A long long time ago
在很久以前
I can still remember
我仍然记得
How that music used to make me smile
音乐是如何让我会心微笑
And I knew that if I had my chance
我知道如果我有机会
I could make those people dance
我会让人们闻乐起舞
And maybe they'd be happy for a while
或许会暂时忘记悲伤 感到快乐
Did you write the book of love
你写过爱之书吗
And do you have faith in God above
你是否对上帝充满信仰
If the Bible tells you so
如果圣经是这么告诉你的
Now do you believe in rock'n roll
你会不会喜欢上摇滚
And can music save your mortal soul
音乐能挽救你腐朽的灵魂
And can you teach me how to dance real slow
你可以教我如何放慢速度来跳舞吗
Well I know that you're in love with him
我知道你早已与他共坠爱河
Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
因为我看到你们在体育馆里跳舞
You both kicked off your shoes
你们脱掉了自己的鞋子
Man I dig those rhythm 'n blues
伴着那蓝调的音乐
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
那时的我 只是一个落寞的年轻人
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
拿着一束康乃馨 开着小货车
But I knew that I was out of luck
但是我早已将运气耗尽
The day the music died
在音乐消亡的那一天
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 but the levee was dry
开着雪佛兰车驶向河堤 但是河水早已干涸
And good ol' boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
一个乡下小伙喝着威士忌和黑麦酒
Singin' 'this will be the day that I die
歌唱吧 这将是我死去的那一天
This will be the day that I die
这将是我死去的那一天
I met a girl who sang the blues
我遇见一个唱布鲁斯的女孩
And I asked her for some happy news
我想向她打听一些令人愉快的消息
But she just smiled and turned away
但是她笑了笑转身离开
Well I went down to the sacred store
我走进那神圣的商店
Where I'd heard the music years before
在那里我听到了多年前听到的那首歌
And the men there said the music couldn't play
但是它早已不能播放
Well now in the streets the children screamed
街上的孩子喧闹不已
The lovers cried and the poets dreamed
恋人们在哭泣 而诗人们做着梦
But not a word was spoken
但是没有人说话
The church bells all were broken
教堂的钟早已坏掉
And the three men I admire most
我最敬佩那三个人
The Father Son and the Holy Ghost
圣父 圣子 还有那高贵的灵魂
They caught the last train for the coast
他们拦下了最后一班火车
The day the music died
在音乐消亡的那一天
We start singin
我们开始唱歌
Bye bye Miss American Pie
再见了 美国派小姐
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
开着雪佛兰车驶向河堤 但是河水早已干涸
And good ol' boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
一个乡下小伙喝着威士忌和黑麦
Singin' 'this will be the day that I die
歌唱吧 这将是我死去的那一天
This will be the day that I die
这将是我死去的那一天
Bye bye Miss American Pie
再见了 美国派小姐
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
开着雪佛兰车驶向河堤 但是河水早已干涸
And good ol' boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
一个乡下小伙喝着威士忌和黑麦
Singin' 'this will be the day that I die
歌唱吧 这将是我死去的那一天
This will be the day that I die
这将是我死去的那一天
I start singin
我开始歌唱
I start singin
我开始歌唱
I start singin
我开始歌唱
I start singin
我开始歌唱