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.
YouTubeでこの曲にコメントしている人の多くが，DrakeのHotline Blingの話をしています。彼がこの曲のビートを盗んだという人がいる一方で，いやそれはただのサンプルだという人もいて，私にはどちらが正しいのかわかりません。
So many people who commented on this song on YouTube mention Drake's Hotline Bling. Some say Drake 'stole' the beat while others defend him saying he just sampled it. I don't know which is right. Why Can't We Live Together (Timmy Thomas)
(Hotline Bling - Drake)
[Verse 1]
Tell me why? Tell me why? Tell me why?
Mmm, why can't we live together?
Tell me why? Tell me why?
Mmm, why can't we live together?
[Chorus]
Everybody wants to live together
Why can't we live together?
[Verse 2]
No more wars, no more wars, no more war
Mmm, just a little peace in this world
No more wars, no more war
All we want is some peace in this world
[Chorus]
Everybody wants to live together
Why can't we live together?
[Bridge]
Can't live, can't live
Can't live together
Can't live together
[Verse 3]
No matter, no matter what color
Mmm, you are still my brother
I said, no matter, no matter what color
Mmm, you are still my brother
[Chorus]
Everybody wants to live together
Why can't we live together?
第67代米国国務長官のHillary Clintonがかつてこう語っています。「最も高いところにありもっとも固いガラスの天井は今もまだ壊れていませんが，いつか誰かが，できれば今思っているよりも早く，壊してくれると思っています。」彼女が「ガラスの天井」と表現したのは，それが壊れやすいからではなく，そこに間違いなくあるにもかかわらず，見えないので存在しないように思えるからです。
Hillary Clinton, the 67th United States Secretary of State once said, "Now I know we have still not shattered that highest and hardest glass ceiling, but someday someone will, and hopefully sooner than we might think right now." She described it glass-made not because it's fragile but it's invisible and seems not to be there but it does exist. Nice For What (Drake)
[Intro: Big Freedia]
I wanna know who mothafuckin' representin' in here tonight
Hold on, hold on
[Pre-Chorus: Lauryn Hill]
I keep lettin' you back in (you back in)
How can I, explain myself?
[Chorus: Lauryn Hill & Drake]
Care for me, care for me, you said you'd care for me
There for me, there for me, said you'd be there for me
(Louisiana shit)
Cry for me, cry for me, you said you'd die for me
(Murda on the beat)
Give to me, give to me, why won't you live for me?
Care for me, care for me, I know you care for me
(A song for y'all to cut up to, you know?)
There for me, there for me, said you'd be there for me (yeah)
Cry for me, cry for me, you said you'd die for me
Give to me, give to me, why won't you live for me?
[Verse 1: Drake]
Everybody get your mothafuckin' roll on
I know shorty and she doesn't want no slow song
Had a man last year, life goes on
Haven't let that thing loose, girl, in so long
You've been inside, know you like to lay low
I've been peepin' what you bringin' to the table
Workin' hard, girl, everything paid for
First-last, phone bill, car note, cable
With your phone out, gotta hit them angles
With your phone out, snappin' like you Fabo
And you showin' off, but it's alright
And you showin' off, but it's alright (alright!)
It's a short life, yeah
[Chorus: Lauryn Hill]
Care for me, care for me, you said you'd care for me
There for me, there for me, said you'd be there for me
Cry for me, cry for me, you said you'd die for me
Give to me, give to me, why won't you live for me?
[Refrain: Drake]
That's a real one in your reflection
Without a follow, without a mention
You really pipin' up on these niggas
You gotta be nice for what to these niggas?
[Verse 2: Drake]
I understand, you got a hunnid bands
You got a baby Benz, you got some bad friends
High school pics, you was even bad then
You ain't stressin' off no lover in the past tense
You already had them
Work at 8 A.M., finish 'round five
Hoes talk down, you don't see 'em outside
Yeah, they don't really be the same offline
You know dark days, you know hard times
Doin' overtime for the last month
Saturday, call the girls, get 'em gassed up
Gotta hit the club, gotta make that ass jump
Gotta hit the club like you hit them mothafuckin' angles
With your phone out, snappin' like you Fabo
And you showin' off, but it's alright
And you showin' off, but it's alright
It's a short life
[Bridge: Big Freedia & Letitia Wright]
Uh-huh! (Oh yeah!)
