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關於每句歌詞的確切指涉，大家猜到今天，Don McLean自己一直不置可否。

大家儘管猜，他保持神祕，這樣很明智~~~ ^@@^

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《美國派》歌詞手稿 3720萬元拍出
2015年04月09日 04:10 
鍾玉玨／綜合報導

美國69歲民謠歌手唐．麥克林（Don McLean）膾炙人口的經典歌曲《美國派》（American Pie）歌詞手稿8日在紐約佳士得拍賣會以120萬美元（約新台幣3720萬元）高價售出。

16頁的手稿是在1970-71年以鉛筆、鋼筆加上打字寫成，拍賣氣氛不算熱烈，最後由匿名買家收購。原先預估賣價達100至150萬美元。

《美國派》在1971年首度發行，長達8分36秒，各界對歌詞真正涵義一直未有定論。麥克林表示，希望這份手稿的釋出有助人們了解歌詞真義。他接受佳士得訪問時說：「我當年試著透過文字和音樂，捕捉難以形容的美國圖像。對嘗試浸淫在美妙音樂與美麗歌詞中的年輕作詞作曲人，我會說，三思你在歌中說的字字句句。」

《美國派》靈感來自麥克林1959年當報童看到美國搖滾先驅巴弟．哈利（Buddy Holly）空難驟逝這個頭條新聞時的心情，因而寫下「這天音樂死了」（The day the music died）這句歌詞。《美國派》在2001年獲美國唱片業協會與美國國家文藝基金會遴選為20世紀風雲歌曲第5名，2002年更榮登葛萊美名人堂。

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Songwriter-Singer: Don McLean (1945-)
All tunes, lyrics, banjo-playing, acoustic-guitar-playing by Don McLean unless otherwise indicated

Disc 1.

Inside this SkyDrive folder~~~

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這是唱著美國派和梵谷之歌的Don McLean一夕爆紅之後的躊躇遲疑和自我警惕，是他的第三張創作專輯的最後一首歌。歌詞是他的心事表白，空寂落寞，心潮如浪。曲調配著歌詞曲折婉轉，但不是很出色。

本事這麼大的年青人，經過這麼艱苦的奮鬥才在商業市場上掙得與他的才份和成品品質相匹配的巨大成功，他的選擇是避開名利薰心的陷阱，徐行於向來蕭瑟處。在英語世界 -- 尤其是美國 -- 的大眾音樂圈，這種生物在他之前好像沒有，在他之後我不知道。 -- 在別的時空裡有沒有？應該有，但是我不清楚。

他應該事先或多或少知道他這樣拒絕被馴服的後果，他也嚐到了這個後果。

他後來說：『我的生涯滿怪的，我沒有像有些人所認為我該有的那麼成功，不過我比其他人所瞭解的更成功。在今天的音樂世界裡，我哪兒都不合適 -- 你也可以說我哪兒都合適。』『我生來是個單幹戶，不是個會跟人搭夥的人。』『我在音樂上從來不重複自己。每一首歌都是那一類裡唯一的一首，題材都是我先前沒寫過的，情歌除外。 -- 不過應該還好 -- 每一首情歌我都處理得不一樣。』

除了Don McLean之外誰說得出這些話來 -- 還能說得讓人服氣？！ ^_^

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〈The Pride Parade〉那自豪的遊行
Don McLean, 1972 (3rd album, song 10)
唱詞譯意：SCFtw2, 2008-8-9.

It started out quite simply, as complex things can do,
A set of sad transparencies 'til no one could see through.
像許多複雜的事情那樣，事情來得很簡單，然而光影迷離，像一疊哀傷的幻燈片，永遠沒有人能看透。

But least of all the one inside, behind the iron glass,
A prisoner of all your dreams that never come to pass.
但是至少裡面的那個人 -- 在鐵玻璃後面的那個人 -- 是所有的你永遠不會實現的夢想的囚徒。

Alone you stand corrupted by the vision that you sought,
And blinded by your hunger - all your appetites are bought.
你孤單地站著，被你所追尋的景象寵壞了，被你的饑餓弄瞎了 -- 因為所有你想吃的東西都被買來了。

But in spite of what becomes of you, your image will remain,
A reminder of your constant loss, a symbol of your gain.
但是不管你成為什麼，你的形影還是在那裡，那是你的長久失敗的標記，也是你的獲得的象徵。

{*Verse to be repeated}
And your friends are together,
Where the people are all gathered,
All along the road you traveled all your days.
在人們都聚過來的地方，你的朋友在一起，都沿著你向來每天奔忙的路。

And soon you have succumbed to what the others all believe.
And though the lie affects them still it's you that they deceive.
你很快就屈服於別人都相信的事。雖然他們被騙了，你才是他們打算欺矇的對象。

And all at once you're lost within the emptiness of you.
And there's no one left who's near enough to tell you what to do.
你突然失落在你自己的空虛裡，而且沒有人跟你距離近到能告訴你該做什麼。

You're left with nothing but your self-potential in the dark,
Like tinder resting on a rock, protected from the spark.
最後你一無所有，除了你的處於黑暗中的勢能 -- 像岩石上遠離火星的火種。

