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.
クラブに出かける目的は何でしょうか？音楽を楽しむためというのは当然ですし，友達作りというのもありえます。ただほとんどの人は悩みを忘れるため，あるいは「プレッシャーを消す」ために出かけていくのではないでしょうか？ What do you go to clubs for? To enjoy the music, of course. To make friends, maybe. Most people, I think, go there to forget about their worries, or to relase the pressure don't they? Release The Pressure (Calvin Harris & Kasabian)
[Verse] We arrive at the same place Hypnotized by the lights upon your face Bodies moving, the floor shakes Eyes wide open, now we can both escape
[Build] Now we're finally here together Seeing you relieves the pressure We've been through the stormy weather
[Drop] Release the pressure, releasе the pressure, rеlease the pressure Release the pressure, release the pressure, release the pressure
[Verse] We arrive at the same place Hypnotized by the lights upon your face
[Refrain] We were so far from home, lost down a rabbit hole No one to save our soul, about to lose control We were so far from home, lost down a rabbit hole No one to save our soul, about to lose control
[Drop] Release the pressure, release the pressure, release the pressure Release the pressure, release the pressure, release the pressure
[Build] Now we're finally here together Seeing you relieves the pressure We've been through the stormy weather
[Drop] Release the pressure, release the pressure, release the pressure Release the pressure, release the pressure, release the pressure
主人公も相手も「あの子」が気づいていないと思っているようですが私は違います。「あの子」はこういうこともすっかり気づいていながら，不安を抱えているために現実に向き合うのがとにかく怖いだけだと思います。 Neither the narrator nor the second person thinks the girl knows, I think she does. She's fully aware of these and just too scared to face the reality because of her insecurity. If Your Girl Only Knew (Aaliyah)
[Intro: Timbaland] Yeah, ha Here we go, like that, oh Yeah, ha Here we go, like that, uh Ha, yeah, ha Here we go, like that, uh Ha, yeah, ha, Aaliyah, sing
[Verse 1: Aaliyah] If your girl only knew That you was tryin' to get with me (What would she do?) If your girl only knew That you was dissin' her to talk to me, she
[Chorus: Aaliyah] She would probably leave (Probably leave) You alone (You alone) She would probably curse you out And unplug her phone (Oh) I bet she'd be glad (Oh, yeah) That you was gone (That you was gone) And then she wouldn't have to worry, no
[Verse 2: Aaliyah] If your girl only knew That I would want to kick it with you (If she knew) And if your girl could only see How you be callin' me Gettin' fresh with me She'd probably leave
[Chorus: Aaliyah] She would probably leave (Leave you) You alone (You alone) She would probably curse you out And unplug her phone (Unplug her phone) I bet she'd be glad (She'd be glad) That you was gone (That you was gone) And then she wouldn't have to worry
[Verse 3: Aaliyah] She She's crazy, put up with you (Hey) But boy, I won't be no fool (Won't be no fool) Let you like what you see It ain't easy to get with me (No, baby) Girl, it's dumb to put up with you (With you) I won't be no fool (Won't be no fool) Let you like what you see It ain't easy to get with me
[Chorus: Aaliyah] She would probably leave you alone (Alone) She would probably curse you out And unplug her phone I bet she'd be glad (She'd be glad) That you was gone (That you was gone) And then she wouldn't have to worry She would probably leave (Leave) You alone (You alone) She would probably curse you out And unplug her phone (Oh) I bet she'd be glad (Oh, yeah) That you was gone (That you was gone) And then she wouldn't have to worry
[Chorus: Aaliyah] She would probably leave (If your girl only knew) You alone She would probably curse you out And unplug her phone I bet she'd be glad (If your girl only knew) That you was gone And then she wouldn't have to worry
[Outro: Aaliyah & Timbaland] If your girl only knew What you sayin', what you sayin', what you sayin', huh? What you sayin', what you sayin', what you sayin', huh? What you sayin', what you sayin'? (Mmm) If your girl only knew (Knew) What you sayin', what you sayin', what you sayin', huh? What you sayin', what you sayin', what you sayin', huh? What you sayin', huh, check it (Mmm) If your girl only knew What you sayin', what you sayin', what you sayin', huh? What you sayin', what you sayin', what you sayin', huh? You ain't sayin' nothing, baby (Mmm) If your girl only knew What you sayin', what you sayin', what you sayin', huh? What you sayin', what you sayin', what you sayin', huh? You ain't sayin' nothing, baby (Mmm) Why like that? Ha, you ain't sayin' nothing, baby, ha Let the music ride Let's take a walk down with me, baby, uh Can you feel me, can you feel me, word Timbaland, one mo' 'gain, uh Blackground, check it
