所属专辑:Jay-Z: The Hits Collection Vol. 1 (Deluxe Version)
歌手: Jay-Z
时长: 04:36
Empire State of Mind (心中的帝国) - Jay-Z (杰斯)[00:00:00]
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Written by:Shawn C. Carter/Sylvia Robinson/Jane'T. Sewell/Alexander William Shuckburgh/Bert Keyes Sylvia/Angela Ann Hunte/Alicia J.[00:00:01]
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Yea yea I'm out that Brooklyn now I'm down in Tribeca[00:00:09]
虽自布鲁克林贫民区长大 如今我也将特里贝克踩在脚下[00:00:13]
Right next to DeNiro but I'll be hood forever[00:00:13]
早已比邻劳勃蒂尼罗 但我永远是那个街头小子 自比特里贝克(殿堂级歌手)[00:00:16]
I'm the new Sinatra and since I made it here[00:00:16]
我是纽约之王 自可到处称皇[00:00:18]
I can make it anywhere yea they love me everywhere[00:00:18]
他们对我的爱无处不在[00:00:21]
I used to cop in Harlem[00:00:21]
曾在哈林区偷盗贩毒[00:00:22]
All of my Dominicano's right there up on Broadway[00:00:22]
与多米尼加朋友们一起嗨 就在百老汇那边[00:00:25]
Pull me back to that McDonald's took it to my stashbox 560 State St.[00:00:25]
令我想起那家麦当劳店 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 wippin' pastry's[00:00:29]
那时的我 制**毒就像西蒙斯做小蛋糕那样随意方便[00:00:32]
Cruisin' down 8th St off white Lexus[00:00:32]
再来到第八大道 离开白色凌志[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[00:00:38]
Me I'm out that Bed Stuy home of that boy Biggie[00:00:38]
而我自奢侈学生床起家 那可是臭名昭著老大的地盘[00:00:41]
Now I live on Billboard and I brought my boys with me[00:00:41]
而现在 我能在广告榜上称王 朋友皆因我而飞黄腾达[00:00:43]
Say whattup to Ty Ty still sippin' Mai Tai's[00:00:43]
怎么了暴君史密斯 再喝一杯鸡尾酒如何[00:00:46]
Sittin' courtside Knicks and 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[00:00:51]
Tell by my attitude that I'm most definitely[00:00:51]
看我如此狂妄态度 那自是因为我来自[00:00:54]
In New York[00:00:54]
纽约[00:00:58]
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of[00:00:58]
这个由梦筑城的钢筋混凝土的城市里[00:01:01]
There's nothin' you can't do[00:01:01]
身处纽约自然无所不能[00:01:05]
Now you're in New York[00:01:05]
因为你现在在纽约[00:01:08]
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[00:01:15]
Let's hear it for New York New York New York[00:01:15]
这就是纽约 纽约 纽约[00:01:23]
Catch me at the X with OG at a Yankee game[00:01:23]
我让你成为了最热门的黑人[00:01:25]
Sh*t I made the Yankee hat more famous then a Yankee can[00:01:25]
我和祖安佩雷斯一起在布朗克斯观看洋基队比赛[00:01:28]
You should know I bleed blue but I ain't a Crip though[00:01:28]
洋基队帽是因我而出名 你该知道我已是不赀之躯 [00:01:30]
But I got a gang of niggas walkin' with my clique though[00:01:30]
但我不是混跛子的 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]
欢迎来到纽约这个大熔炉 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]
鲁帮首领 说唱的故乡[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 for they 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]
Eight 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]
我就是真人版专刊的那首“我能成功”[00:01:52]
If Jesus payin' Lebron I'm payin' Dwayne Wade[00:01:52]
如果你詹金斯能为詹姆斯买单 我当然可以为韦德买单[00:01:55]
Three dice cee lo three card monte[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 St that's[00:02:04]
流行之王名声永存 我来自帝国之州 即是[00:02:07]
In New York[00:02:07]
纽约[00:02:09]
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of[00:02:10]
这个由梦筑城的钢筋混凝土的城市里[00:02:14]
There's nothin' you can't do[00:02:14]
身处纽约自然无所不能[00:02:17]
Now you're in New York[00:02:17]
因为你现在在纽约[00:02:20]
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 New York[00:02:28]
这就是纽约 纽约 纽约[00:02:35]
Lights is blinding girls need blinders[00:02:35]
灯光太过炫目[00:02:38]
So they can step out of bounds quick the sidelines is[00:02:38]
女孩儿们需要带上护目镜 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[00:02:48]
End of the winter gets cold en vogue with your skin out[00:02:48]
自以为潮到爆棚 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 the 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[00:03:14]
MDMA got you feelin' like a champion[00:03:14]
***嗨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 安眠药才能让你安然入睡[00:03:19]
In New York[00:03:19]
纽约[00:03:22]
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of[00:03:22]
这个由梦筑城的钢筋混凝土的城市里[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]
因为你现在在纽约[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[00:03:40]
Let's hear it for New York New York New York[00:03:40]
这就是纽约 纽约 纽约[00:03:46]
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 everybody say yeah yeah[00:03:55]
燃起火焰 大声呼啸[00:04:00]
Yea yea[00:04:01]
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In New York[00:04:03]
在纽约[00:04:06]
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of[00:04:06]
这个由梦筑城的钢筋混凝土的城市里[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]
因为你现在在纽约[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[00:04:21]