Ah, Mr. Secretary啊，部长阁下
Mr. Burr, Sir伯尔先生
Did you hear the news about good old General Mercer?你听说关于老默瑟将军的消息了吗？
No没听过
You know Clermont Street?你知道克莱蒙特街吧？
Yeah知道
They renamed it after him他们以他的名字重新命名了那条街
The Mercer legacy is secure默瑟的名望算是保住了
Sure当然
And all he had to do was die而他所做的全部努力，仅仅是牺牲了（战死）而已
Yeah, that's a lot less work是啊，那确实比活着折腾省事多了
We ought to give it a try咱们也许该试试（去死）
Ha哈！
Now how you gonna get your debt plan through?那么，你打算怎么让你的债务计划通过呢？
I guess I'm gonna finally have to listen to you我想我终于得听听你的建议了
Really?真的？
Talk less, smile more少说话，多微笑
Haha!哈哈！
Do whatever it takes to get my plan on the Congress floor不惜一切代价让我的计划在国会获得讨论
Now, Madison and Jefferson are merciless现在的麦迪逊和杰斐逊可是毫不留情
Well, hate the sin, love the sinner咳，“恨其罪，爱其人”嘛
Hamilton!汉密尔顿！
I'm sorry, Burr, I gotta go抱歉，伯尔，我得走了
But-但是——
Decisions are happening over dinner重大决定正在晚宴桌上产生
Two Virginians and an immigrant walk into a room两个弗吉尼亚人和一个移民走进了一个房间
Diametrically opposed, foes截然对立的死对头
They emerge with a compromise他们带着一份妥协方案走了出来
Having opened doors that were previously closed, bros打开了此前一直紧闭的大门，兄弟
The immigrant emerges with unprecedented financial power那个移民出来时获得了空前的财政大权
A system he can shape however he wants一个他可以随心所欲塑造的系统
The Virginians emerge with the nation's capital那些弗吉尼亚人出来时得到了国家的首都
And here's the pièce de résistance而这就是整件事最精妙绝伦之处（压轴戏）：
No one else was in the room where it happened没人在那个事发的房间里
The room where it happened那个事发的房间
No one else was in the room where it happened没人在那个事发的房间里
The room where it happened那个事发的房间
No one really knows how the game is played没人真正知道这场游戏是怎么玩的
The art of the trade, how the sausage gets made交易的艺术，香肠是如何被加工出来的
We just assume that it happens我们只是假设它发生了
But no one else is in the room where it happens但没人在那个事发的房间里
Thomas claims汤玛斯（杰斐逊）声称：
Alexander was on Washington's doorstep one day in distress and disarray亚历山大某天满脸愁容、不知所措地出现在华盛顿家门口
Thomas claims汤玛斯声称：
Alexander said亚历山大说——
"I've nowhere else to turn"“我已走投无路”
And basically begged me to join the fray基本上是哀求我加入这场纷争
Thomas claims汤玛斯声称：
I approached Madison and said, "I know you hate him我找到麦迪逊说，“我知道你讨厌他
But let's hear what he has to say"但咱们听听他想说什么吧”
Thomas claims汤玛斯声称：
Well, I arranged the meeting没错，是我安排了这场会面
I arranged the menu, the venue, the seating安排了菜单、地点和座位
But!但是！
No one else was in the room where it happened没人在那个事发的房间里
The room where it happened那个事发的房间
No one else was in the room where it happened没人在那个事发的房间里
The room where it happened那个事发的房间
No one really knows how the parties get to, "Yes"没人真正知道双方是如何达成共识的
The pieces that are sacrificed in every game of chess在每一盘棋局中被牺牲掉的棋子
We just assume that it happens我们只是假设它发生了
But no one else is in the room where it happens但没人在那个事发的房间里
Meanwhile与此同时
Madison is grappling with the fact麦迪逊正在努力面对一个现实
That not every issue can be settled by committee那就是并非所有问题都能通过委员会解决
Meanwhile与此同时
Congress is fighting over where to put the capital国会正为了首都该设在哪里吵得不可开交
It isn't pretty场面很难看
Then Jefferson approaches with the dinner and invite接着杰斐逊带着晚宴邀请出现了
And Madison responds with Virginian insight麦迪逊给出了弗吉尼亚式的洞见
Maybe we could solve one problem with another也许我们可以用一个问题去解决另一个
And win a victory for the Southerners, in other words为南方人赢得一场胜利，换句话说——
Oh-ho?噢吼？
A quid pro quo一场利益交换（等价交换）
I suppose我想也是
Wouldn't you like to work a little closer to home?你难道不想离家近一点工作吗？