These hoes! (They mad!)
Your boy! (I had!)
I made! (Watch the breakdown)
[Chorus: Lauryn Hill]
Care for me, care for me, you said you'd care for me
There for me, there for me, said you'd be there for me
Cry for me, cry for me, you said you'd die for me
Give to me, give to me, why won't you live for me?
[Breakdown: Drake]
Gotta make that jump, gotta make that, gotta, gotta make that
Gotta make that jump, gotta make that, gotta, gotta make that
Gotta, gotta, gotta g-g-gotta, g-g-gotta, gotta
Gotta, g-g-gotta, gotta, gotta make that jump, jump (let's go)
Bend it over, lift it up, bend it over, lift it up
Make that jump, jump
Bend it over, lift it up, bend it over, lift it up
Make that jump, jump
Bend it over, over, over, over, over, lift it up
Make that jump, jump
Bend it over, lift it up (make that jump, jump)
Bend it over, lift it up (make that jump, jump)
[Refrain: Drake]
That's a real one in your reflection
Without a follow, without a mention
You really pipin' up on these niggas
You gotta be nice for what to these niggas?
I understand
[Chorus: Lauryn Hill]
Care for me, care for me, you said you'd care for me
There for me, there for me, said you'd be there for me
Give to me, give to me, why won't you live for me?
Cry for me, cry for me, you said you'd cry for me
[Outro: Drake & Lauryn Hill]
Gotta hit the club like you hit them, hit them, hit them angles
It's a short life, yeah
Cry for me, cry for me, you said you'd die for me
Give to me, give to me, why won't you live for me?
[Intro: Big Freedia]
今回の本当の主役は誰なのか，今ここで教えてくれよ
まあ落ち着け，慌てんなって
物事を覚える時には既に知っている事柄と関連させて覚えるのがよいのだとか。私の場合「パッション・フルーツ」という単語を，すでに知っている「情熱 (passion)」と「果物 (fruit)」を組み合わせて覚えてわけですが，これはこれで理窟が通っていました。「太陽」や「休暇」などの言葉を想起させる熱帯の果物だったからです。しかし本当は「キリストの受難 (passion of Christ)」というもっと宗教的なものに由来する名前でした。
They say when you remember a new word, associating the word with words or things we already knew helps you to do so. I learned a word 'passion fruit' by associating a noun 'passion (enthusiasm) with 'fruit', both of which I already knew. It made a perfect sense to me because it's produced in tropical regions often conjures up image of 'sunshine' and 'vacation'. However, the name came from something more religious like "passion of Christ." Passionfruit (Drake)
今回ヴィデオはありません。(Sorry, there's no video this time.)
[Verse 1]
Listen
Seein' you got ritualistic
Cleansin' my soul of addiction for now
'Cause I'm fallin' apart, yeah
Tension
Between us just like picket fences
You got issues that I won’t mention for now
’Cause we're fallin’ apart
[Chorus]
Passionate from miles away
Passive with the things you say
Passin' up on my old ways
I can't blame you, no, no
Passionate from miles away
Passive with the things you say
Passin' up on my old ways
I can’t blame you, no, no
[Verse 2]
Listen
Harder buildin' trust from a distance
I think we should rule out commitment for now
'Cause we're fallin' apart
Leavin'
You're just doing that to get even
Don't pick up the pieces, just leave it for now
They keep fallin' apart
[Chorus]
Passionate from miles away
Passive with the things you say
Passin' up on my old ways
I can't blame you, no, no
Passionate from miles away
Passive with the things you say
Passin' up on my old ways
I can't blame you, no, no
[Outro]
Um, trying to think of the right thing to say
恋愛は時として依存になると言われており，それには「恋愛依存」という名前がついています。このケースの場合「ひとりになるのが怖いため，歪んだ恋愛関係にしがみついてしまう」とか。 この曲の主人公と相手がそういう状況になっているのかどうかはわかりませんが，仮にそうだとすると「だからもう一度だけ，お前と踊る」のは得策ではないように思えます。
ところで，下の最初のヴィデオが見られない場合は，（カヴァーですが）2番目のものをお試しください。
People say that sometimes love can be addictive and it's called 'romantic addiction'. Those addicts often "hang onto abusive relationships for fear of being alone." I'm not sure if the narrator and the second person are one of those who suffer from the addiction but if they are, I don't think it's a good idea to have "one dance" before he leaves.
