《The Entertainer》歌词

[00:00:17] I am the entertainer

[00:00:19] 我是名艺人

[00:00:19] And I know just where I stand

[00:00:22] 我知道我的定位

[00:00:22] Another serenader

[00:00:24] 还有另一个唱小夜曲的人

[00:00:24] And another long-haired band

[00:00:27] 还有另一个长发乐团

[00:00:27] Today I am your champion

[00:00:29] 今天 我是你们的冠军

[00:00:29] I may have won your hearts

[00:00:31] 我或许赢得你们的赞赏

[00:00:31] But I know the game you'll forget my name

[00:00:34] 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

[00:00:37] 也许下一年 我将不复存在

[00:00:37] If I don't stay on the charts

[00:00:43] 一旦我不在排行榜上的话

[00:00:43] I am the entertainer

[00:00:45] 我是名艺人

[00:00:45] And I've had to pay my price

[00:00:48] 我必须付出代价

[00:00:48] The things I did not know at first

[00:00:50] 一开始不明白的道理

[00:00:50] I learned by doin' twice

[00:00:52] 第二次便学会教训

[00:00:52] Ah but still they come to haunt me

[00:00:55] 但他们仍然纠缠着我

[00:00:55] Still they want their say

[00:00:57] 他们仍想要话语权

[00:00:57] So I've learned to dance with a hand in my pants

[00:01:00] 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

[00:01:02] 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

[00:01:08] 他们便自去行乐

[00:01:08] I am the entertainer

[00:01:11] 我是名艺人

[00:01:11] Been all around the world

[00:01:13] 曾环游世界

[00:01:13] I've played all kinds of palaces

[00:01:15] 我曾住过各种豪华住宅

[00:01:15] And laid all kinds of girls

[00:01:18] 睡过各种女孩

[00:01:18] I can't remember faces

[00:01:20] 可我甚至不记得她们长什么样子

[00:01:20] I don't remember names

[00:01:22] 不记得她们的名字

[00:01:22] Ah but what the hell

[00:01:23] 但无论怎样

[00:01:23] You know it's just as well

[00:01:25] 你知道 这都没关系

[00:01:25] 'Cause after a while and a thousand miles

[00:01:28] 因为片刻过后便各奔东西

[00:01:28] It all becomes the same

[00:01:38] 一切也没什么不同

[00:01:38] I am the entertainer

[00:01:40] 我是名艺人

[00:01:40] I bring to you my songs

[00:01:43] 我为你们唱起我的歌

[00:01:43] I'd like to spend a day or two

[00:01:45] 我希望花一两天时间 为你们停留

[00:01:45] I can't stay that long

[00:01:47] 可无法停留那么长

[00:01:47] No I've got to meet expenses

[00:01:49] 不 我必须应付开支

[00:01:49] I got to stay in line

[00:01:52] 我必须随时待命

[00:01:52] Gotta get those fees to the agencies

[00:01:54] 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

[00:01:57] 我宁愿留下来 但我有账单要付

[00:01:57] So I just don't have the time

[00:02:03] 所以 我只是没时间而已

[00:02:03] I am the entertainer

[00:02:05] 我是名艺人

[00:02:05] I come to do my show

[00:02:07] 我举办演唱会

[00:02:07] You've heard my latest record

[00:02:10] 你曾听过我最近的专辑

[00:02:10] It's been on the radio

[00:02:12] 在收音机上播放过

[00:02:12] Ah it took me years to write it

[00:02:14] 那些歌我写了很多年

[00:02:14] They were the best years of my life

[00:02:17] 那曾是我最美好的时光

[00:02:17] It was a beautiful song

[00:02:18] 这是一首美好的歌曲

[00:02:18] But it ran too long

[00:02:19] 但旋律太长

[00:02:19] If you're gonna have a hit

[00:02:20] 如果你想让它一曲成名

[00:02:20] You gotta make it fit

[00:02:21] 也必须让长度变得合适

[00:02:21] So they cut it down to 3:05

[00:02:32] 所以他们将歌删减到3分零5秒

[00:02:32] I am the entertainer

[00:02:34] 我是名艺人

[00:02:34] The idol of my age

[00:02:37] 是这个时代的偶像

[00:02:37] I make all kinds of money

[00:02:39] 我赚取各种钱财

[00:02:39] When I go on the stage

[00:02:41] 当我踏上舞台

[00:02:41] Ah you've seen me in the papers

[00:02:44] 你曾在报纸上见过我

[00:02:44] I've been in the magazines

[00:02:46] 也曾被刊登在杂志上

[00:02:46] But if I go cold I won't get sold

[00:02:48] 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

[00:02:51] 而是被放在后台 带着被贬损的残骸

[00:02:51] Like another can of beans

[00:02:57] 正如另一罐并无特点的豆子

[00:02:57] I am the entertainer

[00:02:59] 我是名艺人

[00:02:59] And I know just where I stand

[00:03:02] 我知道我的定位

[00:03:02] Another serenader

[00:03:04] 还有另一个唱小夜曲的人

[00:03:04] And another long-haired band

[00:03:07] 还有另一个长发乐团

[00:03:07] Today I am your champion

[00:03:09] 今天 我是你们的冠军

[00:03:09] I may have won your hearts

[00:03:11] 我或许赢得你们的赞赏

[00:03:11] But I know the game you'll forget my name

[00:03:13] 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

[00:03:16] 也许下一年 我将不复存在

[00:03:16] If I don't stay on the charts

[00:03:21] 一旦我不在排行榜上的话