How does a bastard, orphan一个私生子 孤儿
Son of a whore and a Scotsman浪荡女子和苏格兰人的儿子
Dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot天意让他降生在加勒比海地区
In the Caribbean by providence, impoverished, in squalor无人问津的角落里 一贫如洗 脏乱不堪
Grow up to be a hero and a scholar?是怎样成长为英雄和学者的
The ten-dollar founding father without a father他是十美元上印着的国父 却没有父亲
Got a lot farther by working a lot harder出人头地全凭过人的努力
By being a lot smarter, by being a self-starter还有聪明才智 以及自强不息
By fourteen, they placed him in charge of a trading charter十四岁的时候 他们把一份贸易章程交给他负责
And every day while slaves were being slaughtered and carted away日日都有奴隶惨死 被运往他处
Across the waves, he struggled and kept his guard up穿越汹涌波涛 他挣扎求生 小心谨慎
Inside, he was longing for something to be a part of在内心深处 他渴望融入某个群体
The brother was ready to beg, steal, borrow, or barter这位仁兄已经准备好去乞讨 偷窃 借贷或交易
Then a hurricane came and devastation reigned然后飓风来袭 毁灭就这样降临
Our man saw his future drip, dripping down the drain我们的主人公眼睁睁看着前途一点一点被冲毁
Put a pencil to his temple, connected it to his brain铅笔抵在太阳穴 连接起头脑中的思想
And he wrote his first refrain, a testament to his pain他写下人生第一篇文章 剖白自己的苦痛
Well, the word got around, they said, "This kid is insane, man"嗯 消息很快传开 人们都夸这孩子真聪明
Took up a collection just to send him to the mainland凑了一笔钱出来 只为送他去大陆本土学习
"Get your education, don't forget from whence you came“好好学习 别忘了你来自哪里
And the world's gonna know your name全世界都会知道你的名姓
What's your name, man?"你叫什么名字 伙计”
Alexander Hamilton
My name is Alexander Hamilton我叫 Alexander Hamilton
And there's a million things I haven't done还有无数的事等着我去完成
But just you wait, just you wait你就拭目以待吧 你就拭目以待吧
When he was ten, his father split, full of it, debt-ridden他十岁那年 父亲弃家出走 背着满身债务
Two years later, see Alex and his mother bed-ridden, half-dead两年后 Alex 和母亲重病卧床 奄奄一息
Sittin' in their own sick, the scent thick身周污秽不堪 臭气熏天
And Alex got better but his mother went quickAlex 逐渐好转 可他母亲却很快就去世了
Moved in with a cousin, the cousin committed suicide他去投靠表亲 那人却自杀了
Left him with nothin' but ruined pride除了破碎的自尊 什么都没留给他
Something new inside, a voice saying内心萌出新芽 有一道声音说
"Alex, you gotta fend for yourself"“Alex 你得自谋出路”
He started retreatin' and readin' every treatise on the shelf他开始闭关苦读 看遍书架上的所有书
There would have been nothin' left to do for someone less astute若非天资聪颖 恐怕他会走投无路
He woulda been dead or destitute without a cent of restitution若无半点赔偿 恐怕他要么穷困潦倒 要么一命呜呼
Started workin', clerkin' for his late mother's landlord他开始工作 给已故母亲的房东当文书
Tradin' sugar cane and rum and all the things he can't afford买卖甘蔗 朗姆酒 还有那些他买不起的东西
Scammin' for every book he can get his hands on想方设法把能看的每一本书弄到手
Plannin' for the future, see him now as he stands on规划着自己的未来 现在他站在
The bow of a ship headed for a new land驶向新大陆的船头
In New York you can be a new man在纽约 你可以成为崭新的自己
Just you wait你就拭目以待吧(In New York, you can be a new man)在纽约 你可以成为崭新的自己
In New York, you can be a new man在纽约 你可以成为崭新的自己(In New York, New York)在纽约 纽约
Just you wait你就拭目以待吧
Alexander Hamilton(Alexander Hamilton)
We are waiting in the wings for you我们在幕后等着你(Waiting in the wings for you)在幕后等着你
You could never back down你从未退缩过
You never learned to take your time你从未学会放慢脚步
Oh, Alexander Hamilton哦 Alexander Hamilton(Alexander Hamilton)
When America sings for you当美国歌颂你时
Will they know what you overcame?他们知不知道你克服了什么
Will they know you rewrote the game?他们知不知道你颠覆了规则
The world will never be the same, oh这将改变整个世界 哦
The ship is in the harbor now, see if you can spot him那艘船现在就停靠在港口 看看你能不能找到(Just you wait)你就拭目以待吧
Another immigrant comin' up from the bottom又一个从底层崛起的移民(Just you wait)你就拭目以待吧
His enemies destroyed his rep, America forgot him敌人抹黑他的名誉 美国将他遗忘
We fought with him我们曾与他争执不下
Me? I died for him我 我为他而死
Me? I trusted him我 我信任着他
Me? I loved him我 我深爱着他
And me? I'm the damn fool that shot him我呢 我是那个枪杀他的可恶蠢货
There's a million things I haven't done还有无数的事等着我去完成
But just you wait你就拭目以待吧
What's your name, man?你叫什么名字 伙计
Alexander Hamilton