（補足） * kick it with ・・・ ～と遊ぶ ** get fresh with ・・・ 人に馴れ馴れしくする *** one mo' gain ・・・ （社会的によくないとされている）楽しい行為や経験を繰り返す **** blackground check ・・・ 自分のコメントやジョークが（アフリカ系の人々の）気分を害す可能性があると思われる時，前もってそういった人々が周囲にいないか確認する行為
歌詞に登場する「あいつ（she）」とは一体誰でしょうか？「この世界ができた時からもうあいつはそこにいて，人間が死んだってあいつはやっぱりそこにいる（She was there at creation, She'll be there when we're through）」存在ですが私は自然だと思っています。 Who is 'she' in the lyrics? She "was there at creation, She'll be there when we're through." I think she's the nature itself. Hallelujah Anyhow (James)
[Intro] (Hold me) (Hold me) (See) (Hold me)
[Verse 1] Come out of this trance Look up from your screen Laugh like a child Tumbling leaves The dance of the bee Nature's grieving
I don't believe in religion Another face of a control But in the nature of this world I spy a maker So hallelujah anyhow
[Pre-Chorus] One's and zero's Who needs mountains Old grove forests Air to breathe
[Chorus] What a life, what I life, love What a life, what I life, love What a life Hold me, hold me closer What a life, what I life, love What a lifе, what I life, love What a life This onе's nearly over What a life, what I life, love What a life, what I life, love What a life Hold me, hold me closer What a life, what I life, love What a life, what I life, love What a life
[Verse 2] I don't perceive separation Everything's one to me Here's a message to the billionaires The concrete view from your bunker Reminds me of you No one said that life was fair One day you'll die too
[Pre-Chorus] She was there at creation She'll be there when we're through In-between's the dream the layers of simulations So hallelujah anyhow
[Chorus] What a life, what I life, love What a life, what I life, love What a life Hold me, hold me closer What a life, what I life, love What a life, what I life, love What a life This one's nearly over What a life, what I life, love What a life, what I life, love What a life Hold me, hold me closer What a life, what I life, love What a life, what I life, love What a life
[Bridge] Dog in the mirror barking Fall out laughing It's only you that you see God in the mirror laughing At all these mad humans barking It's only you that you see
[Chorus] What a life, what I life, love What a life, what I life, love What a life Hold me, hold me closer What a life, what I life, love What a life, what I life, love What a life This one's nearly over What a life, what I life, love What a life, what I life, love What a life Hold me, hold me closer What a life, what I life, love What a life, what I life, love What a life This one's nearly over
事故というものは起こるものですし場合によっては予想だにしない起こり方をします。この曲については1980年にMark David Chapmanに殺害されたJohn Lennonのことだと考える人もいます。 Accidents do happen and sometimes the least expected way. Some people say this song refers to John Lennon who was killed by Mark David Chapman in 1980. Moonlight Shadow (Mike Oldfield)
[Verse 1] The last that ever she saw him Carried away by a moonlight shadow He passed on, worried and warning Carried away by a moonlight shadow Lost in a riddle that Saturday night Far away on the other side He was caught in the middle of a desperate fight And she couldn't find how to push through
[Verse 2] The trees that whisper in the evening Carried away by a moonlight shadow Sing a song of sorrow and grieving Carried away by a moonlight shadow All she saw was a silhouette of a gun Far away on the other side He was shot six times by a man on the run And she couldn't find how to push through
[Chorus] I stay, I pray See you in Heaven, far away I stay, I pray See you in Heaven one day
[Verse 3] Four A.M. in the morning Carried away by a moonlight shadow I watched your vision forming Carried away by a moonlight shadow Stars move slowly in the silvery night Far away on the other side Will you come to talk to me this night? But she couldn't find how to push through
[Chorus] I stay, I pray See you in Heaven, far away I stay, I pray See you in Heaven one day
[Guitar Solo]
[Outro] Far away on the other side Caught in the middle of a hundred and five The night was heavy and the air was alive But she couldn't find how to push through Carried away by a moonlight shadow Carried away by a moonlight shadow Far away on the other side But she couldn't find how to push through
（補足） * pass on ・・・ この世を去る，永眠する ** push through ・・・ （仕事などを）実行する，やり遂げる，成し遂げる *** a hundred and five ・・・ インタヴューでMike Oldfield自身が「亡くなった男性の周囲に集まった群衆という意味でこの数字にしたのはaliveと韻を踏ませたかったから」と語っているようです
（余談）
Mike Oldfieldによるとこの曲は映画Houdiniに着想を得たそうですが，彼自身John Lennonのことが頭にあったかもとも語っているようです。
「絞り（aperture）」という言葉をご存じでしょうか？これはフィルムや画像センサーに届く光量を調整するカメラレンズの仕組みのことです。 Have you ever heard of a word 'aperture' before? It's a mechanism of a camera lens to control the amount of light reaching the film or image sensor. Aperture (Harry Styles)
