step on my name, you can try ’n’ get me beat
你可以践踏我的名声，你可以试着让我挨揍
When I leave New York, I’ll be standing’ on my feet
当我离开纽约时，我会自力更生
And it’s hard times
这日子是真难过
From the country, living’ down in New York town
乡下来的人儿啊，就这么在纽约扎下了根
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