我还在问自已是否做的对
I stillask myself if I did the rightthing
当我离开了他漂泊的城市
when I abando ned his floati ng city
我指的不仅是工作
And I don't mean only for the work
事实是那样才是真正的朋友
fact is, a friend like that a real friend
你再也不会见到他这样的人
you won't meet one again
如果你不想出海
If you just decide to hang up your sea legs
如果你只想站在陆地上
if you just want to feel someth ing more solidbeneat h your feet
如果你不再想听见天籁之音
and if then you no lonerhear the musicof the gods around you
但是像他常说过的一样
But, like he used to say
只要你有个好故事你就永远不会被人忘记
You're neverreally done for as long as you got a good story
一个值得告诉别人的故事
and someon e to tell it to
可问题是
Troubl e is
没人相信我的故事
nobody'd believ e a single word of my story
每次都是这样
It happen ed everytime
某人一抬头就看到她
Someon e wouldlook up and see her
很难理解
It's diffic ult to unders tand
那船上有上千人
There'd be more than a thousa nd of us on that ship
有富人移民陌生人和我们
Travel ing rich folks, immigr antsand strang e people, and us
但是总会有一个人
Yet therewas always one
一眼就看到她的单身汉
One guy alonewho wouldsee her first
或许他只是坐在那吃东西或是在甲板上散步
Maybehe was just sittin g thereeating or walkin g on the deck
或许他正在缝补裤子
Maybehe was just fixing his pants
他抬起头很快地向海上望去便看到了她
He'd look up for a second. A quickglance out to sea and he'd see her
他的脚像生了根心也悸动不安
Then he'd just standthererooted to the spot, his heartracing
每次每一次我发誓
And everytime everydamn time, I swear
他转向我冲着船朝着每个人大喊
he'd turn to us, toward s the ship toward s everyb ody and scream
美国
Americ a
海上钢琴家
The Legend of
纽约
New Y ork
先看到美国的人
The one who sees Americ a first
每个船上都有一个
There's one on everyship
不要以为这是偶然
And don't be thinki ng it's an accide nt
或是视觉幻想那是命运
Or some optica l illusi on It's destin y
这些人
Thoseare people who always
在他们的生命中都是有印记的
have that precis e instan t stampe d on theirlife
当他们是孩子的时候你看他们眼睛
And when they were kids you couldlook into theireyes
如果你仔细观察你就会看到她
and if you looked carefu lly enough you'd alread y see her
美国
Americ a
我没见过多少美国人
And I've seen a few Americ as
呆在那船上六年
Six yearson that ship five crossi ngs a year
一年横跨五次欧洲和美国
Europe, Americ a and back always soakin g in the ocean
当你踏上大陆
When you steppe d on land
你在上厕所的时候都会感觉晃
you couldn't even piss straig ht in the john
我的意思是厕所是不动的
It was teady. The john, I mean
发誓的英文
你却像个白痴一样不停的晃
But you'd keep bobbin g like an idiot
你可以安然无恙的离开船但是却不可能离开大海You can get off a ship all rightBut off the ocean
马上要关门了
I was just closin g
需要点什么
What can I do for you?
当我登上这船的时候才岁
When I boarde d, I was yearsold
一生中我只在乎一件事
And I only caredaboutone thingin life
演奏小号
Playin g the trumpe t
我要卖这个
I'm sellin g it
康恩
Conn
不错
Not bad
黄铜是最好的
Best brassmoneycan buy
最高出六磅七先令
Six pounds, ten shilli ngs Best I can do
先生这是我的全部
That horn's my wholelife, mister
即使我不是什么名人
Even beinga nobody
至少也值20美元
has got to be worthmore than twenty lousybucks
事情就是这样我认为连二先令都不值
It that's how things are, I suppos e it's barely worthhalf a crown
走后请关门
Shut the door when you leaveplease
好吧老爹
Okay, pops
你赢了
you win
你刚买了一部分音乐史
You just bought yourse lf a pieceof musica l histor y
如果你想要我的建议
Now if you want my advice
去吃顿好的
go out, treatyourse lf to a decent meal
至少让我在吹一次
At leastlet me play it one last time
我没有时间
Youngman I don't have time to waste
好吧
All right
那就快点
Hurryup, then
要关门了
I'm closin g
谢谢
Thankyou
这样才完美你说呢
Two peas in a pod, wouldn't you say
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