歌词
A long long time ago
很久很久以后，
I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
我还能记住那些年 音乐如何使我快乐
And I knew if I had my chance
我也知道如果我还有机会的话
That I could make those people dance
让那群人翩翩起舞
And maybe they'd be happy for a while.
也许这会让他们开心一阵
But February made me shiver
但二月却让我颤抖不止
With every paper I'd deliver
伴随着我所送出的每一份报纸
Bad news on the doorstep
坏消息就躺在台阶上
I couldn't take one more step
我动弹不得
I can't remember if I cried
我记不起我是否哭过
When I read about his widowed bride
当我听说到那位孀妇时
But something touched me deep inside
但有些事却深深地打动了我
The day the music died
在那天 音乐已死去
So Bye-bye' Miss American Pie
所以再见吧美国派女士
Drove my chevy to the levee
开着我的车去到那堤坝
But the levee was dry
但这堤坝却早已干涸
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
而这群老男孩喝着威士忌与黑麦啤酒
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
唱着 终有一日我会逝去
This'll be the day that I die
终有一日我会逝去
Did you write the Book of Love
是你所写的爱之书么
And do you have faith in God above
如果圣经告诉你要这样
If the Bible tells you so
你还会对去信仰天上的上帝么
Do you believe in rock 'n roll
你是否相信摇滚乐
Can music save your mortal soul
可以拯救你那堕落的灵魂
And can you teach me how to dance real slow
而你可以教我如何放慢节奏去跳舞么
Well' I know that you're in love with him
行吧 我知道你已经爱上了他
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
因为我发现你们在健身房里轻歌曼舞
You both kicked off your shoes
你们还都踢掉了你们的鞋子
Man' I dig those rhythm and blue
兄弟，我终于悟到这节奏与这蓝调了
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
我曾经是个孤独的孩子
With a pink carnation and a packup truck
陪伴我的只有粉色的康乃馨与皮卡车
But I knew I was out of luck
但我知道这只是我一时不济
The day the music died
在音乐死去那天
I started singin'
我开始歌唱
Bye-bye' Miss American Pie
再见了美国派小姐
Drove my chevy to the levee
开着我的车去到堤坝
But the levee was dry
但堤坝早已干涸
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
而这些老男孩都喝着威士忌与黑麦啤酒
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
齐唱着 终有一日我会逝去
This'll be the day that I die
终有一日我会逝去
Now for ten years we've been on our own
十年之后的现在属于我们
And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
滚石上长满了青苔
But that's not how it used to be
但已不再是当年的样子
When the jester sang for the King and Queen
当小丑向国王与王后献歌时
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
小丑穿着从詹姆斯迪恩借来的外套
And a voice that came from you and me
但这歌声却出自你和我
Oh' and while the King was looking down
哦当国王低头的时候
The jester stole his thorny crown
小丑偷走了他的荆棘王冠
The courtroom was adjourned
法庭已经休庭了
No verdict was returned
没有裁定返还
And while Lennon read a book of Marx
当列侬读马克思时
The quartet practiced in the park
四重奏在公园上演
And we sang dirges in the dark
在黑暗中我们唱起挽歌
The day the music died
在音乐死亡的日子
We were singing
我们唱起
Bye-bye' Miss American Pie
再见吧美国派女士
Drove my chevy to the levee
开着我的车去到堤坝
But the levee was dry
但这堤坝却早已干涸
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
那些老男孩都喝着威士忌与黑麦啤酒
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
唱着 终有一日我会逝去
This'll be the day that I die
终有一日我会逝去
Helter Skelter in a summer swelter
杀人王杰克出现在夏日之中
The Byrds flew off with a fallout shelter
飞鸟乐队飞过辐射避难所
Eight miles high and falling fast
从八英尺高的的地方急速下降
It landed foul out on the grass
弄脏了草地
The players tried for a forward pass
球员们试着向前传球
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
场边坐着那位小丑
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
中场休息时的空气十分香甜
While the Sergeants played a marching tune
这时中士吹起了进行曲
We all got up to dance
我们都起身翩翩起舞
Oh' but we never got the chance
哦我们已经没有机会了
'Cause the players tried to take the field
因为球员正准备上场
The marching band refused to yield
但军乐队却拒绝让道
Do you recall what was revealed
你还记得我们的发现么
The day the music died
音乐死去这天
We started singing
我们歌唱
Bye-bye' Miss American Pie
再见了美国派女士
Drove my chevy to the levee
开着我的车去到堤坝
But the levee was dry
但这堤坝却早已干涸
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
而这些老男孩喝着威士忌与黑麦啤酒
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
唱着 终有一日我会逝去
This'll be the day that I die
终有一日我会逝去
Oh' and there we were all in one place
哦我们曾欢聚在一处
A generation Lost in Space
一代人迷失在太空
With no time left to start again
已没有时间从头再来
So come on' Jack be nimble' Jack be quick
所以来吧 杰克小子 灵敏无比 杰克小子 脚下生风（jack be nimble是美国经典儿歌）
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
杰克弗莱什坐在烛台
'Cause fire is the Devil's only friend
因为火焰是魔鬼唯一的朋友
Oh' and as I watched him on the stage
哦但我看见他在台上
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
我愤怒的紧握拳头
No angel born in hell
没有天使会生在地狱
Could break that Satan's spell
怎么能打破撒旦的魔咒
And as the flames climbed high into the night
火焰生在夜空中
To light the sacrifical rite
照亮了整个祭祀仪式
I saw Satan laughing with deligh
我看见撒旦在得意的笑
The day the music died
在音乐死去这天
He was singing
他歌唱着
Bye-bye' Miss American Pie
再见了美国派小姐
Drove my chevy to the levee
开着我的车去到堤坝
But the levee was dry
但这堤坝早已干涸
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
然后所有的老男孩喝着威士忌与黑麦啤酒
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
唱着 终有一日我会逝去
This'll be the day that I die
终有一日我会逝去
I met a girl who sang the blues
我寻着一个姑娘唱着蓝调
And I asked her for some happy news
我向她询问一些好消息
But she just smiled and turned away
但她只是笑着转身离去
And I went down to the sacred store
我去到那间神圣的商店
Where I'd heard the music years before
多年前我曾在这里听过音乐
But the man there said the music wouldn't play
但那儿的人告诉我 以后不会再有音乐了
And in the streets the children screamed
在大街上孩子们在尖叫
The lovers cried' and the poets dreamed
情人们哭泣着 诗人们在做着梦
But not a word was spoken
但他们都一言不发
The church bells all were broken
教堂的钟已经坏了
And the three men I admire most
而我最倾佩的三个人
The Father' Son and the Holy Ghost
父亲 孩子与圣灵
They caught the last train for the coast
他们赶上了最后去往海岸的火车
The day the music died
这天音乐死了
And they were singing
他们歌唱着
Bye-bye' Miss American Pie
再见了美国派女士
Drove my chevy to the levee
开着我的车去到堤坝
But the levee was dry
但这堤坝早已干涸
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
所有的老男孩都喝着酒
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
唱着 终有一日我会逝去
This'll be the day that I die
终有一日我会逝去
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