Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance · 12
If You Want to Die in Bed
Vietnamese ensemble越南众人
This is our land
这是我们的土地
The Engineer工程师
If you want to die in bed, follow my example
想要寿终正寝，就学我的样
When you see a cloud ahead, it's time to show your class
看见前方乌云压境，就该拿出派头
Hit the door before they make a target of your ass
在屁股被当靶子之前，赶紧夺门而逃
If you want to die in bed in times of revolution
革命年代还想寿终正寝
When the flag they fly is red, let pride fill up your chest
他们挥舞红旗时，让自豪涨满胸膛
Meanwhile pack a sack and take the first boat heading west
同时收拾行囊，搭上第一艘西行的船
Where's it? Where's it?
在哪儿？在哪儿？
It's still here!
还在这里！
My precious souvenirs of all the golden years
我黄金岁月里珍贵的纪念品
Rolex watches in steel that look practically real
钢壳劳力士，几乎可以乱真
I'll need a little stock to start me in Bangkok
到了曼谷创业，还得备点存货
If you want to die in bed, forget about your karma
想要寿终正寝，就别管什么因果报应
When your life hangs by a thread, don't cry about the fates
命悬一线时，别抱怨命运
Grab a stash of cash and buy a strip joint in the States
抓一把现金，去美国买下一家脱衣舞俱乐部
Let me stop for a bit, this was my greatest hit
先停一下，这可是我最成功的杰作
Miss Saigon in her crown, I made queen of the town
让西贡小姐戴上王冠，成为全城女王
I got them paying more for just another whore
我能让他们为一个普通妓女多掏钱
Here I come, USA
美国，我来了
Your next champ's on his way
下一任冠军正在路上
For men will always be men
因为男人永远是男人
The rules are the same
规矩都一个样
For kings or for clerks
无论国王还是职员
Give me francs or dollars or yen
给我法郎、美元，还是日元都行
I'll set up a game
我来布个局
I know how things work
我知道这世道的规矩
Why was I born of a race
我为何生在这个
That thinks only of rice and hates entrepreneurs?
只认稻米、憎恨生意人的族群？
Me, I belong in a place where a man sets his price
我就该活在那种地方，男人开价
And you pay and he's yours
你付了钱，他就是你的
I should be American
我就该是美国人
Where every promise lands
那里许诺都会兑现
And every businessman knows where he stands
每个商人都知道自己的分寸
First stop Bangkok, then I roam
先到曼谷，再四处漂泊
'Cross that ocean white with foam
跨过那片白沫翻涌的海
To the place that's my heart's true home
去我心里真正的家
America
美国
America
美国
If you want to die in bed en route to your Nirvana
若你想在通往涅槃的路上死在床上
You grab your chance and plunge ahead
就抓住机会，向前跃进
And go where people win
去往赢家的地方
Heaven's there
天堂就在那儿
But shit...
可他妈的……
You need a visa to get in
得先有签证才能进去
Ah!
啊！
Get out!
出去！
Kim金
Engineer, Thuy is dead
工程师，岁死了
He was going to kill my baby and I shot
他要杀我的孩子，我就开了枪
The Engineer工程师
You did what? Who is that?
你说什么？那是谁？
You'll be followed, get him out of here, goodbye
会有人追来，把他带出去，再见
The Engineer & Kim工程师 & 金
- Fuck! - We must leave, Tam and I
- 他妈的！- 我们得走，谭和我
Kim金
We must set off for America tonight
我们今晚必须出发去美国
The Engineer工程师
All right, just like that
好，就这么定了
Tell me how and while you're at it, tell me why
告诉我怎么做，顺便也告诉我为什么
Kim金
I hear the voice of my soldier
我听见我的士兵在呼唤我
Telling me to bring his son
叫我把他的儿子带来
The Engineer工程师
You're telling me this half-breed brat is born the son of a Marine?
你是说这半种小崽子是海军陆战队员的儿子？
Let me see his Western nose
让我看看他那西洋鼻子
This bastard is the most beautiful sight I've ever seen
这杂种是我见过最美的景象
A passport in my hand
一张护照在我手中
My new life can begin
我的新生活就能开始
Your brat's American
你的崽子是美国人
So they must let us in
所以他们必须放我们进去
In the playground of mankind
在人类的游乐场里
The movie in my mind
我脑海里的电影
I'm your dear brother from now on
从今以后，我就是你的好哥哥
And all our family is gone
而我们全家都已经没了
Boy, kiss your brand-new Uncle Tran
孩子，亲一下你新来的陈叔叔
This kid is OK
这孩子没问题
He is our entrée
他是我们的门票
To the USA
通往美国
With these two little diamonds to bait my hooks
用这两个小宝贝当我钩上的饵
"Boat people deluxe"
“豪华版船民”
Don't worry about sharks out in the Mekong Bay
别担心湄公湾里的鲨鱼
The pirates taking us are more scary any day
掳走我们的海盗，哪天都更可怕
You just stay here and hide, don't show your face outside
你就待在这儿躲好，别露脸出去
Take care of our little dear, I will go engineer
照看好咱们的小宝贝，我去安排出路
If you want to die in bed
若你想在床上死去
Don't care too much for country
别太把国家放心上
Hit the open sea instead
不如驶向大海去
And float there like a cork
像木塞一样漂着
Yeah, why not?
对啊，何乐不为？