這首歌是Jay-z和Alicia Keys合唱的

《empire state of mind》

Yeah, Imma up at Brooklyn,

我從布魯克林起家

now Im down in Tribeca,

現(xiàn)在我在翠貝卡

right next to DeNiro,

緊靠德尼羅旁邊

But i’ll be hood forever,

但我永遠(yuǎn)屬于街頭

I’m the new Sinatra,

我是新生frank Sinatra（ 被稱(chēng)為流行音樂(lè)之父）

and since i made it here,

既然我可以在這里創(chuàng)造它

i can make it anywhere,

我就能在各地發(fā)展壯大

yeah they love me everywhere,

被各地的人們所喜愛(ài)

i used to cop in Harlem

（哈萊姆 美國(guó)紐約市的一個(gè)區(qū), 居民大都為黑人)我以前混在黑人區(qū)

all of my dominicanos

（Dominicanos 中美洲加勒比海地區(qū)多米尼加和多米尼克居民的總稱(chēng)。）

和我的多米尼加兄弟一起

right there up on broadway,

現(xiàn)在到了百老匯

brought me back to that McDonalds,

想起了在麥當(dāng)勞的時(shí)候

took it to my stash spot,

那時(shí)我的老窩

Five Sixty Stage street,

在560大道上

catch me in the kitchen like a simmons whipping pastry,

那時(shí)我在販毒就像Simmons賣(mài)pastry鞋子

cruising down 8th street,

在8號(hào)大街上兜風(fēng)

off white lexus,

開(kāi)著白色雷克薩斯離開(kāi)

driving so slow but BK is from Texas,

速度很慢，但碧昂斯來(lái)自德克薩斯

me I’m up at Bedsty,

而我來(lái)自Bedsty

home of that boy Biggie,

那些大人物的故鄉(xiāng)

now i live on billboard,

現(xiàn)在我活躍在billboard

and i brought my boys with me,

和我的小弟們?cè)谝黄?/p>

say wat up to Ty Ty, still sipping Malta

跟美貌們打招呼，喝著Malta（雞尾酒）

sitting courtside Knicks and Nets give me high fives,

坐在場(chǎng)邊紐約尼克斯隊(duì)新澤西籃網(wǎng)隊(duì)都和我擊掌

N-gga i be spiked out, i can trip a referee,

我說(shuō)出N-gga，讓裁判矢言

tell by my attitude that I most definitely from…

從我的態(tài)度你就能看出我來(lái)自于

[Alicia Keys]

In New York, 紐約

Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,

編織夢(mèng)想的混凝土世界

Theres nothing you can’t do,

在這里你能心想事成

Now you’re in New York,

現(xiàn)在你就在紐約

these streets will make you feel brand new

這里的街道能令你煥然一新,

big lights will inspire you,

巨大的霓虹燈能帶給你啟迪

lets here it for New York, New York, New York

讓我們一起歡呼紐約 紐約 紐約

[Jay-Z]

I made you hot n-gga,)

Catch me at the X with OG at a Yankee game,

我在布朗克斯和兄弟們要一起看紐約揚(yáng)基隊(duì)的比賽

sh-t i made the yankee hat more famous than a yankee can,

操，我讓揚(yáng)基帽変得比揚(yáng)基佬還要出名

you should know I bleed Blue, but I aint a crip tho,

你知道我雖然流著藍(lán)色的血液，但我不是crips幫成員

but i got a gang of n-ggas walking with my click though,

但是我有自己的幫派，她們走路都有我的腔調(diào)

welcome to the melting pot,

歡迎來(lái)到這大熔爐

corners where we selling rocks,

我們?cè)谶@個(gè)街角販毒

afrika bambaataa sh-t,

祖魯幫首領(lǐng)的玩意

home of the hip hop,

嘻哈的家鄉(xiāng)

yellow cap, gypsy cap, dollar cab, holla back,

黃出租車(chē) 紅牌出租車(chē) 一元車(chē) 叫車(chē)

for foreigners it aint fitted they forgot how to act,

不習(xí)慣的外國(guó)人假裝自己忘了該怎么做

8 million stories out there and their naked,

這個(gè)赤裸的城市有八百萬(wàn)個(gè)故事

cities is a pity half of y’all won’t make it,

可惜只有一半人能夠把故事完成

me i gotta plug Special Ed "i got it made,"

