所属专辑:Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II
歌手: Billy Joel
时长: 03:40
The Entertainer - Billy Joel (比利·乔尔)[00:00:00]
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I am the entertainer [00:00:02]
我是名艺人[00:00:17]
And I know just where I stand:[00:00:17]
我知道我身在何处[00:00:20]
Another serenader [00:00:20]
另一个唱小夜曲的人[00:00:21]
And another long-haired band [00:00:21]
另一个长发乐团[00:00:24]
Today I am your champion [00:00:24]
今天,我是你们的冠军[00:00:27]
I may have won your hearts [00:00:27]
我或许赢得你们的心[00:00:29]
But I know the game [00:00:29]
但我深知这游戏规则[00:00:31]
You will forget my name [00:00:31]
你会忘记我姓名[00:00:33]
And I won't be here[00:00:33]
我也不复存在[00:00:34]
In another year [00:00:34]
只需一年而已[00:00:35]
If I don't stay on the charts [00:00:35]
一旦我不在排行榜上[00:00:37]
I am the entertainer [00:00:37]
我是名艺人[00:00:42]
And I've had to pay my price [00:00:42]
我必须付出代价[00:00:45]
The things I did not know at first [00:00:45]
我一开始不明白的道理[00:00:48]
I learned by doin' twice [00:00:48]
第二次便学会教训[00:00:49]
Ah but still they come to haunt me [00:00:49]
啊,但他们仍然纠缠着我[00:00:52]
Still they want their say [00:00:52]
他们仍想要话语权[00:00:54]
So I've learned to dance[00:00:54]
我曾学习跳舞[00:00:56]
With a hand in my pants [00:00:56]
手放在裤兜里[00:00:58]
And they rub my neck [00:00:58]
他们扼住我咽喉[00:00:59]
And I write 'em a check [00:00:59]
我给他们写了一张支票[00:01:01]
And they go their merry way [00:01:01]
他们便自去行乐[00:01:02]
I am the entertainer [00:01:02]
我是名艺人[00:01:07]
Been all around the world [00:01:07]
曾环游世界[00:01:09]
I've played all kinds of palaces [00:01:09]
我曾住过各种豪华住宅[00:01:12]
And laid all kinds of girls [00:01:12]
睡过各种女孩[00:01:14]
I can't remember faces [00:01:14]
甚至不记得她们长什么样子[00:01:16]
I don't remember names [00:01:16]
不记得她们的名字[00:01:19]
Ah but what the hell [00:01:19]
啊,管他的[00:01:21]
You know it's just as well [00:01:21]
你知道,这没关系[00:01:23]
'Cause after a while[00:01:23]
因为片刻过后[00:01:24]
And a thousand miles [00:01:24]
千里之外[00:01:25]
It all becomes the same [00:01:25]
一切便没什么不同[00:01:26]
I am the entertainer [00:01:26]
我是名艺人[00:01:37]
I bring to you my songs [00:01:37]
我为你唱起我的歌[00:01:39]
I'd like to spend a day or two [00:01:39]
我希望花一两天时间[00:01:42]
I can't stay that long [00:01:42]
可无法停留那么长[00:01:44]
No I've got to meet expenses [00:01:44]
不,我必须应付开支[00:01:46]
I got to stay in line [00:01:46]
我必须随时待命[00:01:49]
Gotta get those fees[00:01:49]
必须赚取[00:01:50]
To the agencies [00:01:50]
给经纪人的报酬[00:01:51]
And I'd love to stay [00:01:51]
我宁愿留下来[00:01:53]
But there's bills to pay [00:01:53]
但我有账单要付[00:01:54]
So I just don't have the time [00:01:54]
所以,我只是没时间而已[00:01:56]
I am the entertainer [00:01:56]
我是名艺人[00:02:01]
I come to do my show [00:02:01]
我举办演唱会[00:02:04]
You've heard my latest record [00:02:04]
你曾听过我最近的专辑[00:02:06]
It's been on the radio [00:02:06]
在收音机上播放过[00:02:09]
Ah it took me years to write it [00:02:09]
啊,那些歌我写了很多年[00:02:12]
They were the best years of my life [00:02:12]
那曾是我最美好的时光[00:02:14]
It was a beautiful song [00:02:14]
这是一首美好的歌曲[00:02:15]
But it ran too long [00:02:15]
但旋律太长[00:02:17]
If you're gonna have a hit [00:02:17]
如果你想让它一曲成名[00:02:18]
You gotta make it fit--[00:02:18]
也必须让长度变得合适[00:02:19]
So they cut it down to 3:05 [00:02:19]
所以他们将歌删减到3分零5秒[00:02:24]
I am the entertainer [00:02:24]
我是名艺人[00:02:31]
The idol of my age [00:02:31]
是这个时代的偶像[00:02:33]
I make all kinds of money [00:02:33]
我赚取各种钱财[00:02:36]
When I go on the stage [00:02:36]
当我踏上舞台[00:02:38]
Ah you've seen me in the papers [00:02:38]
啊,你曾在报纸上见过我[00:02:42]
I've been in the magazines [00:02:42]
也曾被刊登在杂志上[00:02:43]
But if I go cold [00:02:43]
但如果我过气了[00:02:45]
I won't get sold [00:02:45]
我不会被卖掉[00:02:46]
I'll get put in the back[00:02:46]
而是被放在后台[00:02:47]
In the discount rack [00:02:47]
带着被贬损的残骸[00:02:48]
Like another can of beans [00:02:48]
正如另一罐并无二致的豆子[00:02:50]
I am the entertainer [00:02:50]
我是名艺人[00:02:55]
And I know just where I stand:[00:02:55]
我知道我身在何处[00:02:58]
Another serenader [00:02:58]
另一个唱小夜曲的人[00:03:00]
And another long-haired band [00:03:00]
另一个长发乐团[00:03:02]
Today I am your champion [00:03:02]
今天,我是你们的冠军[00:03:05]
I may have won your hearts [00:03:05]
我或许赢得你们的心[00:03:08]
But I know the game [00:03:08]
但我深知这游戏规则[00:03:10]
You will forget my name [00:03:10]
你会忘记我姓名[00:03:11]
And I won't be here[00:03:11]
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[00:03:13]
一旦我不在排行榜上[00:03:18]