Seventeen17
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17891789 年
How does the bastard orphan, immigrant decorated war vet一个私生子 孤儿 移民 受勋的退伍军人
Unite the colonies through more debt?怎么靠更多债务来实现统一
Fight the other founding fathers till he has to forfeit?怎么跟其他开国元勋斗到他不得不放弃
Have it all, lose it all, you ready for more yet?拥有一切 复又失去 准备好迎接更多了吗
Treasury Secretary, Washington's the President汉密尔顿当了财长 时任总统是华盛顿
Every American experiment sets a precedent在美国试行的举措无不开创了先例
Not so fast, someone came along to resist him没那么顺利 有人来反对
Pissed him off until we had a two-party system让他恼怒不已 僵持到两党制成形
You haven't met him yet, you haven't had the chance你们还没见过他 还没有机会
'Cause he's been kickin' ass as the ambassador to France因为他在驻法公使的位子上干得风生水起
But someone's gotta keep the American promise可总得有人来维护美国的承诺
You simply must meet Thomas, Thomas你们一定得见见托马斯 托马斯
Thomas Jefferson's coming home托马斯·杰斐逊要回来了(Thomas Jefferson's coming home)托马斯·杰斐逊要回来了
Thomas Jefferson's coming home托马斯·杰斐逊要回来了
Lord, he's been off in Paris for so long天啊 他在巴黎待得太久了
France is following us to revolution紧跟我们的脚步 法国也走向革命
There is no more status quo时局动荡不安
But the sun comes up and the world still spins但太阳照旧升起 世界依然旋转
I helped Lafayette draft a declaration我帮拉法耶特起草完宣言
Then I said, "I gotta go"然后我说“我得走了”
I gotta be in Monticello我要回蒙蒂塞洛
Now the work at home begins从今起为家乡效力
So, what'd I miss?那么 我错过了什么
What'd I miss?我错过了什么
Virginia, my home sweet home, I wanna give you a kiss弗吉尼亚州 我温暖的家乡 我真想亲你一口
I've been in Paris meeting lots of different ladies我在巴黎邂逅了众多风姿各异的女士
I guess I basically missed the late eighties我想我大概错过了 80 年代后期
I traveled the wide, wide world and came back to this我在广阔的世界里交游 然后回到这里
There's a letter on my desk from the president总统来信就摆在我的书桌上
Haven't even put my bag down yet而我甚至还没放下行李
Sally, be a lamb, darlin', won'tcha open it?萨莉 听话 亲爱的 帮我拆开它好吗
It says the president's assembling a cabinet信上说总统正在组阁
And that I am to be the Secretary of State, great提名我来担任国务卿 太好了
And that I'm already Senate-approved而且已经获得参议院同意
I just got home and now I'm headed up to New York我才刚刚到家 现在又要启程去纽约(Headin' to New York, headin' to New York)去纽约 去纽约
Lookin' at the rolling fields, I can't believe that we are free看着那起伏的田野 真不敢相信我们自由了
Ready to face whatever's awaiting me in N.Y.C.准备好面对在纽约等着我的一切
But who's waitin' for me when I step in the place?但当我抵达那里 会是谁在等我
My friend, James Madison, red in the face我的朋友詹姆斯·麦迪逊脸色涨红
He grabs my arm and I respond, "What's goin' on?"他抓住我的手臂 我连忙回应 问他怎么回事
Thomas, we are engaged in a battle for our nation's very soul托马斯 我们正在为祖国的核心精神而战
Can you get us out of the mess we're in?你能把我们拉出泥潭吗
Hamilton's new financial plan is nothing less than government control汉密尔顿的新财政计划无异于政府控制
I've been fighting for the South alone我一直在为南方孤军奋战
Where have you been?你上哪儿去了
Uh, France嗯 法国
We have to win我们必须赢
What'd I miss?我错过了什么(What, what, what'd I miss?)什么 什么 我错过了什么
What'd I miss?我错过了什么(I've come home to this)我回到这里
Headfirst into a political abyss一头扎进这个政治深渊(Headfirst into the abyss)一头扎进深渊
I have my first cabinet meeting today今天是我第一次参加内阁会议(Chik-a-pow)值得庆祝
I guess I better think of something to say我觉得我最好想想该说些什么
I'm already on my way to get to the bottom of this我已经在弄清到底是怎么回事了(What did I miss?)我错过了什么
Mr. Jefferson, welcome home杰斐逊先生 欢迎回来
Mr. Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton杰斐逊先生 我是亚历山大·汉密尔顿
Mr. Jefferson, welcome home杰斐逊先生 欢迎回来
Sir, you've been off in Paris for so long先生 您在巴黎待得太久了
So, what did I miss?那么 我错过了什么