The World Was Wide Enough

歌词

The World Was Wide Enough - Leslie Odom Jr./Lin-Manuel Miranda (林-曼努尔·米兰达)/Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton
   
One two three four five six seven eight nine
一二三四五六七八九
There are ten things you need to know
你应该知道十件事情
Number one
第一
We rowed across the hudson at dawn
我们黎明时分划船渡过哈德逊
My friend william p van ness signed on as my
我的朋友 威廉凡内斯担任我的副手
Number two
第二
Hamilton arrived with his crew
汉密尔顿带来了他的人
Nathaniel pendleton and a doctor that he knew
纳撒尼尔彭德尔顿和一位他熟识的医生
Number three
第三
I watched hamilton examine the terrain
我看着汉密尔顿观察地形
I wish I could tell you what was happening in his brain
但愿我能知道他在脑子里做什么算计
This man has poisoned my political pursuits
此人对我的仕途荼毒已久
Most disputes die and no one shoots
不用开火 争执大多能平息
Number four
第四
Hamilton drew first position looking to the world like a man on a mission
汉密尔顿作为先行军 放眼四周 好似重任在身
This is a soldier with a marksman's ability
这个军人枪法堪称神射手
The doctor turned around so he could have deniability
医生转过身 决斗过后好脱身
Five
第五
Now I didn't know this at the time but we were
现在我还不清楚局面 但现在我们已经启程
Near the same spot son died is that why
我的孩子就在不远处丧命 这就是缘由
Number six
第六
He examined his gun with such rigor
他检查武器像在拼命
I watched as he methodically fiddled with the trigger
我看着他技巧娴熟地调试扳机
Seven
第七
Confession time here's what I got
是时候坦白 我会告诉你
My fellow soldiers will tell you I'm a terrible shot
我的战友会说我的枪法糟糕透顶
Number eight
第八
Your last chance to negotiate
这是你最后的谈判机会
You send in your second see if they can set the record straight
派出副手 看他们能否把问题谈妥
They won't teach you this in your classes but look it up
课本不会教给你 但抬头看看
Hamilton was wearing his glasses
汉密尔顿戴上了眼镜
Why if not to take deadly aim
为什么 他是否打算一枪致命
It's him or me the world will never be the same
不是他死就是我亡 世界从此不一样
I had only one thought before the slaughter
血战当前我只有一个想法
This man will not make an orphan of my daughter
这个男人不能让我的女儿没有爸爸
Number nine
第九
Look him in the eye aim no higher
对准眼睛 别过头
Summon all the courage you require
鼓足勇气
Then count
往下数
One two three four five six seven eight nine
一二三四五六七八九
Number ten places fire
第十 站定 开火
I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory
我想象过死亡太多次 这场景太过熟悉仿佛来自回忆
Is this where it gets me on my feet several feet ahead of me
莫非就是这里 在我脚前 咫尺之距
I see it coming do I run or fire my gun or let it be
我看到死亡向我逼近 我该逃走 该开火还是该接受命运
There is no beat no melody
此刻没有节拍 没有旋律
Burr my first friend my enemy
波尔 我最初的朋友 我的宿敌
Maybe the last face I ever see
也许我弥留尘世看到的最后一人就是你
If I throw away my shot is this how you'll remember me
如果我放弃我的一击 这是否会是你对我的记忆
What if this bullet is my legacy
万一这颗子弹就是我的遗赠
Legacy what is a legacy
遗赠 什么是遗赠
It's planting seeds in a garden you never get to see
是在花园里埋下种子却不能待到花开日
I wrote some notes at the beginning of a song someone will sing for me
我在歌前写下序语 会有后人替我传唱
America you great unfinished symphony you sent for me
美利坚 你是未完成的宏伟乐章 你给我机会
You let me make a difference a place where
让我把世界变了样 即使举目无亲的移民 也能在这里
Even orphan immigrants can leave their fingerprints and rise up
白手起家 留下印记
I'm running out of time I'm running and my time's up wise up eyes up
我的时间就要耗尽 我不停奔跑 终究抵达结局
I catch a glimpse of the other side
他方世界在我的眼前出现
Laurens leads a soldier's on the other side
劳伦斯率领一支纵队在对面
My son is on the other side he's with my mother on the other side
我的儿子在对面 他和我的母亲一起在对面
Washington is watching from the other side
华盛顿站在对面注视我
Teach me how to say goodbye
教我如何说再见
Rise up rise up rise up eliza
站起来 昂首挺胸 顶天立地 伊丽莎
My love take your time I'll see you on the other side
我的挚爱 慢慢来 我会在另一个世界与你相见
Raise a glass to freedom
为了自由举起酒杯
He aims his pistol at the sky
他向着天空举起手枪
Wait
等一下
I strike him right between his ribs
我的子弹击中他的肋间
I walk towards him but I am ushered away
我向他走去 却被半路拦下
They row him back across the hudson
他们摇桨载他渡回哈德逊湾
I get a drink
我喝了一杯酒
I hear wailing in the streets
我听见街上哀嚎声响起
Somebody tells me you'd better hide
有人跟我说 你最好避避风头
They say angelica and eliza
他们说 安吉莉卡和伊丽莎
Were both at his side when he died
一同守在他的身旁看着他逝去
Death doesn't discriminate between the sinners and the saints
死亡面前人人平等 无论你负罪累累还是道德高尚
It takes and it takes and it takes
它来势迅猛 瞬息已至 无法逃离
History obliterates
历史容易消逝
Every picture it paints it paints me and all my mistakes
画笔纷飞一幕幕 描绘着我的过失
When alexander aimed at the sky
当亚历山大把枪对准天空
He may have been the first one to die
他也许先一步撒手人寰
But I'm the one who paid for it
却由我来为此偿还余债
I survived but I paid for it
我幸存下来 但要付出代价做交换
Now I'm the villain in your history
现在你们历史书里的罪人是我
I was too young and blind to see
那时我太年轻太盲目
I should've known I should've known
我早该知道 我早该知道
The world was wide enough for both hamilton and me
天地广阔 足以容下汉密尔顿和我
The world was wide enough for both hamilton and me
天地广阔 足以容下汉密尔顿和我