急，急，急——请收集哥哥的英文歌

tijamo

Hi, it's me.I have something to do these days. Now I sincerely hope that you will help me.

Dear friends,
    Please give me a collection of the English songs by Gorgor or sung by Gorgor. Better tell where can I find out the words.
    Please make sure that I need only the English songs under this 帖子. Besides, since I cannot handle your multimedia materials along (esp. when Susan is not with me at night), please type or write out the words if you can.
Don't bother about typing or spelling mistakes. I can understand them so long as they are English.
    Thank you for your help.
    Best wishes to you!

From 1977.Day dreaming

1 DAY DREAMER (T.Dempsey)
　
I remember April when the sun was in th sky
And love was burning in your eyes
Nothing in the world could bother me
Cause I was living in the world of made believe
　
*I'm just a daydreamer
walking in the rain
Chasing after rainbows
I'm in never fine again
Life is much too beatiful
To live it all I know
　
Oh How much I need someone to go my very own
I'm just a daydreamer Oh Oh......
Ah Ah......
　
2 WE ARE ALL ALONE (B.Scaggs)
　
Outside the rain begins, and it may never end
So cry no more, on the shore a dream
Will take us out to sea
Forever more, forever more
　
Close your eyes and dream, and you can be with me
Neath the waves, through the caves of hours
Long forgotten now
We're all alone, We're all alone
　
Close the window calm the light
And it will be alright
No need to bother now
Let it out, let it all begin
　
Learn how to pretend
Once a story's told it can't help but grow old
Roses do, lovers too, so cast your seasons to the wind
And told me dear, Ohhh hold me Dear
　
Close the window calm the light
And ir will be all alright
No need to bother now
Let it out, let it all begin
All's forgotten now
We're all alone, all alone
　
Close the window calm the light
And ir will be all alright
No need to bother now
Let it out, let it all begin
Owe it to the wind
My love
　
Hold me Dear
All's forgotten now my love
We're all alone
　
3 EVER NOW (Manilow/Panzer)
　
When there's someone else who cares
When there's someone home who's waiting just for me
Ever now I think about you as I'm climbing up the stairs
And I wonder what to do so she won't see
　
That ever now
When I've found a better life than what we had
Ever now I wake up crying in the middle of the night
And I can't believe it still could hurt so bad
　
Ever now
When I have come so for
I wonder where you are
I wonder why it's still so hard without you
　
Ever now
When I come shining through
I swear I think for you
And now I wish you know
Ever now
　
Ever now
When I never hear your name
And the world has changed so much since you're been gone
Ever now
I still remember and the feeling's still the same
And this pain inside of me goes on and on
　
Ever now
When I have come so for
I wonder where you are
I wonder why it's still so hard without you
　
Ever now
When I come shining through
I swear I think for you
And now I wish you know
Some how
Ever now
　
4 BEFORE ME HEART FINDS OUT (Randy Goodrum)
　
Well you woke me from a dream about you
Just to say that you were leavin'
I'm sleepy but I though that you said our love
That would last forever is endin'
Well before you walk out of my life
Would you be specially quiet
　
Don't you let my heart know that you're leavin'
Don't you say another word about it darlin'
Don't you let my heart your footsteps
Walkin' out the door of my hopes and dreams
And don't you let my heart know that you're leavin'
　
Don't you say another word about it darlin'
Leave me now, before my heart finds it
　
Well, I see you writing somethin' down
And leavin' it on the dresser
The tears in your eyes look a lot like mine
But I guess it's all for the better
Well, before we say our last goodbye
Baby, won't you hold me just one more time
　
5 GOOD MORNING SORROW (H.Moss/Inaba Akira)
　
I wake up with the sun in the morning
And once again I find you're with me and I know
You're the only one who can help to wake it easy
So here we are, you and I, good morning sorrow
　
Just like before I lean on you
You're the one friend who's true
Who needs answers when there's nothing left to say
Why should I hear it all again
How times easies pain
When nothing can bring back yesterday
　
I wake up with the sun in the morning
Leave the phone off the hook so I'm busy all day long
The coffee's growing cold my books lie unopened
　
Here we are once again good morning sorrow
　
*Just like before I lean on you
My friend you never knew
What if feels like to be in love this way
Maybe the years will heal the pain
Maybe I'll even love again
But nothing can bring back yesterday
　
6 UNDERCOVER ANGEL (Alan O'day)
　
Crying on my pillow
Lonely in my bed
Then I heard a voice beside me
And she sofely said
"Wonder is your dream."
And as I held her
She said:"see what I mean"
　
I said "what?"
She said "Ooh!Ooh!Wea!"
I said "Alright!"
She said "Love me,Love me, Love me"
　
Undercover angel
Midnight fantasy
I never had a dream that made me sweat love to me
Undercover angel
answer to my prayer
You made me know that there's a love for me out there
Somewhere, Yeah, somewhere
　
Heavenly surrender
