A long, long time ago 很久，很久以前

I can still remember how that music used to 我还记得如何在音乐使用

make me smile 让我微笑

And I knew that if I had my chance 我知道，如果我有我的机会

I could make those people dance 我可以让人们闻乐起舞

And maybe they'd be happy for a while 也许他们会很高兴了好一阵子

   

Did you write the book of love 你写爱情的书

And do you have faith in God above 和你有信仰上帝以上

If the Bible tells you so 如果圣经是这么告诉你

Now do you believe in Rock 'n' roll 现在你相信摇滚N滚

And can music save your mortal soul 和音乐可以拯救你的灵魂

And can you teach me how to dance real slow 你可以教我如何放慢速度来跳舞

   

Well, I know that you're in love with him 好吧，我知道你爱他

'Cos I saw you dancin' in the gym 因为我看见你跳舞“在健身房

You both kicked off your shoes 你们都踢掉鞋子

Man, I dig those rhythm and blues 男人，我掏节奏与蓝调

   

I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck 我是一个孤独的少女broncin “降压

With a pink carnation and a pick-up truck 用粉红色的康乃馨和小卡车

But I knew that I was out of luck 但我知道我的运气

The day the music died 在音乐死亡的那一天

I started singing 我开始唱歌

   

Bye, bye, Miss American Pie 再见，再见，小姐美国派

Drove my Chevy to the levee 开着雪佛兰到河堤

But the levee was dry 但河堤已干

And good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye 和良好的老男孩喝了威士忌和黑麦

Singing this'll be the day that I die 唱这将是我终老

This'll be the day that I die 这会是我死的日子

   

I met a girl who sang the blues 我遇到了一个女孩谁唱蓝调

And I asked her for some happy news 我问她有好消息

But she just smiled and turned away 但她只是笑笑，转身走了

I went down to the sacred store 我去了神圣的店

Where I'd heard the music years before 在那里我听说前几年的音乐

But the man there said the music wouldn't play 但人说那些音乐不能播放

   

Well now, in the streets the children screamed 现在好了，在街道上孩子们尖叫

The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed 这对恋人哭了，诗人的梦想

But not a word was spoken 但不发一语

Tho church bells all were broken 芹苴教堂的钟都残破不堪

And the three men I admire the most 而这三个人让我佩服的最

The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost 圣父，圣子和圣灵

They caught the last train for the coast 他们赶上了最后一班车到海边去

The day the music died 在音乐死亡的那一天

   

We started singin' 我们开始欢唱

   

Bye, bye, Miss American Pie 再见，再见，小姐美国派

Drove my Chevy to the levee 开着雪佛兰到河堤

But the levee was dry 但河堤已干

And good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye 和良好的老男孩喝了威士忌和黑麦

Singing this'll be the day that I die 唱这将是我终老

This'll be the day that I die 这会是我死的日子

   

Bye, bye, Miss American Pie 再见，再见，小姐美国派

Drove my Chevy to the levee 开着雪佛兰到河堤

But the levee was dry 但河堤已干

And good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye 和良好的老男孩喝了威士忌和黑麦

Singing this'll be the day that I die 唱这将是我终老

This'll be the day that I die 这会是我死的日子

   

We started singin' 我们开始欢唱

We started singin' 我们开始欢唱

We started singin' 我们开始欢唱

We started singin' 我们开始欢唱