Sultans of swing -- Dire Straits
Dire Straits 是英國非常俱有份量的樂團. 靈魂人物主唱 Mark Knophler 所彈的一手好吉他, 與Eric Clapton可以並列英國兩大吉他之神. 其實Mark Knophler 原本是一位記者, 我想這與他的作品中的歌詞都好像在說故事有點關聯. 另一首與 Sting 合唱的 Money for nothing 也是描述他在路邊聽到兩個工人的對話所寫成的. 這首 Sultans of swing 最後的吉他 solo 非常好聽, 也是本曲的高潮.
You get a shiver in the dark 在黑暗中 你感到顫抖
It's been raining in the park but meantime 外麵的公園還下著雨 但同時
South of the river you stop and you hold everything 泰晤士河的南岸 你停下腳步 你停止你的呼吸
A band is blowing dixie double four time 你聽到一個樂團在演奏 dixie double four time
You feel all right when you hear that music ring 當你聽到這曲子 你感覺一切很棒
You step inside but you don't see too many faces 你走進去 裏麵沒有幾個人
Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down 會冒著雨來這裏聽爵士樂
Too much competition too many other places 有太多這樣的地方 這行業競爭太大
But not too many horns can make that sound 可是沒有幾個樂手能演奏得這麽好
Way on downsouth way on downsouth london town 在遙遠的倫敦南區
You check out guitar george he knows all the chords 你看到吉他手 喬治 他會所有的和弦
Mind he's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing 他隻專注自己的旋律不想唱歌
And an old guitar is all he can afford 他隻能買得起一把老吉他
When he gets up under the lights to play his thing 當他站在燈光下 彈奏他的樂曲
And harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene 哈利並不在乎他是否能造成轟動
He's got a daytime job he's doing alright 他白天有一份正職 而且做得很得心應手
He can play honky tonk just like anything 他可以將他的樂器玩得像任何一種聲音
Saving it up for friday night 但他要留在星期五晚上
With the sultans with the sultans of swing 和那些爵士樂之王一起演奏
And a crowd of young boys they're fooling around in the corner 一群年輕的男孩在角落嬉鬧
Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles 穿著他們最炫的垮褲和平底鞋, 全都醉了
They don't give a damn about any trumpet playing band 他們根本不懂什麽管樂團
It ain't what they call rock and roll 那不是他們所說的搖滾樂
And the sultans played creole 而那些爵士之王正在演奏紐奧良的正統爵士
And then the man he steps right up to the microphone 那個人 走到麥克風旁邊
And says at last just as the time bell rings 在快要打烊的時候說
'thank you goodnight now it's time to go home' 感謝大家 是該回家的時候了
And he makes it fast with one more thing 他最後又很快的說一句
'we are the sultans of swing' 我們是爵士樂之王