Sweet after glow
I've given up, my heart to you
Now angel don't go
She said "Go find the right one
Love her and then
When you look into her eyes
You'll see me again"
　
Now you know my story
And girl if it's right
I'm gonna take you in my arms
And love you tonight
　
Underneath the covers the answer lies
I'm looking for my angel in your sweet loving eyes
　
She said "What?"
I said "Ooh!Ooh!Wea!"
She said "Alright!"
I said "make sweet love to me"
She said "What?"
I said "Ooh!Ooh!Wea!"
She said "Alright!"
I said "Love me,Love me, Love me"
　
Undercover angel
Midnight fantasy
I never had a dream that made me sweat love to me
Undercover angel
answer to my prayer
You made me know that there's a love for me
Love me,Love me, Love me.
　
7 I LIKE DREAMING (Kenny Nolan)
　
*I like dreamin'
Cause dreamin' can make you mine
I like dreamin'
Close my eyes and feelin' fine
When the lights go down
I'm holding you so tight
Gotcha in my arms
And it's paradise
Till the morning light
　
I see us on the shore beneath the bright sunshine
We've walked along St.Thmoas Beach a million times
Hand in hand
Two lovers kissin' in the sand
Side by side
The tide rolls in
I'm touching you, you touching me
If only it could be
　
Through each dream how our love has grown
I see us with our children and our happy home
Little smile
So warm and terder lookin' up at us
Bless by love
The world we share until I wake
I reach for you
And you're just not there
　
I like dreamin'
Cause dreamin' can make you mine
I like holdin' you close
Touchin' your skin
Even if it's in my mind
　
8 I NEED YOU (Beckley)
　
We used to laugh
We used to bow our heads
Then wonder shy
But now you're gone
I guess I'll carry on
And make the best of what you left to me
Left to me
　
I need you like the flower needs the rain
You know I need you
Guess I'll start it all again
You know I need you like the winter needs the spring
You know I need you I need you
And ev'ry day I'd laugh the hours away
Just knowing you were thinking of me
And ghen it came that I was put to blame
For ev'ry story told about me
About me about me
　
9 YOU MADE ME BELIEVE IN MAGIC (Len Boone)
　
I believe that love has gone
Had no strength to carry on
Thought me world was upside down
Then you walked onto my life
Went to work to set things right
What's the secret that you that you used
　
You made me believe in magic
You know that I can be true to your love
You made me believe in magic
Your love put magic into my life
　
Now I'm filled with a new sense to be
You gave my life harmony
Lovin' you will all I, all I need
　
You made me believe in magic
You know that I can be true to your love
You made me believe in magic
Your love put magic into my life
　
10 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (B.Joel)
　
Don't you changing to cry and please me
You never let me down before
Don't imagine you're too familiar
And I don't see you anymore
I wouldn't leave you in times of trouble
We never could have come this far
I took the good times, I'll take the bad times
　
I'll take you just the way you are
Don't go trying some new fushion
Don't change the color of your hair
You always have my unspoken passion
Althought I might not seem to care
　
I don't want clever conversation
I never want to work that hard
I just want someone that I can talk to
I want you just the way you are
I need to know that you will always be
　
The same old someone that I knew
What will it take till you believe in me
The way that I believe in you
I said I love you and that's forever
And this I promise from the heart
I could hot love you any better
I love you just the way you are
　
11 (A) LITTLE BIT MORE (B. Gosh)
　
When you body's had enough of me and
I'm laying flat out on the floor
When you think I've loved you all I can
I'm golla love you a little bit more
　
Come on over and lay by my side
I've got to be touching you
Let me rub your tired shoulders
The way I used to do
　
Look in to my eyes, and gives me that smile
The ont that always turns me on
And let me take your hair down
'cuase we're standing up to great the sun
　
Got to say a few things, that have been in my mind
And you know where my mind has been
I guess I learned my lessons
And now's the time to begin
　
So if you're feeling alright and you're ready for me
I know that I'm ready for you
We'd better get it on now
'cause we got to a whole life to live through
　
12 PISTOL PACKIN'MELODY (R.Edelman)
　
I heard the music coming
fainly thro the wall of an old cafe
I was fellin' kinda restless
and drifted t'wars the noise
It was the end of the day
Thro the down, down the hall
the sound I heard thro the wall was getting near
　
So I grabbed a sent and ordered a drink
And was surpised that they was play'in my favourite thing
They were singing that old unforgetable pistol packin' melody
It's a true that set me singing
and the rhythm they were playing
　
Justa made me want to live
　
They were singing that old unforgetable pistol packin' melody
And it tingles up a feelin' and sets
my heart a feelin' and it mades me want to live
　
And run home
and write the same kinda thing on my own
　
They were singing that old unforgetable pistol packin' melody

