《The Entertainer》歌词

[00:00:00] The Entertainer - Billy Joel (比利·乔尔)

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[00:00:02] I am the entertainer

[00:00:17] 我是名艺人

[00:00:17] And I know just where I stand:

[00:00:20] 我知道我身在何处

[00:00:20] Another serenader

[00:00:21] 另一个唱小夜曲的人

[00:00:21] And another long-haired band

[00:00:24] 另一个长发乐团

[00:00:24] Today I am your champion

[00:00:27] 今天，我是你们的冠军

[00:00:27] I may have won your hearts

[00:00:29] 我或许赢得你们的心

[00:00:29] But I know the game

[00:00:31] 但我深知这游戏规则

[00:00:31] You will forget my name

[00:00:33] 你会忘记我姓名

[00:00:33] And I won't be here

[00:00:34] 我也不复存在

[00:00:34] In another year

[00:00:35] 只需一年而已

[00:00:35] If I don't stay on the charts

[00:00:37] 一旦我不在排行榜上

[00:00:37] I am the entertainer

[00:00:42] 我是名艺人

[00:00:42] And I've had to pay my price

[00:00:45] 我必须付出代价

[00:00:45] The things I did not know at first

[00:00:48] 我一开始不明白的道理

[00:00:48] I learned by doin' twice

[00:00:49] 第二次便学会教训

[00:00:49] Ah but still they come to haunt me

[00:00:52] 啊，但他们仍然纠缠着我

[00:00:52] Still they want their say

[00:00:54] 他们仍想要话语权

[00:00:54] So I've learned to dance

[00:00:56] 我曾学习跳舞

[00:00:56] With a hand in my pants

[00:00:58] 手放在裤兜里

[00:00:58] And they rub my neck

[00:00:59] 他们扼住我咽喉

[00:00:59] And I write 'em a check

[00:01:01] 我给他们写了一张支票

[00:01:01] And they go their merry way

[00:01:02] 他们便自去行乐

[00:01:02] I am the entertainer

[00:01:07] 我是名艺人

[00:01:07] Been all around the world

[00:01:09] 曾环游世界

[00:01:09] I've played all kinds of palaces

[00:01:12] 我曾住过各种豪华住宅

[00:01:12] And laid all kinds of girls

[00:01:14] 睡过各种女孩

[00:01:14] I can't remember faces

[00:01:16] 甚至不记得她们长什么样子

[00:01:16] I don't remember names

[00:01:19] 不记得她们的名字

[00:01:19] Ah but what the hell

[00:01:21] 啊，管他的

[00:01:21] You know it's just as well

[00:01:23] 你知道，这没关系

[00:01:23] 'Cause after a while

[00:01:24] 因为片刻过后

[00:01:24] And a thousand miles

[00:01:25] 千里之外

[00:01:25] It all becomes the same

[00:01:26] 一切便没什么不同

[00:01:26] I am the entertainer

[00:01:37] 我是名艺人

[00:01:37] I bring to you my songs

[00:01:39] 我为你唱起我的歌

[00:01:39] I'd like to spend a day or two

[00:01:42] 我希望花一两天时间

[00:01:42] I can't stay that long

[00:01:44] 可无法停留那么长

[00:01:44] No I've got to meet expenses

[00:01:46] 不，我必须应付开支

[00:01:46] I got to stay in line

[00:01:49] 我必须随时待命

[00:01:49] Gotta get those fees

[00:01:50] 必须赚取

[00:01:50] To the agencies

[00:01:51] 给经纪人的报酬

[00:01:51] And I'd love to stay

[00:01:53] 我宁愿留下来

[00:01:53] But there's bills to pay

[00:01:54] 但我有账单要付

[00:01:54] So I just don't have the time

[00:01:56] 所以，我只是没时间而已

[00:01:56] I am the entertainer

[00:02:01] 我是名艺人

[00:02:01] I come to do my show

[00:02:04] 我举办演唱会

[00:02:04] You've heard my latest record

[00:02:06] 你曾听过我最近的专辑

[00:02:06] It's been on the radio

[00:02:09] 在收音机上播放过

[00:02:09] Ah it took me years to write it

[00:02:12] 啊，那些歌我写了很多年

[00:02:12] They were the best years of my life

[00:02:14] 那曾是我最美好的时光

[00:02:14] It was a beautiful song

[00:02:15] 这是一首美好的歌曲

[00:02:15] But it ran too long

[00:02:17] 但旋律太长

[00:02:17] If you're gonna have a hit

[00:02:18] 如果你想让它一曲成名

[00:02:18] You gotta make it fit--

[00:02:19] 也必须让长度变得合适

[00:02:19] So they cut it down to 3:05

[00:02:24] 所以他们将歌删减到3分零5秒

[00:02:24] I am the entertainer

[00:02:31] 我是名艺人

[00:02:31] The idol of my age

[00:02:33] 是这个时代的偶像

[00:02:33] I make all kinds of money

[00:02:36] 我赚取各种钱财

[00:02:36] When I go on the stage

[00:02:38] 当我踏上舞台

[00:02:38] Ah you've seen me in the papers

[00:02:42] 啊，你曾在报纸上见过我

[00:02:42] I've been in the magazines

[00:02:43] 也曾被刊登在杂志上

[00:02:43] But if I go cold

[00:02:45] 但如果我过气了

[00:02:45] I won't get sold

[00:02:46] 我不会被卖掉

[00:02:46] I'll get put in the back

[00:02:47] 而是被放在后台

[00:02:47] In the discount rack

[00:02:48] 带着被贬损的残骸

[00:02:48] Like another can of beans

[00:02:50] 正如另一罐并无二致的豆子

[00:02:50] I am the entertainer

[00:02:55] 我是名艺人

[00:02:55] And I know just where I stand:

[00:02:58] 我知道我身在何处

[00:02:58] Another serenader

[00:03:00] 另一个唱小夜曲的人

[00:03:00] And another long-haired band

[00:03:02] 另一个长发乐团

[00:03:02] Today I am your champion

[00:03:05] 今天，我是你们的冠军

[00:03:05] I may have won your hearts

[00:03:08] 我或许赢得你们的心

[00:03:08] But I know the game

[00:03:10] 但我深知这游戏规则

[00:03:10] You will forget my name

[00:03:11] 你会忘记我姓名

[00:03:11] And I won't be here

[00:03:13] 我也不复存在

[00:03:13] In another year

[00:03:13] 只需一年而已

[00:03:13] If I don't stay on the charts

[00:03:18] 一旦我不在排行榜上