The Night Chicago Died

Daddy was a cop
爸爸以前是个警察
on the east side of Chicago
在芝加哥东区工作
Back in the U.S.A.
那时候在美国
back in the bad old days
日子不好过
In the heat of a summer night
那是个炎热的夏夜
In the land of the dollar bill
那是个物欲横流之地
When the town of Chicago died
那天芝加哥死去了
And they talk about it still
至今人们还在谈论
When a man named Al Capone
有个叫阿尔·卡彭的人
Tried to make that town his own
想要统治这座城
And he called his gang to war
他把狗腿子叫来
With the forces of the law
跟警察火拼
I heard my mama cry
我听到妈妈在哭泣
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
那天晚上我听到她在祈祷
Brother what a night it really was
那个晚上
Brother what a fight it really was
打的那一架
Glory be!
真是精彩啊！
I heard my mama cry
我听到妈妈在哭泣
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
那天晚上我听到她在祈祷
Brother what a night the people saw
那个晚上
Brother what a fight the people saw
打的那一架
Yes indeed!
人们可算是看热闹了！
And the sound of the battle rang
打斗的声音
Through the streets of the old east side
响彻老东区的大街小巷
'Til the last of the hoodlum gang
直到最后一个狗腿子
Had surrendered up or died
举手投降，或者被打死了
There was shouting in the street
街上到处是尖叫
And the sound of running feet
和奔跑的声音
And I asked someone who said
我向一个人打听情况，他说
"'Bout a hundred cops are dead!"
“死了一百来号警察呢！”
I heard my mama cry
我听到妈妈在哭泣
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
那天晚上我听到她在祈祷
Brother what a night it really was
那个晚上
Brother what a fight it really was
打的那一架
Glory be!
真是精彩啊！
I heard my mama cry
我听到妈妈在哭泣
I heard her pray the night Chicago died
那天晚上我听到她在祈祷
Brother what a night the people saw
那个晚上
Brother what a fight the people saw
打的那一架
Yes indeed!
人们可算是看热闹了！
And there was no sound at all
家里安静极了
But the clock upon the wall
只听见墙上钟表滴答响
Then the door burst open wide
门砰地一声打开了
And my daddy stepped inside
我爸爸走了进来
And he kissed my mama's face
他吻了妈妈的脸
And he brushed her tears away
擦掉了她的眼泪
The night Chicago died
芝加哥死去的晚上
(Na-na na, na-na-na, na-na-na)
呐呐呐……
The night Chicago died
芝加哥死去的晚上
Brother what a night the people saw
那天晚上
Brother what a fight the people saw
打的那一架
Yes indeed!
人们可算是看热闹了！
The night Chicago died
芝加哥死去的晚上
(Na-na na, na-na-na, na-na-na)
呐呐呐……
The night Chicago died
芝加哥死去的晚上
Brother what a night it really was
那天晚上
Brother what a fight it really was
打的那一架
Glory be!
真精彩啊！
The night Chicago died
芝加哥死去的晚上
(Na-na na, na-na-na, na-na-na)
呐呐呐……
The night Chicago died
芝加哥死去的晚上
Brother what a night the people saw
那天晚上
Brother what a fight the people saw
打的那一架
Yes indeed!
人们可算是看热闹了！