------**《Stories》**------
曲：VIKTOR LAZLO

I remember quite clearly now when the story happened
The autumn leaves floating and measured down
to the ground
Recovering the lake where we used to swin like children
On the sun would dare to shine
That time we used to be happy
Well,I thought we were
But the truth was that---you had been longing to leave me
Not daring to tell me
On that precious night watching the lake vaguely conscious
You saidurstory was ending
Now I'm standing here
No one to wipe away my tears
No one to keep me warm
And on one to walk along with
No one to make me feel
No one to make me whole
Oh!What am I to do?
I'm standing here alone
It doesn't seem so clear to me
What am I supposed to do about this burning heart of mine
Oh!What am I to do?
Or how should I react ?
Oh! Tell me please!
The rain was killing the last days of summer
You had been killing my last breath of love
Since a long time ago
I still don't think I'm gonna make it through another love story
You tool it all away from me
And there I stand,I knew I was gonna be the.....
The one left behind
But still I'm watching the lake vaguely conscious
And I know ---
My life is ending.


Boulevard of Broken Dreams
　
编：ALEX SAN
　
I walk along the street of sorrow
The boulevard of broken dreams
Where gigolo and gigolette
Can take a kiss without regret
So they forget their borken dreams
You laugh tonight and cry tomorrow
When you behold your shattered schemes
And gigolo and gigolette
Wake up to find their eyes are wet
With tears that tell of broken dreams
Here is where you’ll always find me
Always walking up and down
But I left my soul behind me
In an old cathedral town
The joy that you find here you borrow
You can not keep it long it seems
But gigolo and gigolette
Still sing a song and dance along
The boulevard of Broken dreams


I Honestly Love You
　
Written by Allen  barry 编：赵增熹

Maybe I hang around here a little more than I should
We both know I got somewhere else to go
But I got something to tell you that I never thought I would
But I believe you really ought to know
I love you I honestly love you
You don't have to answer I see it in your eyes
Maybe it was better left unsaid
But this is pure and simple and you must realise
That it’s comein’from my heart and not my head
I love you I honestly love you
I’m not tryin’ to make you feel uncomfortable
I’m not tryin’ to make you anything at all
But this feeling doesn’t come along every day
And you shouldn’t blow the chance
when you’v got the chance to say
I love you I love you I honestly love you
If we both were born in another place and time
This moment might be ending in a kiss
But there you are with yours, and here I am with mine
So I guess we’ll just be leavin’ it at this
I love you I honestly love you I honestly love you


1.Tonight And Forever 4:21

曲/词:Thomas Ahlstrand/Peter Malmrup  编：Thomas Ahlstrand
　
Tonight and forever
Tonight and forever
It's just another night another day
Your heart is still so faraway
I need to be near
I never thought that I would feel this way
But now I know that I am sure
I wish you were here
I wanna be here right by your side
I wanna be the only one
Can I hold you tonight and forever
Baby It doesn't matter where you are
We will never be apart
I'll be there tonight and forever
It doesn't matter where you stay
I will hold you anyway in my heart tonight and forever
Tonight and forever

