A long, long time ago 很久，很久以前

I can still remember how 我还记得如何

That music used to make me smile 用音乐让我微笑

And I knew if I had my chance 我知道，如果我有我的机会

That I could make those people dance 我可以让人们闻乐起舞

And maybe they'd be happy for a while 也许他们会很高兴了好一阵子

But February made me shiver 但二月使我颤抖

With every paper I'd deliver 随着每一个文件我会提供

Bad news on the doorstep 就在家门口的坏消息

I couldn't take one more step 我不能多走一步

I can't remember if I cried 我不记得，如果我哭了

When I read about his widowed bride 当我读到他寡居的新娘

But something touched me deep inside 可是，我深深触动了我

The day the music died 在音乐死亡的那一天

   

So, bye, bye Miss American Pie 那么，再见，再见吴美国派

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry 开着雪佛兰到河堤上，但河堤已干

Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye 他们好极了男孩喝威士忌和黑麦

Singin' this'll be the day that I die 唱着这会是我死的日子

This'll be the day that I die 这会是我死的日子

   

Did you write the book of love 你写爱情的书

And do you have faith in God above 和你有信仰上帝以上

If the Bible tells you so 如果圣经是这么告诉你

Now do you believe in rock and roll 现在你相信摇滚乐

Can music save your mortal soul 音乐可以拯救你的灵魂

And can you teach me how to dance real slow 你可以教我如何放慢速度来跳舞

   

Well, I know that you're in love with him 好吧，我知道你爱他

'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym 因为我看见你跳舞“在健身房

You both kicked off your shoes 你们都踢掉鞋子

Man, I dig those rhythm and blues 男人，我掏节奏与蓝调

I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck 我是一个孤独的少女broncin “降压

With a pink carnation and a pickup truck 用粉红色的康乃馨，有一辆小货车

But I knew I was out of luck 但我知道我是运气不好

The day the music died 在音乐死亡的那一天

I started singin' 我开始歌唱

   

Bye, bye Miss American Pie 再见，再见吴美国派

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry 开着雪佛兰到河堤上，但河堤已干

Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye 他们好极了男孩喝威士忌和黑麦

Singin' this'll be the day that I die 唱着这会是我死的日子

This'll be the day that I die 这会是我死的日子

   

Now, for ten years we've been on our own 现在，十年来我们一直对我们自己

And moss grows fat on a rolling stone 和苔藓生长的脂肪上滚动的石头

But, that's not how it used to be 但是，这不是它曾经是怎样的

When the jester sang for the king and queen 当小丑唱的国王和王后

In a coat he borrowed from James Dean 在一件大衣，他从詹姆斯·迪恩借

And a voice that came from you and me 和一个声音从我和你

Oh, and while the king was looking down 哦，而国王低头

The jester stole his thorny crown 弄臣偷走了他的荆棘冠

The courtroom was adjourned 法庭押后

No verdict was returned 没有判决归还

And while Lennon read a book on Marx 虽然列侬在马克思读一本书

The quartet practiced in the park 在公园四方练

And we sang dirges in the dark 我们在黑暗中唱挽歌

The day the music died 在音乐死亡的那一天

We were singin' 我们欢唱

   

Bye, bye Miss American Pie 再见，再见吴美国派

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry 开着雪佛兰到河堤上，但河堤已干

Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye 他们好极了男孩喝威士忌和黑麦

Singin' this'll be the day that I die 唱着这会是我死的日子

This'll be the day that I die 这会是我死的日子

   

Helter skelter in a summer swelter 在夏季闷热手忙脚乱

The birds flew off with a fallout shelter 鸟类有辐射尘避难所飞走了

Eight miles high and falling fast 八英里高，下降速度快

Landed flat on the grass 平降落在草地上

The players tried for a forward pass 尝试了向前传球的球员

With the jester on the sidelines in a cast 随着铸造场边的小丑

Now the half-time air was sweet perfume 现在的一半时间空气是甜的香水

While sergeants played a marching tune 虽然警长起到了进行曲

We all got up to dance 大家都站起来跳舞

Oh, but we never got the chance 呵呵，不过我们从来没有得到机会

'Cause the players tried to take the field “导致球员试图采取现场

The marching band refused to yield 军乐队毫不示弱

Do you recall what was revealed 你还记得什么显露

The day the music died 在音乐死亡的那一天

We started singin' 我们开始欢唱

   

Bye, bye Miss American Pie 再见，再见吴美国派

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry 开着雪佛兰到河堤上，但河堤已干

Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye 他们好极了男孩喝威士忌和黑麦

Singin' this'll be the day that I die 唱着这会是我死的日子

This'll be the day that I die 这会是我死的日子

   

Oh, and there we were all in one place 哦，还有我们都在同一个地方

A generation lost in space 一代人在太空中迷失

With no time left to start again 由于没有时间去重新开始

So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick 这样一来杰克是敏捷的，杰克要快

Jack Flash sat on a candlestick 杰克的Flash坐在烛台

'Cause fire is the devil's only friend 因为火是魔鬼的唯一的朋友

And as I watched him on the stage 当我看到他在舞台上

My hands were clenched in fists of rage 我的手紧握在愤怒的拳头

No angel born in Hell 没有天使诞生于地狱

Could break that Satan's spell 可以打破撒旦的咒语

And as the flames climbed high into the night 而随着火焰爬上高到深夜

To light the sacrificial rite 点燃祭祀仪式

I saw Satan laughing with delight 我看见撒旦笑高兴

The day the music died 在音乐死亡的那一天

He was singin' 他在唱“

   

Bye, bye Miss American Pie 再见，再见吴美国派

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry 开着雪佛兰到河堤上，但河堤已干

Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye 他们好极了男孩喝威士忌和黑麦

Singin' this'll be the day that I die 唱着这会是我死的日子

This'll be the day that I die 这会是我死的日子

   

I met a girl who sang the blues 我遇到了一个女孩谁唱蓝调

And I asked her for some happy news 我问她有好消息

But she just smiled and turned away 但她只是笑笑，转身走了

I went down to the sacred store 我去了神圣的店

Where I'd heard the music years before 在那里我听说前几年的音乐

But the man there said the music wouldn't play 但人说那些音乐不能播放

And in the streets the children screamed 而在街头的孩子们尖叫

The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed 这对恋人哭了，诗人的梦想

But not a word was (Spoken) 但没有一个字是（口语）

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

And the three men I admire most 而这三个人我最欣赏

The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost 圣父，圣子和圣灵

They caught the last train for the coast 他们赶上了最后一班车到海边去

The day the music died 在音乐死亡的那一天

And they were singin' 和他们欢唱

   

Bye, bye Miss American Pie 再见，再见吴美国派

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry 开着雪佛兰到河堤上，但河堤已干

Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye 他们好极了男孩喝威士忌和黑麦

Singin' this'll be the day that I die 唱着这会是我死的日子

This'll be the day that I die 这会是我死的日子

   

They were singin' 他们唱着“

Bye, bye Miss American Pie 再见，再见吴美国派

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry 开着雪佛兰到河堤上，但河堤已干

Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye 他们好极了男孩喝威士忌和黑麦

Singin' this'll be the day that I die 唱着这会是我死的日子

This'll be the day that I die 这会是我死的日子