[歌詞翻譯]Lana Del Rey - American中文歌詞－大倪口袋筆記

2012年Lana Del Rey發行的Paradise EP裡收錄9首歌，這張專輯每一首歌大倪都超愛，這首American為Lana跟其他兩位音樂人一起寫作的曲子，一部份的歌詞像貓王和Bruce Springsteen致敬，Lana在美國被封為Queen of American，歌詞裡常出現美國各地，或是代表性事物，或是在MV裡也出現多次國旗！雖然是首冷門的歌，也沒有拍成MV，但節奏感十足，可以跟著哼哼哈哈，現在就來看看歌詞的部分吧！

聽歌請點這裡：Lana Del Rey - The Paradise Edition Track - American

1 Play house, put my favorite record on

2 Get down, get your crystal meth fit on

3 You were like, tall, tan, drivin' around the city

4 Flirtin' with the girls like, "You're so pretty."

5 "Springsteen is the king, don't you think?"

6 I was like, "Hell yeah, that guy can sing."

在歡樂的小窩裡聽著最愛的CD，順便來點毒品助興，漫無目的地在城市間游走，你高挑的身材和小麥色的肌膚，跟身邊的女孩們調情嬉笑，聽著他說著Springsteen，我心想：哇噻他懂音樂！

1 (Play house顧名思義就是遊戲房，台灣比較少見，國外人家的後院常常放置play house給小朋友在裡面玩，這裡只玩樂的地方)

1 (record這裡當作唱片的意思，更常用的是訊息記錄：medical record醫療紀錄、最佳記錄：hold a record保持最佳紀錄、csi裡常出現的嫌犯的criminal record犯罪記錄)

2 (crystal meth就是安非他命，crystal methamphetamine的縮寫，crystal是結晶的意思，meth為冰毒，講到冰毒就不得不提到美劇"Breaking Bad絕命毒師"W.W.真是制毒戒的神啊！這出美劇在2014年得了Golden Globe喔！有興趣的朋友可以看看-黑幫毒梟溫馨家庭片!)

3 (tan(adj./v.)=曬成深色皮膚=tanned(adj.)，幾乎只有老外才會做的事，刻意在太陽下曬成褐色的皮膚：She tanned herself under the sun.她在太陽下助曬)

3 (drivin'=driving，drivin' around the city開車兜風)

4 (flirtin'=flirting，調情)

5 (Springsteen=Bruce Springsteen為美國創作搖滾歌手，跟Lana一樣為愛國主義者，歌詞一樣充滿詩意，描述市井小民們的生活，詳細介紹請點)

6 (Hell yeah有點像語助詞哇噻的感覺)

7 Like ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh

8 Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-oh

哼哼～

9 You make me crazy, you make me wild

10 Just like a baby, spin me 'round like a child

11 Your skin so golden brown

12 Be young, be dope, be proud

你使我瘋狂地愛上你，你的愛包圍我，逗的我團團轉，我們親密接觸，愛使我們年輕、沈醉、驕傲！

9 (make me ..使我..：you make me want to fall in love.你使我想戀愛)

10 (spin me 'round=spin me around，字面上的意思為拉著我旋轉，但這裡似乎是愛的火熱的意思)

11 (dope (adj./v.)也算是毒品界的用語，就是嗑完藥很暈、不省人事的樣子)

11 (proud自豪的：Mary is proud of her son. Mary 為他兒子感到驕傲 )

13 Like an American

14 Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ooh ooh-ooh

15 Like an American

16 Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ooh ooh-ooh

做我們自己～哼哼～做我們自己～哼哼

17 Drive fast, I can almost taste it now

18 L.A., I don't even have to fake it now

19 You were like so sick, everybody said it

20 You were way ahead of the trend, g-get it

21 Elvis is the best, hell yes

22 Honey put on that party dress

我幾乎感受到所有的快感連在哪兒都不重要了，我們整天玩樂、搖滾，而你已拋棄塵世，瘋狂邁向未來。

17 (almost幾乎快要，趕時間時司機常會說：almost there!快到了啦)

18 (L.A.=Los Angeles洛杉磯，Lana真的很愛西岸，美國美洲都有縮寫，就像大陸省份都有縮寫一樣 )

18 (fake這裡當動詞用，就是造假的意思相信大家以前都有做過：I fake my mom's signature.我偽造我媽的簽名)

19 (sick是生病的意思，這裡當作瘋狂的、病態的、噁心的意思，像前陣子北捷砍人案的兇手 is soooo sick!)

20 (看到ahead都有朝前方、未來、前面的意思)

20 (trend趨勢：Black is the recent trend in fashion.黑色是最近的時尚潮流)

21 (Elvis Presley就是大家知道的貓王，大家都知道他多偉大了，還是附上詳細介紹)

22 (Lana在歌詞中常用到party dress就是要出去玩樂的洋裝，大概五首歌都出現過，最熟知的是National Anthem裡面)

23 Like Oh oh oh ohooh

24 Oh oh oh ohoowoow

哼哼～

25 You make me crazy, you make me wild

26 Just like a baby, you spin me round like a child

27 Your skin so golden brown

28 Be young, be dope, be proud

你使我瘋狂地愛上你，你的愛包圍我，逗的我團團轉，我們親密接觸，愛使我們年輕、沈醉、驕傲！

29 Like an American

30 Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ooh ooh-ooh

31 Like an American

32 Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ooh ooh-ooh

做我們自己～哼哼～做我們自己～哼哼

33 Everybody wants to go fast, but they can't compare

34 I don't really want the rest, only you can take me there

35 I don't even know what I'm saying, but I'm praying for you

大家都無法阻止生命的流逝，也無法跟時間賽跑，我想拋開一切，因為只有你能領我至心裡深處，我甚至已經無法言語，只能祈禱
33 (compare比較：用法常在後面加上with，compare A with B. I don't have to compare with you.我不需要跟你比較)

34 (rest(v.)有休息的意思，rest(n.)的時候是指剩下的部分，He ate all the rest of the cake.他把剩下的蛋糕都吃完了)

36 You make me crazy, you make me wild

37 Just like a baby, you spin me round like a child

38 Your skin so golden brown

39 Be young, be dope, be proud

你使我瘋狂地愛上你，你的愛包圍我，逗的我團團轉，我們親密接觸，愛使我們年輕、沈醉、驕傲！

40 Like an American

41 Oh oh ohoh oh oh oh ohoohh

42 Like an American

43 Oh oh ohoh oh oh oh ohoohh

44 Like an American

45 Oh oh ohoh oh oh oh ohoohh

46 Like an American

47 Oh oh ohoh oh oh oh ohoohh

48 Like an American

做我們自己～哼哼～做我們自己～哼哼