It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
現(xiàn)在是周六晚上9點(diǎn)
The regular crowd shuffles in
老主顧們像往常一樣慢慢涌入
There's an old man sitting next to me
有個(gè)老人坐在我身邊
Makin' love to his tonic and gin
正在和他手里的金湯力酒纏綿
He says' "Son' can you play me a melody？
他說，“小伙子，你能為我彈一首歌嗎？
I'm not really sure how it goes
我不太記得清旋律了
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
但這首歌憂傷又甜蜜
When I wore a younger man's clothes"
我年輕時(shí)能完整地記住這首歌。
Sing us a song' you're the piano man
給我們來一曲吧，鋼琴師
Sing us a song tonight
今晚為我們彈上一曲
Well' we're all in the mood for a melody
大家情緒正好
And you've got us feelin' alright
你的彈奏讓我們感到更加愉快
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
在吧臺(tái)的John是我朋友
He gets me my drinks for free
他請我免費(fèi)喝了一杯
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
他很會(huì)逗顧客開心，也能適時(shí)為你點(diǎn)煙
But there's someplace that he'd rather be
但其實(shí)他更想在別的地方工作
He says' "Bill' I believe this is killing me."
他對(duì)我說，”Billy，這份工作真是太折磨人了“
As the smile ran away from his face
說著說著他的微笑從他臉上消失了
"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star
“如果不是因?yàn)槔г谶@個(gè)鬼地方的話
If I could get out of this place"
我肯定能成為一個(gè)電影明星?！?/p>
Now Paul is a real estate novelist
Paul是一位夢想寫出偉大小說的房地產(chǎn)中介
Who never had time for a wife
一直沒時(shí)間找個(gè)妻子
And he's talkin' with Davy who's still in the navy
他跟在海軍服役的David交談著
And probably will be for life
也許David會(huì)在部隊(duì)里待一輩子
And the waitress is practicing politics
女招待開始耍小花招
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
商人們也慢慢喝醉了
Yes' they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
他們正一起喝下孤獨(dú)
But it's better than drinkin' alone
但這總強(qiáng)過獨(dú)自飲用
Sing us a song' you're the piano man
給我們來一曲吧，鋼琴師
Sing us a song tonight
今晚為我們彈上一曲
Well' we're all in the mood for a melody
大家情緒正好
And you've got us feelin' alright
你的彈奏讓我們感到更加愉快
It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
周六生意不錯(cuò)
And the manager gives me a smile
經(jīng)理對(duì)我滿意地笑了笑
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
因?yàn)樗肋@些人都是沖著我的琴聲而來
To forget about life for a while
這樣他們可以短暫地忘記生活中的一切煩惱
And the piano' it sounds like a carnival
鋼琴的聲音聽起來就像一場狂歡節(jié)
And the microphone smells like a beer
麥克風(fēng)也散發(fā)著啤酒的香味
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
他們坐到吧臺(tái)前，放了點(diǎn)小費(fèi)到我的罐子里
And say' "Man' what are you doin' here?"
說，“你這么厲害，為何還在這里打工？”
Sing us a song' you're the piano man
給我們來一曲吧，鋼琴師
Sing us a song tonight
今晚為我們彈上一曲
Well' we're all in the mood for a melody
大家情緒正好
And you've got us feelin' alright
你的彈奏讓我們感到更加愉快。
《Piano Man》