And everytime that you are by my side
My heart is spring oh so clear
I feel like a child So hear me out and
please don't get me wrong
I do believe that we belong together my love
I wanna be here right by your side
I wanna be the only one
Can I hold you tonight and forever baby
It doesn't matter where you are
We will never be apart
I'll be there tonight and forever
It doesn't matter where you stay
I will hold you anyway in my heart tonight and forever
I should have told you but I didn't know how
Wish I was holding you now
Tonight and forever
Tonight and forever

It doesn't matter where you are
We will never be apart
I'll be there tonight and forever
It doesn't matter where you stay
I will hold you anyway in my heart tonight and forever
Tonight and forever
Tonight and forever

renjiang

英文歌有很多看不懂意思,有谁能把中文给翻译出来那就好了,也能懂哥哥歌里的意境

tq05yt6

详细解说AMERICAN  PIE

I heard he sang a good song, I heard he had a style.
我听说他歌唱很好，我听说他独具风格，

And so I came to see him to listen for a while.
因此我们在音符中相遇。

And there he was this young boy, a stranger to my eyes.
他在那里，一个陌生的年轻小伙子，我从未见过。

Strumming my pain with his fingers，Singing my life with his words.
他用手指敲击着我的痛楚，他用歌声唱出了我的生命。

Killing me softly with his song， Killing me softly with his song.
他的歌声使我心碎，使我心碎。

这首歌是老牌黑人女歌手Roberta Flack（罗伯塔·弗兰克）翻唱的获得过五个星期冠军的Killing me softly with his song，并同时获得了三项葛莱美大奖。很多人知道这首歌，是因为Roberta Flack的演唱，但催生这首歌的确是一个名不见经传的民谣女歌手Lori Leiberman（洛莉·李伯曼）。现在大多数人都知道，这首凄艳的情歌，是因为她在洛杉矶看了一场Don McLean的演唱会后有感而发与她的两位制作人一起创作的，歌曲讲述了一个小女孩暗恋一位歌星的故事。也难怪，在倾听Don McLean那优美恬静的歌曲And I Love You So（阿伦翻唱的版本是我心喜欢你）和Vincent的时候，总能感觉到这就是埋藏在我心底的旋律和意境。

1971年，Don McLean推出了长达8分多钟的轰动歌曲 American Pie（美国派）。这首怀旧、缠绵、富于寓义、堪称史诗的摇滚叙事曲，极大激发了美国公众的想象。电台争相播放此曲，它很快升到排行镑首并持续7周之久，三个月内在美英唱片同时突破百万销量，新闻媒介也把焦点集中在Don McLean身上，人人都想知道美国馅饼的寓义。

写作并演唱这首歌曲的Don McLean，是因为他的偶像Buddy Holly于1959年2月3日飞机失事身亡，有感而发写下这首长篇钜作。歌词中处处影射当时美国政治、文化的诸多现象，若非亲身经历过那个时代，一般乐迷从歌词根本瞧不出端倪。

AMERICAN PIE

by Don McLean

   整首歌都是献给Buddy Holly并解说了自从他死去之后摇滚乐的变化。McLean把在派对中缺乏"适合跳舞的"的摇滚音乐归结于Buddy Holly的死去。

A long long time ago
很久很久以前

   美国派这首歌于1972年获得排行榜冠军，同名专辑发行于1971年。Buddy Holly死于1959年。

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
我依然记得
音乐是如何让我会心微笑
我知道，如果我有机会
我可以让人们闻乐起舞
也许他们会快乐好一阵子

   早期的摇滚乐的一个重要功能就是为各种社交活动提供跳舞音乐。McLean回忆年少时代，就希望自己能从事这类音乐。

But February made me shiver
但二月使我颤抖

   McLean的偶像 Buddy Holly 于1959年2月2日，死于飞机失事，飞机因为一场暴风雪坠于爱荷华州。这个事件传到世界各地是2月3日的早上，所以1959年2月3日被视为音乐死亡的那一天。
　
with every paper I'd deliver
因为我送的每一份报纸

   McLean在成为一位专职的作曲家歌手以前，唯一从事过的行业是送报纸。

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
丢在门口的噩耗
使我举步维艰
我不记得自己有没有哭
当我读到他那位新寡妻子的新闻时

   Buddy Holly 失事丧生时，其女友已经怀有身孕，因听闻噩耗而导致流产。

But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died
某种情绪深深触动了我
在音乐死亡的那一天

   在那场坠机意外中，除了 Buddy Holly 以外，随行的歌手 Richie Valens("La Bamba") 、 The Big Bopper ("Chantilly Lace")全部丧生，三位都是当时摇滚乐坛的重量级人物，那一天因而被视为：音乐死亡的日子。

So...
*Bye, bye Miss American Pie
那么......

