like smoke 像烟
[Chorus]
I never wanted you to be my man
从未想过你是我的男人
I just needed company
算了吧我只是需要男人
Don't want to get dependent on
更不想因为你的一举一动
Your time or who you spend it on
时刻被牵引像个无知少女
But lose it when you love me
烟雾在忐忑中游移不定
Like smoke, I hung around in the unbalanced
想抓住却只剩气味
Woah, ohhhh!
[Nas]
It's not a movie, this is not a script or proofread
这不是电影,没有固定的剧情
I'll spit some untruths to dumb fools and groupies
骨肉皮和二货都在我的词语下沉默
Fun to punctuate, pronunciate the funds I make
听着断字发音的交错
The miles I take, put in your face
亲吻我的行走感受旅程的经过
Oh my mistake, you're not a floosy? Then excuse me
口误口误你不是一个荡妇?原谅爹吧
Before I talk, my style introduced me
不用废话让小妞三秒内缴械
Get your name and phone number like 1-2-3
众人皆知
Y'all know the story, y'all know the commentary
就是大爷
I kick the narrative, this is legendary
我展开叙事,这是个传奇
The good Samaritan, hood thespian
撒玛利亚法不能“演饰”贫民窟中的泰斯庇斯
(三关甚至多关,用得十分漂亮!Nas owns!
1.samaritan-->撒玛利亚人,thespian-->塞斯比亚人,起源于Thespiae,古希腊地名
2.Good Samaritan Law,善良的撒玛利亚法,名字出自《圣经》,有兴趣自行搜索耶稣是怎么说的。主要是关于在紧急状态下施救者(Good Samaritan)因其无偿的救助行为给被救助者造成民事损害时的责任免除的法律制度。[ps.强烈要求中国也来个啊!流血又流泪的例子太多了]
3.hood在俚语中等于ghetto,贫民窟,而hood本身又有掩盖的意思
4.thespian还有悲剧演员的意思,起源于thespis-->泰斯庇斯,悲剧作家并被认为是古希腊最早的演员。)
Like a polygamist, with a twist
就像那些一夫多妻者总是解释
Will I marry again? Maybe, I guess
我也许要再次献出戒指
(歌是在2008年录制的,Nas和Kelis也开始有不合)
I hold a lady's interest, I just met
她对我起了兴致,却如其名
The love scholar, she the teacher's pet
爱情学士,她是老师眼中的至
Every other eve we meet and make each other sweat
爱每夜你我相遇翻云覆雨
I feel triumphant, no strings
没有那些纷纷扰扰
Just a fling to have fun with
只是寻乐纵情一夜
I be out in London, Camden
从伦敦到坎登(Camden是大伦敦的一个镇)
Huntin' for the answers, why did God take away the homie?
答案在哪,为什么带走那些兄弟,神?(想起Ill Will了吧,nas最好的哥们)
I can't stand it
无法忍受
I'm a firm believer that we all meet up in eternity
但我却坚信着我们终将在永恒中重逢
Just hope the big man show me some courtesy
只是奢望着上苍能给予我一些尊重
Why? 'Cause I'm deemed a heart breaker
因为我注定伤人
Like smoke, girls linger 'round a player
烟雾氤氲,我在每个女孩耳边叮咛
Yeaha
[Chorus]
I never wanted you to be my man
从未想过你是我的男人
I just needed company
算了吧我只是需要男人
Don't want to get dependent on
更不想因为你的一举一动
Your time or who you spend it on
时刻被牵引像个无知少女
But lose it when you love me
烟雾在忐忑中游移不定
Like smoke, I hung around in the unbalanced
想抓住却只剩气味
Woah, ohhhh!
[Nas]
Yo, this recession is a test
哟,金融危机是一场考验
It's affecting my complexion
看看每人的脸
Misdirection my affection
它将我的爱导入迷途
My concerns are bill collections
只有那些堆积的账单能让我关心
The facts is the taxes, they after me
税款不停跟着我像红外线跟踪导弹
Chapter three, my property
第三章,我的财产
My handlers, they dealt with me improperly
我的经纪人不正当的使用我的财产
I say some things I should probably keep privately
我是不是又说了什么我不该说的
Evaluate the world bank trusts like I'm IEG
对世界银行的信誉指手画脚好像我是投资专家组
Those fly suites and my bourgeoisie
那些超屌的家私所以我是私人资本家?
Tall freak, she wouldn't protest with me at Wall Street
放屁!她才不会和我一起在华尔街抗议!(08年的次贷危机,也是最近占领华尔街运动的起源。这句歌词应该想表达bitch和nas是两个不同阶级的人,nas还是代表贫民窟底层人民)
She says, no you're so deep
她说你如同冰山
I said, no let's go through it
我说,让我们一起熬
Historically so ruthless feds came for Joe Louis
世界拳王也无法将联邦政府一拳击倒(黑人,世界重量级拳王,因为税款问题而被联邦政府盯上,gov想找黑人的drama,你懂得)
She said, my man you need to laugh sometimes
她说,我的爱人你应该多笑笑啊
Classify me as a whore, I tell her have some wine
把老子当卖笑的?你喝多了吧
You colder than penguin pussy,in her dismay
那你比企鹅逼还冷,行吗?哎,我又让她不爽了(penguin's pussy居然是Amy教给Nas的!表示“很巧妙让人闭嘴”的方法。。。)
She's thinkin' that shit's so silly to say
她认为这么说太二了
But if you really think about it hussy
但婊子,你好好想想
See a penguin, he drags his ass on the ground all day
看企鹅它总是拖着个大肥屁股在地上走
And it's a dragon, it's a bastard you're in tune with, just lust
事实上你想跟上的是一头杂种巨龙的脚步,操吧!
I'm through with you after I crush, so is that humorous enough?
在我破产后我会和你一起白头偕老,笑啊!
The smoke I puff
惬意地吐出一口烟圈
Tell the car to go to Aura, Funky Buddah, Whisky Mist on Mayfair
让司机去菲儿区找家店子耍耍(mayfair,伦敦上城区/aura,funky buddah,whisky mist都是有名的夜店)
I hope I meet Monie Love so she can show me love
希望遇见墨妮所以她可以向我表达爱意(Monie Love,英国的女说唱歌手,monie起源于希伯来语,意为“she who hears,god has heard”,神之耳意思?)
NYC to UK I might stay there
从纽约到不列颠我真可能呆在这里
Everybody in the club tonight say, "Yeah"
向我们示意!你们这些家伙
You know how me and Amy are, straight players
大家都知道我和艾米唱的都是真正好货!
[Chorus]
Ohh, ohh, ooooohh, ohh
I never wanted you to be my man
从未想过你是我的男人
I just needed company
算了吧我只是需要男人
Don't want to get dependent on
更不想因为你的一举一动
Your time or who you spend it on
时刻被牵引像个无知少女
But lose it when you love me
烟雾在忐忑中游移不定
Like smoke, I hung around in the unbalanced
想抓住却只剩气味
Woah, ohhhh!
P.S.上帝之子Nas与Amy的小知识~
1.Amy是个Nas铁粉
2.在Amy的第一张专辑《Frank》的《In my bed》使用了和Nas的《Made you look》一样的节奏
3.在Amy的第二张专辑《Back to black》中的《Me and Mr.Jones》的歌词,“Mr. Destiny, 9 and 14”貌似影射Nas,因为Nas的女儿叫做destiny并且两人在同一天出生,9月14日。
译者:憾文弟
- 专辑:Lioness: Hidden Treasures
- 歌手:Amy Winehouse
- 歌曲:Like Smoke