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汉密尔顿

《汉密尔顿》2020 原版百老汇制作录音 · 05

The Room Where It Happens

伯尔
Mr. Secretary.
部长先生。
汉密尔顿
Mr. Burr, sir.
伯尔先生。
伯尔
Hey, did you hear the news about good old General Mercer?
嘿,你听说老默瑟将军的消息了吗?
汉密尔顿
No.
没有。
伯尔
You know Clermont Street?
你知道克莱蒙街吧?
汉密尔顿
Yeah.
知道。
伯尔
They renamed it after him,
那条街如今改用他的名字,
the Mercer legacy is secure.
默瑟的身后名就此稳固。
汉密尔顿
Sure.
是啊。
伯尔
And all he had to do was die.
他不过是死了一回。
汉密尔顿
Yeah, that's a lot less work.
对,那可省事多了。
伯尔
We ought to give it a try.
我们也该试试看。
Now how you gonna get your debt plan through?
那么,你打算怎样让债务方案通过?
汉密尔顿
I guess I'm gonna finally have to listen to you.
看来我终于得听一次你的劝了。
伯尔
Really?
真的?
汉密尔顿
Talk less
少说话。
Smile more
多微笑。
Do whatever it takes
不惜一切手段,
To get my plan on the congress floor
把我的方案送上国会议事厅。
Now Madison and Jefferson are merciless
如今麦迪逊和杰斐逊可毫不留情。
伯尔
Well, hate the sin, love the sinner
恨罪行,但要爱罪人嘛。
Hamilton.
汉密尔顿。
汉密尔顿
I'm sorry, Burr, I gotta go
抱歉,伯尔,我得走了。
伯尔
Oh, but, uh--
哦,可是,呃——
汉密尔顿
Decisions are happening over dinner
他们正在饭桌上决定大事。
伯尔
Two Virginians and an immigrant walk into a room
两个弗吉尼亚人,加上一个移民,走进一间房。
Diametrically opposed, foes
立场南辕北辙,彼此为敌。
They emerge with a compromise
出来时,却谈成了一桩妥协。
Having opened doors that were previously closed
原本紧闭的门,就此被他们打开。
Ensemble群演
Bros
好兄弟!
伯尔
The immigrant emerges with unprecedented financial power
那个移民带着空前的财政大权走了出来。
A system he can shape however he wants
一套任他照自己意志塑造的体制。
The Virginians emerge with the nation's capital
两个弗吉尼亚人则把国家首都带回了南方。
And here's the pièce de résistance
而真正的压轴好戏在这里——
No one else was in the room where it happened
大事拍板时,房里再没有别人。
Ensemble群演
The room where it happened, the room where it happened
就在那间房,就在那间房。
伯尔
No one else was in the room where it happened
大事拍板时,房里再没有别人。
Ensemble群演
The room where it happened, the room where it happened
就在那间房,就在那间房。
伯尔
No one really knows how the game is played
这场权力游戏究竟怎么玩,无人真正知晓。
The art of the trade
交易里那套手腕,
how the sausage gets made
见不得光的政治,是怎样绞出来的。
We just assume that it happens
我们只当一切自然而然就办成了。
But no one else is in the room where it happens
可大事拍板的那间房,容不下旁人。
Thomas claims:
托马斯是这样说的:
杰斐逊
Alexander was on Washington's doorstep one day,
有一天,亚历山大找上华盛顿的门,
in distress and disarray
进退失据,狼狈不堪。
伯尔
Thomas claims:
托马斯是这样说的:
杰斐逊
Alexander said:
亚历山大开口说:
汉密尔顿
I have nowhere else to turn
“我已经无处求援。”
杰斐逊
And basically begged me to join the fray
说白了,他是在求我下场参战。
伯尔
Thomas claims:
托马斯是这样说的:
杰斐逊
I approached Madison and said:
我便去找麦迪逊,对他说:
"I know you hate him, but let's hear what he has to say"
“我知道你恨他,但先听听他要说什么。”
伯尔
Thomas claims:
托马斯是这样说的:
杰斐逊
Well, I arranged the meeting
总之,会面是我张罗的。
I arranged the menu, the venue, the seating
菜单、地点、座次,样样都是我安排。
伯尔
But no one else was in the room where it happened
可大事拍板时,房里再没有别人。
Ensemble群演
The room where it happened, the room where it happened
就在那间房,就在那间房。
伯尔
No one else was in the room where it happened
大事拍板时,房里再没有别人。
Ensemble群演
The room where it happened, the room where it happened
就在那间房,就在那间房。
伯尔
No one really knows how the parties get to yes
各方怎样从争执走到点头,无人真正知晓。
The pieces that are sacrificed in every game of chess
每盘棋里,又有哪些棋子被拿去牺牲。
We just assume that it happens
我们只当结果本来就会如此。
But no one else is in the room where it happens
可大事拍板的那间房,不许旁人入席。
Meanwhile
另一边——
Madison is grappling with the fact that
麦迪逊不得不面对一个事实:
not every issue can be settled by committee
不是每个难题,都能交给委员会表决了事。
Meanwhile
与此同时——
Congress is fighting over where to put the capital
国会正为首都究竟设在哪里争得不可开交。
It isn't pretty.
那场面,实在难看。
Then Jefferson approaches with a dinner and invite
这时杰斐逊递来一纸晚宴邀约,
And Madison responds with Virginian insight
麦迪逊心领神会,拿出弗吉尼亚人的盘算:
Maybe we can solve one problem with another
