What’s Jazz? - 石井明子

What's Jazz? - Akiko (菊地晶子)
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Written by：akiko

What's jazz
爵士乐是什么
Originating in america
源自美国
An african and european mix
非洲和欧洲混血
But then all this is known to everyone
但后来大家都知道了
No fun to hear all that you know
你知道的那些事情一点都不有趣
What's jazz
爵士乐是什么
You know of count basie john coltrane
你知道贝西·约翰·柯川伯爵
Louis armstrong and all those names
路易威登还有那么多名字
You know they made the different styles we hear
你知道他们制作了我们听到的不同风格
The swing be bop and dixieland
摇摆起来就像Bop和Dixieland
But is jazz a style
爵士乐是一种风格吗
Or just the rhythm played
或者只是播放着音乐
And will it still be jazz
还会是爵士乐吗
Without the improvising style
没有即兴发挥的风格
Is it an american thing
是不是美国人的事情
A culture old and boring
一种古老而无聊的文化
Does it have to be done
必须这样做吗
The way that they've played
他们的把戏
'Cause isn't jazz supposed to
因为爵士乐不应该
Be fun and free
自由自在
You know
你知道
I haven't studied to sing at school
我在学校没有学过唱歌
I don't know 'bout all the chords they use
我不知道他们用的是什么和弦
The music theory that they play is too
他们演奏的音乐理论
Confusing for my simple mind
我的头脑简单令人困惑
You see
你看
Ella billie and anita taught me all I know
EllaBillie和Anita教会了我一切
That's how I sing my jazz
我就是这样唱爵士乐的
That's not jazz
这不是爵士乐
Or it's a provilege
或者这是一个Provilege
We've heard them many times
我们已经听过很多次了
But don't you see it's not logic
但你不明白吗这不合逻辑
Miles davis is great to hear
迈尔斯·戴维斯的歌很好听
But try a different ear
但是换一个耳朵听听
4hero jazzanova matthew herbert
4号豪杰贾扎诺娃
'Cause otherwise you're saying
否则你会说
That jazz is dead
爵士乐已经消亡
One thing
一件事
Let me explain I do love the old
让我解释一下我喜欢旧的
But I'm living in the present now
可我活在当下
To me the music jazz is our spirit
对我来说音乐爵士乐是我们的灵魂
Like blues and soul and also rock
就像布鲁斯和灵魂乐还有摇滚乐
That's jazz
这就是爵士乐
That's why I sing as I sing today
这是我今天歌唱的原因
And I'll be singing all I feel that's jazz
我会唱着我感受到的爵士乐
That's why I sing as I sing today
这是我今天歌唱的原因
And I'll be singing all I feel that's jazz
我会唱着我感受到的爵士乐