歌词
Maggie: A long, long time ago
很久很久以前
I can still remember
我仍然记得
How the music used to make me smile
音乐是如何让我会心一笑
And I knew if I had my chance
我知道 如果我有机会
That I could make those people dance
我可以让众人翩翩起舞
And maybe they'd be happy for a while
也许他们可以开心好一阵子
David: But February made me shiver
但二月使我颤抖不已
With every paper I'd deliver
因为我送出的每一份报纸
Bad news on the doorstep
送到门前的噩耗
I couldn't take one more step
使我步履维艰
Emily: I can't remember if I cried
我不曾记得是否落泪
When I read about his widowed bride
当我听说他的新寡妻子
But something touched me deep inside
某种情绪深深触动了我
The day the music died
音乐逝去的那一天
Maggie, David, Emily: So bye, bye Miss American Pie
所以 再见吧 我的美国派小姐
Drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
开着雪佛兰去河堤 但河堤已干
And them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
那些老伙计喝着威士忌和黑麦
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
唱着这天会是我的死期
This'll be the day that I die
这天将是我逝去的日子
Simon: Did you write the book of love
爱之书是否出自你手
And do you have faith in God above
你还信仰上帝吗
If the Bible tells you so
如果圣经这么说
Oh, do you believe in rock and roll
你信仰摇滚乐吗
Can music save you mortal soul
音乐能否拯救你在劫难逃的灵魂
And can you teach me how to dance real slow
你能教我如何跳慢舞吗
Well, I know that you're in love with him
好吧 我知道你爱上了他
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
因为我遇见你们在体育馆热舞
You both kicked off your shoes
你们都脱了鞋赤着脚
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
天哪我已经痴迷于这旋律和布鲁斯
Mo: Whoo, I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
我曾是个孤独的热血少年
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
手持康乃馨开着皮卡
But I knew I was out of luck
但我深知命运已弃我而去
The day the music died
音乐死去的那一天
I started singing
我开始唱
Maggie, Howie, Mo: Bye, bye Miss American Pie
再见了 再见了 我的美国派小姐
Drove my Chevyto the levee but the levee was dry
开着雪佛兰去河堤 但河堤已干
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
那些老伙计喝着威士忌和黑麦
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
唱着这天会是我的死期
This'll be the day that I die
这天将是我逝去的日子
Joan: Now, for ten years we've been on our own
十年辛苦为自谋
And moss grows fat on a rolling stone
滚石之上青苔生
But that's not how it used to be
然往事一去不返
When the jester sang for the king and queen
弄臣为国王与皇后歌唱
In the coat he borrowed from James Dean
穿着从詹姆斯迪恩那借来的大衣
And voice came from you and me
还有来自你我的声音
Oh, and while the king was looking down
当国王低下头
The jester stole his thorny crown
弄臣偷走他的荆棘王冠
The courtroom was adjourned
法庭休庭了
No verdict I was returned
没有任何判决宣判
Howie: And while Lennon read a book on Marx
当列侬读着马克思的书
The quartet practiced in the park
公园传来四重奏
And we sang dirges in the dark
黑暗中我们清唱挽歌
The day the music died
音乐离去的那一天
And we were singing
我们在唱
All: Bye, bye Miss American Pie
再见了 再见了 我的美国派小姐
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
开着雪佛兰去河堤 但河堤已干
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
那些老伙计喝着威士忌和黑麦
And singin' this 'll be the day that I die
唱着这天会是我的死期
This' ll be the day that I die
这将是我离去的日子
I met a girl who sang the blues
我碰到了一个唱着蓝调的女孩
And I asked her for some happy news
我向她询问有什么好消息
But she just smiled and turned away
她却只是微笑着转身离去
I went down to the sacred store
我去了那家神圣的店铺
Where I heard the music years before
在那我许多年前听到过音乐
But the man there said the music wouldn't play
但那人却说音乐已不在
Mo: And in the streets the children screamed
街上孩子叫喊着
The lovers cried and the poets dream
恋人哭泣，诗人梦想
Max&Simon: But not a word was spoken
但他们都一言不发
The church bells all were broken
教堂的钟声也不再
Maggie: And the three men I admire most
三个我无比敬佩的人
The father, Son and the Holy Ghost
圣父圣子与圣灵
They caught the last train for the coast
他们搭上了去海滨的末班车
The day the music died
在音乐不在的那一天
And they were singing
我们唱着
All: Bye, bye Miss American Pie
再见吧 再见吧 我的美国派小姐
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
开着雪佛兰去河堤 但河堤已干
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
那些老伙计喝着威士忌和黑麦
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
唱着这是我死去的那一天
This'll be the day I die
这也必将是我离去的那一天
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