歌词
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
星期六晚上的九点钟
The regular crowd shuffles in
平日里的常客鱼贯而入
There's an old man sitting next to me
有一个老人坐在我的身边
Makin' love to his tonic and gin
这和他的金汤力缠绵悱恻
He says, "Son, can you play me a memory?
他说”小子你能给我弹奏一曲吗
I'm not really sure how it goes
但我不能确定它是什么旋律
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
不过我确定那曲调悲伤却甜蜜
When I wore a younger man's clothes"
而那时我还正年轻“
La la la, de de da
啦啦啦滴滴哒
La la, de de da da da
啦啦滴滴哒哒哒
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
为我们高歌一曲吧，我们的钢琴师
Sing us a song tonight
今晚为我们高歌一曲
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
我们期盼着悠扬的旋律
And you've got us feelin' alright
而你让我们感觉好极了
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
酒保约翰是我的朋友
He gets me my drinks for free
他会给我搞些免费的酒
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
他擅长插科打诨点根烟，和客人们打成一片
But there's someplace that he'd rather be
但有个地方他更想去
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me."
他说”比尔我觉得这工作就是浪费人生“
As the smile ran away from his face
他的笑容从嘴角褪去
"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star
”我确定我能当给电影明星
If I could get out of this place"
只要我能离开这个狗窝“
Oh, la la la, de de da
哦啦啦啦滴滴哒
La la, de de da da da
啦啦滴滴哒哒哒
Now Paul is a real estate novelist
鲍尔是个不动产投资商
Who never had time for a wife
却没时间讨老婆
And he's talkin' with Davy who's still in the navy
他正在和戴维聊天
And probably will be for life
戴维有可能在海军一辈子服役
And the waitress is practicing politics
女服务生们正在用些小花招
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
从那些快喝大了的生意人身上捞些油水
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
他们推杯换盏痛饮孤独
But it's better than drinkin' alone
但好过形单影只一人独饮
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
为我们高歌一曲吧，我们的钢琴师
Sing us a song tonight
今晚为我们高歌一曲
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
我们期盼着悠扬的旋律
And you've got us feelin' alright
你让我们感觉好极了
It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
这周六客流量不错
And the manager gives me a smile
经理给了我一个微笑
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
因为他知道客人想来见得是我
To forget about life for a while
我能让他们忘却人生苦痛，哪怕一瞬
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
钢琴声好似狂欢
And the microphone smells like a beer
麦克风散发着酒气
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
他们坐在吧台上把小费放进我的罐子里
And say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"
说着”你怎会沦落至此“
Oh, la la la, de de da
哦啦啦啦滴滴哒
La la, de de da da da
啦啦滴滴哒哒哒
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
为我们高歌一曲吧，我们的钢琴师
Sing us a song tonight
今晚为我们高歌一曲
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
我们期盼着悠扬旋律
And you've got us feelin' alright
而你让我们感觉好极了
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