[Intro:] [简介： ]

What is America to me? 什么是美国对我？

A name, a map, or a flag I see? 一个名字，一张地图，或者一个标志喔？

A certain word, "democracy"? 某一句话， “民主” ？

What is America to me? 什么是美国对我？

   

The house I live in, a plot of earth, a street 我住的房子，地球的情节，街道

The grocer and the butcher, and the people that I meet 杂货商和屠夫，和我遇到的人

The children in the playground, the faces that I see 在操场上的孩子们，我看到的面孔

All races and religions, that's America to me 所有种族和宗教，这是美国对我

   

The place I work in, the worker by my side 我工作的地方，工作人员在我身边

The little town or city where my people lived and died 小城镇或城市，我的人虽死犹生

The "howdy" and the handshake, the air of feeling free 在“你好”和握手，感觉自由的空气

And the right to speak my mind out, that's America to me 并说出自己的想法了吧，这是美国对我

   

The things I see about me, the big things and the small 我看到关于我的事情，大事情，小

The little corner newsstand and the house a mile tall 拐角处的小报摊，房子一英里高的

The wedding in the churchyard, the laughter and the tears 在境内，欢笑和泪水的婚礼

The dream that's been a-growin' for a hundred and fifty years 这是一次，正在笙长了一百五十年的梦想

   

The town I live in, the street, the house, the room 我住在镇，街道，房子，房间

The pavement of the city, or a garden all in bloom 城市路面，还是花园都在绽放

The church, the school, the clubhouse, the millions lights I see 教堂，学校，会所，数以百万计亮喔

But especially the people 但是，尤其是人

That's America to me 这是美国对我