歌词与中文翻译
It's a masterpiece,I say
我说,这是一部杰作
They will cheer every word,every letter
他们会为每一个字喝彩
I wish I felt that way
我希望如我所想
I believe I can put it better
相信我可以做的更好
Now then attend as friend to friend
现在如朋友般参加
Our declaration committee
我们的宣言委员会
For us I see immortality
我明白我们会不朽
In Philadelphia city
在费城
A farmer
农民
A lawyer
律师
And a sage
还有智者
A bit gouty in the leg
脚上患痛风的
You know it's quite bizarre to think that here we are
你知道,
Playing midwives to an egg
帮着孵蛋
Egg? What egg?蛋?什么蛋?
America.The birth of a new nation
美国,这个刚出生的国家
We're waiting for the chirp,chirp,chirp
我们在等待那声啾啾,啾啾,啾啾
Of an eaglet being born
一只小鹰的诞生
Waiting for the chirp,chirp,chirp
等待啾啾,啾啾,啾啾
On this humid monday morning
在这潮湿的星期一早上
In this congressional incubator
在国会的孵化器里
God konws the temperature's hot enough
天知道温度是否适宜
To hatch a stone let alone an egg
能孵化石头更不用说蛋
We're waiting for the scratch,scratch,scratch
我们在等待
Of that tiny little fellow
那小家伙的刮擦
Waiting for the egg to hatch
等待蛋孵化的那一刻
On this humid monday morning
在这潮湿的星期一早上
In this congressional incubator
在这国会的孵化器里
God knows the temperature's hot enough
天知道温度是否适宜
To hatch a stone
孵化一颗石头
But will it hatch an egg
却会破壳而出
The eagle's going to crack the shell
这只鹰会破壳而出
Of the egg that England laid
脱离英国的怀抱
Yes,sir we can tell,tell,tell
是的，先生，我们可以保证
On this humid monday morning
在这潮湿的星期一早上
In this congressinal incubator
在这国会的孵化器里
And just that Tom here has written
就像汤姆写的那样
Though its shell may belong to Great Britain
尽管它的壳可能属于英国
The eagle inside belongs to us
但心中的这只鹰属于我们
And just as Tom here has written
正如汤姆写的
We say to hell with Great Britain
我们对英国说见鬼去吧
The eagle inside
心中的鹰
Belongs to us
属于我们