歌词
I slept last night in a good hotel
昨夜我入住了一家不错的旅店
I went shopping today for jewels
而今日我上街购买了一些珠宝
The wind rushed around in the dirty town,
这脏乱的小镇上，狂风呼啸
and the children let out from the schools
孩子们刚从学校放学
I was standing on a noisy corner,
当时，我站在喧闹的街角
waiting for the walking green
等候着绿灯通行
across the street he stood
那位街头艺人正伫立在马路的另一侧
and he played real good,
他用单簧管演奏着美妙的音乐
on his clarinet for free
这场街头演出动听而免费
反思自己，如今我却在有偿地演出
Now me I play for fortunes,
就连谢幕时都华丽万分
and those velvet curtain calls
我拥有一辆黑色的豪华轿车，和两位保护我的绅士
I got a black Limousine and two gentlemen
他们为我的每场演出保驾护航
escorting me to the halls
我为付了票钱的观众表演
And I'll play if you have the money,
为私密朋友表演
or if you're a friend to me
但那个没有阵势浩大的乐队，
But the one man band,
独自一人站在快餐店旁演出的人
by the quick lunch stand,
他那无偿的表演是多么动人啊！
He was playing real good for free
没有人停下脚步聆听他的演奏
尽管他吹响了甜蜜而富有激情的乐音
Nobody stoped to hear him,
行人们知道，这位街头艺人不是什么荧幕明星
though he played so sweet and high
所以他们依旧来去匆匆，错过了这迷人的音乐
They knew he had never been on their tv
我本打算走过去请求他演奏一曲
so they passed his music by
或许我们还可以一起合奏
I meant to go over and ask for a song,
但当我聆听到副歌部分时，
maybe put on a harmony
绿灯亮了，我下意识随人群离去
I heard his refrain
但那位街头艺人令我不舍，他那无偿的表演是多么动人啊！
as the signal changed
He was playing real good for free
翻译贡献者：PortionsForFoxes
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