歌手: Jay-Z
时长: 04:37
Empire State of Mind - Billboard[00:00:00]
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Yeah I'm out that Brooklyn now I'm down in TriBeCa[00:00:09]
耶,虽自布鲁克林贫民区长大,如今我也将Tribeca踩在脚下[00:00:13]
Right next to Deniro but I'll be hood forever[00:00:13]
早已比邻Robert DeNiro 但我永远是那个街头小子[00:00:16]
I'm the new Sinatra and since I made it here[00:00:16]
自比Frank Sinatra(殿堂级歌手)[00:00:19]
I can make it anywhere yeah they love me everywhere[00:00:19]
我是纽约之王 自可到处称皇[00:00:21]
I used to cop in Harlem all of my Dominicano's[00:00:21]
曾在Harlem区偷盗贩毒 与多米尼加朋友们共High[00:00:24]
Right there up on Broadway pull me back to that McDonald's[00:00:24]
就在百老汇那边,令我想起那家麦当劳店[00:00:27]
Took it to my stashbox 560 State St [00:00:27]
那可是我的藏匿之地 自然还有560 大道[00:00:29]
Catch me in the kitchen like a Simmons with them Pastry's[00:00:29]
那时的我,制毒贩毒就像Simmons做小蛋糕那样随意方便[00:00:32]
Cruisin' down 8th St off white Lexus[00:00:32]
现如今我照样开着“白色”凌志 悠闲驶过第八大道[00:00:35]
Drivin' so slow but BK is from Texas[00:00:35]
香车自有碧人陪伴 她自德州来(Beyonce)[00:00:38]
Me I'm out that Bed-Stuy home of that boy Biggie[00:00:38]
而我自Bed-stuy起家,那可是The Notorious B.I.G的地盘[00:00:41]
Now I live on Billboard and I brought my boys with me[00:00:41]
而现在,我能在Billboard榜上称王 朋友皆因我而飞黄腾达[00:00:44]
Say what's up to Ty-Ty still sippin' mai tai's[00:00:44]
怎么了Tyran Smith,再喝一杯鸡尾酒如何[00:00:46]
Sittin' courtside Knicks & Nets give me high five[00:00:46]
坐在尼克斯与网队交战球场边,球员都会与我击掌[00:00:49]
Ni**a I be Spike'd out I could trip a referee[00:00:49]
老子我现在也能轻松算计裁判[00:00:52]
Tell by my attitude that I'm most definitely from [00:00:52]
看我如此狂妄态度,那自是因为我来自[00:00:55]
New York concrete jungle where dreams are made of[00:00:55]
高楼林立筑成辉煌梦想[00:01:02]
There's nothin' you can't do[00:01:02]
身处纽约自然无所不能[00:01:05]
Now you're in New York[00:01:05]
现在你在纽约[00:01:09]
These streets will make you feel brand new[00:01:09]
车水马龙让你脱胎换骨[00:01:13]
Big lights will inspire you[00:01:13]
灯红酒绿令你热血沸腾[00:01:16]
Let's hear it for New York New York [00:01:16]
快听,来自纽约的声音[00:01:20]
New York[00:01:20]
纽约[00:01:22]
Catch me at the X with OG at a Yankee game[00:01:22]
我和Juan Perez一起在Bronx观看洋基队比赛[00:01:25]
Sh*t I made the Yankee hat more famous then a Yankee can[00:01:25]
洋基队帽是因我而出名[00:01:28]
You should know I bleed blue but I ain't a Crip though[00:01:28]
你该知道我已是不赀之躯,但我不是混Crip的[00:01:30]
But I got a gang of niggas walkin' with my clique though[00:01:30]
尽管如此,道上跟我混的兄弟也不少[00:01:33]
Welcome to the melting pot corners where we sellin' rock[00:01:33]
欢迎光临纽约大熔炉 街角正是我们贩毒之地[00:01:36]
Afrika Bambataa sh*t home of the hip-hop[00:01:36]
祖鲁帮首领,那是说唱的起源地[00:01:39]
Yellow cab gypsy cab dollar cab holla back[00:01:39]
各式的士穿梭鸣笛[00:01:41]
For foreigners it ain't pretty act like they forgot how to act[00:01:41]
司机假装忘记打表坑骗外国佬[00:01:44]
8 million stories out there in it naked[00:01:44]
九衢三市自是故事繁多[00:01:47]
City is a pity half of y'all won't make it[00:01:47]
论其尽头仅有少数能够成功[00:01:50]
Me I got a plug Special Ed "I Got It Made"[00:01:50]
我就是真人版的Special Ed的那首“我能成功”[00:01:52]
If Jesus payin' LeBron I'm payin' Dwyane Wade[00:01:52]
如果你Jeezy能为詹姆斯买单,我当然可以为韦德买单[00:01:55]
Three dice Cee-lo three Card Marley[00:01:55]
骰子摇出欲望,纸牌变出沉迷[00:01:58]
