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.
Marty Balinは当時同じスタジオの別の部屋で録音していたTony Bennettを念頭においてこの曲を作ったらしい。きっと素晴らしいものになったと思うだけに彼が歌わなかったのが残念です。 Marty Balin wrote this song for Tony Bennett who was recording in the room next to theirs. It's a shame Bennet didn't sing this song. It would have been nice if he did. Today (Jefferson Airplane)
Today, I feel like pleasing you more than before Today, I know what I wanna do, but I don't know what for To be living for you is all I want to do To be loving you, it'll all be there when my dreams come true
Today, you'll make me say that I somehow have changed Today, you look into my eyes, I'm just not the same To be any more than all I am would be a lie I'm so full of love, I could burst apart and start to cry
Today, everything you want, I swear, it all will come true Today, I realize how much I'm in love with you With you standing here, I could tell the world what it means to love To go on from here, I could use words, but it don't say enough
Please, please, listen to me It's taken so long to come true And it's all for you All for you
曲が始まるのは1:50前後なので，そこまで我慢できないと思うなら最初のところは飛ばしてください。 The song starts around 1:50. If you think you're not that patient, please skip the introduction. The Look of Love (Burt Bachrach)
The look of love Is in your eyes A look your smile can’t disguise The look of love It’s saying so much more Than words could every say And what my heart has heard Well, it takes my breath away
I can hardly wait to hold you Feel my arms around you How long I have waited Waited just to love you Now that I have found you [you’ve got]
The look of love It’s on your face A look that time can’t erase Be mine tonight Let this be just the start Of so many nights like this Let’s take a lover’s vow And then seal it with a kiss
I can hardly wait to hold you Feel my arms around you How long I have waited Waited just to love you Now that I have found you Don’t ever go, don’t ever go I love you so
We were so in love, and high above We had a star to wish upon. wish And dreams come true, but not for me The trains and boats and planes Took you away, away from me
You are from another part of the world You had to go back a while and then You said you soon would return again I’m waiting here like I promised to I’m waiting here but where are you
Trains and boats and planes took you a way But every time I see them I pray And if my prayers can cross the sea The trains and the boats and planes Will bring you back, back home to me
確かですか？今まで相手に同じ気持ちかどうか確認しましたか？その答えが「はい」ならそれでいいのですが。 Are you sure? Have you ever asked the person if they're feeling the same way and their answer was yes? If so, it would be fine. How Could I Help But Love You (Aaron Neville)
When you hold me close Honey, you're the most Baby, you set my soul on fire Ever since I met you Honey, I had to get you You have been my one desire
How could I help but love you With a love so true You send cold chills down my spine If we would ever part It wouldn't be your fault Yeah, it would be all mine
If you would ever leave me Honey, it sure would grieve me Baby, it would break my heart But I won't let that worry me This love will always be It was meant right from the start
How could I help but love you With a love so true You send cold chills down my spine If we would ever part It wouldn't be your fault Yeah, it would be all mine
When you hold me close Honey, you're the most Baby, you set my soul on fire Ever since I met you Honey, I had to get you You have been my one desire
How could I help but love you With a love so so true You send cold chills down my spine
マズい選択を繰り返す人間を見ると，それで彼らが面倒なことになったとしても自業自得だと思うかもしれませんがそういうものではありません。 Some people seem to make wrong choices too many times. So when they're in a difficult situation, you may think they asked for it. That's not true. Woman of the Ghetto (Marlena Shaw)