也许,可以拿一个难题去解另一个。
And win a victory for the Southerners, in other words
换句话说,也替南方拿下一场胜利。
麦迪逊
A quid pro quo.
一物换一物。
杰斐逊
I suppose.
可以这么说。
Wouldn't you like to work a little closer to home?
你难道不想在离家近些的地方办公?
麦迪逊
Actually, I would
说真的,我当然想。
杰斐逊
Well, I propose the Potomac
那我提议:就定在波托马克河畔。
麦迪逊
And you'll provide him his votes
作为交换,你替他凑齐所需的票。
杰斐逊
Well, we'll see how it goes
好,那就看看谈得怎样。
麦迪逊
Let's go
就这么办。
伯尔 & 群演
No one else was in the room where it happened
大事拍板时,房里再没有别人。
The room where it happened, the room where it happened
就在那间房,就在那间房。
No one else was in the room where it happened
大事拍板时,房里再没有别人。
The room where it happened, the room where it happened
就在那间房,就在那间房。
伯尔
My God
天哪。
Ensemble群演
In God we trust
钞票上写着:我们信赖上帝。
伯尔
But we'll never really know what got discussed
可桌上究竟谈了什么,我们永远不会知道。
Ensemble群演
Click, boom, then it happened
咔哒——砰!决定就这样落地。
伯尔
And no one else is in the room where it happened
而大事拍板的那间房,仍没有旁人。
Ensemble群演
Alexander Hamilton
亚历山大·汉密尔顿!
What did they say to you
他们究竟对你说了什么,
to get you to sell New York City down the river?
才让你把纽约城卖到河流下游去?
Alexander Hamilton
亚历山大·汉密尔顿!
Did Washington know about the dinner?
华盛顿知不知道这顿晚宴?
Was there presidential pressure to deliver?
是不是总统施压,逼你必须拿出结果?
Alexander Hamilton
亚历山大·汉密尔顿!
Or did you know even then
还是说,当时你已经看清——
It doesn't matter where you put the U.S. Capital?
美国首都落在哪里,其实根本无关大局?
汉密尔顿
'Cause we'll have the banks, we're in the same spot
因为银行体系在我们手里,权力的位置并没有变。
麦迪逊
You got more than you gave
你拿到的,远比让出去的多。
汉密尔顿
And I wanted what I got
而我拿到的,正是我要的。
When you got skin in the game, you stay in the game
真把自己押进局里,你才会留在牌桌上。
But you don't get a win, unless you play in the game
可若连局都不入,就永远赢不了。
Oh, you get love for it, you get hate for it
你会因此受人爱戴,也会因此遭人憎恨。
You get nothing if you...
可若一味等候时机,你什么也得不到——
汉密尔顿 & 群演
Wait for it, wait for it, wait!
等吧,等吧,等……
汉密尔顿
God help and forgive me
上帝啊,助我,也宽恕我。
I wanna build something that's gonna outlive me
我也要建起一样东西,让它活得比我更久。
Ensemble群演
What do you want, Burr? What do you want, Burr?
你究竟想要什么,伯尔?你想要什么?
汉密尔顿 & 华盛顿 & 麦迪逊 & 杰斐逊
If you stand for nothing, Burr, what do you fall for?
若你从不为任何立场挺身,伯尔,又会为什么而倒下?
伯尔
I...
我——
I wanna be in the room where it happens
我要进那间让大事拍板的房。
Ensemble群演
The room where it happens
那间拍板定局的房。
伯尔
I...
我——
wanna be in the room where it happens
要进那间让大事拍板的房。
Ensemble群演
The room where it happens
那间拍板定局的房。
伯尔
I wanna be in the room where it happens
我要进那间让大事拍板的房。
I, I wanna be in
我,我要进去——
Ensemble群演
the room where it happens
进那间拍板定局的房。
伯尔
I...
我——
I wanna be in the room where it happens
我要进那间让大事拍板的房。
I wanna be in the room
我要坐进那间房。
I wanna be
我要在场。
I wanna be
我要在场。
I've got to be
我非在场不可。
I've got to be in the room
我非进那间房不可。
Ensemble群演
that big old room
那间堂皇的权力之房。
The art of the compromise
这就是妥协的手艺:
伯尔
Hold your nose and close your eyes
捏住鼻子,闭上双眼。
Ensemble群演
We want our leaders to save the day
我们盼着领袖出手,扭转乾坤。
伯尔
But we don't get a say in what they trade away
可他们拿什么做交换,我们连置喙的份都没有。
Ensemble群演
We dream of a brand-new start
我们梦想一场崭新的开局。
伯尔
But we dream in the dark for the most part
可绝大多数时候,我们只在暗处做梦。
伯尔 & 群演
Dark as a tomb where it happens
而大事拍板的房间,黑得像一座坟墓。
伯尔
I've got to be in the room
我非进那间房不可。
Ensemble群演
The room where it happens
那间拍板定局的房。
伯尔
I've got to be
我非在场不可。
Ensemble群演
The room where it happens
那间拍板定局的房。
伯尔
I've got to be
我非在场不可。
Ensemble群演
The room where it happens
那间拍板定局的房。
伯尔
I've got to be in the room
我非进那间房不可。
Ensemble群演
The room where it happens
那间拍板定局的房。
伯尔
I've got to be, I've got to be
我必须进去,必须进去。
Ensemble群演
The room where it happens
那间拍板定局的房。
伯尔
I wanna be in the room
我要进那间房。
Ensemble群演
The room where it happens
那间拍板定局的房。
伯尔 & 群演
Click, boom
咔哒——砰!