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.
2009年にRihannaとの間で起こったDV事件以来,Chris Brownという彼の名前にはDV加害者というよくないイメージがついていていました。一度そういう評判が立ってしまうと,それを元に戻すのはなかなか大変なのですが,この曲を聞くとその点でかなり成功しているように思えます。
Since the domestic violence case involving Rihanna in 2009, his name Chris Brown' was (and still is for some people) associated with a negative image of DV attacker and hence stigmatized a bit. Once labeled negatively as such, it's not very easy to remove the stigma. With this song, however, he seems to be pretty successful. Beautiful People (Chris Brown ft. Benny Benassi)
[Chorus: Chris Brown]
Everywhere everywhere, everywhere I go
Everywhere that I've been the only thing I see is
Is beautiful people, beautiful people
Beautiful people, beautiful people
[Bridge: Chris Brown]
Don’t you know, don’t you know?
You’re beautiful, don’t you know?
Don’t you know, don’t you know?
Beautiful, don’t you know, know, know?
[Verse 1: Chris Brown]
Live your life, live your life, let the love inside
It’s your life, it’s your life, your beauty's deep inside, inside you
Don't let 'em bring you down no, the beauty is inside you
Don't let 'em bring you down no
[Bridge]
[Verse 2: Chris Brown]
Take your time, take your time, take your sexy time
Don't lose your head lose your head, your beauty's deep inside, inside you
Don’t let ‘em bring you down, no, the beauty is inside you
Don’t let ‘em bring you down, no
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
Beautiful people, beautiful people
Beautiful people, beautiful people
[Outro]
Live your life, live your life, let the love inside
It’s your life, it’s your life, got to live it right
残念なことに(別に残念ではなくて自業自得だとお考えの方も多いかもしれませんが)Chris Brownといえば,アーティストとしてではなく,自分の彼女をひどく殴ったヤツということで認識されています。無論彼がやったことに弁解の余地などありませんが,あんなことがなかったら,もっといいイメージだったはずです。実際,彼にはFine Chinaやこの曲などの悪くない曲もあると思います。http://oyogetaiyakukun.blogspot.jp/search?q=fine+china
Unfortunately, well some of you may think he asked for it, to many of us Chris Brown is remembered as a jerk who hit his girlfriend very hard not as an artist. Of course what he did to her was inexcusable. Had not been the case, he would have been recognized as something more positive. Actually, I think some of his music like Fine China and this are not bad. http://oyogetaiyakukun.blogspot.jp/search?q=fine+china New Flame (Chris Brown ft. Rick Ross & Usher)
[Verse 1: Chris Brown]
There can be one only you
And baby, God could never make two
And I know you came here with your crew
But I promise you that it feels like it's just us two
[Pre-hook: Chris Brown]
Oh, I don't know what you had planned to do tonight
But I just wanna be the one to do you right
We're standing here looking at each other, baby, eye to eye
And I'm hoping that you're thinking about leaving with me tonight
[Hook: Chris Brown]
Who said you can't find love in a club?
Cause I wanna tell them they wrong
Come on, just baby, try a new thing
And let's spark a new flame
You gon' be my baby
Love me, love you crazy
Tell me if you with it
Baby, come and get it
Maybe try a new thing
And let's spark a new flame
[Verse 2: Usher]
I can't believe you came here all alone, baby girl, where's your lover?
