歌词
How does a bastard, orphan son of a whore
一个私生子 孤儿
And a Scotsman,
妓女和苏格兰人的儿子
dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the Caribbean
出生在加勒比海中一个遗忘的小岛
grow up to be a hero and a scholar
怎么成长为一个英雄与学者
The 10 dollar
十美元上的开国国父
founding father without a father
却没有父亲抚养
Got a lot farther by working a lot harder,
通过刻苦工作勤奋致远
by being a lot smarter,
用才智过人
By being a self-starter,
用自学成才
by fourteen they placed him in charge of a trading charter,
年仅十四 主管贸易公司
And everyday while slaves were being slaughtered
日复一日 奴隶们被屠杀
and carted away
被送上货轮 漂洋过海
Across the waves, he struggled and kept his guard up
他奋力挣扎 保持警惕
Inside he was longing for something to be a part of
在他内心里 却渴望成为伟大事业的一部分
The brother was ready to beg, steal, borrow or barter
他为此可以行乞 偷窃 借贷和贸易
Then a hurricane came, devastation reigned,
然后飓风突临肆虐 绝望统治一切
A man saw his future drip, dripping down the drain
他看到自己的未来被冲刷一洗 渺茫空白
Put a pencil to his temple, connected it to his brain
一座圣堂在他的笔下平地而起 用大脑维持它运作
And he wrote his first refrain, a testament to his pain
写下了第一幅篇章 是他痛苦的证明
And the word got around, they said
接着流言四起 他们说
"This kid is insane, man!"
“天哪 这个孩子简直是个奇才”
Took up a collection just to send him to the mainland
募集钱财只为送他去大陆学习
Get your education, don't forget from whence you came
去读书去深造 别忘了你从哪而来
And the world's gonna know your name what's your name man
你的名字将振聋发聩！你叫什么名字？
Alexander Hamilton
亚历山大 汉密尔顿
My name is Alexander Hamilton
我的名字是亚历山大 汉密尔顿
There's a million thing I haven't done
我还有好多任务尚待完成
But just you wait, just you wait
请耐心等待 请拭目以待
When he was 10 his father split
他十岁时父亲逃走
full of it, debt ridden
负债累累
two years later, see Alex and his mother bed-ridden
两年后看到亚历山大和母亲卧病在床
Half-dead, sitting in their own sick, the scent thick
奄奄一息 气息也如垂死之人般
And Alex got better but his mother went quick
亚历山大恢复如初 母亲却很快病逝
Moved in with a cousin
搬去与表亲同住
the cousin committed suicide
表亲却自杀了其一生
left him with nothing but ruined pride,
让他一无所有 空余破碎的骄傲
something new inside
新的想法也萌芽成长
a voice saying "Alex you gotta fend for yourself"
一道声音说 亚历山大 你得自谋生路
He started retreating and reading every treatise on the shelf
他开始后退一步 如饥似渴阅读
There woulda been nothing left to do
若非他如此机敏
for someone less astute
颓势早无以挽回
he woulda been dead and destitute
他将一贫如洗 身无分文
without a cent of restitution
就此死去
Started working, clerking for his late mother's landlord
他开始工作 为亡母的地主办事
Trading sugar cane and rum and all the things he can't afford
贸易甘蔗 朗姆酒和一切他无力开支的商品
Scamming for every book he can get his hands on
阅读他能触碰到的每一本书
Planning for the future, see him now as he stands on
为未来构建蓝图 现在已然栩栩如生
the bow of a ship headed for a new land
如今他正站在前往新大陆的船上
In New York you can be a new man
在纽约你可以如获新生
(in New York you can be a new man) Just you wait,
（在纽约你重头再来）请你耐心等待
(in New York you can be a new man) Just you wait,
（在纽约你可以改头换面）请你耐心等待
(in New York you can be a new man) Just you wait,
（在纽约你可以如获新生）请你耐心等待
(in New York) Just you wait
（在纽约）请你拭目以待
Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton,
（在纽约）请你拭目以待
we are waiting in the wings for you (waiting in the wings for you)
我们静候你登上舞台
You could never back down,
你从不退却屈服
you never learned to take you time
你从不放缓步伐
Oh, Alexander Hamilton
哦 亚历山大 汉密尔顿
When America sings for you
当美利坚为你歌唱
Will they know what you overcame
他们会知道你克服了重重困难吗
Will they know you rewrote the game
会知道你重写了历史吗
The world will never be the same, oh，
这世界将焕然一新
The ship is in the harbor now
船如今已然停泊
See if you can spot him (Just you wait)
你能否找到他
Another immigrant, Comin’ up from the bottom，(Just you wait)
又是一个底层移民登上顶峰
His enemies destroyed his rep，America forgot him
他的敌人毁坏他的名誉 美国也遗忘了他
We fought with him
而我们与他并肩作战
Me? I died for him
而我为他牺牲
Me? I trusted him
而我赋他信任
Me? I loved him
而我爱他
And me? I’m the damn fool that shot him
我呢？我是那个枪杀他的该死蠢货（伯尔）
There’s a million things I haven’t done
我还有许多功绩未能建成
But just you wait!
你要擦亮眼睛 拭目以待
What’s your name, man
你的名字是什么
Alexander Hamilton
亚历山大·汉密尔顿
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