人間の心の中には生まれつきある音楽が流れていてそれに似た曲を人は好きになるんだとか。「自分の曲」は何だろうといつも考えながら歌詞を和訳しています。
I have heard that every one of us has a special music running deep inside our soul and whatever music we love in our lives has something in common with it. I always translate English lyrics into Japanese, wondering what my music sounds like.
抱える悩みが大きければ大きいほど他人には話しにくいものだと巷では言われています。仮にそれが本当だとすればこの主人公の悩みは大変なものでしょう。 Some people say the worse your trouble gets, it gets harder for you to tell others. If it's true, the narrator is horribly troubled. Trouble So Hard (Vera Hall)
[Chorus] Ooh Lordy, my trouble so hard Ooh Lordy, my trouble so hard Don't nobody know my trouble but God Don't nobody know my trouble but God
[Verse 1] Went down the hill Other day My soul got happy And stayed all day
[Chorus] Ooh Lordy, trouble so hard Ooh Lordy, my trouble so hard Don't nobody know my trouble but God Don't nobody know my trouble but God Ooh Lordy, trouble so hard Ooh Lordy, my trouble so hard
[Verse 2] Went in the room Didn't stay long Looked on the bed and Brother was dead
[Chorus] Ooh Lordy, trouble so hard Ooh Lordy, my trouble so hard Don't nobody know my trouble but God Don't nobody know my trouble but God Ooh Lordy, trouble so hard Ooh Lordy, trouble so hard
罪と犯罪を同じ意味で使うことは少なくありませんがふたつは同じものではありません。法律が犯罪を規定する一方で何が罪で何がそうでないかを決めるのは宗教です。 We often use words like crime and sin interchangeably. No, they're not the same. Religions decide what is a sin and what is not while laws stipulate crimes. Is It a Crime (Mariah the Scientist & Kali Uchis)
[Verse 1: Mariah the Scientist] Sometimes I look around for someone who might understand it I seen it in they eyes that they'll, they'll never get it I think I lost my patience and now I can't contain it They, they were wrong about us, I hate the way they paint it I, I love the way that you walk and the air you breathe I just let 'em talk, but it bothers me 'cause It ain't love, it ain't love, it ain't love they see But it ain't nothin' to discuss 'cause it is to me
[Chorus: Mariah the Scientist] And so what? I fell, you fell in love a couple times Tell me, what's it to ya? Tell me, is it a crime To fall, to fall in love, in love a couple times? Tell me, what's it to ya? Tell me, is it a crime to fall?
[Verse 2: Kali Uchis] Is it a crime? How's it a crime? No 'Cause if loving me is jail, then you're my prisoner So let me throw away this key 'cause you won't give me up Let 'em know we don't give a fuck All they want is to see us breaking up (Ooh) You can search the Seven Seas and never find, no A heart like mine Better yet, can't forget my mind, no Some may say a girl shouldn't lay her cards on the table Well, I'm a woman, l'm not a girl Is that a crime in this cruel world?
[Chorus: Mariah the Scientist] And so what? I fell, you fell in love a couple times Tell me, what's it to ya? Tell me, is it a crime To fall, to fall in love, in love a couple times? Tell me, what's it to ya? Tell me, is it a crime to fall?
[Outro: Mariah the Scientist] I fell, you fell in love a couple times Tell me, what's it to ya? Tell me, is it a crime To fall, to fall in love a couple times? What's it to ya? Is it a crime to fall?
いわゆる「インフルエンサー」には成功して彼らのような豪華な生活を送るためにあれをしろこれをしろと言ってくる人も少なくありませんが個人的には全く興味がありません。 People calling themselves 'influencer' often ask us to do this and that to be successful to enjoy glamorous life like theirs. Sorry, I'm not interested a bit. Gettin' By (Flatland Cavalry)
[Verse 1] Padre's cashing in that overtime Charcoal grill, Friday night Styrofoam cooler stocked cold and light Just gettin' by Watch his young ones run round the yard On the tail end of a week worked hard Raise a toast to the stars and a can up to the sky
[Chorus] Ain't rollin' low or flyin' high Somewhere in the middle just gettin' by Been in between most all my life All I ever wanted sittin' by my side Somewhere in the middle just gettin' by
[Verse 2] If I knew then what I know now What being a good man is all about I'd have told him I was proud Just gettin' by Now we don't hurt for money, ain't short on love Ain't got it all but we got enough Bills gеt paid, mouths get fed Got a good lovin' woman lying in my bed
[Chorus] Ain't rollin' low or flyin' high Somеwhere in the middle just gettin' by Been in between most all my life All I ever wanted layin' by my side Somewhere in the middle just gettin' by Somewhere in the middle just gettin' by
[Bridge] Raise a toast to the stars, can up to the sky
[Chorus] Just waitin' on the by and by Somewhere in the middle just gettin' by Been in between most all my life All I ever wanted standin' by my side Somewhere in the middle just gettin' by Somewhere in the middle just gettin' by
テキサスに相手を連れて行ったがために相手に振られたことを悔やむ主人公ですが，起こるべきことはいずれ起こるものです。 The narrator is regretting taking the person they loves to Texas only to lose them. What has to happen will happen soon or later. Choosin' Texas (Ella Langley)
