I reached the age of forty somewhat sooner than expected, 我到了40岁有点早于预期，

Living at a fairly hectic pace. 生活在一个相当忙碌的步伐。

When I count the years that I have happily collected, 我数的时候，我愉快地收集这些年来，

The future shows its apprehensive face. 未来显示其担忧的脸。

(But now, Francis, what the hell do you do now, Francis?) （但现在，弗朗西斯，你到底现在做什么，弗朗西斯？ ）

Quite a different song must be sung 完全不同的歌曲一定要唱

When the singer is no longer young. 当歌手是不再年轻。

Before the music ends, before it fades away, 音乐结束之前，它很快就消失之前，

There are several very necessary things I must do. 有几个非常有必要的事情，我必须做的。

Friends, I must be again certain places where I must be again. 朋友们，我必须再次某些地方我一定要试。

Before the music ends, I must go to Hoboken one more time. 音乐结束之前，我必须去霍博肯一次。

   

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I wanna run down that street where that thin Italian kid ran. 我想把跑下来的街道，那细细的意大利小子跑了。

Then slow down at the school, 然后在学校减慢，

Where those nice old ladies tried to teach me, 如果这些漂亮的老太太想要教我，

Unaware that I knew much more than they did. 不知道，我知道比他们多。

And stop at the poolroom for a beer, 并停止在台球室的啤酒，

And sadly say to myself, I don't know anybody here. 而可悲的是对自己说，我不认识任何人在这里。

(Francis, don't go home again.) （弗朗西斯，不回家了。 ）

One thing I'd like to do, before the music ends, 有一件事我想要做的，在音乐结束前，

Is to thank some wonderful life-long friends, 是要感谢一些精彩的终身朋友，

I've never met but have known so well. 我从来没有见过，但知道这么好。

   

[background: Liszt's Liebensraum] [背景：李斯特的Liebensraum ]

   

From one Frank to another, thank you for your dream, 从一个坦率到另一个，感谢您的梦想，

Your dream is now my own. 你的梦想，现在我自己。

And thank you Ludwig Van [background: a snatch of the Fifth Symphony] 谢谢你路德维希·范· [背景：第五交响曲的抓举]

For the flight of fancy you sent me on. 花式飞行，你送我的。

Thank Mrs. Verdi, for Joe and a special thanks to Jackelo (Jackelo, Jackelo). 谢谢夫人威尔第，乔和特别感谢Jackelo （ Jackelo ， Jackelo ） 。

   

[background: Verdi's opera] [背景：威尔第的歌剧]

   

All of you took turns in delivering sunrise a little sooner to my window. 在提供日出有点早我的窗前你们所有的人轮流。

   

[musical interlude] [音乐插曲]

   

Before the music ends, with company by Dino and Clark, 音乐结束后，与公司所迪诺和克拉克之前，

I'd like to make one more charge at Baker's. 我想提出的贝克多了一个充电。

You won't find me at that idiot wheel that spins, and spins and spins. 你不会找到我的那个白痴轮的旋转，并且旋转和旋转。

I won't play the slot machine, the management always wins. 我不会玩老虎机，管理总是获胜。

Not for me the game where the jack is called black, 不适合我所在的插孔被称为黑色的比赛中，

And meet them dikes that stand back. 并满足他们退后堤防。

(And you're actually down the line, and a hundred on the drum) （而你居然下了线，并在鼓百）

(Is enough to make you shy, load the truck with speaker's drum) （足以让你害羞，装入音箱的鼓卡车）

You won't hear me talk about saving new shoes, baby's got 57 pairs, 你不会听到我讲节约的新鞋，宝宝得了57双，

All I ask is Time, just plain and simple Time 我想问的是时间，只是简简单单的时间

(just a little tiny boo, just a little business free) （只是一点点小小的嘘声，只是一个小企业免费）

(time, time, time, time, time. time, time, time, time, time) Time! （时间，时间，时间，时间，时间，时间，时间，时间，时间，时间）的时间！

   

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In years to come, I may forget if I lost or if I won, 在未来的日子，我可能忘了，如果我输了，或者如果我赢了，

But I'll always remember how much fun it was. 但我会永远记住它多么有趣了。

(just concentrate on five and four, just stick to six and three). （只是集中在5年和4 ，只要坚持到6年和3 ） 。

   

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And when the music ends, I'd like it to end this way, 而音乐结束时，我想它这样结束了，

I'll ask Chester to write me one more song. 我会叫切斯特写我一次歌。

I'll get Lesty to make me one more chart, 我会Lesty让我多了一个图表，

And I'll make one more record with the best musicians in the world. 我会做，在世界上最好的音乐家之一以上的记录。

   

[Fanfare] [夸耀]

   

And when that cat with the sight comes tugging at my sleeve, 而当那只猫的视线，在我的袖子拉着而来，

I'll be singing as I leave (Sandra, Sandra, Sandra). 我会唱歌，因为我离开（桑德拉，桑德拉，桑德拉） 。