I was born and raised in a ghetto I was born and raised in a ghetto I'm the woman of the ghetto Listen to me legislator
How do you raise your kids in the ghetto How do you raise your kids in the ghetto Feed one child and starve another Tell me, tell me legislator
Now how do you make your bread in the ghetto How do you make your bread in the ghetto Baked from the souls of the dead in the ghetto Tell me, tell me legislator
Brave, free Black, me I am the woman of the ghetto Strong, true My eyes ain't blue I am the woman of the ghetto
How do we get rid of rats in the ghetto How do we get rid of rats in the ghetto Do we make one black and one white in the ghetto Is that your answer legislator
Now how do you legislate brother Listen to me How do you legislate brother When you free one man and try to chain up the other Hell me, tell me legislator
How does your heart feel late at night How does your heart feel late at night Does it beat with shame Does it beat with fright Won't you tell me, tell me legislator
Brave, free Black, me I am the woman of the ghetto Strong, true My eyes ain't blue Listen to me legislator
My children learned just the same as yours As long as nobody tries to close the doors They cry with pain when the knife cuts deep They close their eyes when they wanna sleep
We must all have identity (Whoo) That's the only way that we can be free Now peace you say Is all that you ask But self-respect is our separate task
You sitting up there In your ivory tower 60 stories tall Now you may have seen one ghetto But have you lived there at all
Places like Watts Detroit Filmore Chicago Harlem Washington
Sing our voices (tell me) Sing our voices (tell me) Sing our voices of the ghetto Sing our voices of the ghetto Sing our voices, sing our voices 'Cause I am the woman of the ghetto
幸せな人々や好物の美味しそうな匂いなど，心地よいことがあると気分があがると思っていませんか？本当にそうでしょうか？私は辛い時そういったものが周囲にあると余計に辛くなりますが。 You may think pleasant things such as happy people and the delicious smell of your favorite food make you happy but do they? When my heart broke, all these happy things around me made me more miserable. Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down (Ray Stevens / Kris Kristofferson)
Well, I woke up Sunday morning with No way to hold my head that didn't hurt And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad So I had one more for dessert
Then I fumbled in my Closet through my clothes And found my cleanest dirty shirt
Then I washed my face And combed my hair And stumbled down the Stairs to meet the day
I'd smoked my mind the night before With cigarettes and songs I'd been picking But I lit my first and watched a small kid Playing with a can that he was kicking
Then I walked across the street And caught the Sunday smell Of someone's frying chicken
And, Lord It took me back to something That I'd lost somewhere Somehow along the way
(CHORUS) On a Sunday morning sidewalk I'm wishing, Lord, that I was stoned Cause there's something in a Sunday That makes a body feel alone And there's nothing short of dying That's half as lonesome as the sound Of a sleeping city sidewalk And Sunday morning coming down
In the park, I saw a daddy with A laughing little girl that he was swinging And I stopped beside a Sunday school and Listened to the songs they were singing
Then I headed down the street And somewhere far away A lonely bell was ringing And it echoed through the canyons like The disappearing dreams of yesterday
この曲はエルビス・プレスリーの妻であったプリシラ・プレスリーの人生を描いた2023年のアメリカ映画プリシラ（Priscilla）のサウンドトラックに収録されています。 This song is in the soundtrack for a 2023 American film 'Priscilla' depicting the life of Priscilla Presley who was the wife of Elvis Presley. Forever (The Little Dippers)
