It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
现在是周六晚上9点
The regular crowd shuffles in
老主顾们像往常一样慢慢涌入
There's an old man sittin' next to me
有个老人坐在我身边
Makin' love to his tonic and gin
正在和他手里的金汤力酒缠绵
He says "Son can you play me a memory
他说，“小伙子，你能为我弹一首歌吗？
I'm not really sure how it goes
我不太记得清旋律了
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
但这首歌忧伤又甜蜜
When I wore a younger man's clothes"
我年轻时能完整地记住这首歌。”
La la-la di-dee-da
La-la di-dee-da da-dum
Sing us a song you're the piano man
给我们来一曲吧，钢琴师
Sing us a song tonight
今晚为我们弹上一曲
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
大家情绪正好
And you've got us feeling alright
你的弹奏让我们感到更加愉快
Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
在吧台的John是我朋友
He gets me my drinks for free
他请我免费喝了一杯
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
他很会逗顾客开心，也能适时为你点烟
But there's someplace that he'd rather be
但其实他更想在别的地方工作
He says "Bill I believe this is killing me"
他对我说，”Billy，这份工作真是太折磨人了“
As the smile ran away from his face
说着说着他的微笑从他脸上消失了
"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star
“如果不是因为困在这个鬼地方的话
If I could get out of this place"
我肯定能成为一个电影明星。”
Oh la la-la di-dee-da
La-la di-dee-da da-dum
Now Paul is a real estate novelist
Paul是一位梦想写出伟大小说的房地产中介
Who never had time for a wife
一直没时间找个妻子
And he's talkin' with Davy who's still in the Navy
他跟在海军服役的David交谈着
And probably will be for life
也许David会在部队里待一辈子
And the waitress is practicing politics
女招待开始耍小花招
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
商人们也慢慢喝醉了
Yes they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
他们正一起喝下孤独
But it's better than drinkin' alone
但这总强过独自饮用
Sing us a song you're the piano man
给我们来一曲吧，钢琴师
Sing us a song tonight
今晚为我们弹上一曲
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
大家情绪正好
And you've got us feeling alright
你的弹奏让我们感到更加愉快
It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
周六生意不错
And the manager gives me a smile
经理对我满意地笑了笑
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
因为他知道这些人都是冲着我的琴声而来
To forget about life for a while
这样他们可以短暂地忘记生活中的一切烦恼
And the piano it sounds like a carnival
钢琴的声音听起来就像一场狂欢节
And the microphone smells like a beer
麦克风也散发着啤酒的香味
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
他们坐到吧台前，放了点小费到我的罐子里
And say "Man what are you doin' here"
说，“你这么厉害，为何还在这里打工？”
Oh la la-la di-dee-da
La-la di-dee-da da-dum
Sing us a song you're the piano man
给我们来一曲吧，钢琴师
Sing us a song tonight
今晚为我们弹上一曲
Well we're all in the mood for a melody
大家情绪正好
And you've got us feeling alright
你的弹奏让我们感到更加愉快