Anyway, in case the first video below might not be available, try the second one. It's a cover, though. One Dance (Drake)
(Corner Maynard Cover)
[Intro: Kyla]
Baby, I like your style
[Verse 1: Drake]
Grips on your waist
Front way, back way
You know that I don't play
Streets not safe
But I never run away
Even when I'm away
Oti, oti, there's never much love when we go OT
I pray to make it back in one piece
I pray, I pray
[Hook: Drake]
That's why I need a one dance
Got a Hennessy in my hand
One more time 'fore I go
Higher powers taking a hold on me
I need a one dance
Got a Hennessy in my hand
One more time 'fore I go
Higher powers taking a hold on me
[Bridge: Kyla]
Baby, I like your style
[Verse 2: Drake]
Strength and guidance
All that I'm wishing for my friends
Nobody makes it from my ends
I had to bust up the silence
You know you gotta stick by me
Soon as you see the text, reply me
I don't wanna spend time fighting
We've got no time
[Hook: Drake]
And that's why I need a one dance
Got a Hennessy in my hand
One more time 'fore I go
Higher powers taking a hold on me
I need a one dance
Got a Hennessy in my hand
One more time 'fore I go
Higher powers taking a hold on me
[Break: Wizkid]
Got a pretty girl and she love me long time
Wine it, wine it, very long time
Oh yeah, very long time
Back up, back up, back up and wine it
Back up, back up and wine it, girl
Back up, back up, back up and wine it
Oh yeah, very long time
Back, up, back up and wine it, girl
[Bridge: Kyla + Wizkid]
Tell me
I need to know, where do you wanna go?
Cause if you're down, I'll take it slow
Make you lose control
Where, where, where
Where, where, where, where
Oh yeah, very long time
Where, where, where
Back, up, back up and wine it, girl
Where, where, where, where
Cause if you're down
Back up, back up and
Cause if you're down
Back up, back up and
Cause if you're down
Back up, back up and
[Hook: Drake]
I need a one dance
Got a Hennessy in my hand
One more time 'fore I go
Higher powers taking a hold on me
I need a one dance
Got a Hennessy in my hand
One more time 'fore I go
Higher powers taking a hold on me
この曲は当初歌詞の内容，正確に言うと「work」の意味がまったく掴めなかったため，数か月間，和訳するのを諦めてはまた考え直しの繰り返し。そのためしまいには冒頭の「頑張れよ (Work, work, work, work, work, work)」が自分に向けた言葉に聞こえてきました。
At first I had no idea what the song was talking about or precisely what the word 'work' meant. For months, I abandoned translating this song then picked it again so many times. In the end, it felt like it's me that the second person's talking to, saying "Work, work, work, work, work, work" not to the narrator. Work (Rihanna ft. Drake)
[Hook: Rihanna]
Work, work, work, work, work, work
He said me haffi
Work, work, work, work, work, work!
He see me do mi
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt!
So me put in
Work, work, work, work, work, work
When you ah guh
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn
Meh nuh cyar if him
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting
[Verse 1: Rihanna]
Dry! ...Me a desert him
Nuh time to have you lurking
Him ah go act like he nuh like it
You know I dealt with you the nicest
Nuh body touch me you nuh righteous
Nuh badda, text me in a crisis
I believed all of your dreams, adoration
You took my heart and my keys and my patience
You took my heart on my sleeve for decoration
You mistaken my love I brought for you for foundation
All that I wanted from you was to give me
Something that I never had
Something that you've never seen
Something that you've never been!
Mmmmm!
But I wake up and act like nothing's wrong
Just get ready fi...
[Hook: Rihanna]
Work, work, work, work, work, work
He said me haffi
Work, work, work, work, work, work!
