Introduction
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel met each other in middle school and recorded their first hit song“Hey， Schoolgirl，” when they were fifteen years old. As singers and songwriters， they have remained popular with university students for over forty-four years. Is it likely that their poetic music will still be played a hundred years from now？
Sunlight that travels through an old pane of glass will often be unevenly bent， creating places of slightly greater brightness and areas that are slightly less bright on whatever surface that finally reflects the light. These “dapples，”or variations in brightness， are of a subtle nature. So are the songs of Simon and Garfunkel.
This song was written early one morning after Paul Simon drove his expensive Aston Martin automobile across the 59th Street Bridge in the city of New York. He was beginning to enjoy his fame and money and he realized his life was a bit ironic. Years earlier， when Paul had lived in Paris with a lot less money， he would often shout，“Capitalist pig！”at the tourists going by on tour boats that cruised up and down the Seine River.
His frame of reference had changed. Enjoying life and having money didn't seem all that bad anymore…Funny how that works out， isn't it？ Why be jealous of what others have？ If you really want it， why not use your brain and go out and get it？ What more needs to be said？
The 59th Street Bridge Song
（Feelin' Groovy）
Words and Music by Paul Simon
Vocals： Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel
Slow down， you move too fast.
You've got to make the morning last.
Just kickin' down the cobblestones，
Looking for fun and Feelin' Groovy.
Ba da da da da da
Feelin' Groovy
Hello lamppost， what cha knowing？
I've come to watch your flowers growing.
Ain't cha got no rhymes for me？
Dootin' doo-doo，
Feelin' Groovy.
Ba da da da da da
Feelin' Groovy.
Ba da da da da da
I got no deeds to do，
No promises to keep.
I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep.
Let the morning time drop all its petals on me.
Life， I love you，
All is Groovy.
Ba da da da
[参考译文]
五十九号街桥歌
减速吧，你太快了。
你得让上午持续下去，
踢一踢鹅卵石，
寻找欢乐，感到兴高采烈。
啪，搭，搭，搭，搭，搭，感到兴高采烈。
你好，路灯柱，你知道什么？
我来观看你的花儿生长。
你有没有韵诗献给我？
嘟叮，嘟，嘟，
感到兴高采烈。
啪，搭，搭，搭，搭，搭，
感到兴高采烈。
啪，搭，搭，搭，搭，搭。
我无事可做，
无诺言可许，
阳光透过树影我昏昏欲睡
已做好了睡觉的准备。
在早上让所有的花瓣掉在我身上。
生活，我爱你。
一切都兴高采烈。
啪，搭，搭，搭。
[语言点解析]
1．Slow down， you move too fast.
slow （something） up/ down： （cause to） go at a slower speed（使）缓行；使减速
例如：Slow up/down before you reach the crossroads. 到达十字路口前你要减速。
You should slow down a bit （=stop working so hard） if you want to avoid a breakdown. 如果你不想把身体累病，你应该减少一点工作。
2．Looking for fun and Feeling Groovy
Feeling Groovy： feeling exhilarated兴奋极了，兴高采烈
3．What cha knowing？ =What are you knowing？
cha——you
4． Ain't cha got no rhymes for me？
=Haven't you any rhymes for me？ / Don't you have any rhymes for me？ 你有没有韵诗献给我？