But your fire just consumes you, you alone can feel the pain.
And you stand in all your glory and you know you can't complain.
但是你的火在燒你，衹有你一個人能感覺到痛。你站在你全部的榮耀裡，而且你知道你不能抱怨。

{Repeat *}

But you are surely just as evil as the worst my tongue can tell,
For you'll never face my heaven and I'll not endure your hell.
但你當然正如我所能極力述說的那麼邪惡，因為你絕不會面向我的天堂，而且我不會長期忍受你的地獄。

You have lost the chance to mingle by your constant quiet lies,
Deceptions hidden with your lips, but spoken with your eyes.
你已經失去靠你恆常的無聲謊言來混世的機會，欺騙藏在你的唇舌之間，但是你用眼睛說出來了。

For I know you for what you are not for that's really all you are.
And your talents of a minor order seem to stretch too far.
因為我乃是經由你的實質而知道你，而不是因為你的實質的確就是你的一切。你那低微的才能似乎往外撐得太遠了。

And we both know that this masquerade can't carry on too long.
You're deep inside the pride parade, but where do you belong?
我們倆都知道這場化裝舞會沒法子繼續太久。你在那個自豪的遊行行列深處，但是你何所歸屬？

{Repeat *}

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〈The More You Pay (The More It's Worth)〉
Don McLean, 1972 (3rd album, song 5)

The auctioneer said, I'm not through yet,
Here's a horse the likes of which you've never seen,
And the straw hats in the sun, with a face beneath each one,
Shown doubtful and the auctioneer got mean.
Do you think that you can find a horse like this every day?
I don't think there's any better on this earth,
And the more you pay, the more it's worth.

Then out she came, a snow-white mare,
Prancin' and dancin' in the silver sun,
They watched her from behind, as she did her bump and grind,
Walkin' naked, sad and graceful for their fun.
Oh how I wished I could afford that lady painted white,
A queen with high nobility of birth,
But the more you pay, the more it's worth.

My pockets hung with empty blues,
Silent heels were standin' on my growin' pains,
My bid was not too bad, two bits was all I had,
And the stable boy just handed me the reins.
Well the gallery went wild, and the auctioneer half-smiled,
What we don't sell we shoot or give away,
'Cause the more you pay, the more it's worth.

And where was the boy, who rode on her back,
With his arms holding tight 'round her neck?
How tightly he clung,
When they both were young,
And fate had not let this poor girl be so
Disgraced.

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〈Oh My What A Shame〉
Don McLean, 1972 (3rd album, song 3)

They were married in the old Church yard
And they promised to be true to each other
No matter how hard their lives might be
But like meteors that fell through moments parallel
They were soon to cross
And on different plots of earth they both did fall
Though their lives had really not been hard at all

Oh my what a shame
No one's to blame
It just happened that way
And there's nothing you can say
When two people say goodbye
Oh my……

Two brothers, promised they'd return
When the war that they were fighting was over
But only one lived to keep his vow
And the story I was told said he lived to be quite old
Before time won out
Someone asked if he knew what they both fought for
But he could not recall he had ever been to war

{Repeat verse 2}

For there's nothing you can say when it's over
And there's nothing you can do when it's done
There's no battle you can win
And there's nothing to begin
That's not begun

On this moment, I recall your face
And I wonder if you still think about me
Occasionally I still think of you
And I watch the river flow and I know I must let go
But it's oh so hard
For the waves are all around my small canoe
I had always hoped this boat could carry two

{Repeat verse 2}

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Don McLean 在他演唱生涯創作生涯的最顛峰

我有幸能分享

正因為分享了最美好的一頁

所以我不會參與歲月在他的美好上刻下的痕跡

因為珍惜所以不去他這場演唱會

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〈Bronco Bill's Lament〉
Don McLean, 1972 (3rd album, song 2)

I coulda been most anything I put my mind to be,
But a cowboy's life was the only life for me.
It's a strong man's occupation ridin' herd and livin' free,
But strong men often fail
Where shrewd men can prevail,
I'm an old man now with nothin' left to say,
But oh god how I worked my youth away.

Well you may not recognize my face, I used to be a star,
A cowboy hero known both near and far.
I perched upon a silver mount and sang with my guitar,
But the studio of course,
owned my saddle and my horse,
But that six-gun on the wall belongs to me,
Oh god I can't live a memory.

You know I'd like to put my finger on that trigger once again,
And point that gun at all the prideful men.
All the voyeurs and the lawyers who can pull a fountain pen,
And put you where they choose,
With the language that they use,
And enslave you till you work your youth away,
Oh god how I worked my youth away.

Whoopee ty yioh
Whoopee ty yi ay,
One man's work is another man's play
Oh god how I worked my youth away.

You see I always liked the notion of a cowboy fightin' crime,
This photograph was taken in my prime,
I could beat those desperados but there's no sense fightin' time,
But the singin' was a ball
'Cause I'm not musical at all,
I moved my lips to someone else's voice.

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