肯定是Jay-Z 和 Alicia Keys 的 Empire State Of Mind
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Yeah,
Yeah, Imma up at Brooklyn, 我刚刚去了布鲁克林(美国纽约市的一区, 在长岛西部)
now Im down in Tribeca,现在来到了三角地(纽约曼哈顿运河街以南的地区)
right next to DeNiro, 然后将去DeNiro(也是纽约的一个地区)
But i’ll be hood forever, 但是我会永远带着头巾
I’m the new Sinatra, 我是新一代的Sinatra( 被称为流行音乐之父,现在应该指音乐的这一类吧)
and since i made it here,既然我可以在这里创造它
i can make it anywhere, 我就能让它遍布世界各地
yeah they love me everywhere, yeah 他们对我的爱无处不在
i used to cop in Harlem, 我曾是Harlem的警察(Harlem哈莱姆(美国纽约市的一个区, 居民大都为黑人)
all of my dominicanos 所有多米尼加人(多米尼加人(Dominicanos) 中美洲加勒比海地区多米尼加和多米尼克居民的总称。)
right there up on broadway, 正驶向宽阔的大道
brought me back to that McDonalds, 带我回到麦当劳
took it to my stash spot, 带它到我的私人领地
Five Sixty Stage street, 五又六十舞台大街
catch me in the kitchen like a simmons whipping pastry, 就像鲜奶糕点把我吸引在厨房一般
cruising down 8th street, 再来到第八大道
off white lexus, 离开白色凌志(凌志车,很有名的呀)
driving so slow but BK is from Texas, 从德克萨斯州(美国州名)慢慢开进
me I’m up at Bedsty,现在我来到Bedsty
home of that boy Biggie, 那个大人物的家乡
now i live on billboard, 我靠着宣传谋生
and i brought my boys with me, 我和我的伙伴们一起
say wat up to Ty Ty, still sipping Malta 对TY说wat up(一款游戏),依旧在马耳他(地中海的岛国)小饮
1. sitting courtside Knicks and Nets give me high fives, 坐在纽约人与新泽西篮网的赛场边为胜利击掌吧(High Five,是美国文化手势的一种,并没有正式的中文名称,一般代表了“庆祝成功的击掌”)(New York Knicks New Jersey Nets两支 NBA球队)
N-gga i be spiked out, i can trip a referee, 我说出N-gga,让裁判矢言
tell by my attitude that I most definitely from… 我的态度来告诉他我十分确定…..
[Alicia Keys]
In New York, 在纽约
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of, 这个由梦筑城的钢筋混凝土的城市里
Theres nothing you can’t do, 你可以为所欲为
Now you’re in New York, 因为你现在在纽约
these streets will make you feel brand new, 街道会让你感觉焕然一新
the lights will inspire you, 灯光将启迪着你
lets here it for New York, New York, New York 这就是纽约
[Jay-Z]
I made you hot n-gga, 我让你成为了最热门的n-gga
Catch me at the X with OG at a Yankee game,被布狼克斯乐团和OG和美国的游戏所深深吸引(X指"The Bronx 2003年於加州洛杉矶成立的庞克摇滚新锐/OG指最原始的美国黑帮original gangsta)
sh-t i made the yankee hat more famous than a yankee can, 我让美国帽比美国罐头更有名
you should know I bleed Blue, but I aint a crip tho, 你应该知道我为蓝调而流血,可是我不过是个瘸子而已
but i got a gang of n-ggas walking with my click though, 但我有一群伙伴和我同行
welcome to the melting pot, 欢迎来到纽约这个大熔炉(因其多民族国家的人混杂被称为熔炉)
corners where we selling rocks, 在角落里我们推销着摇滚(暗指街头卖艺)
afrika bambaataa sh-t,“祖鲁帮首领”(Africa Bambaataa说唱之父之一)
home of the hip hop, 说唱的故乡
yellow cap, gypsy cap, dollar cab, holla back, 黄帽,吉普赛帽,廉价的出租,尖叫回荡
for foreigners it aint fitted they forgot how to act, 外国人都不适用这些,因为他们忘记了如何表演
8 million stories out there and their naked, 无数的流言从这里传出,赤裸裸的,毫无掩饰
cities is a pity half of y’all won’t make it, 这个城市为此而遗憾
me i gotta plug Special Ed "i got it made," 我将要敲击最特别的结尾曲“我完成它”
If Jesus payin LeBron, I’m paying Dwayne Wade, 如果上帝为LeBron买单,那么我就在为Dwayne Wade买单(是两位球星)
3 dice cee-lo
3 card marley, (是两位音乐人)
labor day parade, rest in peace Bob Marley, 劳动节游行 ,其余人沉浸在Bob Marley的音乐里安享太平( 雷鬼乐教父BOB.MARLEY)
Statue of Liberty, long live the World trade, 自由女神与世贸大厦万岁
long live the king yo, 国王万岁
I’m from the empire state thats… 我来帝国.....
