The Entertainer - Billy Joel

The Entertainer - Billy Joel (比利·乔)

I am the entertainer
我是名艺人
And I know just where I stand:
我知道我身在何处
Another serenader
另一个唱小夜曲的人
And another long-haired band
另一个长发乐团
Today I am your champion
今天，我是你们的冠军
I may have won your hearts
我或许赢得你们的心
But I know the game
但我深知这游戏规则
You will forget my name
你会忘记我姓名
And I won't be here
我也不复存在
In another year
只需一年而已
If I don't stay on the charts
一旦我不在排行榜上
I am the entertainer
我是名艺人
And I've had to pay my price
我必须付出代价
The things I did not know at first
我一开始不明白的道理
I learned by doin' twice
第二次便学会教训
Ah but still they come to haunt me
啊，但他们仍然纠缠着我
Still they want their say
他们仍想要话语权
So I've learned to dance
我曾学习跳舞
With a hand in my pants
手放在裤兜里
And they rub my neck
他们扼住我咽喉
And I write 'em a check
我给他们写了一张支票
And they go their merry way
他们便自去行乐
I am the entertainer
我是名艺人
Been all around the world
曾环游世界
I've played all kinds of palaces
我曾住过各种豪华住宅
And laid all kinds of girls
睡过各种女孩
I can't remember faces
甚至不记得她们长什么样子
I don't remember names
不记得她们的名字
Ah but what the hell
啊，管他的
You know it's just as well
你知道，这没关系
'Cause after a while
因为片刻过后
And a thousand miles
千里之外
It all becomes the same
一切便没什么不同
I am the entertainer
我是名艺人
I bring to you my songs
我为你唱起我的歌
I'd like to spend a day or two
我希望花一两天时间
I can't stay that long
可无法停留那么长
No I've got to meet expenses
不，我必须应付开支
I got to stay in line
我必须随时待命
Gotta get those fees
必须赚取
To the agencies
给经纪人的报酬
And I'd love to stay
我宁愿留下来
But there's bills to pay
但我有账单要付
So I just don't have the time
所以，我只是没时间而已
I am the entertainer
我是名艺人
I come to do my show
我举办演唱会
You've heard my latest record
你曾听过我最近的专辑
It's been on the radio
在收音机上播放过
Ah it took me years to write it
啊，那些歌我写了很多年
They were the best years of my life
那曾是我最美好的时光
It was a beautiful song
这是一首美好的歌曲
But it ran too long
但旋律太长
If you're gonna have a hit
如果你想让它一曲成名
You gotta make it fit--
也必须让长度变得合适
So they cut it down to 3:05
所以他们将歌删减到3分零5秒
I am the entertainer
我是名艺人
The idol of my age
是这个时代的偶像
I make all kinds of money
我赚取各种钱财
When I go on the stage
当我踏上舞台
Ah you've seen me in the papers
啊，你曾在报纸上见过我
I've been in the magazines
也曾被刊登在杂志上
But if I go cold
但如果我过气了
I won't get sold
我不会被卖掉
I'll get put in the back
而是被放在后台
In the discount rack
带着被贬损的残骸
Like another can of beans
正如另一罐并无二致的豆子
I am the entertainer
我是名艺人
And I know just where I stand:
我知道我身在何处
Another serenader
另一个唱小夜曲的人
And another long-haired band
另一个长发乐团
Today I am your champion
今天，我是你们的冠军
I may have won your hearts
我或许赢得你们的心
But I know the game
但我深知这游戏规则
You will forget my name
你会忘记我姓名
And I won't be here
我也不复存在
In another year
只需一年而已
If I don't stay on the charts
一旦我不在排行榜上