Oh, it don't really matter cause I got ways to get to know you better
Baby, baby, baby, baby, let's make what we got here last forever
Girl, cause I don't wanna let you go, never
[Pre-hook: Usher]
[Hook: Chris Brown & Usher]
[Verse 3: Rick Ross]
Homeplate, world series, how a nigga sliding in her
Baby, I'm a boss, I'm talking George Steinbrenner
Panamera, Yogi Berra, my two-seater Derek Jeter
Got more stripes than all these niggas
Babe Ruth balling in a Beamer
Collar on my Polo, kisses on my necklace
All my diamonds watching, now my watches getting jealous
Smoking on a bomb in my autograph LeBron's
Yeah, she told me I'm the one, that's when I only hit it once
あるネット上の英語辞書によると「residual」という言葉は「残滓に関連するもの;一部分を失った残りの部分」と定義されています。 An online English dictionary defines a word 'residual' as "pertaining to a residue; remaining after a part is taken. " Residuals (Chris Brown)
[Verse 1] Don't know when my nights became so complicated Can’t recall my mornings ever being this faded Maybe this is karma, definition of jaded, oh This stays on my mind, this stays on my mind Tryna put a muzzle on my crazy feelings One minute I'm cool and then the next, I'm tripping, no With somebody new, I swear she don’t deserve this Wasted on my mind, she still on my mind
[Pre-Chorus] Do we build it up, build it up Just to let it wash away? Tell me did I lace you up, lace you up Just to watch you run away?
[Chorus] Please tell me who Who's getting all my love? (Love) Who's getting all my love? Tell me who Who's getting all my time? All of that used to be mine, oh Who did you teach what I taught ya? (Oh) Better not give him my nickname I don't like thinking about it I swear that it's wearing me down, no But tell me who Who's getting all of my? Who's getting all of my residuals?
[Post-Chorus] (Who) Who’s getting all of my? Who’s getting all of my residuals? (Who) Who's getting all of my? Who’s getting all of my residuals?
[Verse 2] Made it clear you didn't wanna see the sequel I was lying when I said the feeling's mutual, oh It took some time to realize that we're different people And love is blind, I see love is blind
[Pre-Chorus] Do we build it up, build it up Just to let it wash away? And tell me did I lace you up, lace you up Just to watch you run away?
[Chorus] Please tell me who Who’s getting all my love? (Who's getting? Love) Who's getting all my love? (My love) And tell me who Who's getting all my time? (My time, no) All of that used to be mine, oh (Believe it) Who did you teach what I taught ya? (Oh) Better not give him my nickname I don't like thinking about it I swear that it's wearing me down, no But tell me who (So tell me who, yeah) Who's getting all of my? (My) Who's getting all of my (Oh) residuals?
一番短いロマンティックな英単語は何でしょうか?私は「we」だと思います。特定の人がいてその相手と一緒に時間を過ごしている時,自分のことをそう表現するからです。 What do you think is the shortest romantic English word? I think it's 'we'. When you're in a relationship and you and your partner spend time together, you'd address yourself as such. We (Warm Embrace) (Chris Brown)
[Verse 1] I can see your mind is overworked, boo (Yeah) Tension in your body when I touch you (Yeah) Girl, you deserve it I'm gon' make every second of this worth it Love how you do everything you do with a purpose, babe Focus, babe, oh-oh
[Pre-Chorus] Temperature keeps rising like Poseidon when you ride my wave Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah Whisper your desires, I'll provide 'em, will you say you'll stay tonight? 'Cause when we done making love, clean it up
[Chorus] And I wanted to wrap you in My warm embrace And make it last forever Girl, I catch a glimpse of heaven When you let me wrap you in (Wrap you in) My warm embrace (My warm embrace) Visions of my hands in places My warm embrace
[Verse 2] Take my chance and dive into your ocean, yeah Tried my best to give you all that you want Girl, before you leave, let me love every part of your anatomy And I want you to pour your pain on me, oh yeah
[Pre-Chorus] Temperature keeps rising like Poseidon when you ride my wave (Ride my wave, oh) Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah (Oh-oh), yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah (Yeah-yeah) Whisper your desires, I'll provide 'em, will you say you'll stay tonight? (Yeah, yeah) 'Cause when we done making love, clean it up (When we done)
[Chorus] And I wanted to wrap you in (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh) My warm embrace (My warm, my warm) And make it last forever Girl, I catch a glimpse of heaven When you let me wrap you in (In) My warm embrace (My warm embrace) Visions of my hands in places (Yeah) My warm embrace