He see me do mi
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt!
So me put in
Work, work, work, work, work, work
Ner ner ner ner ner ner!
When yuh ago learn learn learn learn learn learn!
Before the tables turn turn turn turn turn turn!
[Verse 2: Rihanna]
Beg you something please
Baby don't you leave
Don’t leave me stuck here in the streets, uh huh
If I get another chance to
I will never, no never neglect you
I mean who am I to hold your past against you?
I just hope that it gets to you
I hope that you see this through
I hope that you see this true
What can I say?
Please recognize I'm tryin', babe!!!
I have to
[Hook: Rihanna]
Work, work, work, work, work, work
He said me haffi
Work, work, work, work, work, work!
He see me do mi
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt!
So me put in
Work, work, work, work, work, work
When you ah guh
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn
Meh nuh cyar if him
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting
[Verse 3: Drake]
Yeah, okay
You need to get done, done, done, done at work, come over
We just need to slow the motion
Don't give that away to no one
Long distance, I need you
When I see potential I just gotta see it through
If you had a twin, I would still choose you
I don't wanna rush into it, if it's too soon
But I know you need to get done, done, done, done
If you come over
Sorry if I'm way less friendly
I got niggas tryna end me, oh
I spilled all my emotions tonight, I’m sorry
Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
How many more shots until you're rollin'?
We just need a face to face
You could pick the time and the place
You spent some time away
Now you need to forward and give me all the...
[Hook: Rihanna & Drake]
Work, work, work, work, work, work
He said me haffi
Work, work, work, work, work, work
He se me do mi
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt!
So me put in
Work, work, work, work, work, work
When you ah guh
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn
Meh nuh cyar if him
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting
この曲はDrakeのオリジナルではなくDisclosureのカヴァーの方で知りましたが聞いて非常に感動しました。その感動を表現するなら「普通じゃないほど」あるいは「有り得ないほど」と言う副詞がピッタリのような気がします。 オリジナルを聞いていないので，私はカヴァーで十分と言うと多少失礼に聞こえるかもしれませんが，まさしくそれがこの曲（カヴァー）を聞いた時の正直な気持でした。
It's Disclosure not Drake who brought this song to me. Their cover impressed me tremendously. The best adjective to describe it would be 'insanely' or 'ridiculously' good. Yes, it's that good. Since I haven't heard the original, it might be a bit rude if I'd say the cover would be enough for me but that's exactly what I felt when I heard it. Hotline Bling (Drake / Disclosure ft. Sam Smith)
(Disclosure ft. Sam Smith Cover)
[Intro]
You used to call me on my
You used to, you used to
Yeah
[Hook]
You used to call me on my cell phone
Late night when you need my love
Call me on my cell phone
Late night when you need my love
I know when that hotline bling
That can only mean one thing
I know when that hotline bling
That can only mean one thing
[Verse 1]
Ever since I left the city you
Got a reputation for yourself now
Everybody knows and I feel left out
Girl you got me down, you got me stressed out
Cause ever since I left the city, you
Started wearing less and goin' out more
Glasses of champagne out on the dance floor
Hangin' with some girls I've never seen before
[Hook]
You used to call me on my cell phone
Late night when you need my love
Call me on my cell phone
Late night when you need my love
I know when that hotline bling
That can only mean one thing
I know when that hotline bling
That can only mean one thing
[Verse 2]
Ever since I left the city, you, you, you
You and me we just don't get along
You make me feel like I did you wrong
Going places where you don't belong
Ever since I left the city, you
You got exactly what you asked for
