HAL DAVID: People remember the people who sing their songs.

人会些唱他的歌的人。

HAL DAVID: There are two lyrics I'm most proud of.

有两首歌词是最引以为傲的。

HAL DAVID: I always think the song is going to be successful if I take it around.

直认为如果把首歌传播出去，定会成功。

HAL DAVID: When I heard the music that I liked, I heard words right away.

当听到喜欢的音乐时，马上就能听到歌词。

HAL DAVID: We were surprised that the director didn't like the song.

很惊讶导演不喜欢这首歌。

HAL DAVID: Burt was under contract to Famous Music, which was a publishing arm of Paramount.

伯特与派拉蒙旗下的发行商“著名音乐”签订了合同。

HAL DAVID: Well, I guess you could call it that, but I never thought of it—but I thought it was more of a home.

嗯，想你可以这样称呼它，但从没想过——认为它更像个家。

HAL DAVID: We sometimes started with some lyrics, sometimes started with some melody, sometimes started with a whole lyric, sometimes started with a whole melody.

有时从段歌词开始写，有时从旋律开始写，有时从整首歌词开始写，有时从整首旋律开始写。