Jazz Thing - Gang Starr
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Written by:L.E. Elie/B. Marsalis/C. Martin/K. Elam
I would like to play a little tune
我想演奏一首小曲
I just composed not so long ago
不久前刚谱写的旋律
Ms. Billie Ms. Billie Ms. Billie Holiday
比莉女士 比莉女士 比莉·哈乐黛
Byrd
伯德
The music called jazz
这音乐名为爵士
It's roots are in the sounds of the African
它的根脉深植于非洲的鼓点
Or should I say the mother
或许该说是孕育者的呼唤
Bringing us back again
将我们再度带回本源
From the drumming on the Congo
从刚果河畔的鼓点开始
We came with a strong flow
我们带着澎湃的韵律而来
And continue to grow
生生不息 不断生长
Feet move to the beat of the t'balo
双脚应和着非洲鼓的节拍
Now dig the story and follow
现在请聆听这段传奇
For then it landed on American soil
当它降落在美洲的土地
Through the sweat the blood and the toil
浸透汗水 鲜血与艰辛
Hear
听啊
Praise the Lord shouted on chain gangs
赞美主的声音在囚徒中回荡
Pain they felt but it helped them to maintain
苦难磨砺却让他们坚守信仰
Scott Joplin's rags
斯科特·乔普林的散拍乐章
Bessie Smith's blues
贝西·史密斯的忧郁吟唱
St. Louis blues they were all the news
圣路易蓝调风靡四方
Ringing smooth in all the listeners ears
在每个聆听者耳畔悠扬流淌
Fulfilling the needs and planting the seeds
满足渴望 播撒希望
Of a jazz thing
爵士的种子正在生长
King Oliver's group was a train coming through
金·奥利弗的乐队如列车般驶来
To Chicago bringing the New Orleans groove
将新奥尔良的律动带往芝加哥
And when Satchmo blew the audience knew
当萨奇莫吹响小号 全场为之倾倒
Basil Street blues was the whole house tune
《巴兹尔街蓝调》成为全场主旋律
It was music great to dance to
这是最适合起舞的绝妙音乐
Great to romance to with a lot to say to you
最适合伴着诉说情话 传递心声
Relaying a message revealing the essence
传递着讯息 揭示着精髓
Of a jazz thing
爵士的种子正在生长
In the 40's came be-bop the first be-bop
四十年代诞生了比博普 最初的比博普
The real be-bop so let me talk about
真正的比博普 让我细细道来
Diz' and Byrd giving the word
迪兹和伯德传递着真谛
Defining how a beat could be so complete
诠释着节奏如何臻于完美
Playing with ferocity thinking with velocity
演奏充满激情 思绪如电光火石
About ornathology or anthropology
探讨鸟类学或人类学奥义
And even and this is real history
这确实是真实的历史印记
Theolonious Monk a melodious thunk
塞隆尼斯·蒙克 旋律如心跳般深沉
No mistakes were made with the notes he played
他指尖流淌的音符 从不出错
His conception was re condite
他的构想深邃难测
A star glowing bright among dim lights
犹如晦暗中闪耀的星辰
The critics did cite that he sounded alright
乐评人盛赞他完美演绎
Charlie Mingus such nimble fingers
查理·明格斯 灵巧翻飞的手指
Droppin the bass all over the place
贝斯声浪席卷每个角落
And Max Roach cymbals socking
马克斯·罗奇 镲片铿锵作响
Bass drum talking snare drum rocking
低音鼓诉说 军鼓轻摇
Restructuring the metaphysics
重构爵士乐的形而上
Of a jazz thing
爵士的种子正在生长
John Coltrane a man supreme
约翰·科尔特兰 至高之人
He was the cream he was the wise one
他是精华 他是智者
The impression of Afro Blue
《非洲蓝调》的印记
And of the promise that was not kept
与未兑现的承诺
He was a GIANT step
他迈出了巨人般的步伐
And there was Ornette Coleman
还有奥涅特·科尔曼
He was another soul man
他是另一位灵魂乐手
The original invisible playing great music
最初的无名之辈 演奏着伟大乐章
I wonder why the
我不禁疑惑
Bangles couldn't use it
为何手镯乐队未能借鉴
Now listen see
且听我说
The real mystery is how music history
真正的谜团在于音乐史
Created by white men or any other white man
究竟由白人还是其他白人缔造
That pretended he originated uh-huh
他假装自己是开创者 嗯哼
And contended that he innovated uh-huh
还坚称自己革新了风格 嗯哼
A jazz thing
这爵士传奇
Of course we know who can really blow
当然我们清楚谁才是真正的王者
Scheamin on the meaning
在琢磨着
Of a jazz thing
爵士的种子正在生长
And this music ain't dead so don't be misled
这音乐从未消亡 别被误导
By those who said that jazz was on it's deathbed
那些说爵士已垂死的人实在可笑
Cause when Betty Carter sings a song
当贝蒂·卡特吟唱时
Ain't nutting going on but simply good music
唯有纯粹天籁在流淌
And you won't refuse it
令人无法抗拒
She's taking her time making the nuances rhyme
她从容不迫 让每个音符都绽放诗意
Sonny Rollins tenor saxophone
桑尼·罗林斯的次中音萨克斯
With a big old tone reciting poems
以浑厚音色吟诵诗章
With notes as words and haven't you heard
音符化作文字 难道你未曾听闻
Next stop butter right past oleo
下一站是黄油 掠过人造奶油
Now there's young cats blowing
如今新锐乐手正崭露锋芒
And more and more people yes they will be knowing
越来越多人终将明白
Jazz ain't the past this music's gonna last
爵士并非过往 这音乐永流传
And as the facts unfold remember who foretold
当真相渐显 请记住预言者
The 90's will be the decade of
九十年代必将成为
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