Running out of pages in your passport
Hanging with some girls I've never seen before
[Hook]
You used to call me on my cell phone
Late night when you need my love
Call me on my cell phone
Late night when you need my love
I know when that hotline bling
That can only mean one thing
I know when that hotline bling
That can only mean one thing
[Verse 3]
These days, all I do is
Wonder if you bendin' over backwards for someone else
Wonder if you rolling up a backwoods for someone else
Doing things I taught you gettin' nasty for someone else
You don't need no one else
You don't need nobody else, no
Why you never alone
Why you always touching road
Used to always stay at home, be a good girl
You was in the zone
You should just be yourself
Right now, you're someone else
[Hook]
You used to call me on my cell phone
Late night when you need my love
Call me on my cell phone
Late night when you need my love
I know when that hotline bling
That can only mean one thing
I know when that hotline bling
That can only mean one thing
「あの頃の本当の姿にとにかく戻ってくれよ，今のお前は別人だから (You should just be yourself，Right now, you're someone else)」と言うこの主人公ですが，実は今の彼女の姿こそが彼女の真の姿なのかもしれず，主人公に見せていた「おとなしくて家庭的な姿」はただの「世を忍ぶ仮の姿」に過ぎないのかもしれません。そもそも主人公と相手の彼女は別の人間なのですから，何が自分の本当の姿であるのかがわかっているのは彼女本人の方だと考える方が遥かに合理的です。
失敗を繰り返してしまうことがあります。自分に相応しくない人を好きになり，付き合っても百害あって一利なしだとわかっているのに，それでもその相手を選んでしまう。その結果，傷つくことになって，その傷を癒してくれる新しい相手をまた必死に探して，最終的に悪循環にはまってしまう。
Drakeによると，これは主人公が信頼できる相手を見つけて，今までと同じ間違いはしないと決意する曲だそうです。
We all make mistakes, sometimes too often. Some of us always seem to pick a wrong person as their love interest, knowing they're wrong and the person would do more harm than good to them. In the end , they get hurt and then desperately try to find someone who heals their broken heart but often end up being caught in the old vicious cycle.
According to Drake, this song is about a guy who pledges himself that he will find someone reliable and trustworthy and not to make the same mistake again. Find Your Love (Drake)
I'm more than just an option
Refuse to be forgotten
I took a chance with my heart
And I feel it taking over
I'd better find your lovin
I'd better find your heart. [x3]
I bet if I give all my love then nothing's gonna tear us apart
I'm more than just a number
I doubt you'll find another
So every single summer
I be the one that you remember
And I'd better find your lovin
I'd better find your heart. [x3]
I bet if I give all my love then nothing's gonna tear us apart
It's more than just a mission
You hear but you don't listen
You better pay attention
And give what you've been missin'
I'd better find your lovin
I'd better find your heart. [x3]
I bet if I give all my love then nothing's gonna tear us apart
Too many times
I've been wrong
I guess being right
Takes too long
I'm done waiting
There's nothing left to do
But give all I have to you and
I'd better find your lovin
I'd better find your heart
I'd better find your loving
I bet if I give all my love then nothings gonna tear us apart. [x2]
この主人公，自信があるんだかないんだか。「俺の代わりになるヤツなんて，そうそう見つかるはずないから，毎年夏が来るたびに，俺のことを思い出すんだ（I doubt you'll find another，So every single summer，I be the one that you remember）」箇所などを読むとかなり俺様な感じがするのですが，「やれることはもうやった，あとは何もかもお前に差し出して（There's nothing left to do，
But give all I have to you and）」を見るとかなり下手に出てます。
正統派のR&Bの曲です。海外サイト（rapgenius.com）によれば，DrakeはMTVに対して，この曲はこの10年のうちにきっと結婚式の定番になると思う。あるいは仕事で家族と離れて暮らす軍関係者が聴く曲になると思うと語っているそうなので，結婚式用のWのラベルをつけておきます。
ところで，曲の中で主人公は「この心に，消えない跡をつけていった」と語っていますが，この点について，Drakeはよく「跡」を残した女性を題材にした曲を作ると言われています。それによると，DrakeのFind Your LoveやBest I Ever Hadなどにその点が見て取れるそうです。
It's an authentic R&B song. According to rapgenius.com, Drake told MTV that this song was meant "to be played at weddings in ten years. Or [to be something that] people that are away from their families in the Army could listen to." So I add "W (W stands for Wedding) label to this song.
