American pie

A long long time ago
我依舊銘記那段舊時光
I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
音樂總是讓我莞爾微笑
And I knew if I had my chance
而我明白如果我有機會
That I could make those people dance
能讓那些人翩翩起舞
And maybe they'd be happy for a while.
他們也許會開心一陣子
But February made me shiver
但我在二月送出的每份報紙都令我不寒而栗
With every paper I'd deliver
噩耗就躺在門階上
Bad news on the doorstep
我的腿像灌鉛了一樣
I couldn't take one more step
我忘記我是否流下了眼淚
I can't remember if I cried
當我得知他遺孀的消息
When I read about his widowed bride
但有些事卻深深觸動了我
But something touched me deep inside
那日，音樂已死
The day the music died
那麼，再見吧，美國派小姐
So Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
開著我的雪弗蘭到了碼頭
Drove my chevy to the levee
可惜碼頭早已乾涸
But the levee was dry
那些老男孩們喝著黑麥威士忌
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
唱著“有朝一日我終將死去
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
有朝一日我終將死去
This'll be the day that I die
“愛之書”是你寫的嗎？
Did you write the Book of Love
如果聖經告訴你這些，你會信仰上帝嗎？
And do you have faith in God above
你還相信搖滾嗎？
If the Bible tells you so
音樂能否拯救你那終將逝去的靈魂？
Do you believe in rock 'n roll
你能教我如何慢舞嗎？
Can music save your mortal soul
好吧，我知道你已經愛上了他
And can you teach me how to dance real slow
因為我看到你們在健身房裡翩翩起舞
Well, I know that you're in love with him
舞到你們雙雙踢掉了鞋子
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
兄弟，我終於弄清了R & B
You both kicked off your shoes
我曾是個孤單的少年
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
拿著粉色康乃馨，駕著皮卡車
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
但我知道我不夠幸運
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
那日，音樂已死
But I knew I was out of luck
我開始吟唱
The day the music died
再見吧，美國派小姐
I started singin'
開著我的雪弗蘭到了碼頭
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
可惜碼頭早已乾涸
Drove my chevy to the levee
那些老男孩們喝著黑麥威士忌
But the levee was dry
唱著“有朝一日我終將死去”
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
十年後的如今卻屬於我們
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
滾石上長滿了苔蘚
This'll be the day that I die
但卻早已不是當初的模樣
Now for ten years we've been on our own
當那個宮廷小丑向國王與王后獻唱時
And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
他穿著詹姆士迪恩的外套
But that's not how it used to be
聲音卻來自你與我
When the jester sang for the King and Queen
當國王頷首之時
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
宮廷小丑竊走了那多刺的王冠
And a voice that came from you and me
審判被延期
Oh, and while the King was looking down
判決遲遲未下
The jester stole his thorny crown
當列儂研讀馬克思時
The courtroom was adjourned
四重奏在公園裡上演了
No verdict was returned
我們卻在黑暗中唱起了輓歌
And while Lennon read a book of Marx
那日，音樂已死
The quartet practiced in the park
我們開始吟唱
And we sang dirges in the dark
再見吧，美國派小姐
The day the music died
開著我的雪弗蘭到了碼頭
We were singing
但碼頭早已乾涸
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
那些老男孩們喝著黑麥威士忌
Drove my chevy to the levee
唱著“有朝一日我終將死去”
But the levee was dry
炎熱的夏日暴動不斷
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
鳥兒從破巢中飛走
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
八英里高卻急速墜下
This'll be the day that I die
最終落在污穢的草上。