New York, New York - The Black Rappers

New York New York big city of dreams

纽约 纽约 承载梦想的大城市

And everything in New York ain't always what it seems

这里的一切与表象大不相同

You might get fooled if you come from out of town

如果你是外地人 你可能会受欺负

But I'm down by law and I know my way around

但我早就习惯了底层社会的生活 知道该如何行事

Too much too many people too much (aha-ha)

这里人山人海

Too much too many people too much Raaah

这里人山人海

A castle in the sky one mile high

好似一座空中城堡 离地一英里高

Built to shelter the rich and greedy

这里是富人和贪婪之人的天堂

Rows of eyes disguised as windows

众人的眼睛就像窗户一样紧闭 无视外界

Looking down on the poor and the needy

他们轻贱那些贫苦之人

Miles of people marching up the avenue

几英里长的游行队伍 在大街上前进

Doin' what they gotta do just to get by

人们抗议示威 只为讨生活

I'm living in the land of plenty and many

我生活在一片富饶之地

But I'm damn sure poor and I don't know why

却依然穷困潦倒 我不明白是为什么

Too much too many people too much

这里人山人海

Too much too many people too much

这里人山人海

A man's on a ledge says he's gonna jump

有个人站在窗台上 说要跳楼

People gather round said "He won't he's just a chump"

下面的人在围观 还说起风凉话 他才不敢跳呢 他就是个笨蛋

'Cause he lost his job then he got robbed

先是丢了工作 接着又被抢了

His mortgage is due and his marriage is through

他的抵押贷款到期了 又遭遇婚姻变故

He says he ain't gonna pay no child support

他说他不会承担子女抚养费

Because the b**ch left him without a second thought

因为那个女人头也不回地离开了他

He got nothing to eat no shoes on his feet

他饥肠辘辘 脚上连鞋子都没穿

She even left his clothes out in the street

她甚至还把他的衣服扔到了大街上

He keeps hearing noises when he's at home

他待在家里时 总能听到一些噪音

He always hears voices when he's all alone

他独自一人时 总能听到有人在说话

His wife took the kids the car and the crib

他的妻子夺走了他的孩子 车子和房子

In this man's world so much for Women's Lib

在他看来 妇女解放运动都没这么残酷

New York New York big city of dreams

纽约 纽约 承载梦想的大城市

But everything in New York ain't always what it seems

这里的一切与表象大不相同

You might get fooled if you come from out of town

如果你是外地人 你可能会受欺负

But I'm down by law and I know my way around

但我早就习惯了底层社会的生活 知道该如何行事

Down in the Village you might think I'm silly

要是在乡下 你可能会觉得我很傻

But you can't tell the women from the men sometimes

但是在这里 有时候你会辨不出男女

They're sugar and spice and everything nice

人们甜言蜜语 趣味十足 一切都很好

But when you get 'em home ain't no telling what you find

一旦朝夕相处 你就会发现一些事情

Right next door is a little old man

隔壁住的是一个小老头

I seen him eating dog food out of a can

我看到他在吃罐装的狗粮

He says "I got to eat when I can't afford meat

他说 我买不起肉 就只能吃这个了

I barely can stand on my own two feet

我两腿发软 站都站不住了

I got a bad habit and I just can't break it

我有个坏习惯 但就是戒不掉

Something's on my mind and I just can't shake it

心里一旦有什么事情 就怎么也放不下

I need some time and I want some space

我需要一些时间和空间

I gotta get away from the human race"

我要远离人类

Too much too many people too much (aha-ha)

这里人山人海

Too much too many people too much Raaah

这里人山人海

Staring at a skyscraper reaching into heaven

凝视着高耸入云的摩天大楼

When over in the ghetto I'm livin in hell

住在贫民窟 我就像是生活在地狱里

Just play ball or be an entertainer

只能去打球或者当个艺人

'Cause niggaz like me can't read too well

因为像我这样的人都没有什么文化

Nobody loves me nobody cares

没有人爱我 没有人关心我

I dreamed about a life but I'm livin in a nightmare

我奢望能好好生活 却一直活在噩梦中

Paranoid schizo set back snowbound

像个偏执的精神病人 挫折不断 饱经风雪

Bad news psycho heart attack breakdown

坏消息不断 患有精神病 心脏病 整个人都崩溃了

Hee Huh Hee Huh Hee Huh Hee Huh

Hee Huh Hee Huh Hee Huh Hee Huh

Hee Huh Hee Huh Hee Huh Hee Huh

Hee Huh Hee Huh Hee Huh Hee HUH

If only I could sleep just ten more minutes

要是我能再多睡十分钟该有多好

I might find the strength to make another day

这样我就有精力来面对新的一天

If I didn't have to get up and do my thing

要是我不用起床做我该做的事

I would probably sleep my whole life away

我可能这辈子都会一直躺着了

I messed up a nice dream somethin' bout ice cream

我打破了自己的美梦 梦里的我在吃

Whipped cream fruits and a cherry on top

生奶油 水果做成的冰淇淋 上面还放着一颗樱桃

Now I gotta get up and face the world huh

现在 我要起床去面对这个世界了

The pressure is on It ain't never gonna stop

背负着压力 它永远也不可能消失

I sho' gotta learn to use my mind

我应该学会运用自己的脑子

I don't wanna be kissing nobody's behind

我不想给任何人拍马屁

Just standin' on line lookin' like a jerk

站在一旁 看起来像个傻瓜

Gotta get off my butt and do a full day's work

也该起身了 要干一整天的活

I ran into a pothole got into a car crash

我掉进了窨井里 被汽车撞了

Should'a been thinking and tried to fake whiplash

应该多动动脑子 假装受了重伤

A crowd gathered round they're callin' me fat

路人都围了过来 他们叫我胖子

Who you lookin at with a face like that

看你这表情 你在看谁呢

New York New York big city of dreams

纽约 纽约 承载梦想的大城市

Everything in New York ain't always what it seems

这里的一切与表象大不相同