经典歌曲-美国派American Pie - don mclean

经典歌曲-美国派American Pie - don mclean

Madonna

a long long time ago.

I can still remember how.

that music used to make me smile.

and I knew that if I had my chance.

that I could make those people dance.

and maybe they'd be happy for a while.

did you write the book of love??

and do you have faith in god above.

if the bible tells you so?

now do you believe in rock roll?

can music save your mortal soul?

and can you teach me?

how to dance real slowly?

well, I know that you’re in love with him.

'cause I saw you dancing in the gym.

you both kicked off your shoes.

man, I dig those rhythm blues¹.

I was a lonely teenage bronchi' buck².

with a pink carnation³ a pickup⁴ truck.

but I knew that I was out of luck.

the day the music died.

I started singing!

bye, bye miss American pie.

drove my chivy to the levee.

but the levee was dry.

then goo dole⁵ boys.

were drinking whiskey rye.

singing' this'll be the day that I die.

this'll be the day that I die.

I met a girl who sang the blues.

and I asked her for some happy new.

but she just smiled turned away.

then I went down to the sacred store.

where I’d heard the music years before.

but the man there said.

the music wouldn't play.

well now in the streets the children screamed.

the lovers cried the poets dreamed.

but not a word was spoken.

the church bells all were broken.

and the three men I admire most-

the father, son, the holy ghost.

they caught the last train for the coast.

the day the music died.

we started singing.

1 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。

2 buck   

n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃

参考例句：

• The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
• The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。

3 carnation   

n.康乃馨（一种花）

参考例句：

• He had a white carnation in his buttonhole.他在纽扣孔上佩了朵白色康乃馨。
• He was wearing a carnation in his lapel.他的翻领里别着一枝康乃馨。

4 pickup   

n.拾起，获得

参考例句：

• I would love to trade this car for a pickup truck.我愿意用这辆汽车换一辆小型轻便卡车。||The luck guy is a choice pickup for the girls.那位幸运的男孩是女孩子们想勾搭上的人。

5 dole   

n.救济，（失业）救济金；vt.（out）发放，发给

参考例句：

• It's not easy living on the dole.靠领取失业救济金生活并不容易。
• Many families are living on the dole since the strike.罢工以来，许多家庭靠失业救济金度日。