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It's nine o'clock on a Saturday

现在是周六晚上9点

The regular crowd shuffles in

老主顾们像往常一样慢慢涌入

There's an old man sitting next to me

有个老人坐在我身边

Makin' love to his tonic and gin

正在和他手里的金汤力酒缠绵

He says' "Son' can you play me a melody?

他说,“小伙子,你能为我弹一首歌吗?

I'm not really sure how it goes

我不太记得清旋律了

But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete

但这首歌忧伤又甜蜜

When I wore a younger man's clothes"

我年轻时能完整地记住这首歌。

Sing us a song' you're the piano man

给我们来一曲吧,钢琴师

Sing us a song tonight

今晚为我们弹上一曲

Well' we're all in the mood for a melody

大家情绪正好

And you've got us feelin' alright

你的弹奏让我们感到更加愉快

Now John at the bar is a friend of mine

在吧台的John是我朋友

He gets me my drinks for free

他请我免费喝了一杯

And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke

他很会逗顾客开心,也能适时为你点烟

But there's someplace that he'd rather be

但其实他更想在别的地方工作

He says' "Bill' I believe this is killing me."

他对我说,”Billy,这份工作真是太折磨人了“

As the smile ran away from his face

说着说着他的微笑从他脸上消失了

"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star

“如果不是因为困在这个鬼地方的话

If I could get out of this place"

我肯定能成为一个电影明星。”

Now Paul is a real estate novelist

Paul是一位梦想写出伟大小说的房地产中介

Who never had time for a wife

一直没时间找个妻子

And he's talkin' with Davy who's still in the navy

他跟在海军服役的David交谈着

And probably will be for life

也许David会在部队里待一辈子

And the waitress is practicing politics

女招待开始耍小花招

As the businessmen slowly get stoned

商人们也慢慢喝醉了

Yes' they're sharing a drink they call loneliness

他们正一起喝下孤独

But it's better than drinkin' alone

但这总强过独自饮用

Sing us a song' you're the piano man

给我们来一曲吧,钢琴师

Sing us a song tonight

今晚为我们弹上一曲

Well' we're all in the mood for a melody

大家情绪正好

And you've got us feelin' alright

你的弹奏让我们感到更加愉快

It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday

周六生意不错

And the manager gives me a smile

经理对我满意地笑了笑

'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see

因为他知道这些人都是冲着我的琴声而来

To forget about life for a while

这样他们可以短暂地忘记生活中的一切烦恼

And the piano' it sounds like a carnival

钢琴的声音听起来就像一场狂欢节

And the microphone smells like a beer

麦克风也散发着啤酒的香味

And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar

他们坐到吧台前,放了点小费到我的罐子里

And say' "Man' what are you doin' here?"

说,“你这么厉害,为何还在这里打工?”

Sing us a song' you're the piano man

给我们来一曲吧,钢琴师

Sing us a song tonight

今晚为我们弹上一曲

Well' we're all in the mood for a melody

大家情绪正好

And you've got us feelin' alright

你的弹奏让我们感到更加愉快。

《Piano Man》

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