作词 : Don McLean
作曲 : Don McLean
A long long time ago 我還記得在很久以前的那段時光
I can still remember how that music used to make me smile 音樂總使我臉上泛起微笑
And I knew if I had my chance 而我知道，如果當時我有機會的話
That I could make those people dance 我會讓人們跳起舞來
And maybe they'd be happy for a while. 他們也許會開心好一會兒吧
Did you write the Book of Love 你寫過愛之書嗎？
And do you have faith in God above 你相信有上帝嗎，
If the Bible tells you so 或者是聖經這麼告訴你的？
Do you believe in rock 'n roll 你相信搖滾的精神嗎？
Can music save your mortal soul 音樂是否能拯救你的將死的靈魂呢？
And can you teach me how to dance real slow 你能教我怎麼跳慢舞嗎？
Well, I know that you're in love with him 嗯，我知道你愛上他了
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym 因為我看見你們在健身房跳起舞來
You both kicked off your shoes 你們還把你們的鞋子都給跳掉了呢
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues 兄弟，我終於搞懂了這旋律和藍調了
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck 我曾經是個孤獨的不羈青年
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck 那時我身邊總伴一架皮卡車和一朵粉康乃馨
But I knew I was out of luck 但我知道我是不夠幸運的...
The day the music died 那天以後，音樂死去了
I started singin' 於是我開始唱
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie 再見了，美國派小姐
Drove my chevy to the levee 開起我的雪佛蘭去岸邊
But the levee was dry 但那裡早乾枯了
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye 而那群老男人們喝著黑麥威士忌，
Singin' this'll be the day that I die 唱著‘我會在某天死去’
This'll be the day that I die 是啊...我會在某天死去
I met a girl who sang the blues 我遇到過一個唱藍調的女生。
And I asked her for some happy news 我向她打聽些開心的新聞。
But she just smiled and turned away 但她只是微笑著走開了
I went down to the sacred store 我到過一家宗教用品店
Where I'd heard the music years before 在那兒我聽到好幾年前的音樂
But the man there said the music wouldn't play 但店裡的人說這音樂不可以播放
And in the streets the children screamed 街頭上的孩子尖叫著
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed 戀人在哭泣、詩人做著大夢
But not a word was spoken 但他們什麼話都沒說
The church bells all were broken 教堂的鐘全都已經被打破了
And the three men I admire most 那三個我最景仰的人
The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost 聖父、聖子和聖靈
They caught the last train for the coast 他們搭上末班車到岸邊去了
The day the music died 那天以後，音樂死去了
And they were singing 於是他們開始唱
Bye-bye, miss American pie 再見了，美國派小姐
Drove my Chevy to the levee 開起我的雪佛蘭去岸邊
But the levee was dry 但那裡早乾枯了
Them good old boys were drink in whiskey and rye 而那群老男人們喝著黑麥威士忌，
And singing, this’ll be the day that I die 唱著‘我會在某天死去’
This’ll be the day that I die this’ll 我會在某天死去...
He was singing 他唱著
Bye-bye, miss American pie 再見了，美國派小姐
Drove my Chevy to the levee 開起我的雪佛蘭去岸邊
But the levee was dry 但那裡早乾枯了
Them good old boys were drink in whiskey and rye 而那群老男人們喝著黑麥威士忌，
And singing, this’ll be the day that I die 唱著‘我會在某天死去’
This’ll be the day that I die this’ll 某天，也許我會就這樣死去