再见了，美国派小姐

   McLean曾与一位参选”美国派小姐”的佳丽交往（未经证实）。所谓“美国派”是一个公司产品名，“美国派小姐”则是公司选出作广告的小姐，这里指公司所赞助音乐节目的主持人。“别了，美国派小姐”实际上是“别了，动人的摇滚音乐”。

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singing this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
开著雪佛兰到河堤上，但河堤已乾涸
那些小伙子们饮著威士忌和麦酒
唱著这会是我死的那一天
这会是我死的那一天

　　Buddy Holly 有一首畅销单曲叫" That'll be the Day"，在这首歌的和声部分就有一句是" That'll be the day that I die"
   This'll be the day that I die这种论调并不是McLean的个人看法。在1973年的乔治·卢卡斯导演的“American Graffiti”（美国风情画）电影中，就有一句" Rock 'n' Roll's been goin' downhill ever since Buddy Holly died." （自从Buddy Holly死了以后，摇滚乐就一蹶不振了。）

Did you write the book of love
你写过爱之书吗？

　　"The Book of Love"是 The Monotones 合唱团于1958年的畅销曲。

And do you have faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so?
你相信天上的上帝吗？
如果圣经是这么告诉你的

　　有一首 Sunday School 合唱团的歌曲，歌词中有一句是" Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so "

Now do you believe in rock and roll?
你相信摇滚乐吗？

　　The Loving Spoonful 合唱团与 John Sebastian于1965年合作的单曲" Do you Believe in Magic "，歌词有两句是" Do you believe in magic " 和 " It's like trying to tell a stranger 'bout rock and roll."

Can music save your mortal soul?
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
音乐可以拯救你的灵魂吗？
你可以教我如何放慢速度来跳舞吗？

　　慢板舞曲在早期的摇滚音乐会中是很重要的。但进入60年代后，动辄十几分钟、具有迷幻色彩的吉他独奏渐渐取而代之。

Well, I know that you're in love with him
'cause I saw you dancing in the gym
我知道你爱上了他
因为我看到你们在体育馆里跳舞

