家犬自治區

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英文歌詞

A long, long time ago...
I can still remember
How that music used to make me smile.
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And, maybe, they’d be happy for a while.

But february made me shiver
With every paper I’d deliver.
Bad news on the doorstep;
I couldn’t take one more step.

I can’t remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride,
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died.

So...
(Chorus)
*Bye-bye, miss american pie.
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
And them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
Singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die.
"this’ll be the day that I die."

Did you write the book of love,
And do you have faith in God above,
If the Bible tells you so?
Do you believe in rock ’n roll,
Can music save your mortal soul,
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?

Well, I know that you’re in love with him
`cause I saw you dancin’ in the gym.
You both kicked off your shoes.
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues.

I was a lonely teenage broncin’ buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck,
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died.

I started singin’(*)

Now for ten years we’ve been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rollin’ stone,
But that’s not how it used to be.
When the jester sang for the king and queen,
In a coat he borrowed from james dean
And a voice that came from you and me,

Oh, and while the king was looking down,
The jester stole his thorny crown.
The courtroom was adjourned;
No verdict was returned.
And while lennon read a book of marx,
The quartet practiced in the park,
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died.

We were singing(*)

Helter skelter in a summer swelter.
The birds flew off with a fallout shelter,
Eight miles high and falling fast.
It landed foul on the grass.
The players tried for a forward pass,
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast.

Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
While the sergeants played a marching tune.
We all got up to dance,
Oh, but we never got the chance!
`cause the players tried to take the field;
The marching band refused to yield.
Do you recall what was revealed
The day the music died?

We started singing(*)

Oh, and there we were all in one place,
A generation lost in space
With no time left to start again.
So come on: jack be nimble, jack be quick!
Jack flash sat on a candlestick
Cause fire is the devil’s only friend.

Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage.
No angel born in hell
Could break that satan’s spell.
And as the flames climbed high into the night
To light the sacrificial rite,
I saw satan laughing with delight
The day the music died

He was singing(*)

I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news,
But she just smiled and turned away.
I went down to the sacred store
Where I’d heard the music years before,
But the man there said the music wouldn’t play.

And in the streets: the children screamed,
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed.
But not a word was spoken;
The church bells all were broken.
And the three men I admire most:
The father, son, and the holy ghost,
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died.

And they were singing(*)

They were singing(*)

中文翻譯

很久很久以前我依然記得
音樂是如何讓我會心微笑
我知道，如果我有機會
我可以讓人們聞樂起舞
也許他們會快樂好一陣子

但二月使我顫抖
因為我送的每一份報紙
丟在門口的噩耗
使我舉步維艱
我不記得自己有沒有哭
當我讀到他那位新寡妻子的新聞時
某種情緒深深觸動了我
在音樂死亡的那一天


那麼....
(每段反覆)
再見了，美國派小姐
我開著雪佛蘭到河堤上，但河堤已乾涸
老好人們飲著威士忌和麥酒
唱著這會是我死的那一天
這會是我死的那一天

你寫過愛之書嗎？
你相信天上的上帝嗎？
如果聖經是這麼告訴你的
音樂可以拯救你的靈魂嗎？
你可以教我如何放慢速度來跳舞嗎？

我知道妳愛上了他
因為我看到你們在體育館裡跳舞
你們踢掉鞋子
老天，我深深感受到節奏與藍調
那時的我是個寂寞的年輕人
別著一朵粉紅色的康乃馨，有一輛小貨車
但我明白自己並不走運
在音樂死亡的那一天

我開始唱著(*)

如今十年了，我們全靠自己熬過來了
滾動的石頭上長滿了青苔
但，它原來不是這個樣子的
當弄臣為國王與皇后歌唱
穿著向詹姆斯狄恩借來的外套
用來自你我的聲音
當國王低頭
弄臣偷走了荊棘桂冠
法庭當時休會
沒有任何判決宣判
當約翰藍儂讀著馬克思主義的書
四重奏在公園裡排練
我們在黑暗中唱著歌
在音樂死去的那天

我們唱著(*)

在酷暑中手忙腳亂
鳥群飛過輻射塵防護罩
高度為八英哩，急速下降
錯誤的降落在草地上
球員嘗試把球向前傳
靠著邊線上弄臣的幫忙
在中場休息時間，空中充滿著香味
當士官們奏起了進行曲
我們都起身準備跳舞
但我們始終沒有機會
因為球員們佔據了球場
樂隊拒絕讓步
你還記得當時透露了什麼訊息嗎？
在音樂死去的那天

我們開始唱著(*)

我們都聚集在同一個地方
在太空中迷失的一代
沒有時間可以重振旗鼓
來吧！傑克，快點！
閃電傑克坐在燭臺上
因為火焰是魔鬼唯一的朋友
當我看到他在舞台上
我憤怒的握緊拳頭
誕生在地獄的天使
也無法破除撒旦的咒語
當火焰升高至夜空
照亮了整個祭典
我看見撒旦高興的大笑
在音樂死去的那天

他唱著(*)

我遇到一個唱藍調的女孩
我向她打聽一些愉快的消息
但她只是笑了笑便轉身而去
我走到一家宗教用品店
在那裡，可以聽到好幾年前的音樂
但是店裡的人說那些音樂不能播放
街頭上的孩子們尖叫著
戀人們在哭泣，詩人們作著夢
卻不發一語
教堂的鐘都殘破不堪
我最景仰的三個人──
聖父、聖子與聖靈
他們都搭乘末班車到海邊去了
在音樂死去的那天
然後他們唱著(*)

他們唱著(*)

長達八分多鐘的"American pie"絕對是流行歌壇的經典作品，瑪丹娜還曾翻唱成舞曲風味的版本，但一向頗欣賞娜姐的安德森，這回卻覺得她褻瀆了這首歌。

寫作並演唱這首歌曲的唐麥克林，是因為他的偶像 Buddy Holly於一九五九年二月三日飛機失事身亡，有感而發寫下這首長篇鉅作。那場空難使美國歌壇失去了三位搖滾樂的重量級人物，除了前面提及的 Buddy Holly以外，還包括 The Big Bopper和 Ritchie Valens。

歌詞中處處影射當時美國政治、文化的諸多現象，若非親身經歷過那個時代，一般樂迷從歌詞根本瞧不出端倪。

詳細資料除了可以上wiki之外，也可在
音樂筆記-American pie與美好的時光-Windows Live看一看