[Chorus] Hold me, kiss me Whisper sweetly That you love me forever
[Bridge] Forever
[Chorus] Hold me, kiss me Whisper sweetly That you love me forever
「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
ブリキの兵隊は人間ではなくただのオモチャなので，何をするかを自分で決めることはなくこうしろと言われた通りに従うだけです。 A tin soldier is not a human but a toy. So they do not decide what they do but follow what they told to do. One Tin Soldier (The Original Castle)
Listen, children, to a story That was written long ago About a kingdom on a mountain And the valley folk below On the mountain was a treasure Buried deep beneath a stone And the valley people swore They'd have it for their very own
Go ahead and hate your neighbour Go ahead and cheat a friend Do it in the name of heaven Justify it in the end There won't be any trumpets blowing Come the judgement day On the bloody morning after One tin soldier rides away
So the people of the valley Sent a message up the hill Asking for the buried treasure Tons of gold for which they'd kill Came an answer from the kingdom "With our brothers, we will share All the secrets of our mountain All the riches buried there"
Now the valley cried with anger "Mount your horses, draw your sword!" And they killed the mountain people So they won their just reward Now they stood beside the treasure On the mountain, darkened red Turned the stone and looked beneath it "Peace on earth" was all it said
Go ahead and hate your neighbour Go ahead and cheat a friend Do it in the name of heaven You can justify it in the end There won't be any trumpets blowing Come the judgement day On the bloody morning after One tin soldier rides away
Go ahead and hate your neighbour Go ahead and cheat a friend Do it in the name of heaven You can justify it in the end There won't be any trumpets blowing Come the judgement day On the bloody morning after One tin soldier rides away
おそらく希少性が鍵なのでしょう。ヒトカゲの初版のホログラムのポケモンカードは手に入れたいと思っても，砂糖や水のようにかなり容易に手に入るものにはさほど思い入れがないものです。 Maybe scarcity is the key. Things that are easily available to you such as sugar and water don't seem very appetizing or desirable to you while a first-edition horographic Chalizard pokemon card does. I Want You Back (Jackson 5)
[Intro: Michael Jackson] Uh-huh, huh, huh Just let me tell ya now Huh-huh
[Verse 1: Michael Jackson & Jackson 5] When I had you to myself, I didn't want you around Those pretty faces always made you stand out in a crowd But someone picked you from the bunch, one glance was all it took Now, it's much too late for me to take a second look
[Chorus: Michael Jackson & Jackson 5] Oh, baby, give me one more chance (To show you that I love you) Won't you please let me back in your heart? Oh, darlin', I was blind to let you go (Let you go, baby) But now, since I see you in his arms (I want you back)
[Post-Chorus: Michael Jackson & Jackson 5] Yes, I do now (I want you back) Ooh-ooh, baby (I want you back) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (I want you back) Na-na-na-na
[Verse 2: Michael Jackson & Jackson 5] Trying to live without your love is one long, sleepless night Let me show you, girl, that I know wrong from right Every street you walk on, I leave tear stains on the ground Followin' the girl I didn't even want around Let me tell you now
[Chorus: Michael Jackson & Jackson 5] Oh, baby, all I need is one more chance (To show you that I love you) Won't you please let me back in your heart? Oh, darlin', I was blind to let you go (Let you go, baby) But now, since I see you in his arms, uh-huh
[Bridge: Michael Jackson] (A-buh-buh-buh-buh) (A-buh-buh-buh-buh) All I want (A-buh-buh-buh-buh) All I need (A-buh-buh-buh-buh) All I want (A-buh-buh-buh-buh) All I need