[Verse 1] Just when I thought I got him to fall in love with Tennessee I should've known better than to take him back to Abilene I put him right back into her arms I wasn't a match for that kind of spark
[Chorus] She's from Texas, I can tell by the way He's two-stepping 'round the room And judging by the smile that's written on his face There's nothing I can do It doesn't take a crystal ball to see A cowboy always finds a way to leave Drinking Jack all by myself He's choosin' Texas, I can tell
[Verse 2] Well, I guess he forgot about the Smoky Mountain rain Them old Hank tunes, the Memphis blues we used to sing He always loved "Amarillo by Morning" I should've taken that as a warning
[Chorus] She's from Texas, I can tell by the way He's two-stepping 'round the room And judging by the smile that's written on his face There's nothing I can do It doesn't take a crystal ball to see A cowboy always finds a way to leave Drinking Jack all by myself He's choosin' Texas, I can tell
[Bridge] When I'm eastbound and down and I can't help but cry 'Cause I-40 gets lonelier with every mile I'll know that his mind wasn't ever gonna change 'Cause his heart still belongs to the Lone Star State
[Chorus] She's from Texas, I can tell by the way He's two-stepping 'round the room And judging by the smile that's written on his face There's nothing I can do, naw, yeah It doesn't take a crystal ball to see A cowboy always finds a way to leave Drinking Jack all by myself He's choosin' Texas, I can tell, no Drinking Jack all by myself He's choosin' Texas, I can tell
[Outro] Come on, baby Oh yeah Just when I thought I got him to fall in love with Tennessee
タイトルは「楽しい（fun）」と言っているもののそこには皮肉が込められていて，本当に言わんとしているのは，終わってしまったら少しも楽しくないと言うことです。 While the title says 'fun' but it's ironic. It really means it's not fun at all when it's over. Fun While It Lasted (Ashe)
[Verse 1] So, I'm driving alone Crying all the way home, empty-handed Was a hell of a show I should laugh but the joke never landed
[Pre-Chorus] The wind in my hair For a second there I almost believed in love
[Chorus] It was fun It was fun It was fun While it lasted While it lasted
[Verse 2] It's an empty glass It's a stone-cold shot in the darkness 'Nother story you've heard 'Nother girl walks into a bar
[Pre-Chorus] When I caught your stare For a second there I almost believed in love
[Chorus] It was fun (It was fun) It was fun (It was fun) It was fun While it lasted Whilе it lasted
[Bridge] It was fun for a while We had so many drеams Love is so out of style What the hell did we think? Oh-oh, I almost believed in love
[Chorus] It was fun (It was fun) It was fun (It was fun) It was fun While it lasted While it lasted
この曲のメタファーの美しさに胸を打たれました。それらはこれといったところのない主人公とその主人公のこれといったところのない人生を表現しています。 I was impressed with the beautiful metaphors in this song. They represent the narrator who is an average joe and their ordinary life. Wyoming (Benjamin Todd)
[Verse 1] Well, men like me Probably die alone With some broken dream On a dusty road And it may be sad But so is everything that's true Well, if life's a gamble, then I bet the table on a Pair of twos
[Chorus] And the sun's Probably shinin' In Wyoming And the moon She's casting diamonds On a low-lyin' stream And when my soul is Finally set free You can burn my body In a prairie breeze
[Verse 2] By candlelight Paper and ink I wrote my final wish Killin' a drink And I thought of you It happened more times than a few I stared down a barrel and I wasn't able To follow through
[Chorus] And the sun's Probably shinin' In Wyoming And the moon She's casting diamonds On a low-lyin' stream And when my soul is Finally set free You can burn my body In a prairie breeze
[Verse 3] And when I'm gone Please remember me For my blue eyes And the songs I'd sing And forget the bad I did all that I could do If I could take it back, I would, in fact And give it all to you
[Chorus] And the sun's Probably shinin' In Wyoming And the moon She's casting diamonds On a low-lyin' stream And when my soul is Finally set free You can burn my body In a prairie breeze
主人公はロデオの選手でロデオの試合に出場してはその賞金を狙っている人間のようです。 The narrator seems to be a rodeo rider who takes a part in rodeo competitions, hoping for winning the prize. Amarillo by Morning (George Strait)
[Verse 1] Amarillo by morning, up from San Antone Everything that I got is just what I've got on When that sun is high in that Texas sky I'll be buckin' at the county fair Amarillo by morning Amarillo, I'll be there
[Verse 2] They took my saddle in Houston, broke my leg in Santa Fe Lost my wife and a girlfriend, somewhere along the way Well, I'll be lookin' for eight when they pull that gate And I hope that judge ain't blind Amarillo by morning Amarillo's on my mind
[Verse 3] Amarillo by morning, up from San Antone Everything that I got is just what I've got on I ain't got a dime, but what I got is mine I ain't rich, but Lord, I'm free Amarillo by morning Amarillo is where I'll be
[Outro] Amarillo by morning Amarillo is where I'll be
