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.
この曲はベトナム戦争を歌ったもので，そこでは国の自由の名のもとに多くの命が失われました。 This song is about the Vietnam War in which many poor men lost their lives in the name of the freedom of the country. War Pigs (Black Sabbath)
[Verse 1] Generals gathered in their masses Just like witches at black masses Evil minds that plot destruction Sorcerer of death's construction In the fields, the bodies burning As the war machine keeps turning Death and hatred to mankind Poisoning their brainwashed minds Oh, Lord, yeah
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge] Politicians hide themselves away They only started the war Why should they go out to fight? They leave that all to the poor, yeah Time will tell on their power minds Making war just for fun Treating people just like pawns in chess Wait till their judgment day comes, yeah
[Verse 2] Now, in darkness, world stops turning Ashes where their bodies burning No more war pigs have the power Hand of God has struck the hour Day of Judgment, God is calling On their knees, the war pigs crawling Begging mercies for their sins Satan, laughing, spreads his wings Oh, Lord, yeah
「水着の映える体」になるというのは，特に若い世代にとって夏の一大事であるようです。 "Getting your body swimsuit ready" seems a big thing in the summer especially for younger generations. My Body Isn't Ready (Sombr)
[Verse 1] It's the Fourth of July My friends wanna catch the tide How I wanna go, but I'll stay home Wish you could stay the night But I am scared of the light I don't want you to go, oh-oh, oh
[Chorus] I like you, but my body isn't ready I want you, but the mirror won't let me I try to be the person you're expecting But I'm not ready, I'm not ready
[Verse 2] And now I'm out of school And I met someone new Does she just like me for the things I do? Now I've got nothing to prove But my mind still goes back to you And being young and having nothing to lose
[Chorus] I like you, but my body isn't ready I want you, but the mirror won't let me I try to be the person you're expecting But I'm not ready, I'm not ready
[Bridge] If I could crawl out of my own skin, would you let me in? If we could just be those kids again, maybe I could swim
[Chorus] I like you, but my body isn't ready I want you, but the mirror won't let me I try to be the person you're expecting But I'm not ready, I'm not ready I like you, but my body isn't ready I want you, but the mirror won't let me I try to be the person you're expecting But I'm not ready, I'm not ready
ハイウェイは有料道路でそこを使うためには通行料を払わねばならないと以前は思っていたのですが，実は都市を繋ぐただの幹線道路でした。 I thought highways were a kind of roads on which drivers have to pay a toll. They're just the main roads connecting cities and towns. Life Is A Highway (Tom Cochrane)
[Verse 1] Life's like a road that you travel on When there's one day here and the next day gone Sometimes you bend, sometimes you stand Sometimes you turn your back to the wind There's a world outside every darkened door Where blues won't haunt you anymore Where the brave are free and lovers soar Come ride with me to the distant shore We won't hesitate, break down the garden gate There's not much time left today
[Chorus] Life is a highway I want to ride it all night long If you're going my way I want to drive it all night long
[Verse 2] Through all the cities and all these towns It's in my blood and it's all around I love you now like I loved you then This is the road and these are the hands From Mozambique to those Memphis nights The Khyber Pass to Vancouver's lights Knock me down, get back up again You're in my blood, I'm not a lonely man
[Refrain] There's no load I can't hold The roads are rough, this I know I'll be there when the light comes in Just tell 'em we're survivors
[Chorus] Life is a highway I want to ride it all night long If you're going my way I want to drive it all night long, hmm Life is a highway I want to ride it all night long (Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme yeah) If you're going my way I want to drive it all night long
[Bridge] There was a distance between you and I A misunderstanding once But now we look it in the eye Oh
[Harmonica Break]
[Refrain] There ain't no load that I can't hold Road so rough, this I know I'll be there when the light comes in Just tell 'em we're survivors
[Chorus] Life is a highway I want to ride it all night long (Yeah yeah yeah, yeah) If you're going my way I want to drive it all night long (Yeah, yeah) (Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme yeah) Life is a highway I want to ride it all night long If you're going my way I want to drive it all night long (Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme yeah) Life is a highway I want to ride it all night long (Yeah, yeah) If you're going my way I want to drive it all night long, ooh (Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme yeah)
不安というものは雪玉のようなもので，最初はごく小さなものでも誰かがそこに介入してそれが募っていくのを止めないかぎり巨大なものになってしまいます。 Fear is like a snowball. Even a tiniest one can be gigantic unless someone intervenes to stop it from accumulating. Jealous Lover (The Rolling Stones)
[Intro] Listen to me Yeah, yeah
[Verse] You said you'd let me live my life No fetters and no chains I believed your every word Now your tune has changed One day after coffee You fixed me with a stare And said, "Where were you on Friday night? Tell me who was there"
[Pre-Chorus] Well, the problem is The only problem is You're such a part of me
[Chorus] Yeah, hands off, jealous lover Please let me be You pray like a mantis You're emerald green Hands off, jealous lover The joke's right on me You're clinging like ivy You're choking a tree, mm That's right
[Verse] We were once so generous Sharing secrets of the heart Now the fruit is turning sour Got a bad taste in my mouth Can't control the ocean You can't control the waves Can't control the shadows Flickering in my cave