[Chorus: Jermaine Jackson, Michael Jackson, Jackson 5 & Jackie Jackson] Oh, just one more chance To show you that I love you Baby (Baby) Baby (Baby) Baby (Baby) (I want you back) Forget what happened then Let me live again
[Chorus: Michael Jackson, Jackson 5, Jackie Jackson & Jermaine Jackson] Oh, baby, I was blind to let you go But now, since I see you in his arms (I want you back) Spare me of this cause Give back what I lost
[Outro: Michael Jackson, Jermaine Jackson & Jackie Jackson] Oh, baby, I need one more chance, ha I tell you that I love you (Baby) Oh (Baby), oh (Baby), oh I want you back, ha (Forget what happened then) I want you back, ha (And let me live again) Oh, I want you back, ha
[Intro: Michael Jackson] とにかくこれだけ言わせてくれよ
[Verse 1: Michael Jackson & Jackson 5] 付き合ってたあの頃は一緒にいるのがイヤだった かわいい子たちの中に入るとお前がやたらに浮いていたから なのに誰かが目をつけてお前をそこから連れ出した，ちらっと見かけただけだったけどそれが運の尽きだった もう一度じっくり見ようと思ってももう今じゃ手遅れだ
[Chorus: Michael Jackson & Jackson 5] ああベイビイ，あと一度だけチャンスをくれよ（この気持ちを伝えたいから） また振り向いてくれないか？ お前のことを手放すなんてものが見えていなかったけど（ベイビイお前と別れるなんて） ヤツの腕に抱かれてるのを今こうして見ていると（お前のことを取り戻したい）
[Post-Chorus: Michael Jackson & Jackson 5] もう今はわかるんだ（取り戻したいと思ってる） ベイビイ（元に戻りたい） 本当だよ（取り戻したいと思ってる） ダメなんだ
[Verse 2: Michael Jackson & Jackson 5] お前なしでやろうとすると眠れない夜が延々続くんだ この俺だって善悪の区別くらいつくことをお前に見せてやりたいよ お前が歩いていく先にゃ俺の涙の跡がつく 一緒にいたくないなんて思ってたヤツなのに だからこれだけ言わせてくれよ
[Chorus: Michael Jackson & Jackson 5] ああベイビイ，あと一度だけチャンスをくれよ（この気持ちを伝えたいから） また振り向いてくれないか？ お前のことを手放すなんてものが見えていなかったけど（ベイビイお前と別れるなんて） ヤツの腕に抱かれてるのを今こうして見ていると
[Bridge: Michael Jackson] 欲しいものも なきゃ困るのもその他にはなにもない 欲しいものも なきゃ困るのもたったひとつだけなんだ
[Chorus: Jermaine Jackson, Michael Jackson, Jackson 5 & Jackie Jackson] あと一回でいいんだよ この気持ちを伝えたいから ベイビイ（ベイビイ） ベイビイ（ベイビイ） ベイビイ（ベイビイ） （お前のことを取り戻したい） 昔のことは水に流して 生きがいを取り戻したい
[Chorus: Michael Jackson, Jackson 5, Jackie Jackson & Jermaine Jackson] お前のことを手放すなんてものが見えていなかったけど ヤツの腕に抱かれてるのを今こうして見ていると（お前のことを取り戻したい） こんなことはもうしたくない 失くしたものを返してくれよ [Outro: Michael Jackson, Jermaine Jackson & Jackie Jackson] ああベイビイ，あと一度だけチャンスをくれよ この気持ちを伝えたいから （ベイビイ）（ベイビイ）（ベイビイ） また振り向いてくれないか？（昔のことは水に流して） またお前と一緒になって（生きがいを取り戻したい） お前のことを取り戻したい
タラハチ橋の上から主人公がビリー・ジョーと一緒に川に投げ捨てたのは一体何だったのでしょうか？ What did the narrator throw off into the river from the Tallahachie Bridge with Billie Joe? Ode To Billie Joe (Bobby Gentry)
[Verse 1] Was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty Delta day I was out choppin' cotton, and my brother was balin' hay And at dinner time we stopped and walked back to the house to eat And Mama hollered out the back door, "Y'all, remember to wipe your feet!" And then she said, "I got some news this mornin' from Choctaw Ridge Today, Billie Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge"
[Verse 2] And Papa said to Mama, as he passed around the black-eyed peas "Well, Billie Joe never had a lick of sense; pass the biscuits, please There's five more acres in the lower forty I got to plow" And Mama said it was shame about Billie Joe, anyhow Seems like nothin' ever comes to no good up on Choctaw Ridge And now Billie Joe MacAllister's jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge
[Verse 3] And brother said he recollected when he, and Tom, and Billie Joe Put a frog down my back at the Carroll County picture show And wasn't I talkin' to him after church last Sunday night? "I'll have another piece-a apple pie; you know, it don't seem right I saw him at the sawmill yesterday on Choctaw Ridge And now you tell me Billie Joe's jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge"
[Verse 4] Mama said to me, "Child, what's happened to your appetite? I've been cookin' all mornin', and you haven't touched a single bite That nice young preacher, Brother Taylor, dropped by today Said he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday, oh, by the way He said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw Ridge And she and Billie Joe was throwin' somethin' off the Tallahatchie Bridge"
