Body And Soul(LP版) - The Manhattan Transfer

Don't you know he was the king of saxophones
你知道吗，他是国王的萨克斯风?
Yes indeed he was
是的，他确实是
Talkin' 'bout the guy that made it sound so good
谈论着使它听起来如此好的家伙
Some people knew him by the Bean
一些人是因为豆这个人而知道他的
But Hawkins was his name
但霍金斯是他的名字
He sure could swing and play pretty too
他肯定能干得漂亮
Sounds good to me should sound good to you
听起来不错，这样声音有利于你
I love to hear him playing Body and Soul
我喜欢听他演奏肉体与灵魂的二元论
Very pleasing to the ear
非常高兴听
When I first heard it on the record
当我第一次听到它的唱片
I just stopped right there
我就停在那儿
Sounded like a band of angels in the sky
听起来像是天空中的天使乐队
And I have never ever heard a sweeter tone
我从没听过这样甜美的音调
In fact I payed no attention to the saxophone
事实上我没有注意到萨克斯
Till Coleman Hawkins came along
直到柯曼·霍金斯来了
And spoke to everyone
跟每个人说
Saying better listen won't you hear me
说好的聆听是你不会听到我
While I play for you
是在当我为你演奏时吗?
Sometimes it's hot then again it's blue
有时候很热，然后它又是蓝色的
My soul just seems to wander
我的灵魂似乎徘徊
Pleasing each and everyone
在取悦每个人
It's what I've long been craving for
这是我一直渴望
The doors have not been always open
没有门是一直打开的
But I am trying to please you
我想请你
Please don't stop me
请不要阻止我
Hope you like it folks
希望你喜欢的人
And then he started cookin'
和他开始做饭
Every time he played
每次他演奏时
Some melodic melody fast or slow
有些旋律快或慢
You could tell that it was Hawkins
你可以说是霍金斯
No other one ever has quite captured his tone
没有其他的人有这样相当的语气
Just he alone has the sound that penetrates
只是他有着很有穿透力的声音
It will sure go right through you yes it will
它肯定会穿过你，是的，它一定会
And every chorus gives you just another thrill
每个合唱都会给你另一个刺激
Then along came Eddie Jefferson
随之而来的是埃迪杰佛逊
He sang the melody like Hawkins played it
他唱的旋律像霍金斯演奏的
He sang it true he sang it blue
他唱得很真，他唱这个是蓝色
Made words for it too
也是为了这个而说的
All his fans in New York loved him
他在纽约的球迷爱他
There's no one above him
没有人能超越他
Here in the U S A
在美国
I've heard 'em say old Eddie was the man
我听别人说老埃迪是男人
Oh how he could sing
哦，他怎么能唱
Man did he swing
他摆动的人
Sang on the wing did his own thing
在翅膀上唱歌，做自己的事
Yes he did
是的，他是这样做的
Throughout the country
全国各地
Music lovers are still wiggin' on Eddie's singin'
音乐爱好者仍然激动地唱着埃迪的歌
All around the world he is known
在全世界，他是众所周知的
Rhythm was his special joy he swung it like a horn
节奏是他特别的乐趣，他把它摇摆地像一个喇叭
He must have been born to be a singer
他一出生就一定是个歌手
'Cause his lyrics were so sincere and true
因为他的歌词是如此的真实
Funny sad or blue oh yeah
有趣的悲伤或蓝色，哦耶
And we've got to remind you many years it took him
我们必须提醒你，他已花了多年时间
Singing every day to achieve his first claim to fame
天天唱歌为的就是成名
He was twenty years ahead of his time
他领先了二十年
And he knew it but he kept right on a singing
他知道他一直在唱歌
He went all around the world making rhythm
他边玩游世界边写歌
'Cause music sure was in him and he knew it was
因为音乐肯定在他的内心里，他知道确实是这样
Sang with Moody and Richie Cole
和穆迪于李奇·柯尔一起唱
He could sing it just like Bird
他唱得像鸟
But his forte was the words he wrote to
但他的长处是他写的词
Music that he sang
他唱的歌
So he sang and he sang
所以他唱，他唱呀
And he sang his words so clever
他机灵地唱着他的歌
And I know they'll silence him never
我知道它们永远不会沉默不语
'Cause he cut this masterpiece
因为他不要这部出色的作品了
And now we're trying to sing it for you
现在我们正在为你唱这首歌
Hope the Bean and Eddie both would still approve
希望豆和埃迪都会批准
There we go we didn't mean to reminisce
我们走吧，我们不想回忆
You can surely bet that we won't forget
你可以打赌，我们一定不会忘记
'Cause we hear them yet goodbye
因为我们能听到他们大喊，再见