我會(huì)獻(xiàn)上一首Special Ed的《我成功了》

If Jeezy payin LeBron, I’m paying Dwayne Wade,

如果young jeezy為L(zhǎng)eBron買(mǎi)單，那么我就在為Dwayne Wade買(mǎi)單

3 dice cee-lo

3骰子游戲

3 card monte,

3張牌游戲

labor day parade, rest in peace Bob Marley,

勞動(dòng)節(jié)游行，其余人沉浸在Bob Marley的音樂(lè)里安享太平（ 雷鬼樂(lè)教父BOB.MARLEY）

Statue of Liberty, long live the World trade,

自由女神像 世貿(mào)永存

long live the king yo, 流行之王MJ永存

I’m from the empire state thats…

我來(lái)自于帝國(guó)州

[Chorus]

In New York,

紐約

Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,

編織夢(mèng)想的混凝土世界

Theres nothing you can’t do,

在這里你能心想事成

Now you’re in New York,

現(xiàn)在你就在紐約

these streets will make you feel brand new

這里的街道能令你煥然一新,

big lights will inspire you,

巨大的霓虹燈能帶給你啟迪

lets here it for New York, New York, New York

讓我們一起歡呼紐約 紐約 紐約

(Welcome to the bright light.. 歡迎來(lái)到這片閃耀的地帶)

[Jay-Z]

Lights is blinding,

霓虹燈如此炫眼

girls need blinders

女孩們需要戴上護(hù)目鏡

so they can step out of bounds quick,

她們才能迅速逃離誘惑之地

the side lines is blind with casualties,

有的人卻無(wú)視前人得慘痛教訓(xùn)

who sipping life casually, then gradually become worse

先偶然品嘗一小口 然后慢慢沉迷上癮,

don’t bite the apple Eve,

不要咬夏娃的蘋(píng)果

caught up in the in crowd,

成為那少數(shù)的異族

now your in-style,

現(xiàn)在你追求時(shí)髦

and in the winter gets cold en vogue with your skin out,

像《時(shí)尚》雜志的安娜。溫圖爾那樣冬天還穿的那么少

the city of sin is a pity on a whim,

這個(gè)城市的罪孽就是對(duì)幻想家的憐憫

good girls gone bad, the cities filled with them,

好女孩變壞，城市里到處都在上演

Mommy took a bus trip and now she got her bust out,

女孩子坐巴士旅游，結(jié)果被人強(qiáng)暴

everybody ride her, just like a bus route,

每個(gè)人都上她，就像巴士過(guò)站

Hail Mary to the city your a Virgin,

向圣母瑪利亞禱告你還是處女

and Jesus can’t save you life starts when the church ends,

耶穌也救不了你，教堂滅亡生命才能開(kāi)始

came here for school, graduated to the high life,

來(lái)這里上學(xué)，為享受優(yōu)質(zhì)生活而畢業(yè)

ball players, rap stars, addicted to the limelight,

球星，說(shuō)唱明星，被名利牢牢吸引

MDMA got you feeling like a champion,

搖頭丸讓你覺(jué)得自己是個(gè)冠軍

the city never sleeps better slip you a Ambien

這個(gè)城市永不休眠，你最好來(lái)電安眠藥

[Chorus]

In New York,

紐約

Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,

編織夢(mèng)想的混凝土世界

Theres nothing you can’t do,

在這里你能心想事成

Now you’re in New York,

現(xiàn)在你就在紐約

these streets will make you feel brand new

這里的街道能令你煥然一新,

big lights will inspire you,

巨大的霓虹燈能帶給你啟迪

lets here it for New York, New York, New York

讓我們一起歡呼紐約 紐約 紐約

[Alicia Keys]

One hand in the air for the big city,

為了這座城市把手舉到空中

Street lights, big dreams all looking pretty,

霓虹 夢(mèng)想 看上去是那么美麗

no place in the World that can compare,

這世上沒(méi)有任何地方能夠匹敵

Put your lighters in the air, everybody say yeaaahh

點(diǎn)亮打火機(jī)在空中揮舞，大家一起說(shuō)yeah

come on, come,

燃燒吧，燃燒吧

yeah,

[Chorus]

IIn New York, 紐約

Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,

編織夢(mèng)想的混凝土世界

Theres nothing you can’t do,

在這里你能心想事成

Now you’re in New York,

現(xiàn)在你就在紐約

these streets will make you feel brand new

這里的街道能令你煥然一新,

big lights will inspire you,

巨大的霓虹燈能帶給你啟迪

lets here it for New York, New York, New York

讓我們一起歡呼紐約 紐約 紐約