[Verse 5] A year has come and gone since we heard the news 'bout Billie Joe And brother married Becky Thompson; they bought a store in Tupelo There was a virus goin' 'round; Papa caught it, and he died last spring And now Mama doesn't seem to want to do much of anything And me, I spend a lot of time pickin' flowers up on Choctaw Ridge And drop them into the muddy water off the Tallahatchie Bridge
「相関関係」は往々にして「因果関係」と混同されがちです。主人公を「こんなに優しく」しているのはこの相手かもしれませんがその相手が「花を芽吹かせ」たり「冬の雪を溶かし」たりするわけではありません。 We often mix up correlation and causation. It may be the second person who "makes me love you this way" but they don't "tell(s) the flowers when to grow" or "melt(s) away the winter snow". You You You (Gerry and The Pacemakers)
What makes me love you this way? Oh, and what makes our love grow each day? What makes the sun shine so brightly? It's you, you, you, you
Who tells the flowers when to grow? Oh and who melts away the winter snow? Whose love for me will always soar? It's you, you, you, you
When I'm feeling sad and blue And I don't know what to do I think about our love and you Who turns the nighttime into day? Oh, it's you, you, you, you It's you, you, you, you
自分がいよいよ死ぬという時に「嘆き悲しんだり（don't want nobody to mourn）」されたくないと言うこの主人公。それはそうでしょうがだからといって喜ばれるのもイヤだと思います。 The narrator says they "don't want nobody to mourn" when their time of dying. I know they don't but they don't want other to rejoice either. In My Time of Dyin' (Bob Dylan)
[Verse 1] Well, in my time of dyin' don't want nobody to mourn All I want for you to do is take my body home Well, well, well, so I can die easy, well, well, well Well, well, well, so I can die easy Jesus gonna make up, Jesus gonna make up Jesus going to make up my dying bed
[Verse 2] Well, meet me Jesus, meet me, meet me in the middle of the air If these wings should fail me, Lord, won't you meet me with another pair Well, well, well, so I can die easy, well, well, well Well, well, well, so I can die easy Jesus gonna make up, Jesus gonna make up Jesus gonna make up my dying bed
[Verse 3] Lord, in my time of dyin' don't want nobody to cry All I want you to do is take me when I die Well, well, well, so I can die easy, well, well, well Well, well, well, so I can die easy Jesus gonna make up, Jesus gonna make up Jesus gonna make up my dying bed
信じるにしろ信じないにしろ，この曲が当時The Beatlesを抜けようとしていたJohn Lennonに宛てた曲だと思っている人は少なくありません。 Believe it or not, many people think this song is addressed to John Lennon who was leaving The Beatles at that time. Oh! Darling (The Beatles)
[Verse 1] Oh! Darling, please believe me I'll never do you no harm Believe me when I tell you I'll never do you no harm
[Verse 2] Oh! Darling, if you leave me I'll never make it alone Believe me when I beg you (Woo) Don't ever leave me alone
[Bridge] When you told me you didn't need me anymore Well, you know I nearly broke down and cried When you told me – you didn't need me anymore Well, you know I nearly fell down and died
[Verse 3] Oh! Darling, if you leave me I'll never make it alone Believe me when I tell you I'll never do you no harm (Believe me, darling)
[Bridge] When you told me (Woo) you didn't need me anymore Well, you know I nearly broke down and cried When you told me – you didn't need me anymore Well, you know I nearly fell down and died
[Verse 4] Oh! Darling, please believe me I'll never let you down (Oh! Believe me, darling) Believe me when I tell you (Woo) I'll never do you no harm
いわゆる「最高の生活」を満喫するのにはなんらかの資格がいるのではないでしょうか？例えば人付き合いが好きだとか人当たりがいいだとかの。 I think there must be some quality to enjoy so called 'a good life', such as being pretty sociable and good at communicating with others. The Good Life (Tony Bennett)