Labor Day Parade rest in peace Bob Marley[00:01:58]
劳工示威游行,鲍勃马利千古[00:02:01]
Statue of Liberty long live the World Trade[00:02:01]
自由女神像,世贸双子塔 永存[00:02:04]
Long live the King yo I'm from the Empire State that's[00:02:04]
流行之王永存[00:02:07]
New York concrete jungle where dreams are made of[00:02:07]
高楼林立筑成辉煌梦想[00:02:14]
There's nothin' you can't do[00:02:14]
身处纽约自然无所不能[00:02:16]
Now you're in New York[00:02:16]
现在你在纽约[00:02:21]
These streets will make you feel brand new[00:02:21]
车水马龙让你脱胎换骨[00:02:25]
Big lights will inspire you[00:02:25]
灯红酒绿令你热血沸腾[00:02:28]
Let's hear it for New York New York [00:02:28]
快听,来自纽约的声音[00:02:32]
New York[00:02:32]
纽约[00:02:35]
Lights is blinding girls need blinders[00:02:35]
灯火刺目,女孩需要遮蔽双眼[00:02:38]
So they can step out of bounds quick the sidelines is[00:02:38]
才能步出奢靡浮华[00:02:40]
Lined with casualties who sip to life casually[00:02:40]
康庄大道旁尽是经不住诱惑的牺牲品[00:02:43]
Then gradually become worse don't bite the apple Eve[00:02:43]
一旦涉足,生活只会渐渐沉沦[00:02:46]
Caught up in the in-crowd now you're in style[00:02:46]
不要轻易尝试诱惑 你混圈子赶潮流 自以为潮到爆棚[00:02:48]
And in the winter gets cold in Vogue with your skin out[00:02:48]
要风度不要温度假装自己是Vogue女郎[00:02:51]
City of sin it's a pity on a whim[00:02:51]
这罪恶都市只是怜悯你的黄粱一梦[00:02:54]
Good girls gone bad the city's filled with them[00:02:54]
好女孩变坏的故事,全城上演[00:02:57]
Mommy took a bus trip now she got her bust out[00:02:57]
姑娘们欣喜而来,散尽钱财[00:03:00]
Everybody ride her just like a bus route[00:03:00]
人人与之交合,好比公交载客[00:03:03]
Hail Mary to the city you're a virgin[00:03:03]
祈福圣母玛利亚保你处子之身[00:03:05]
And Jesus can't save you life starts when the church end[00:03:05]
自甘堕落,耶稣亦无可奈何[00:03:08]
Came here for school graduated to the high life[00:03:08]
原想学有所成,将来衣锦还乡[00:03:11]
Ball players rap stars addicted to the limelight[00:03:11]
正如球星说唱大佬们享受聚光灯的照耀[00:03:13]
MDMA got you feelin' like a champion[00:03:13]
***High到让你觉得我自成王[00:03:16]
The city never sleeps better slip you an Ambien[00:03:16]
都市夜夜笙歌,Ambien才能让你安然入睡[00:03:19]
New York concrete jungle where dreams are made of[00:03:19]
高楼林立筑成辉煌梦想[00:03:26]
There's nothin' you can't do[00:03:26]
身处纽约自然无所不能[00:03:29]
Now you're in New York[00:03:29]
现在你在纽约[00:03:33]
These streets will make you feel brand new[00:03:33]
车水马龙让你脱胎换骨[00:03:37]
Big lights will inspire you[00:03:37]
灯红酒绿令你热血沸腾[00:03:39]
Let's hear it for New York New York [00:03:39]
让我们一起倾听纽约,纽约[00:03:43]
New York[00:03:43]
纽约[00:03:47]
One hand in the air for the big city[00:03:47]
为这都市挥舞手臂[00:03:50]
Street lights big dreams all lookin' pretty[00:03:50]
华灯初上,幻想梦想,皆是美丽幻象[00:03:53]
No place in the world that could compare[00:03:53]
这座城市无与伦比[00:03:55]
Put your lighters in the air[00:03:55]
燃起火焰,大声呼啸[00:03:57]
Everybody say "yeah yeah yeah yeah"[00:03:57]
每个人都说,好,好,好,好[00:04:03]
New York concrete jungle where dreams are made of[00:04:03]
高楼林立筑成辉煌梦想[00:04:10]
There's nothin' you can't do[00:04:10]
身处纽约自然无所不能[00:04:13]
Now you're in New York[00:04:13]
现在你在纽约[00:04:17]
These streets will make you feel brand new[00:04:17]
车水马龙让你脱胎换骨[00:04:21]
Big lights will inspire you[00:04:21]
灯红酒绿令你热血沸腾[00:04:24]
Let's hear it for New York New York [00:04:24]
让我们一起倾听纽约,纽约[00:04:28]
New York[00:04:28]
纽约[00:04:33]