　　在那个年代，跳舞是种表达爱意的方式，也象徵给对方的承诺。

You both kicked off your shoes
你们踢掉鞋子

　　一般外出鞋会破坏体育馆的木质地板，因此舞者在上面跳舞必须脱掉鞋子。

Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
老天，我深深感受到节奏与蓝调

   摇滚乐基本上是由"节奏与蓝调"（Rhythm & Blues）和"乡村与西部"（Country & Western）两类乐种融合产生的。R&B（"节奏与蓝调"的缩写）是黑人音乐的典型，C&W（是"乡村与西部"的缩写）是传统的白人音乐，在两者汇合之前，其主流还是倾向于R&B
　　美国的种族隔离一直很严重，在住宅区、学校、教堂和各种社会设施中，白人和黑人都是分开的。在种族隔离的政策下，黑人保留着自己的宗教、语言、服饰、舞蹈和音乐。R&B像其他黑人音乐一样，拥有自己的群体。它被称作"race music"(种族唱片)，与白人音乐市场是分开的。
   R&B是第二次世界大战以后布鲁斯音乐继续发展的结果。它在以芝加哥为代表的City Blues(城市布鲁斯)的基础上结合了摇摆乐和钢琴音乐布吉－乌吉的特点，声音变得更加有力，更加突出持续不断、向前推进的节奏。它还保留了黑人音乐即兴演奏的传统,合奏时仍然采用可以不断反复的12小节布鲁斯曲式与和声框架。第二次世界大战以前，布鲁斯唱片一直由小唱片公司经营，战后,由于黑人社会地位的改变，几家大唱片公司对黑人音乐产生了兴趣，此时，排行榜也开始用"R&B"来代替原来"race music"的称呼。R&B的特点在很多摇滚乐中得到了直接的体现，特别是早期的摇滚乐，好多都是节奏布鲁斯的"翻唱版"。
   摇滚乐的正式产生是在50年代中期，但是这个名词却在50年代初期就已出现。1951年，克利夫兰电台唱片节目主持人Alan Freed（艾伦·弗里德）从一首节奏布鲁斯歌曲We're Gonna Rock ，We're Gonna Roll（我们要去摇，我们要去滚）中创造出了"Rock n' Roll"（摇滚乐）这个名词。
   R&B的白人始祖是 Bill Haley（比尔·哈利）。Bill Haley 原本是一位C&W的歌手，当这位乡村歌手第一次听到R&B的音乐之后，便对其产生了浓厚的兴趣，并开始尝试着把R&B的曲式编入自己的音乐中。结果因他的实验发展出了一种新的乐风，这就是白人最初创作的被称为"Rock' n' Roll"的原始样式。1954年，Bill Haley发表了他第一首摇滚作品Shake，Rattle And Roll，之后，Bill和他的乐队共同创作了原始摇滚的经典Rock Around The Clock（昼夜摇滚），这首曲子适宜地配合了一部描写青少年问题和叛逆行为的电影The Blackboard Jungle（黑板丛林），1955年它为美国通俗文化带来了无比的震撼。这部以年轻人为对象的电影，确实吸引了无数青少年涌向电影院。这些热情的年轻人对这部电影产生狂热的原因，并不是因着迷于片中充满叛逆性格的主角，更多的是为了那首Rock Around The Clock的新流行曲。他们疯狂地在戏院中随着音乐，跳起新发明的舞步。Bill Haley因此成了青少年崇拜的第一个摇滚乐偶像。从此，摇滚乐开始风靡美国。

I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
那时的我是个寂寞的年轻人
别著一朵粉红色的康乃馨，有一辆敞棚货车

　　"A White Sport Coat ( And a Pink Carnation )"是 Marty Robbins（马蒂·罗宾斯）1958年的畅销单曲。pickup truck 乃年轻人性欲自主的象徵，尤其是在德州。

But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died
I started singing(*)
但我明白自己并不走运
在音乐死亡的那一天
我开始唱著......(*)

Now, for ten years we've been on our own
如今十年了，我们全靠自己熬过来了

　　McLean写这首歌的时候，距离 Buddy Holly 飞机失事已有十年。

And moss grows fat on a rolling stone
滚动的石头上长满了青苔

　　Bob Dylan（鲍勃·迪伦）1965年发行的Like a Rolling Stone 是他第一首畅销单曲。之后66年到74年，他放弃巡回演唱，专心在家写歌，阐扬自己的理念。对 Bob Dylan 来说是个很大的转变。

But that's not how it used to be
When the jester sang for the king and queen
但，它原来不是这个样子的
当弄臣为国王与皇后歌唱

　　弄臣（专事取悦国王的小丑）指的是 Bob Dylan，因为他曾在专辑 Self-Portrait（自画像）封面中扮成小丑，在歌曲" Mr. Tambourine Man "自喻为衣衫褴褛的小丑。国王指的是 Elvis Presley（猫王），王后指的是 Connie Francis 或  Little Richard。

In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
穿著向詹姆斯狄恩借来的外套

　　电影 Rebel Without a Cause （养子不教谁之过）中，男主角James Dean一袭红色风衣，是全片的精神象徵。在“ The Freewheeling Bob Dylan ”专辑封面中，Bob Dylan 穿了一件类似的红色风衣，并摆出姿势模仿该片著名的一幕。Bob Dylan 是James Dean的崇拜者。

And a voice that came from you and me
用来自你我的声音

　　Bob Dylan 的音乐根源来自美国民歌，美国民歌大将 Pete Seeger 和 Woody Guthrie 的作品灵感均来自民间。

Oh and while the king was looking down
The jester stole his thorny crown
当国王低头
弄臣偷走了荆棘桂冠

