所属专辑:12 Gardens Live
歌手: Billy Joel
时长: 04:02
I am the entertainer[00:00:17]
我是名艺人[00:00:19]
And I know just where I stand[00:00:19]
我知道我的定位[00:00:22]
Another serenader[00:00:22]
还有另一个唱小夜曲的人[00:00:24]
And another long-haired band[00:00:24]
还有另一个长发乐团[00:00:27]
Today I am your champion[00:00:27]
今天 我是你们的冠军[00:00:29]
I may have won your hearts[00:00:29]
我或许赢得你们的赞赏[00:00:31]
But I know the game you'll forget my name[00:00:31]
但我深知这游戏规则 你会忘记我姓名[00:00:34]
And I won't be here in another year[00:00:34]
也许下一年 我将不复存在[00:00:37]
If I don't stay on the charts[00:00:37]
一旦我不在排行榜上的话[00:00:43]
I am the entertainer[00:00:43]
我是名艺人[00:00:45]
And I've had to pay my price[00:00:45]
我必须付出代价[00:00:48]
The things I did not know at first[00:00:48]
一开始不明白的道理[00:00:50]
I learned by doin' twice[00:00:50]
第二次便学会教训[00:00:52]
Ah but still they come to haunt me[00:00:52]
但他们仍然纠缠着我[00:00:55]
Still they want their say[00:00:55]
他们仍想要话语权[00:00:57]
So I've learned to dance with a hand in my pants[00:00:57]
我曾学习跳舞 潇洒不羁[00:01:00]
I let 'em rub my neck and I write 'em a check[00:01:00]
我却被他们抓到把柄 我给他们写了一张支票[00:01:02]
And they go their merry way[00:01:02]
他们便自去行乐[00:01:08]
I am the entertainer[00:01:08]
我是名艺人[00:01:11]
Been all around the world[00:01:11]
曾环游世界[00:01:13]
I've played all kinds of palaces[00:01:13]
我曾住过各种豪华住宅[00:01:15]
And laid all kinds of girls[00:01:15]
睡过各种女孩[00:01:18]
I can't remember faces[00:01:18]
可我甚至不记得她们长什么样子[00:01:20]
I don't remember names[00:01:20]
不记得她们的名字[00:01:22]
Ah but what the hell[00:01:22]
但无论怎样[00:01:23]
You know it's just as well[00:01:23]
你知道 这都没关系[00:01:25]
'Cause after a while and a thousand miles[00:01:25]
因为片刻过后便各奔东西[00:01:28]
It all becomes the same[00:01:28]
一切也没什么不同[00:01:38]
I am the entertainer[00:01:38]
我是名艺人[00:01:40]
I bring to you my songs[00:01:40]
我为你们唱起我的歌[00:01:43]
I'd like to spend a day or two[00:01:43]
我希望花一两天时间 为你们停留[00:01:45]
I can't stay that long[00:01:45]
可无法停留那么长[00:01:47]
No I've got to meet expenses[00:01:47]
不 我必须应付开支[00:01:49]
I got to stay in line[00:01:49]
我必须随时待命[00:01:52]
Gotta get those fees to the agencies[00:01:52]
必须赚取给经纪人的报酬[00:01:54]
And I'd love to stay but there's bills to pay[00:01:54]
我宁愿留下来 但我有账单要付[00:01:57]
So I just don't have the time[00:01:57]
所以 我只是没时间而已[00:02:03]
I am the entertainer[00:02:03]
我是名艺人[00:02:05]
I come to do my show[00:02:05]
我举办演唱会[00:02:07]
You've heard my latest record[00:02:07]
你曾听过我最近的专辑[00:02:10]
It's been on the radio[00:02:10]
在收音机上播放过[00:02:12]
Ah it took me years to write it[00:02:12]
那些歌我写了很多年[00:02:14]
They were the best years of my life[00:02:14]
那曾是我最美好的时光[00:02:17]
It was a beautiful song[00:02:17]
这是一首美好的歌曲[00:02:18]
But it ran too long[00:02:18]
但旋律太长[00:02:19]
If you're gonna have a hit[00:02:19]
如果你想让它一曲成名[00:02:20]
You gotta make it fit[00:02:20]
也必须让长度变得合适[00:02:21]
So they cut it down to 3:05[00:02:21]
所以他们将歌删减到3分零5秒[00:02:32]
I am the entertainer[00:02:32]
我是名艺人[00:02:34]
The idol of my age[00:02:34]
是这个时代的偶像[00:02:37]
I make all kinds of money[00:02:37]
我赚取各种钱财[00:02:39]
When I go on the stage[00:02:39]
当我踏上舞台[00:02:41]
Ah you've seen me in the papers[00:02:41]
你曾在报纸上见过我[00:02:44]
I've been in the magazines[00:02:44]
也曾被刊登在杂志上[00:02:46]
But if I go cold I won't get sold[00:02:46]
但如果我过气了 我不会被卖掉[00:02:48]
I'll get put in the back in the discount rack[00:02:48]
而是被放在后台 带着被贬损的残骸[00:02:51]
Like another can of beans[00:02:51]
正如另一罐并无特点的豆子[00:02:57]
I am the entertainer[00:02:57]
我是名艺人[00:02:59]
And I know just where I stand[00:02:59]
我知道我的定位[00:03:02]
Another serenader[00:03:02]
还有另一个唱小夜曲的人[00:03:04]
And another long-haired band[00:03:04]
还有另一个长发乐团[00:03:07]
Today I am your champion[00:03:07]
今天 我是你们的冠军[00:03:09]
I may have won your hearts[00:03:09]
我或许赢得你们的赞赏[00:03:11]
But I know the game you'll forget my name[00:03:11]
但我深知这游戏规则 你会忘记我姓名[00:03:13]
I won't be here in another year[00:03:13]
也许下一年 我将不复存在[00:03:16]
If I don't stay on the charts[00:03:16]
一旦我不在排行榜上的话[00:03:21]