My name is Balthazar, Impresario 我的名字是巴尔萨泽，掌门人

And you'll find me at the bottom of the page 你会发现我在页面的底部

I have artist's hands, though I'm a working man 我有艺术家的手，虽然我是一个做事的人

But my craft has been forgotten by the age 但是，我的手艺已经被遗忘的时代

So tonight will be my last night on the stage 所以，今晚将是我昨晚在舞台上

   

This is my family's trade, my father built this place 这是我家的交易，我的父亲建立了这个地方

At the turning of the twentieth century 在二十世纪的转折点

I have been working here, for some fifty years 我一直在这里工作，对于一些50年

But the young these days are glued to TV screens 但年轻的这几天都紧盯着电视屏幕

And the old girl is dying on her feet 和老女孩是死在她的石榴裙下

   

Once more to the boards 再次向议会

One more curtain call 还有一个谢幕

Give the crowd everything they're asking for and more 给观众的一切他们要求多

Always make them laugh 总是让他们笑

Try to make them cry 尽量让他们哭

Always take the stage like it's the last night of your life 始终把舞台就像是你生命中的最后一夜

   

My friends from theatre school all thought I was a fool 我从戏剧学校的朋友都以为我是傻瓜

For leaving Shakespeare for the music hall 离开莎士比亚的音乐殿堂

And now my son's left home, and set out on his own 现在我的儿子离家出走，并设置自己出来

And the critics think we're quaint but set to fall 而批评者认为我们古怪，但将下降

But they've only seen the show from the stalls 但是，他们只看到从摊位展示

   

Once more to the boards 再次向议会

One more curtain call 还有一个谢幕

Give the crowd everything they're asking for and more 给观众的一切他们要求多

Always make them laugh 总是让他们笑

Try to make them cry 尽量让他们哭

Always take the stage like it's the last night of your life 始终把舞台就像是你生命中的最后一夜

   

And all the things I've seen behind these tattered seams 和所有的事情，我已经看到了背后的这些破烂的接缝

And all the upturned faces with the lamplight in their eyes 和所有的上翘的面孔在他们眼中的灯光

And each imperfect turn flickers as it burns 而每个不完善反过来闪烁，因为它燃烧

Only lasts a moment but for me they'll never die 只持续了片刻，但对我来说，他们永远不会死

   

We are respected 我们尊重

We're not remembered 我们不记得

We are the ghosts of Vaudeville 我们是民间歌舞展演的鬼

Unnumbered 未编号

   

We are the fathers of the halls 我们是在大厅的父亲

Yeah but we'll never be famous 是的，但我们永远不会出名

We aren't just artists, we are something more: 我们不只是艺术家，我们更多的东西：

We're entertainers 我们是艺人

   

I smooth my thinning hair in a gilded mirror 我捋顺我的头发稀疏了镀金的镜子

To try to hide the tell-signs of my age 试图隐藏我的年龄告诉我的痕迹

My name is Balthazar, Impresario 我的名字是巴尔萨泽，掌门人

And tonight will be my last night on the stage. 而今晚将是我在舞台上的最后一晚。