　　比喻 Bob Dylan 在歌坛地位日趋重要，猫王却日落西山。猫王曾是 Bob Dylan 的偶像之一，Dylan 说过希望自己能像猫王一样有名。

The courtroom was adjourned
No verdict was returned
法庭当时休会
没有任何判决宣判

　　关于 the Chicago Seven 的判决。

And while Lennon read a book on Marx
当列农读著马克思主义的书

　　John Lennon（约翰·列农）迷上马克思主义之后，Beatles的歌曲开始染上激进的政治色彩。

The quartet practiced in the park
四重奏在公园里排练

　　Beatles最后一场演唱会1966年8月29日于旧金山蜡烛公园举行。

　　也可能指 the Weavers （编织者）合唱团。该团在麦卡锡主义白色恐怖时代被列入黑名单，McLean六十年代初在纽约的咖啡屋或俱乐部演唱时，与该团团员 Lee Hays 成了好友，也与该团灵魂人物 Pete Seeger 相当熟稔。McLean曾和该团固定在哈德逊河畔某处演唱反污染的歌曲，那些歌有多首收录在 Pete Seeger 的个人专辑" God Bless the Grass "中。

And we sang dirges in the dark
我们在黑暗中唱著歌

　　当时许多atr rock（艺术摇滚）的团体专事演绎长篇作品，无法令歌迷随之起舞。

The day the music died
We were singing(*)
在音乐死去的那天
我们唱著......(*)

Helter skelter in a summer swelter
在酷暑中手忙脚乱

　　"Helter Skelter"是Beatles在 White album （白色专辑）中的歌曲，Charles Manson（查理斯梅森）宣称他受到这首歌的启示，而带领他的信徒犯下谋杀案。

The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
Eight miles high and falling fast
鸟群飞过辐射尘防护罩
高度为八英哩，急速下降

　　The Byrd 合唱团1966年的专辑" Fifth Dimension "，其中有一首歌" Eight Miles High "因为歌词中的吸毒暗示而遭禁。

Landed foul on the grass
错误的降落在草地上

　　The Byrd 合唱团的一位团员曾因持有大麻而被捕。

The players tried for a forward pass
球员尝试把球向前传

　　此一足球的暗喻指滚石合唱团等英国团体期望开拓英国以外的市场，直到Beatles成为开路先锋。

With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
靠著边线上弄臣的帮忙

　　1966年7月29日，Bob Dylan在他纽约 Woodstock 住家附近撞毁了他的 Triumph 机车，并隐居了九个月来疗养。

Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
在中场休息时间，空中充满著香味

　　这句歌词指1968年召开的 Democratic National Convention （民主国际会议）所造成的游行暴动，" sweet perfume "指催泪瓦斯和大麻。

While sergeants played a marching tune
当士官们奏起了进行曲

　　指Beatles的经典专辑Sergeant Pepper's lonely hearts club band（佩伯军士的孤心俱乐部乐队）。Sergeant Pepper's lonely hearts club band是一套组歌，共12首歌曲。标题曲Sergeant Pepper's lonely hearts club band不仅是组歌的开始曲，也作为统一全曲的主题反复出现。这里的佩伯军士实际上就是代表Beatles乐队自己，他们在一种迷幻音乐会的气氛中进行一系列的演唱。

We all got up to dance
Oh, but we never got the chance
我们都起身准备跳舞
但我们始终没有机会

　　Beatles的告别演唱会只唱了三十五分钟，全场没有可跳舞的歌曲。

'Cause the players tried to take the field
The marching band refused to yield
因为球员们占据了球场
乐队拒绝让步

　　到了1965年末的时候，Beatles已经取得了很少歌星能够取得的优越地位：不管他们演什么，听众都能接受。听众认为："Beatles总是对的。" 例如 the Beach Boys （海滩少年合唱团）1966年发行的专辑" Pet Sounds "在录音室进行了许多电子音效的实验，虽然比Beatles的Sergeant Pepper's lonely hearts club band（佩伯军士的孤心俱乐部乐队）早发行一年，但销售极差。

Do you recall what was revealed
The day the music died?
We started singing(*)
你还记得当时透露了什么讯息吗？
在音乐死去的那天
我们开始唱著......(*)

Oh, and there we were all in one place
我们都聚集在同一个地方

　　指1969年8月15日在 Woodstock （伍德斯托克）举行的音乐节。WOODSTOCK音乐节，全称“Woodstock Rock Festival“，是目前世界上最著名的系列性摇滚音乐节。最早举行于1969年，主题是“和平、反战、博爱、平等”。规模与阵容史无前例，而且这也是历来少见铜臭味儿的一次音乐节，标榜“音乐与艺术的结合”。之后举办的无数次音乐节大部分是想实践Woodstock精神，积极筹办公益性演唱会，同时抒发了年轻人对音乐的狂热。