[Bridge] Let me make it right Take my time inside I know you're way past due Give my all to you (Huh) Tonight gon' be about you, baby Give you somethin' that'll drive you crazy Will you say that you'll stay? 'Cause when we done making love, clean it up
[Chorus] And I wanted to wrap you in (Oh, no-no) My warm embrace (My warm embrace) And make it last forever Girl, I catch a glimpse of heaven (Ooh) When you let me wrap you in (Let me wrap you in) My warm embrace (Oh, yeah, da-da-da-da) Visions of my hands in places My warm embrace
[Outro] Wrap you in My warm embrace Make it last forever, baby Uh Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh My warm embrace (My warm embrace, my warm embrace) (My warm embrace, my warm embrace)
曲そのものもうっとりするような曲ですが,下のミュージック・ヴィデオの振付が非常に独創的で思わず見入ってしまうような出来で,きっとお気に召すと思います。こちらでChris Brownの曲を最後に取り上げて以来,彼についてはあまり話題にならなかったのですが,彼は今も最前線にいるようです。
Aside from the mesmerizing music, the choreography in the music video below is so inventive and fascinating. I bet you will enjoy and love it. It's been a while since I picked up Chris Brown's songs here. I haven't heard much about him since then but he's definitely not dead yet. Undecided (Chris Brown)
[Verse 1]
No, I don't say it often
And I probably should’ve told you I hurt this bad, I know
And I probably shouldn't want this so bad
It's weighing, weighing on me
Don’t wanna wake up in the mornin'
Cannot undo what we did in this bed
And I can't get you out, so I gotta go
No, I'm not ready for, you want me all alone
[Chorus]
But I'm undecided, excited, ignited
And I don't wanna feel the way I do, but I like it
Look at all these sparks flying
But I'm still indecisive
And she want me to wife it
But I'm undecided
[Verse 2]
I know I shouldn’t be doing this, but here we go again
Girl, you know that pussy is my weakness (Weakness, weakness, weakness)
Girl, you got me addicted when you switching positions
You tell me, "Shut up"
And you know I listen, I hate it
Wish I never did it
I can’t keep sinning and pretending (Ooh, oh-oh-oh)
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm taking off your clothes
We getting sexual
Hit it so good, think I’ll propose
I don't know but
[Chorus]
I'm undecided, excited (Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah), ignited (Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
And I don't wanna feel the way I do, but I like it
Look at all these sparks flying (All these, all these)
But I’m still indecisive ('Cause you want me)
And she want me to wife it
But I'm undecided
[Bridge]
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do
Oh, no, I'm undecided
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do, yeah
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do, I said I just don't know
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do
Ayy, 'cause I'm undecided
No, no, baby
I'm afraid of your love
Oh, ooh, you got me, baby
'Cause I can't get enough, oh, woah
[Chorus]
I'm undecided, excited (Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah), ignited (Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, huh)
And I don't wanna feel the way I do, but I like it
Look at all these sparks flying
But I'm still indecisive
And she want me to wife it
But I'm undecided
[Outro]
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do
No, no, oh, no, and I want it (I'm undecided)
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do, ayy
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do, no, no, no, no
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do
Ooh, but I'm undecided
この曲を耳にした時にこの投稿を思い出しました。どこを取ってもMJっぽく,仮にMJの曲だと聞かされていたら,きっと信じていたと思います。
When I heard this song, it reminded me of this entry. It sounds so MJ in every aspect. Had been told it's one of MJ's songs then, I would have believed it. Back to Love (Chris Brown)
[Verse 1]
I, I know I might let you down
Every twice in a while and I apologize
I get emotional sometimes, ha
[Pre-Chorus]
But I'll keep running with my best foot forward
'Cause the race to love is never over
I wanna be better for ya
You made me genuinely better
[Chorus]
You opened my heart, oh
You got me back to love
Back to love
Let's get back to love
[Post-Chorus]
I know I lost it, now I wanna get it back
You know I wanna get it back
There's a light on the path
And now I found it, here with you is where it's at
Now I'm never looking back
No, I'm never going back
[Verse 2]
I, I might get lost in the clouds
Every once in a while, but I found a way out, huh
I get stronger with time, ooh
[Chorus]
You opened my heart, oh (Oh)
You got me back to love (Oh, woah)
(That's where I'm meant to be, that's where I'm meant to be)
Ooh, back to love
(Right where we're meant to be, right where we're meant to be)
Can we get back to love?