In the song, the protagonist says "You left your mark on me". Some point out that Drake often talks about a woman who's left a 'mark' on him. They say you can see it in his Find Your Love and Best I Ever Had. Hold On We're Going Home (Drake)
I got my eyes on you
You're everything that I see
I want your hot love and emotion
Endlessly, I can't get over you
You left your mark on me
I want your hot love and emotion endlessly
Cause you're a good girl and you know it
You act so different around me
Cause you're a good girl and you know it
I know exactly who you could be
Just hold on we're going home
Just hold on we're going home
It's hard to do these things alone
Just hold on we're going home
I got my eyes on you
You're everything that I see
I want your hot love and emotion
Endlessly, I can't get over you
You left your mark on me
I want your hot love and emotion endlessly
Cause you're a good girl and you know it
You act so different around me
Cause you're a good girl and you know it
I know exactly who you could be
Just hold on we're going home
Just hold on we're going home
It's hard to do these things alone
Just hold on we're going home
You're the girl
You're the one
Gave you everything I love
I think there's something, baby
I think there's something, baby
You're the girl
You're the one
Gave you everything I love
I think there's something, baby
I think there's something, baby
Cause you're a good girl and you know it
You act so different around me
Cause you're a good girl and you know it
I know exactly who you could be
Just hold on we're going home
Just hold on we're going home
It's hard to do these things alone
Just hold on we're going home
よく利用する海外の歌詞サイトMetrolyricsのトップ100に，この曲は１年以上にわたりランクインしています。当然もっと早く取り上げていたはずなのですが，何故かそうしませんでした。特に誰のものとは申しませんが，他のR&Bやヒップホップの曲と異なり，エロすぎるわけでも，露骨過ぎるわけでもありません。とにかく理由がわかりませんが，ただ最初に聴いた時，それほどいいとも思えなかったことだけを覚えています。
On Metrolyrics, one of my favorite websites, this song has stayed in their top 100 lyrics more than a year. So I should have picked it up earlier but I just didn't. I'd rather not be too specific, unlike other R&B or hiphop songs, this is not too sexy or too explicit. I just don't know why. All I remember about this song is that I was not much impressed when I first heard it last year. Take Care (Drake ft. Rihanna)
[Rihanna]
I know you’ve been hurt by someone else
I can tell by the way you carry yourself
If you let me, here’s what I’ll do
I’ll take care of you
I’ve loved and I’ve lost
[Drake: Verse 1]
I’ve asked about you and they told me things
But my mind didn’t change
And I still feel the same
What's a life with no fun? please don’t be so ashamed
I’ve had mine, you’ve had yours we both know
We know, they don’t get you like I will
My only wish is I die real
Cause that truth hurts, and those lies heal
And you can’t sleep thinking that he lies still
So you cry still, tears all in the pillow case
Big girls all get a little taste
Pushing me away so I give her space
Dealing with a heart that I didn’t break
I’ll be there for you, I will care for you
I keep thinking you just don’t know
Trying to run from that, say you’re done with that
On your face girl, it just don’t show
When you’re ready, just say you’re ready
When all the baggage just ain’t as heavy
And the party's over, just don’t forget me
We’ll change the pace and we'll just go slow
You won’t ever have to worry,
You won’t ever have to hide
You've seen all my mistakes
So look me in my eyes
[Rihanna]
Cause if you let me, here’s what I’ll do
I’ll take care of you
I’ve loved and I’ve lost
[Drake: Verse 2]
Yeah
It’s my birthday, I'll get high if I want to
Can’t deny that I want you, but I'll lie if I have to
Cause you don’t say you love me
To your friends when they ask you
Even though we both know that you do (you do)
One time, been in love one time
You and all your girls in the club one time
All so convinced that you’re following your heart
Cause your mind don’t control what it does sometimes
We all have our nights though, don’t be so ashamed
I’ve had mine, you’ve had yours, we both know
We know, you hate being alone
You ain’t the only one
You hate the fact that you bought the dream
When they sold you one
You love your friends but somebody shoulda told you somethin’ to save you
Instead they say,
Don't tell me, I don't care
If you hurt, I don't tell you
You don't care, if you're true
Don't tell me, I don't care
If you hurt, I don't tell you
You don't care, if you're true
[Rihanna]
I know you’ve been hurt by someone else
I can tell by the way you carry yourself
If you let me, here’s what I’ll do
I’ll take care of you
I’ve loved and I’ve lost
