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

们会记得那些唱他们歌。

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

有两首歌词是我最引以为傲。

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

我直认为如果我把首歌传播出去，定会成功。

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

当我听到我喜欢音乐时，我马上就能听到歌词。

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

我们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.

伯特与派拉蒙旗下发行商“著音乐”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，我想你可以这样称呼它，但我从没想过——我认为它更像个家。

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.

我们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。