Cabinet Battle #1

Cabinet Battle #1 - Christopher Jackson/Daveed Diggs/Lin-Manuel Miranda/Okieriete Onaodowan

(《 亚历山大·汉米尔顿》音乐剧插曲)

Ladies and gentlemen you coulda been anywhere in the world tonight

女士们 先生们 今晚你本可以在世界任何一处

But you're here with us in New York city

但缘分让你我在纽约欢聚一堂

Are you ready for a cabinet meeting

接下来的内阁会议 你准备好了吗

The issue on the table Secretary Hamilton's plan to assume state debt

现在台面上的问题是国务卿汉密尔顿提出的关于承担国家债务的计划

And establish a national bank Secretary Jefferson you have the floor sir

并任命一位国家银行秘书 杰佛逊 现在有请你发言 先生

Life liberty and the pursuit of happiness'

接下来是关于生命 自由与幸福追求的演讲

We fought for these ideals we shouldn't settle for less

我们为这些理想奋斗 而不应只满足于眼前的成果

These are wise words enterprising men quote 'em

这些都是那些力争上游的人会引用的格言

Don't act surprised you guys cuz I wrote 'em

各位 对于这些名言是我写出来的 请不要表现得如此吃惊

Oww

But Hamilton forgets

但汉密尔顿忘了件事

His plan would have the government assume state's debts

他的计划是想让政府承担国家债务

Now place your bets as to who that benefits

那么现在你要把宝押在那个受益人身上

The very seat of government where Hamilton sits

就是汉密尔顿工作的政府所在地

Not true

谬妄无稽

Ooh if the shoe fits wear it

如果鞋子合适 就穿吧 有则改之 无则嘉勉

If New York's in debt

若是纽约陷入赤字

Why should Virginia bear it uh our debts are paid I'm afraid

弗吉尼亚为什么要这么忍气吞声 恐怕是已还清债务了

Don't tax the South cuz we got it made in the shade

不要向南部征税 我们要能够悄无声息 暗渡陈仓

In Virginia we plant seeds in the ground

在维吉尼亚 我们播撒种子

We create you just wanna move our money around

我们辛勤劳作 而你却想不劳而获

This financial plan is an outrageous demand

这项财务计划简直就是差强人意 强人所难

And it's too many damn pages for any man to understand

还有那许多让人无法理解的可恶条例

Stand with me in the land of the free

和我并肩为这自由之路而战

And pray to God we never see Hamilton's candidacy

祈求上帝 取消汉密尔顿的候选人资格

Look when Britain taxed our tea we got frisky

看 当英国征茶税时 我们是欣然接受的

Imagine what gon' happen when you try to tax our whisky

试想一下 当你想要征酒税时 会发生什么

Thank you Secretary Jefferson Secretary Hamilton your responses

对于杰佛逊秘书长和汉密尔顿秘书长两人的回复表示感谢

Thomas That was a real nice declaration

托马斯有一个非常好的宣言

Welcome to the present we're running a real nation

欢迎莅临现场 我们将建立一个真正的强国

Would you like to join us or stay mellow

你是愿意加入我们 还是先冷静观察 稳住阵脚 静观其变

Doin' whatever the hell it is you do in Monticello

不管你究竟在蒙蒂塞洛都干了些什么

If we assume the debts the union gets

若我们承担联邦的债务

A new line of credit a financial diuretic

就会出现一个新的信贷额度以及金融导向

How do you not get it

你怎么还不明白啊

If we're aggressive and competitive

若我们有野心和竞争意识

The union gets a boost

联邦就会变得繁荣富强

You'd rather give it a sedative

你最好能稳定人心

A civics lesson from a slaver hey neighbor

这是一堂来自一个奴隶关于你好邻居的公民教育课

Your debts are paid cuz you don't pay for labor

你已还清欠债 只因你用劳务费来抵债

We plant seeds in the South we create

我们在南方播撒种子 我们自给自足

Yeah keep ranting

继续向政府咆哮

We know who's really doing the planting

我们都知道谁在辛勤劳作

And another thing Mr. Age of Enlightenment

对了 启蒙先生 还有件事

Don't lecture me about the war you didn't fight in it

别跟我纸上谈兵 你又没上过战场

You think I'm frightened of you man

你以为我怕你

We almost died in a trench

当你跑去和那些法国人潇洒时

While you were off getting high with the French

我们差点死在战壕里

Thomas Jefferson always hesitant with the President

托马斯 杰斐逊和总统总是犹豫不决

Reticent there isn't a plan he doesn't jettison

沉吟不语 他否决了每个计划

Madison you're mad as a hatter son take your medicine

麦迪逊 你因一个帽匠的儿子吃了你的药而暴跳如雷

Damn you're in worse shape than the national debt is in

可恶 你的情况比当下的国债还糟

Sittin' there useless as two shits

坐在那 如两个废物般一无是处

Hey turn around bend over I'll show you

改弦易调 卑身屈体 或许我会考虑告诉你

Where my shoe fits

我的鞋会更适合谁穿呢

Excuse me Jefferson Madison take a walk Hamilton take a walk

恕我直言 杰斐逊 麦迪逊已采取行动 汉密尔顿也已采取行动

We'll reconvene after a brief recess Hamilton

在短暂休会后 我们再继续 汉密尔顿

Sir

先生

A word

一句话

You don't have the votes

你没有选举权

You don't have the votes

你没有选举权

Aha-ha-ha ha

You're gonna need congressional approval and you don't have the votes

你需要通过国会的批准 不然你没有选票

Such a blunder sometimes it makes me wonder why I even bring the thunder

犯了这样的低级错误 有时我都怀疑为什么还会掌声如雷

Why he even brings the thunder

为什么他也可以赢得雷鸣般的掌声

You wanna pull yourself together

你想要振作有为

I'm sorry these Virginians are birds of a feather

我很抱歉地告诉你这些弗吉尼亚人其实都是一丘之貉

Young man I'm from Virginia so watch your mouth

年轻人 我就是弗吉尼亚人 嘴巴放干净点

So we let Congress get held hostage by the South

那么我们让南部要挟并控制住国会

You need the votes

你需要选票

No we need bold strokes

是的 我们必须要采取果敢的措施

We need this plan

我们需要这个计划

No you need to convince more folks

是的 我们得因势利导 说服更多的人

James Madison won't talk to me that's a nonstarter

詹姆斯 麦迪逊不会跟我说话 所以别对他抱希望了

Winning was easy young man

年轻人 你虽赢得很轻松

Governing's harder

但执政道路却是不易的

They're being intransigent

若他们毫不让步

You have to find a compromise

你必须从中调解

But they don't have a plan they just hate mine

他们不会勾心斗角 他们只是恨我

Convince them otherwise

想其他法子说服他们

What happens if I don't get congressional approval

如果我得不到国会的批准 会怎样呢

I imagine they'll call for your removal

我想他们会撤去你的职位

Sir

先生

Figure it out Alexander

搞定它 亚历山大

That's an order from your commander

那是来自指挥官的命令