A long long time ago 很久很久以前 I can still remember 我还记得 How that music used to make me smile 那音乐使我微笑 And I knew if I had my chance 我知道如果我有机会 That I could make those people dance 我能使那些人跳起舞 And maybe they'd be happy for a while 也许他们会很开心 But february made me shiver 但寒冷使我颤栗 With every paper I'd deliver 带着我要传递的每一份音乐 Bad news on the doorstep; 坏消息马上宣布 I couldn't take one more step 我一动都动不了 I can't remember if I cried 我不记得自己是否哭过 When I read about his widowed bride 当我读到他的寡妇新娘 But something touched me deep inside 有什么东西深深触动了我 The day the music died 那天音乐消失了 So bye-bye miss american pie 所以再见吧 Drove my chevy to the levee 我开车到大堤 But the levee was dry 大堤已经干了 And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye 老男孩喝着威士忌和黑麦酒 Singin' "this'll be the day that I die 唱着 我在今天死去 "this'll be the day that I die " 我在今天死去 Did you write the book of love 你写过关于爱情的书吗 And do you have faith in God above 你相信上帝吗 If the Bible tells you so 你相信圣经吗 Do you believe in rock 'n roll 你相信摇滚吗 Can music save your mortal soul 音乐能否拯救你的灵魂 And can you teach me how to dance real slow 你能教我如何慢舞吗 Well I know that you're in love with him 我知道你爱着他 `cause I saw you dancin' in the gym 因为我看见你在体育馆跳舞 You both kicked off your shoes 你们都脱了鞋 Man I dig those rhythm and blues 我听着那些节奏和蓝调 I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck 我是个孤独的少年 With a pink carnation and a pickup truck 只有一束粉红的康乃馨和一辆卡车 But I knew I was out of luck 我知道自己是不幸的 The day the music died 那天音乐消失了 I started singin' 我开始唱歌 "bye-bye miss american pie " 再见然后开始想念你 Drove my chevy to the levee 我开车到大堤 But the levee was dry 大堤已经干了 Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye 老男孩喝着威士忌和黑麦酒 And singin' "this'll be the day that I die 唱着 我在今天死去 "this'll be the day that I die " 我在今天死去 Now for ten years we've been on our own 我们分开十年了 And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone 石头长长满了苔藓 But that's not how it used to be 它以前不是这样的 When the jester sang for the king and queen 当弄臣为国王皇后歌唱 In a coat he borrowed from james dean 穿着他借来的衣服 And a voice that came from you and me 用你我的声音 Oh and while the king was looking down 当国王看过来 The jester stole his thorny crown 弄臣偷走了他的皇冠 The courtroom was adjourned; 审判被延迟 No verdict was returned 没有判决结果 And while lennon read a book of marx 当列侬读着马克思的书 The quartet practiced in the park 在公园里练习四重奏 And we sang dirges in the dark 我们在黑暗里歌唱 The day the music died 那天音乐消失了 We were singing 我们唱着 "bye-bye miss american pie " 再见,想念你,美国馅饼 Drove my chevy to the levee 我开车到大堤 But the levee was dry 大堤已经干了 Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye 老男孩喝着威士忌和黑麦酒 And singin' "this'll be the day that I die 唱着 我在今天死去 "this'll be the day that I die " 我在今天死去 Helter skelter in a summer swelter 在夏天的闷热中 The birds flew off with a fallout shelter 鸟儿飞去避暑 Eight miles high and falling fast 在八米的高空迅速下落 It landed foul on the grass 落在草地上 The players tried for a forward pass 球员迅速向前 With the jester on the sidelines in a cast 像小丑一样射门 Now the half-time air was sweet perfume 空气里有甜甜的香水味 While the sergeants played a marching tune 当进行曲响起