A paper on which music star Bob Dylan wrote the words to one of his most famous songs, The Times They Are A-Changin,' has gone on sale.

音乐巨星鲍勃·迪伦最出名歌曲《时代正在改变》歌词手稿已经开始出售。

The asking price is $2.2 million dollars, a record amount for such an object if someone pays it.

这份手写稿要价220万美元，如果有人买下，那么它将创下手写稿价格记录。

Gary Zimet owns the business Moments in Time, an autograph dealership in Los Angeles.

盖里·齐梅特在洛杉矶开了一家手稿经销公司，名叫“此时此刻”。

He said that the paper was first owned by Jeff Rosen, a top employee of Dylan’s.

他说这份手稿的第一个主人是迪伦公司的优秀员工-杰夫·罗斯。

Now, Zimet said, it is being sold by an unidentified private collector.

现在齐梅特称此次卖家是一位未披露姓名的私人收藏家。

“It’s not an auction.

“这次不是竞拍。

It’s a private sale.

不公开售卖。

First come, first served,” Zimet told Reuters.

先到先得。” 齐梅特在接受路透社采访时说道。

Similar Dylan papers have been sold for record amounts already.

类似的迪伦其他手稿曾经卖出破记录的价格。

In 2014, a buyer paid $2 million for a paper on which the musician wrote the song Like a Rolling Stone.

2014年一位买家以200万美元的价格买下《像一块滚石》的手写稿。

Dylan wrote The Times They Are A-Changin’ in 1963 and included it on an album of the same name the following year..

迪伦在1963年写了《时代正在改变》这首歌，并且次年把这首歌收录到同名专辑中。

It became a major protest song of the 1960s.

这首歌成为20世纪60年代重要抗议歌曲。

Zimet said he was also selling papers on which Dylan wrote the words to two other songs.

齐梅特说他也售卖过迪伦其他两首歌曲的歌词手写稿。

The dealer set the price for the writing of 1965's Subterranean Homesick Blues at $1.2 million.

经销商给1965年的歌曲《隐秘思乡布鲁斯》歌词手稿标价120万美元。

He wants $650,000 for the paper on which Dylan wrote Lay Lady Lay, a song released in 1969.

他想出价65万美元购买迪伦的《躺下吧，女士》的歌词手写稿，这首歌发布于1969年。

“They are not quite as important,” said Zimet, explaining the lower prices.

“这些歌曲并没有那么重要”齐梅特解释手稿价低时说道。

“Subterranean Homesick Blues is certainly a major, major song

“《神秘思乡布鲁斯》当然是一首非常、非常重要的歌曲，

but not in the same league as ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’,” he said.

但是它不能和《时代正在改变》并驾齐驱。”

Musicians’ hand-written words to popular songs have become some of the most sought-after objects for collectors.

音乐家的流行歌曲歌词手写稿已经成为收藏家竞相追逐的藏品。

Singer Don McLean’s 16-page handwritten document of the song American Pie sold for $1.2 million in 2015.

2015年歌手唐·麦克林的歌曲“美国派”的16页手写稿成交价为120万美元。

Paul McCartney’s handwritten words to the Beatles’ song Hey Jude

本月早些时候，保罗·麦卡特尼写给披头士乐队的《嘿，朱迪》这首歌

sold for $910,000 at an online auction earlier this month.

歌词手稿在网上以91万美元价格成功拍卖。

The 78-year-old Dylan is considered the voice of his generation.

78岁的迪伦被称为他的时代的代言人。

Last month, he released his first new music in eight years.

上个月，他发布了8年来第一首新歌。

It included a 17-minute song called Murder Most Foul about the 1963 murder of American President John F.Kennedy.

这首歌叫《最卑鄙的谋杀》，时长17分钟，是以1963年美国总统约翰·肯尼迪遇刺案为背景。

In 2016, Dylan became the only songwriter to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

2016年，迪伦成为唯一一个赢得诺贝尔文学奖的歌曲作家。

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