[Verse 1] Oh, the good life Full of fun, seems to be the ideal Mm, the good life Lets you hide all the sadness you feel You won't really fall in love For you can't take the chance So please be honest with yourself Don't try to fake romance
[Verse 2] It's the good life To be free and explore the unknown Like the heartaches When you learn you must face them alone Please remember, I still want you And in case you wonder why Well, just wake up Kiss the good life, goodbye
「虹を追いかける（chase a rainbow）」というイディオムは，起こりそうにない非現実的な目標を追い求めるという意味です。 An idiom 'chase a rainbow' means pursuing some unrealistic goal or accomplishment that is unlikely to happen. Chase a Rainbow (Follow Your Dream) (The Seekers)
Chase a rainbow; Chase a rainbow; Chase a rainbow Chase your rainbow anywhere you find it; And maybe you'll find it tomorrow Love is a rainbow to light up your life; It's a strong wind that blows away sorrow
Chorus: When you walk along a lonely road When you're down, and all the world can see When you want to run away and hide You need someone to believe in -- believe in me Chase your rainbow; Chase your rainbow; Chase your rainbow; Chase your rainbow Round and round, let your rainbow surround you Reflections to colour your day You'll find someone to share all your dreams Feel your loneliness fading away
(Chorus) Chase a rainbow; Chase your rainbow; Chase a rainbow; Chase your rainbow; Chase a rainbow; Chase your rainbow
この曲は当時Jim Morrisonが悩まされていた鬱についてのものだと言われていますが，薬物のことだと考える向きもあります。 It's said this song is about depression Jim Morrison was suffering when he wrote it. Some people speculate it's about drugs. People Are Strange (The Doors)
[Verse 1] People are strange when you're a stranger Faces look ugly when you're alone Women seem wicked when you're unwanted Streets are uneven when you're down
[Refrain] When you're strange, faces come out of the rain When you're strange, no one remembers your name When you're strange, when you're strange When you're strange
[Verse 1] People are strange when you're a stranger Faces look ugly when you're alone Women seem wicked when you're unwanted Streets are uneven when you're down
[Instrumental Break]
[Refrain] When you're strange, faces come out of the rain When you're strange, no one remembers your name When you're strange, when you're strange When you're strange All right, yeah
[Outro] When you're strange, faces come out of the rain When you're strange, no one remembers your name When you're strange, when you're strange When you're strange
この曲は1966年に公開されたこの映画のために作られアカデミー歌曲賞を獲得しています。 This song was written for this film released in 1966 and won an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Born Free (Andy Williams)
[Chorus] Born free, as free as the wind blows As free as the grass grows Born free to follow your heart
[Verse] Live free, and beauty surrounds you The world still astounds you Each time you look at the stars
[Pre-Chorus] Stay free, where no walls divide you You're as free as the roaring tides So there's no need to hide
[Chorus] Born free, and life is worth living But only worth living 'Cause you're born free
[Bridge] (Stay free, where no walls divide you) You're as free as the roaring tides So there's no need to hide
[Chorus] Born free, and life is worth living But only worth living 'Cause you're born free
一般的にはこの曲はヴェトナム戦争がきっかけでできたものだと思われていますが，実際にはKeith Richardsがロンドンで突然の雨に人々が雨宿りをしようとしているのを見てできたんだとか。 While people believe this song was inspired by the Vietnam war, it's was not the war but that Keith Richards saw people start running for a shelter in a sudden rain in London. Gimme A Shelter (The Rolling Stones)
[Verse 1: Mick Jagger] Ooh, a storm is threatening My very life today If I don't get some shelter Ooh yeah, I'm gonna fade away