[Chorus]
In New York, 在纽约
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of, 这个由梦筑城的钢筋混凝土的城市里
Theres nothing you can’t do, 你可以为所欲为
Now you’re in New York, 因为你现在在纽约
these streets will make you feel brand new, 街道会让你感觉焕然一新
the lights will inspire you, 灯光将启迪着你
lets here it for New York, New York, New York这就是纽约
Welcome to the bright light.. 欢迎来到这片闪耀的地带
[Jay-Z]
Lights is blinding, 灯光太过炫目
girls need blinders 女孩儿们需要带上护目镜
so they can step out of bounds quick, 她们跳着快速的舞蹈
the side lines is blind with casualties, 边界线被伤亡的人们弄得模糊不清
who sipping life casually, then gradually become worse, 她们在随便的浪费生命,然后慢慢变坏
don’t bite the apple Eve, 不要咬夏娃的苹果
caught up in the in crowd, 不要沉湎于人群中
now your in-style, 此刻是你的风格
and in the winter gets cold en vogue with your skin out, 在寒冷的冬天露出皮肤就是时髦
the city of sin is a pity on a whim, 城市里充斥的罪恶只是一时的遗憾
good girls gone bad, the cities filled with them, 好女孩变坏,然后充斥在整个城市中
Mommy took a bus trip and now she got her bust out, 妈妈进行了一次汽车旅行,现在 她坦胸露乳
everybody ride her, just like a bus route, 所有人都嘲弄她,就像嘲弄公交路线图一样
Hail Mary to the city your a Virgin, 圣母玛利亚为这个城市带来圣洁
and Jesus can’t save you life starts when the church ends, 礼拜结束后上帝不能拯救你的生命
came here for school, graduated to the high life, 来到学校,为享受优质生活而毕业
ball players, rap stars, addicted to the limelight, 球星,说唱明星,致力于成为万众的焦点
MDMA got you feeling like a champion, 摇头丸让你感觉自己是冠军
the city never sleeps better slip you a Ambien在安眠药的作用下你感觉这个城市睡的如此香甜
[Chorus]
In New York, 在纽约
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of, 这个由梦筑城的钢筋混凝土的城市里
Theres nothing you can’t do, 你可以为所欲为
Now you’re in New York, 因为你现在在纽约
these streets will make you feel brand new, 街道会让你感觉焕然一新
the lights will inspire you, 灯光将启迪着你
lets here it for New York, New York, New York 这就是纽约
[Alicia Keys]
One hand in the air for the big city, 一只手放入这个大城市的空气中
Street lights, big dreams all looking pretty, 街灯,梦想都看起来那么漂亮
no place in the World that can compare, 没有任何一个地方能匹敌
Put your lighters in the air, everybody say yeaaahh 在空气中点点燃火机,所有都说yeah
come on, come, 燃烧吧,燃烧吧
yeah,
[Chorus]
In New York, 在纽约
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of, 这个由梦筑城的钢筋混凝土的城市里
Theres nothing you can’t do, 你可以为所欲为
Now you’re in New York, 因为你现在在纽约
these streets will make you feel brand new, 街道会让你感觉焕然一新
the lights will inspire you, 灯光将启迪着你
lets here it for New York, New York, New York 这就是纽约