(Can we get back? Can we get back?)
To how we used to be
[Post-Chorus]
I know I lost it, now I wanna get it back
You know I wanna get it back
There's a light on the path
And now I found it, here with you is where it's at
Now I'm never looking back
No, I'm never going back
[Verse 3]
Had a good girl, but I ain't treat her right
I was up in her head with bullshit every night
Took a little time, but now I got it right
You opened my eyes up to see the light
[Pre-Chorus]
But I'll keep running with my best foot forward
'Cause the race to love is never over
I wanna be better for ya
You made me genuinely better
[Chorus]
You opened my heart, oh
You got me back to love
(That's where I'm meant to be, that's where I'm meant to be)
Back to love
(Right where we're meant to be, right where we're meant to be)
Let's get back to love
(Can we get back? Can we get back?)
[Post-Chorus] Can we get back to love?
Back to love
Can we get back to love?
Back to love
[Outro]
I know I lost it, now I wanna get it back
You know I wanna get it back
There's a light on the path
And now I found it, here with you is where it's at
Now I'm never looking back
No, I'm never going back
自分勝手な思い込みでがんじがらめになってしまう時があります。あのRihannaの事件以来,彼の名前には良くないイメージがつきまとい,ここで取り上げる気になかなかなれませんでした。今も彼が好きなわけではありませんが,アーティストはそのパフォーマンスで評価されるべきであって,ステージを降りてからの行動で評価されるべきではないでしょう。この辺で1曲くらい取り上げるべきかもしれません。何よりいい曲で気に入っていますし,聴くと故MJを思い出します。
Sometimes I'm a prisoner of my own prejudice. In my mind, his name has been carrying a social stigma since Rihanna case and I didn't feel like choosing one of his songs as my blog entry. Well, I'm not a big fan of him but I think artists should be judged by their performance on the stage not by what they do off the stage. He deserves a post. Besides, it's a good tune and one of my favorites. It reminds me of late MJ. Fine China (Chris Brown)
[Verse 1:]
Baby, does he do it for you?
When he’s finished, does he step back and adore you?
I just gotta know 'cause your time is money and I won’t let him waste it
Oh no no
Baby, just go with it
'Cause when you're with me I can’t explain it
It’s just different
We can take it slow or act like you're my girl, let’s skip the basics, whoa, no.
He’s so replaceable
You're worth the chase you're putting on
[Chorus:]
It’s alright,
I'm not dangerous
When you're mine,
I'll be generous
You're irreplaceable
A collectible
Just like fine China
[Verse 2:]
Favorite. You're my favorite.
It’s like all the girls around me don’t have faces.
And the saying goes
"Life is just a game" but I'm not playin', whoa.
He’s so replaceable
You're worth the chase, you're puttin' up.
[Chorus 2x:]
It’s alright,
I'm not dangerous
When you're mine,
I'll be generous
You're irreplaceable
A collectible
Just like fine China
[Verse 3:]
Took me awhile to find your love
Ain't no amount of time in this world
Save me a lot of time and just love me
Feel it, baby, feel it in your soul
Are you ready?
I know your heart's been telling you you belong to me, ah nah nah no.
[Chorus:]
It's alright,
I'm not dangerous
When you're mine,
I'll be generous
You're irreplaceable
A collectible,
Just like fine China
最初の連にあるこの箇所「When he’s finished, does he step back and adore you?」が曲者です。何が「終わった」のか詳らかにされておりませんが,その次にdoes he step back and adore you?とあるので,当事者同士が至近距離にいたことだけはわかります。
個人的には「焦りたくないって言うんなら,最初から教科書通りに付き合おう,だけどそうじゃなくていいんなら,もう付き合ってるってことにして,面倒な手続きはすっ飛ばそう(We can take it slow or act like you're my girl, let’s skip the basics)」の箇所が至言だと思うのですが,果たしてこれが皆さまの賛同を得られるのかと言うと,あまり自信がありません。