作词 : Don McLean
作曲 : Don McLean
A long long time ago
很久很久以前
I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
我还记得那些歌是如何使我微笑的
And I knew if I had my chance
（那时）我知道 如果给我机会
That I could make those people dance
我能让人们（伴着我的音乐）翩翩起舞
And maybe they'd be happy for a while.
也许他们会（因此）快乐一阵


Did you write the Book of Love
爱之书是你写的歌吗
And do you have faith in God above
你还信仰上帝吗
If the Bible tells you so
如果圣经这样告诉你
Do you believe in rock 'n roll
你还相信摇滚（的魔力）吗
Can music save your mortal soul
音乐是否还能拯救你终有一死的灵魂
And can you teach me how to dance real slow
你能教我怎么跳慢舞吗


Well, I know that you're in love with him
是，我知道你爱上他了
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
我看见你俩在体育馆跳舞
You both kicked off your shoes
脱了鞋赤着脚
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
哥们儿， 我开始听那些（忧伤的）节奏和布鲁斯


I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
我曾是个孤独的热血少年
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
开着皮卡拿着粉色康乃馨
But I knew I was out of luck
但我知道自己不走运
The day the music died
在音乐死去的那一天


I started singin'
我唱到
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
再见，美国派小姐
Drove my chevy to the levee
我开着我的雪弗兰来到河堤
But the levee was dry
堤坝已经干涸
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
老伙计们喝着威士忌和黑麦
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
唱到这天将是我的死期
This'll be the day that I die
这天将是我的死期


I met a girl who sang the blues
我碰见个唱布鲁斯的姑娘
And I asked her for some happy news
想向她打听点好消息
But she just smiled and turned away
但她笑了笑就走开了
I went down to the sacred store
我来到那家神圣的商店
Where I'd heard the music years before
在哪儿能听到那些久违的老歌
But the man there said the music wouldn't play
可是店员说这些歌不会再放了


And in the streets the children screamed
孩子们在街头尖叫
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed
恋人们哭泣着，诗人做着梦
But not a word was spoken
可是谁也不说话
The church bells all were broken
教堂的钟全坏了


And the three men I admire most
三个我最仰慕的人
The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
圣父，圣子和圣灵
They caught the last train for the coast
搭末班火车去了海滨
The day the music died
在音乐死去的那一天


And they started singing
他们唱到
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
再见，美国派小姐
Drove my chevy to the levee
我开着我的雪弗兰来到河堤
But the levee was dry
堤坝已经干涸
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
老伙计们喝着威士忌和黑麦
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
唱到这天将是我的死期
This'll be the day that I die
这天将是我的死期


They started singing bye-bye, Miss American Pie
他们唱到 再见，美国派小姐
Drove my chevy to the levee
我开着我的雪弗兰来到河堤
But the levee was dry
但堤坝已经干涸
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
老伙计们喝着威士忌和黑麦
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
唱到这天将是我的死期
This'll be the day that I die
这天将是我的死期