Actually, I would实际上，我想
Well, I propose the Potomac那么，我提议设在波多马克河畔
And you'll provide him his votes?而你会为他提供选票？
Well, we'll see how it goes唔，咱们走着瞧吧
Let's go走吧
No one else was in the room where it happened没人在那个事发的房间里
The room where it happened那个事发的房间
No one else was in the room where it happened没人在那个事发的房间里
The room where it happened那个事发的房间
My God, in God we trust我的天呐，我们信仰上帝
But we never really know what got discussed但我们永远不知道他们到底谈了些什么
Click, boom, then it happened咔嚓，嘭，事情就这样成了
And no one else was in the room where it happened而没人在那个事发的房间里
Alexander Hamilton亚历山大·汉密尔顿
What did they say to you to get you to sell他们对你说了什么，才让你
New York City down the river?把纽约市给出卖了？
Alexander Hamilton亚历山大·汉密尔顿
Did Washington know about the dinner?华盛顿知道这场晚宴吗？
Was there presidential pressure to deliver?是否有总统施加压力强制推行？
Alexander Hamilton亚历山大·汉密尔顿
Or did you know even then it doesn't matter还是说你那时候就知道，根本无所谓
Where you put the U.S. Capital?美国首都放在哪里？
'Cause we'll have the banks, we're in the same spot因为只要我们掌握了银行，地位就稳如泰山
You got more than you gave你得到的比你付出的多
And I wanted what I got我也得到了我想要的
When you got skin in the game, you stay in the game当你有了切身利益（入了局），你就会留在局中
But you don't get a win unless you play in the game但你如果不入局玩一把，就永远赢不了
Oh, you get love for it, you get hate for it噢，你会因此收获爱，也会收获恨
You get nothing if you但如果你只是——
Wait for it, wait for it, wait守候，守候，守候……那你将一无所获
God help and forgive me上帝帮帮我，宽恕我
I wanna build something that's gonna outlive me我想建立一些比我的寿命更长久的事业
What do you want, Burr?你想要什么，伯尔？
What do you want, Burr? What do you want, Burr? What do you want?你想要什么，伯尔？你到底想要什么？
If you stand for nothing, Burr, what do you fall for?如果你没有立身之本（不为任何事表态），你又会为什么而倒下？
I, I wanna be in the room where it happens我，我想要进入那个事发的房间
The room where it happens那个事发的房间
I wanna be in the room where it happens我想要进入那个事发的房间
The room where it happens那个事发的房间
I wanna be in the room where it happens我想要进入那个事发的房间
I wanna be in我想要进入——
The room where it happens那个事发的房间
The room where it happens, I那个事发的房间，我
I wanna be in the room where it happens我想要进入那个事发的房间
I wanna be in the room我想要身在其中
The room where it happens那个事发的房间
I wanna be in the room where it happens我想要进入那个事发的房间
I wanna be我想要身在——
The room where it happens那个事发的房间
I wanna be in我想要进入——
The room where it happens那个事发的房间
I've got to be, I've got to be我必须在，我必须在
I wanna be in the room where it happens我想要进入那个事发的房间
In the room在那个房间
The room where it happens那个事发的房间
That big ol' room那个宏大的老房间
The room where it happens那个事发的房间
The art of the compromise妥协的艺术
Hold your nose and close your eyes捏住你的鼻子，闭上你的眼
We want our leaders to save the day我们希望我们的领袖能拯救局势
But we don't get a say in what they trade away但对于他们把什么东西交易出去了，我们毫无发言权
We dream of a brand new start我们梦想着一个全新的开始
But we dream in the dark for the most part但绝大多数时候，我们是在黑暗中做梦
Dark as a tomb where it happens就像那个事发的房间一样阴森如坟墓
I've got to be in the room我必须在那个房间里
The room where it happens那个事发的房间
I've got to be我必须在
The room where it happens那个事发的房间
I've got to be我必须在
The room where it happens那个事发的房间
I've got to be in the room我必须身在那个房间
The room where it happens那个事发的房间
I gotta be, I gotta be, I wanna be in我必须在，我必须在，我想要身在——
The room where it happens那个事发的房间
In the room就在那个房间
I wanna be in the room where it happens我想要进入那个事发的房间
Click-boom!咔嚓——嘭！