[Chorus: Mick Jagger & Merry Clayton] War, children It's just a shot away It's just a shot away War, children It's just a shot away It's just a shot away, yeah
[Verse 2: Mick Jagger, Mick Jagger & Merry Clayton] Ooh, see the fire is sweepin' Our very streets today Burns like a red-coal carpet Mad bull, lost your way
[Chorus: Mick Jagger & Merry Clayton, Mick Jagger] War, children, yeah It's just a shot away It's just a shot away War, children, yeah It's just a shot away It's just a shot away
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge: Merry Clayton & Mick Jagger] Rape, murder, it's just a shot away It's just a shot away Rape, murder, yeah, it's just a shot away It's just a shot away Rape, murder (Whoo), it's just a shot away It's just a shot away Yeah
[Verse 3: Mick Jagger, Mick Jagger & Merry Clayton] Mmm, a flood is threatening My very life today Gimme, gimme shelter Or I'm gonna fade away
[Chorus: Mick Jagger & Merry Clayton] War, children It's just a shot away It's just a shot away It's just a shot away It's just a shot away It's just a shot away
[Outro: Mick Jagger, Mick Jagger & Merry Clayton] I tell you, love, sister It's just a kiss away It's just a kiss away It's just a kiss away It's just a kiss away It's just a kiss away Kiss away, kiss away
曲を作る上において韻を踏むことは最も重要な要素のひとつです。上手く韻を踏んだ歌詞が書ければ聞き手は覚えやすくなります。 Rhyming is one of the most important elements in song writing. Writing lyrics which rhyme well makes them easy to remember for the listeners. Crimson and Clover (Tommy James & the Shondells)
[Verse 1] Ah, now I don't hardly know her But I think I could love her Crimson and clover Ah, I wish she'd come walking over Now I've been waiting to show her Crimson and clover Over and over
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Verse 2] Yeah My my, such a sweet thing I wanna do everything What a beautiful feeling Crimson and clover Over and over
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Outro] Crimson and clover, over and over Crimson and clover, over and over Crimson and clover, over and over Crimson and clover, over and over Crimson and clover, over and over Crimson and clover, over and over
この曲は前年のBe My Babyでヒットを飛ばしたThe Ronettsが翌年の1964年に出したデヴュー・アルバムで発表した曲です。 This song was originally recorded and released on their debut album by The Ronetts in 1964 following their success with Be My Baby in 1983. Baby, I Love You (The Ronetts)
[Verse 1] Have I ever told you How good it feels to hold you? It isn't easy to explain
[Refrain] And though I'm really trying I think I may start crying My heart can't wait another day
[Pre-Chorus] When you kiss me I just got to Kiss me I just gotta Kiss me I just gotta say
[Chorus] Baby, I love you (Come on, baby) Baby, I love you (Ooh-ee, baby) Baby I love, I love only you
[Verse 2] I can't live without you I love everything about you I can't help it if I feel this way
[Refrain] Oh, I'm so glad I found you I want my arms around you I love to hear you call my name
[Pre-Chorus] Oh, tell me that you feel Tell me that you feel Tell me that you feel the same
[Chorus] Baby, I love you (Come on, baby) Baby, I love you (Ooh-ee, baby) Baby I love, I love only you
[Refrain] Oh, I'm so glad I found you I want my arms around you I love to hear you call my name
[Pre-Chorus] Oh, tell me that you feel Tell me that you feel Tell me that you feel the same
[Chorus] Baby, I love you (Oh, oh, oh-oh) Baby, I love you (Ooh-ee, baby) Baby, I love you (Baby I love only you) Baby, I love you (Oh, oh, oh) Baby, I love you (Come on, baby) Baby, I love you (Ooh-ee, baby) Baby, I love you (Come on, baby) Baby, I love you (Ooh, my baby) Baby, I love you (Come on, baby) Baby, I love you (Come on, baby) Baby, I love you (Ooh-ee, baby) Baby, I love you (Ooh-ee, baby)
