Don Mclean《American Pie》美国派
《American Pie》美国派
歌手：Don McLean
A long long time ago I can still remember
很久很久以前我依然記得
How that music used to make me smile
音乐是如何让我会心微笑
And I knew if I had my chance
我知道，如果我有机会
That I could make those people dance
我可以让人們闻乐起舞
And maybe they'd be happy for a while
也許他們会快乐好一阵子
But February made me shiver
但二月使我顫抖
with every paper I'd deliver
因为我送的每一份报纸
Bad news on the doorstep
丟在門口的噩耗
I couldn't take one more step
使我举步維坚
I can't remember if I cried
我不記得自己有沒有哭
When I read about his widowed bride
当我讀到他那位新寡妻子的新聞時
But something touched me deep inside
某種情緒深深觸動了我
The day the music died
在音樂死亡的那一天
Now, for ten years we've been on our own
如今十年了，我們全靠自己熬過來了
And moss grows fat on a rolling stone
滾動的石頭上長滿了青苔
But that's not how it used to be
它原來不是這個樣子的
When the jester sang for the king and queen
當弄臣（Bob Dylan）為國王與皇后歌唱
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
穿著向詹姆斯狄恩借來的外套
And a voice that came from you and me
用來自你我的聲音
Oh and while the king was looking down
當國王低頭
The jester stole his thorny crown
弄臣偷走了荊棘桂冠
The courtroom was adjourned
法庭當時休會
No verdict was returned
沒有任何判決宣判
And while Lenin read a book on Marx
當藍尼讀著馬克思主義的書
The quartet practiced in the park
四重奏在公園裡排練
And we sang dirges in the dark
我們在黑暗中唱著歌
The day the music died
在音樂死去的那天
We were singing(*)
我們唱著......(*)
Did you write the book of love
你寫過愛之書嗎？
And do you have faith in God above
你相信天上的上帝嗎？
If the Bible tells you so?
如果聖經是這麼告訴你的
Now do you believe in rock and roll?
你相信搖滾樂嗎？
Can music save your mortal soul?
音樂可以拯救你的靈魂嗎？
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
你可以教我如何放慢速度來跳舞嗎？
Well, I know that you're in love with him
我知道妳愛上了他
'cause I saw you dancing in the gym
因為我看到你們在體育館裡跳舞
You both kicked off your shoes
你們踢掉鞋子
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
老天，我深深感受到節奏與藍調
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
那時的我是個寂寞的年輕人
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
別著一朵粉紅色的康乃馨，有一輛小貨車
But I knew I was out of luck
但我明白自己並不走運
The day the music died
在音樂死亡的那一天
I started singing(*)
我開始唱著......(*)
Oh, and there we were all in one place
我們都聚集在同一個地方
A generation lost in space
在太空中迷失的一代
With no time left to start again
沒有時間可以重振旗鼓
So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
來吧！傑克，快點！
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
閃電傑克坐在燭臺上
'Cause fire is the devil's only friend
因為火焰是魔鬼唯一的朋友
And as I watched him on the stage
當我看到他在舞台上
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
我憤怒的握緊拳頭
No angel born in hell
誕生在地獄的天使
Could break that Satan's spell
也無法破除撒旦的咒語
And as the flames climbed high into the night
當火焰升高至夜空
To light the sacrificial rite
照亮了整個祭典
I saw Satan laughing with delight
我看見撒旦高興的大笑
The day the music died
在音樂死去的那天
He was singing(*)
他唱著......(*)
I met a girl who sang the blues
我遇到一個唱藍調的女孩
And I asked her for some happy news
我向她打聽一些愉快的消息
But she just smiled and turned away
但她只是笑了笑便轉身而去
I went down to the sacred store
我走到一家宗教用品店
Where I'd heard the music years before
在那裡，可以聽到好幾年前的音樂
But the man there said the music wouldn't play
但是店裡的人說那些音樂不能播放
And in the streets the children screamed
街頭上的孩子們尖叫著
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed
戀人們在哭泣，詩人們作著夢
But not a word was spoken
卻不發一語
The church bells all were broken
教堂的鐘都殘破不堪
And the three men I admire most
我最景仰的三個人──
the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
聖父、聖子與聖靈
They caught the last train for the coast
他們都搭乘末班車到海邊去了
The day the music died
在音樂死去的那天
And they were singing(*)
他們唱著......(*)
So... *Bye, bye Miss American Pie
那麼.... 再見了，美國派小姐
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
開著雪佛蘭到河堤上，但河堤已乾涸
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
老好人們飲著威士忌和麥酒
Singing this'll be the day that I die
唱著這會是我死的那一天
This'll be the day that I die
這會是我死的那一天
1971年美国民谣歌手Don McLean写下了一首超长的歌曲《American Pie》。这首歌不仅使他一夜成名，也让他和他的这首作品一直流传到了21世纪的今天。
《American Pie》堪称一首史诗式的作品，纵观全球乐坛，能将一首长达8分34秒的歌曲唱得不仅不让人生厌，还让人们津津乐道并传颂几十年的现象可谓少之又少，而唐·麦克林和他的《American Pie》就做到了，如果作品里没有引人入胜的叙事性、没有内蕴幽远的深刻性，很难相信人们真会傻呆呆地将这么长的时间消耗在一首歌曲里。
《American Pie》是用音乐记录美国六十年代历史的一首史诗，没有春风得意的赞美，也没有针锋相对的批判，有的只是在轻快的民谣节奏中娓娓地道来——那里面有整整一个时代美国人所见、所思、所想，以及所经历的往事，而事实上正是这样不带主观评述的质朴歌声，最终打动了一代又一代的美国人，甚至是美国以外的人。