[Pre-Chorus] But there's just one thing Well, there's just one thing There'll only be a half of me, yeah
[Chorus] Hands off, jealous lover Please let me be Your eyes full of envy And you're emerald green Hands off, jealous lover Your words harsh and mean You pray like a mantis You're feeding off me
[Bridge] Let it go, let it go, let it go now Let it go, let it go, let it go now Come on Hand off me (Let it go, let it go, let it go) You got to let me go, baby Let it go, let it go, let it go, yeah Let it go, let it go, let it go Come on, come on, baby, yeah
[Chorus] Hands off, jealous lover Please let me be You pray like a mantis And you're emerald green Hands off, jealous lover The joke's right on me The pearls 'round your neck They don't make you a queen Hands off, jealous lover Please let me be Your eyes are so cutting You're my own guillotine Hands off, jealous lover Your words harsh and mean You pray like a mantis You're feeding off me
（補足） * fetter ・・・ 足枷 ** let me be ・・・ 構わないでいてくれ，放っておいてくれ *** You pray like a mantis ・・・ カマキリ（praying mantis）にかけた表現 **** You're emerald green ・・・ 嫉妬深い（green-eyed)にかけた表現 ***** the joke is on ・・・ （他人への悪ふざけ）が自分の身に返ってくる *6) turn sour ・・・ （人間関係などが）まずいことになる，こじれる，冷える *7) flickering in my cave ・・・ プラトンの洞窟の比喩を指していると思われます
主人公がここまで確信しているところを見ると，相手が浮気をしていると信じるに足るなんらかの証拠があるはずです。 As the narrator is convinced that much, there must be something evident that makes the narrator believe the second person is cheating. Him (Rupert Holmes)
[Verse 1] Over by the window There's a pack of cigarettes Not my brand, you understand Sometimes the girl forgets She forgets to hide them I know who left those smokes behind She'll say, "Oh, he's just a friend" And I'll say, "Oh, I'm not blind" to
[Chorus] Him, him, him What's she gonna do about him? She's gonna have to do without him Or do without me, me, me No one gets to get it for free It's me or it's him
[Verse 2] Don't know what he looks like Don't know who he is Don't know why she thought that I Would say "What's mine is his" I don't want to own her But I can't let her have it both ways Three is one too many of us She leaves with me or stays with
[Chorus] Him, him, him What's she gonna do about him? She's gonna have to do without him Or do without me, me, me No one gets to get it for free It's me or it's him
[Verse 3] If she wants him, she can have him Just exactly how we once were It's goodbye to he and I And back to me and her without
[Chorus] Him, him, him What's she gonna do about him? She's gonna have to do without him Or do without me, me, me No one gets to get it for free Time for me to make the girl see It's me or it's him, him, him What's she gonna do about him? She's gonna have to do without him Or do without me, me, me No one gets to get it for free Time for me to make the girl see It's me or it's him
ある人間が文字通り体からハチミツを滴らせていたとすれば，その人は人間ハチミツ容器ということになると思われ，巻き込まれると「厄介な状態（a sticky situation）」にさせられます。 If a person was literally dripping honey from their body, it would make them a human honey dispenser. They would put you in a sticky situation. something like this (Cil)
[Verse 1] Baby, if you need me you could probably find me sitting pretty in the shade Big shot, mix-matched socks Slipping vodka in my lemonade I'm no stranger to being alone But I think I need to grab my phone 'Cause something about the day make me wanna put it on the line, on the wire All you need to bring is yourself, company's all that I require I'm not naive for needing my baby So, today come on over and play 'cause
[Chorus] I've been patient I've been waiting for something like this
[Post-Chorus] Like this Waiting for something like this like this Waiting for something like
[Verse 2] If you want me, you know where to find me I'll be ready for you, babe Taste so sweet, it's like honey dripping down my body, babe (Ahh) I know that this bitch love drive you crazy (Drive you) So, today won't you come out and play 'cause
[Chorus] I've been patient (I've been patient) I've been waiting for something like this (I've been)
[Post-Chorus] Like this Waiting for something like this like this Waiting for something like
[Bridge] I'm waiting (Ooh)
[Chorus] I've been patient And I've been waiting for something like this
[Post-Chorus] Like this Waiting for something like this like this Waiting for something like Like this Yeah, like
「悪銭身につかず」と言います。確かに多くの場合そうでしょうが，記憶に関して言えばそうではないような気がします。 Easy come easy go, they say. I think it hold true to many cases but not to our memory. Beggin' (The Four Seasons)
[Intro] Put your loving hand out, baby I'm beggin'
[Chorus] (Beggin') Beggin' (You) Put your loving hand out, baby (Beggin') Beggin' you Put your loving hand out, baby
[Verse 1] Riding high when I was king Played it hard and fast 'cause I had everything You walked away, won me then But easy come and easy go and it would end
[Chorus] (Beggin') I'm beggin' you Won't you give your hand out, baby (Beggin') Beggin' Put your loving hand out, baby
[Bridge 1] I need you to understand That I tried so hard to be your man The kind of man you want in the end Only then can I begin to live again
[Verse 2] An empty shell used to be Shadow of my life is hanging over me A broken man without a throne Don't even stand the devil's chance to win my soul
[Chorus] (Beggin') Beggin' you Won't you give your hand out, baby (Beggin') Beggin' you Put your loving hand out, baby
[Bridge 2] I'm fighting hard to hold my own No, I just can't make it all alone I'm holdin' on, I can't fall back Now that big brass ring is a shade of black
[Chorus] (Beggin') I'm beggin' you Won't you give your hand out, baby (Beggin') Beggin' Put your loving hand out, baby (Beggin') Beggin' you Won't you give your hand out, baby
