所属专辑:The Blueprint 3
时长: 04:36
Empire State Of Mind-Jay-Z&Alicia Keys[00:00:00]
Yeah,[00:00:09]
耶[00:00:10]
Yeah, I'm a up at Brooklyn,[00:00:10]
虽自布鲁克林贫民区长大[00:00:12]
Now I'm down in Tribeca,[00:00:12]
如今我也将Tribeca踩在脚下[00:00:13]
Right next to DeNiro,[00:00:13]
早已比邻Robert DeNiro[00:00:14]
But I'll be hood forever,[00:00:14]
但我永远是那个街头小子[00:00:15]
I'm the new Sinatra,[00:00:15]
自比Frank Sinatra[00:00:16]
And since I made it here,[00:00:16]
我是纽约之王[00:00:18]
I can make it anywhere,[00:00:18]
自可到处称皇[00:00:20]
Yeah they love me everywhere,[00:00:20]
是啊,处处皆是膜拜之声[00:00:20]
I used to cop in Harlem,[00:00:20]
曾在Harlem区偷盗[00:00:22]
All of my dominicanos[00:00:22]
与多米尼加朋友们共High[00:00:24]
Right there up on broadway,[00:00:24]
就在百老汇那边[00:00:25]
Brought me back to that McDonalds,[00:00:25]
令我想起那家麦当劳店[00:00:27]
Took it to my stash spot,[00:00:27]
那可是我的藏匿之地[00:00:28]
Five Sixty Stage street,[00:00:28]
自然还有560 大道[00:00:29]
Catch me in the kitchen like a simmons whipping pastry,[00:00:29]
那时的我,就像Simmons做小蛋糕那样随意[00:00:31]
Cruising down 8th street,[00:00:31]
悠闲驶过第八大道[00:00:34]
Off white lexus,[00:00:34]
开着“白色”凌志[00:00:35]
Driving 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 up at Bedsty,[00:00:38]
而我自Bedstuy起家[00:00:39]
Home of that boy Biggie,[00:00:39]
那可是The Notorious B.I.G的地盘[00:00:41]
Now I live on billboard,[00:00:41]
而现在,我能在Billboard榜上称王[00:00:42]
And I brought my boys with me,[00:00:42]
朋友皆因我而飞黄腾达[00:00:43]
Say wat up to Ty Ty, still sipping Malta[00:00:43]
怎么了Tyran Smith,再喝一杯鸡尾酒如何[00:00:45]
Sitting courtside Knicks and Nets give me high fives,[00:00:45]
坐在尼克斯与网队交战球场边,球员都会与我击掌[00:00:49]
N-gga I be spiked out, I can 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 most definitely from...[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]
高楼林立筑成辉煌梦想[00:01:02]
There's nothing you can't do,[00:01:02]
无所不能[00:01:05]
Now you're in New York,[00:01:05]
只要你身在纽约[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]
The lights will inspire you,[00:01:13]
灯红酒绿令你热血沸腾[00:01:16]
Let's here it for New York, New York, New York[00:01:16]
Jay[00:01:20]
I made you hot n-gga,[00:01:20]
快听,来自纽约的声音[00:01:20]
Jay-Z:[00:01:20]
我让你火热 啊~[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[00:01:24]
Sh-t I made the yankee hat more famous than a yankee can,[00:01:24]
洋基队帽是因我而出名[00:01:27]
You should know I bleed Blue, but I ain't a crip tho,[00:01:27]
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 n-ggas walking with my click 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,[00:01:33]
欢迎光临纽约大熔炉[00:01:34]
Corners where we selling rocks,[00:01:34]
街角正是我们贩毒之地[00:01:35]
Afrika bambaataa sh-t,[00:01:35]
Afrika Bambaataa统治这里[00:01:36]
Home of the hip hop,[00:01:36]
这里亦是hip hop发源地[00:01:39]
Yellow cap, gypsy cap, dollar cab, holla back,[00:01:39]
各式的士穿梭鸣笛[00:01:41]
For foreigners it ain't fitted they forgot how to act,[00:01:41]
司机假装忘记打表坑骗外国佬[00:01:43]
8 million stories out there and their naked,[00:01:43]
九街三市自是故事繁多[00:01:46]
Cities is a pity half of y'all won't make it,[00:01:46]
论其尽头仅有少数能够成功[00:01:50]
Me I gotta plug a special and 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 paying Dwayne 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]
3 dice cee-lo[00:01:55]
骰子摇出欲望[00:01:56]
3 card marley,[00:01:56]
纸牌变出沉迷[00:01:57]
