“IN NEW YORK”歌词出自Jay-Z、艾丽西亚·凯斯演唱歌曲《Empire State of Mind》
《Empire State of Mind》
词曲：亚历山大·舒克伯勒、艾丽西亚·凯斯、安吉拉·亨特、伯特·凯斯、珍妮·塞维尔、肖恩·卡特和思薇雅·罗宾森
原唱：Jay-Z、艾丽西亚·凯斯
歌词：
Yea, yea I'm out that Brooklyn, now I'm down in Tribeca
我成长于布鲁克林区，现在信步于翠贝卡街
Right next to DeNiro, but I'll be hood forever
虽然和罗伯特德尼罗做了邻居，但我永远是那个嘻哈仔
I'm the new Sinatra, and, since I made it here
我是新一代的弗兰克辛纳屈，因为我成名于纽约，我成功于世界
I can make it anywhere, yea, they love me everywhere I used to cop in Harlem,
没错，我成功于世界，到处都有人欢迎我
All of my Dominicano's right there up on Broadway,
我曾在哈林区贩毒，和多米尼加兄弟们厮混
Pull me back to that McDonald's, took it to my stashbox, 560 State St.
比邻着百老汇的灯红酒绿，我想起那家麦记快餐店
我在那里藏我的粉，当然还有560号大街
Catch me in the kitchen like a Simmons wippin' pastry's
我调我的粉就像西蒙斯姐妹做她们的蛋糕一样纯熟
Cruisin' down 8th St., off white Lexus
现在我驾驶着我的白色雷克萨斯，悠游第八大道
Drivin' so slow, but BK is from Texas
行车悠闲，带着来自德州的碧昂斯
Me, I'm out that Bed-Stuy, home of that boy Biggie
当年我起步于The Notorious B.I.G的地盘Bed-Stuy
Now I live on Billboard and I brought my boys with me
现在我是公告牌常客，我的小伙伴们也和我一起走上人生巅峰
Say whattup to Ty-Ty, still sippin' Mai Tai's
Tyran Smith怎么了，再续一杯Mai-Tai如何
Sittin' courtside, Knicks and Nets give me high five
坐在陆航和麦迪逊广场花园的场边，尼克斯球员和篮网球员都和我击掌
Nigga I be Spike'd out, I could trip a referee
嚯，我现在也和斯派克李那家伙一样可以耍一耍裁判
Tell by my attitude that I'm most definitely from
没错这就是我的态度，因为我来自
In New York,
纽约
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
摩天大楼堆砌筑成的梦想
There's nothin' you can't do,Now you're in New York
现在你身处纽约，你已经无所不能
These streets will make you feel brand new
纽约街区让你浴火重生
Big lights will inspire you
纽约霓虹灯让你热血沸腾
Let's hear it for New York, New York, New York
聆听纽约的声音，聆听纽约的声音
Catch me at the X with OG at a Yankee game
在Bronx，我和Juan Perez一起看洋基队的比赛
Shit, I made the Yankee hat more famous then a Yankee can
我让洋基队棒球帽比洋基队球员更出名
You should know I bleed blue, but I ain't a Crip though
想必你知道我是蓝血贵族而不是Crip帮派成员
But I got a gang of niggas walkin' with my clique though
虽然如此，我也有很多在道上混的朋友
Welcome to the melting pot, corners where we sellin' rock
欢迎来到纽约大熔炉，来到我们贩毒的街角
Afrika Bambataa shit, home of the hip-hop
这里是嘻哈文化的圣殿，也是Afrika Bambaataa的地盘
Yellow cab, gypsy cab, dollar cab, holla back
出租车和地下黑车的喇叭声此起彼伏
For foreigners it ain't for, they act like they forgot how to act
司机们装作忘记打表坑死外国人
Eight million stories, out there in it naked
纽约，有八百万个故事
City is a pity, half of y'all won't make it
它们大多籍籍无名
Me, I got a plug, Special Ed "I Got It Made"
而我，却是Special Ed那首“我成功了”的真实写照
If Jesus payin' Lebron, I'm payin' Dwayne Wade
杰伊·詹金斯能为勒布朗买单，我当然也出得起韦德的身价
Three dice cee-lo, three card monte
掷骰玩牌
Labor Day Parade, rest in peace Bob Marley
劳动节嘉年华， 安息于鲍勃马利