A generation lost in space
在太空中迷失的一代

　　指 Hippies（嬉皮） ，Hippies被认为是”失落的一代”，因为他们与父母的疏离，和对迷幻药的依赖。

　　另一种说法是指美国的太空发展计划，以及当时著名的电视影集“Lost In Space LIS 太空号”。


With no time left to start again
So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
没有时间可以重振旗鼓
来吧！杰克，快点！

　　指滚石合唱团的主唱Michael Jagger，" Jumpin' Jack Flash "专辑于1968年五月发行。

Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
闪电杰克坐在烛台上

　　滚石合唱团总是在演唱会中和Beatles互比苗头。

'Cause fire is the devil's only friend
因为火焰是魔鬼唯一的朋友

　　指死之华合唱团 Grateful Dead 的歌曲" Friend of the Devil "。

　　接下来的歌词中，亦指当时的古巴飞弹危机和核子战争。


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
当我看到他在舞台上
我愤怒的握紧拳头
诞生在地狱的天使
也无法破除撒旦的咒语

　　滚石合唱团1969年在 Altamont Speedway 举办的演唱会中，雇用名为”地狱天使 the Hell's Angels ”的保全公司作为保镖，演唱会中散布在舞台前方的暗处，以制止过度热情的歌迷。在一场演唱会中，年仅十八岁的黑人歌迷 Meredith Hunter 当场被”地狱天使”的成员在舞台前活活打死。事后舆论大声谴责该团的歌曲  Sympathy for the Devil （同情魔鬼）"根本就是在鼓动暴力行为。致使滚石合唱团在往后六年均将这首歌从演唱会曲目中删除。

And as the flames climbed high into the night
To light the sacrificial rite
I saw Satan laughing with delight
当火焰升高至夜空
照亮了整个祭典
我看见撒旦高兴的大笑

　　撒旦是指滚石的主唱Michael Jagger（迈克尔·贾格尔）。

The day the music died
He was singing(*)
在音乐死去的那天
他唱著......(*)

I met a girl who sang the blues
我遇到一个唱蓝调的女孩

　　指白人灵魂歌后 Janis Joplin。

And I asked her for some happy news
But she just smiled and turned away
我向她打听一些愉快的消息
但她只是笑了笑便转身而去

　　Janis Joplin 后来因服用海洛因过量，于1970年10月4日暴毙过世。

I went down to the sacred store
Where I'd heard the music years before
我走到一家宗教用品店
在那里，可以听到好几年前的音乐

　　" sacred store "指由 Bill Graham 开设的 Fillmore West，是摇滚乐迷著名的集会场所。

But the man there said the music wouldn't play
但是店里的人说那些音乐不能播放

　　再也没有人对 Buddy Holly 的音乐感兴趣。

And in the streets the children screamed
街头上的孩子们尖叫著

　　Children 指 Hippies（嬉皮族）的另一名称 Flower children （花童）。Hippies 认为"爱"可以改变世界，他们提倡回归自然，并以"爱与和平"作为反越战的精神口号，他们同时认为"花"是爱的最佳象徵，当时凡是参与这个运动或认同嬉痞思想的年轻人，都被称为flower children。Hippies 曾因69和70年在柏克来的公园暴动，遭到警方和国际警卫队的驱离。

The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed
But not a word was spoken
恋人们在哭泣，诗人们作著梦
却不发一语

　　指六十年代迷幻音乐的发展走向。

The church bells all were broken
教堂的钟都残破不堪

　　The broken bells 指已过世的艺人，他们再也无法创作出动人的音乐。

And the three men I admire most
the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
我最景仰的三个人──
圣父、圣子与圣灵

　　圣父、圣子、圣灵分别指 Buddy Holly、The Big Bopper 和 Richie Valens。

They caught the last train for the coast
他们都搭乘末班车到海边去了

　　指他们均已离开人间。

The day the music died
And they were singing(*)
在音乐死去的那天
他们唱著......(*)

这么远那么近

美国馅饼 居然有着这么深刻的含义
简直是一段对摇滚乐史的概述
真希望会有一个象DON MCLEAN一样有着这么深厚感情和创作水平的荣迷
可以为我们的哥哥作一首惊世之作
让全世界都知道 音乐死亡的日子 不仅仅在2月3日