Bake Sale - David Roth

Bake Sale - David Roth

Louis Lichtman had a bakery at 86th and Amsterdam
Louis Lichtman有一个面包店位于Amsterdam86号
You'd smell the rising bread at least a couple blocks away
两个街区外你就能闻到面包的味道
For forty years a wedding cake of one kind or another
四十年中这样或那样的婚礼蛋糕
Would occupy the Lichtman's Bakery window every day
每天陈列在Lichtman面包店的窗口
Then the world turned from pastry and from challah and from cookies
到处都是糕点，白面包，饼干的世界
From the independent merchant to the supermarket mall
不管是私人商店，还是大型超市
And the rents were rising faster than the loaves that they were earned on
房租迅速增长，比卖面包挣的钱还多
So the "Going Out of Business" sign appeared on Lichtman's wall
因此在Lichtman墙壁上出现停止营业的指示牌
The lights are out at Lichtman's now
现在Lichtman面包店的灯都熄灭了
The building's cold and empty with a cake stand in the window
面包店内冷清，空旷，展台上只摆着一个蛋糕
Your credit's fine no money down
你信誉很好，但无法付现款
And the Upper West Side doesn't smell as sweetly as it used to
上西区再也闻不到像过去一样甜美的蛋糕味
Back when Lichtman's Bakery graced our little town
回想Lichtman面包店给我们小镇带来的魅力
The final day of business came and with it Lichtman's regulars
营业的最后一天到来了 随着Lichtman面包店的惯例
Paying their respects and taking in the sad details
向他们致敬，谈论着悲惨的细节
Mrs Kaplan bought a dozen cakes another thirty strudels
Kaplan夫人买了一打蛋糕和另外三十个点心
As the auctioneer prepared to start the sale
当拍卖商准备开始出售蛋糕房的时候
Some sixty other bakers bid on ovens and on boxes
有六十个其他面包师出售他们的烤箱和内箱
There were mixers there was shortening there were bowls and there were pans
其中还有搅拌机，起酥油，大酒杯和平底锅
And the years were sifting through the racks at Louis Lichtman's bakery
日月如梭，伴随着Louis Lichtman蛋糕店
Like the flour and the sugar through his hands
就像他指尖流过的面粉和砂糖
The lights are out at Lichtman's now
现在Lichtman面包店的灯都熄灭了
The building's cold and empty with a cake stand in the window
面包店内冷清，空旷，展台上只摆着一个蛋糕
The Daily Special sign fell down
每天独特的标志牌都垮塌了
And the Upper West Side doesn't smell as sweetly as it used to
上西区再也闻不到像过去一样甜美的蛋糕味
Back when Lichtman's Bakery graced our little town
回想Lichtman面包店给我们小镇带来的魅力
The last of all the lots was sold the frosting tubes and freezer
最后剩下的设备都卖完了，有结霜管和冰箱
Mr Lichtman clutched his rolling pin and went to stand outside
Lichtman先生抓紧他的擀面杖，出门站到外面
He didn't want to watch the auctioneer conclude his business
他不想眼睁睁地看着拍卖商结束他的生意
And he didn't want his friends to see him cry
他不想让他的朋友们看见他哭泣
A note left hanging on the wall
票据挂在墙上
It said that Mrs Rosenthal still owed him 7 dollars
据说Rosenthal夫人还欠了他7美元
That was a long long time ago
那是很久以前的事情了
And the ceiling fan once spinning round for one last time was slowing down
天花板上的吊扇最后一次慢慢旋转着
As forty years came turning to a close
将近四十年的生意接近尾声了
The lights are out at Lichtman's now
现在Lichtman面包店的灯都熄灭了
The building's cold and empty Mr Lichtman moved to Jersey
面包店内冷清，空旷，Lichtman先生已经搬到Jersey了
The neighborhood has changed around
周围街坊都发生变化了
The Upper West Side doesn't smell as sweetly as it used to
上西区再也闻不到像过去一样甜美的蛋糕味
Back when Lichtman's Bakery graced our little town
回想Lichtman面包店给我们小镇带来的魅力