[Verse 1] Take no prisoners for me I'm told you're elevating Drinks go straight to my knees I'm sold, I'm going on clean I'm going on clean
[Verse 2] I've no more tricks up my sleeve Game called review the player Time codes and Tokyo scenes Bad boys, it's complicated It's complicated
[Pre-Chorus] It's best you know what you don't Aperture lets the light in It's best you know what you don't Aperture lets the light in
[Chorus] We belong together It finally appears it's only love We belong togethеr We belong togethеr It finally appears it's only love We belong together
[Verse 3] In no good state to receive Go forth, ask questions later Trap doors, you're toying with me Dance halls, another cadence
[Pre-Chorus] It's best you know what you don't Aperture lets the light in
[Chorus] We belong together It finally appears it's only love We belong together It finally appears We belong together It finally appears it's only love We belong together
[Bridge] I won't stray from it I don't know these spaces Time won't wait on me I wanna know what safe is I won't stray from it I don't know these spaces Time won't wait on me I won't stray from it I don't know these spaces Time won't wait on me I wanna know what safe is I won't stray from it I don't know these spaces Time won't wait on me
[Chorus] We belong together It finally appears it's only love We belong together It finally appears We belong together It finally appears it's only love We belong together
タイトルを見た時はてっきり仕返しの曲だと思っていました。「get one's hands on someone」という熟語があり，乱暴に人の体に触るという意味だと思ったからです。 When I saw the song title, I believed it's a song about retribution thinking "get ones hands on someone" is an idiom which means touching someone with the threat of violence. When I Get My Hands On You (The New Basement Tapes)
[Verse 1] When I set my eyes on you Gonna keep you out of town at night When I set my eyes on you Not gonna be outta my sight
[Chorus] And now you know Everywhere on earth you go You're gonna have me as your man
[Verse 2] When I get my hands on you Gonna make you carry me When I get my hands on you Gonna make you marry me
[Chorus] And now you know Everywhere on earth you go You're gonna have me as your man
[Verse 3] When I come home to you Gonna take you down to the riverside When I come home to you Hold you in my arms all night
[Chorus] And now you know Everywhere on earth you go You're gonna have me as your man And now you know Everywhere on earth you go You're gonna have me as your man
ミュージック・ヴィデオを見ながら，こういう飛行機をチャーターして飛ばすとどのくらいかかるのかと考えてしました。 Watching the music video, I was wondering how much it costs chartering and flying a plane like this. have to. (Brent Faiyaz)
[Intro] If you could hear the thoughts inside my head (Would you believe it?) It ain't even fair And take that off soon as I land There ain't nothing you need to wear
[Pre-Chorus] I'm in a race with time to get where I belong 'Cause it feels so right after all these nights alone Dreaming about, touching down I can't sleep 'til you touch me, baby, when? Can you make it feel good before I leave again?
[Chorus] I'll pack and ship myself If I have to, I'll drive this ship myself (All night) If I have to, you can't be by yourself (Alone) If you don't have to, I'll do what I have to So you won't have to I'll pack and ship myself (Oh) If I have to, I'll drive this ship myself (All night) If I have to, you can't be yourself (Alone) If you don't have to, I'll do what I have to So you won't have to
[Bridge] Uh, yeah, I'll go so far as to put myself inside my Goyard if I have to (Would you believe it?) I'm in love, you in love (Help), I'm above, you my drug You my plug through the storm, through the flood, I'ma rush I'll go so far as to put myself inside my Goyard if I had to (Would you believe it?) I'm in love, you in love, I'm above, you my drug You my plug through the storm, through the flood, I'ma rush
[Pre-Chorus] I'm in a race with time to get where I belong 'Cause it feels so right after all these nights alone Dreaming about touching down I can't sleep 'til you touch me, baby, when? Can you make it feel good before I leave again?
[Chorus] I'll pack and ship myself If I have to, I'll drive this ship myself (All night) If I have to, you can't be by yourself (Alone) If you don't have to, I'll do what I have to So you won't have to I'll pack and ship myself (I'll go so far as to put myself inside my) If I have to, I'll drive this ship myself (Goyard if I had to) If I have to, you can't be by yourself (I'll go so far, as to put myself inside my) If you don't have to, I'll do what I have to (Goyard if I had to) So you won't have to