Labor day parade, rest in peace Bob Marley,[00:01:57]
劳工示威游行,鲍勃马利千古[00:02:00]
Statue of Liberty, long live the World trade,[00:02:00]
自由女神像,世贸双子塔 永存[00:02:03]
Long live the king yo,[00:02:03]
流行之王Biggie(一说MJ)永存[00:02:05]
I'm from the empire state that's...[00:02:05]
我来自帝国之州,即是[00:02:06]
In New York,[00:02:06]
纽约[00:02:08]
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,[00:02:08]
高楼林立筑成辉煌梦想[00:02:14]
There's nothing you can't do,[00:02:14]
无所不能[00:02:17]
Now you're in New York,[00:02:17]
只要你身在纽约[00:02:22]
These streets will make you feel brand new,[00:02:22]
车水马龙让你脱胎换骨[00:02:25]
The lights will inspire you,[00:02:25]
灯红酒绿令你热血沸腾[00:02:27]
Let's here it for New York, New York, New York[00:02:27]
快听,来自纽约的声音[00:02:31]
Welcome to the bright light...[00:02:31]
欢迎来到这明亮灯光的地方[00:02:35]
Lights is blinding,[00:02:35]
灯光魅惑摄人心魄[00:02:36]
Girls need blinders[00:02:36]
女孩需要遮蔽双眼[00:02:37]
So they can step out of bounds quick,[00:02:37]
才能步出奢靡浮华[00:02:39]
The side lines is blind with casualties,[00:02:39]
康庄大道旁尽是经不住诱惑的牺牲品[00:02:41]
Who sipping life casually, then gradually become worse,[00:02:41]
一旦涉足,生活只会渐渐沉沦[00:02:44]
Don't bite the apple Eve,[00:02:44]
不要轻易尝试诱惑[00:02:45]
Caught up in the in crowd,[00:02:45]
你混圈子赶潮流[00:02:47]
Now your in-style,[00:02:47]
自以为潮到爆棚[00:02:48]
And in the winter gets cold en 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]
The city of sin is 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 cities filled with them,[00:02:54]
好女孩变坏的故事,全城上演[00:02:56]
Mommy took a bus trip and now she got her bust out,[00:02:56]
姑娘们欣喜而来,散尽钱财[00:02:59]
Everybody ride her, just like a bus route,[00:02:59]
人人与之交合,好比公交载客[00:03:02]
Hail Mary to the city your a Virgin,[00:03:02]
祈福圣母玛利亚保你处子之身[00:03:04]
And Jesus can't save you life starts when the church ends,[00:03:04]
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[00:03:10]
Ball players, rap stars, addicted to the limelight,[00:03:10]
正如球星说唱大佬们享受聚光灯的照耀[00:03:13]
MDMA got you feeling 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 a Ambien[00:03:16]
都市夜夜笙歌,Ambien才能让你安然入睡[00:03:18]
In New York,[00:03:18]
纽约[00:03:22]
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,[00:03:22]
高楼林立筑成辉煌梦想[00:03:26]
There's nothing you can't do,[00:03:26]
无所不能[00:03:29]
Now you're in New York,[00:03:29]
只要你身在纽约[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]
The lights will inspire you,[00:03:37]
灯红酒绿令你热血沸腾[00:03:40]
Let's here it for New York, New York, New York[00:03:40]
快听,来自纽约的声音[00:03:44]
One hand in the air for the big city,[00:03:44]
为这都市挥舞手臂[00:03:50]
Street lights, big dreams all looking pretty,[00:03:50]
华灯初上,幻想梦想,皆是美丽幻象[00:03:52]
No place in the World that can compare,[00:03:52]
这座城市无与伦比[00:03:54]
Put your lighters in the air, everybody say yeaaahh[00:03:54]
燃起火焰,大声呼啸[00:04:00]
Come on, come,[00:04:00]
来吧,来吧[00:04:02]
Yeah,[00:04:02]
耶…[00:04:03]
In New York,[00:04:03]
纽约[00:04:06]
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,[00:04:06]
高楼林立筑成辉煌梦想[00:04:10]
There's nothing you can't do,[00:04:10]
无所不能[00:04:13]
Now you're in New York,[00:04:13]
只要你身在纽约[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]
The lights will inspire you,[00:04:21]
灯红酒绿令你热血沸腾[00:04:23]
Let's here it for New York, New York, New York[00:04:23]
快听,来自纽约的声音[00:04:28]