Statue of Liberty, long live the World Trade
自由女神像和世贸大厦永存于世
Long live the King yo, I'm from the Empire St. that's
流行之王The Notorious B.I.G虽死不朽，我来自帝国之州，也就是
In New York,
纽约
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
摩天大楼堆砌筑成的梦想
There's nothin' you can't do,Now you're in New York
现在你身处纽约，你已经无所不能
These streets will make you feel brand new
纽约街区让你浴火重生
Big lights will inspire you
纽约霓虹灯让你热血沸腾
Let's hear it for New York, New York, New York
来吧，聆听纽约的声音,聆听纽约的声音
Lights is blinding, girls need blinders
繁灯诱惑掩人心智，女孩们应该遮蔽双眼
So they can step out of bounds quick, the sidelines is
这样才能走出纸醉金迷
Lined with casualties, who sip to life casually
盲目的牺牲者遍布于道
Then gradually become worse, don't bite the apple, Eve
稍有放松便会划入万丈深渊
Caught up in the in-crowd, now you're in style
夏娃，别轻易品尝罪恶苹果，步入那个虚伪天堂
End of the winter gets cold, en vogue, with your skin out
现在你为了追赶潮流
City of sin, it's a pity on the whim
在寒冬之季穿着大胆好似Vogue女郎，罪恶之城只能满足让人惋惜的一时幻想
Good girls gone bad, the city's filled with them
曾经是好女孩的她们，遍布大街小巷
Mommy took a bus trip, now she got her bust out
她们曾经来到纽约，耗尽生计
Everybody ride her, just like a bus route
沦落风尘，千人枕遍
Hail Mary to the city, you're a virgin
赞美圣母玛利亚，你尚纯真
And Jesus can't save you, life starts when the church end
但你若自甘堕落，耶稣也无能为力
Came here for school, graduated to the high life
带着梦想来到这里求学
Ball players, rap stars, addicted to the limelight
却沉迷于聚光灯带来的满足，像球星们和说唱大佬
MDMA got you feelin' like a champion
摇头丸让你感觉自己像一时帝王
The city never sleeps, better slip you an Ambien
不眠之都，让你借助药物才能沉沉睡去
In New York,
纽约，
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
摩天大楼堆砌筑成的梦想
There's nothin' you can't do，Now you're in New York
现在你身处纽约，你已经无所不能
These streets will make you feel brand new
纽约街区让你浴火重生
Big lights will inspire you
纽约霓虹灯让你热血沸腾，
Let's hear it for New York, New York, New York
来吧，聆听纽约的声音，聆听纽约的声音
One hand in the air for the big city
为这座巨城挥舞兴奋的手
Street lights, big dreams, all lookin' pretty
迷蒙中初上的华灯看上去有着梦幻般的绮丽
No place in the world that could compare
这座举世无处可比的帝国之都
Put your lighters in the air everybody say yeah, yeah,
在空中放飞焰火，所有人都陷入了疯狂
Yea, yea
来吧，来吧
In New York,
纽约
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
摩天大楼堆砌筑成的梦想
There's nothin' you can't do,Now you're in New York
现在你身处纽约，你已经无所不能
These streets will make you feel brand new
纽约街区让你浴火重生
Big lights will inspire you
纽约霓虹灯让你热血沸腾
Let's hear it for New York, New York, New York
来吧，聆听纽约的声音,聆听纽约的声音
扩展资料：
《Empire State of Mind》歌曲被收录在Jay-Z第十一张录音室专辑《The Blueprint 3》，于2009年10月20日作为专辑的第三支单曲发行。
歌曲于2009年11月28日登上美国公告牌百强单曲榜的榜首位置，并连续保持五周，是Jay-Z首支以主唱身份在该榜拿下的冠军单曲。2010至2011年，歌曲获第27届MTV音乐录影带大奖“最佳摄影”奖及第53届格莱美奖“最佳说唱歌曲”、“最佳说唱合作”奖，并入围第53届格莱美奖“年度录制”奖。
