所属专辑:Ain’t Nobody Home: The Very Best Of
歌手: B.B. King
时长: 08:37
Why I Sing The Blues - B.B. King (雷利·金)[00:00:00]
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Everybody wants to know[00:00:26]
每个人都想知道[00:00:29]
Why I sing the blues[00:00:29]
为什么我要唱蓝调[00:00:33]
Yes, I say everybody wanna know[00:00:33]
是的 我说每个人都想知道[00:00:38]
Why I sing the blues[00:00:38]
为什么我要唱蓝调[00:00:40]
Well, I've been around a long time[00:00:42]
我曾经走遍了各地[00:00:45]
I really have paid my dues[00:00:45]
我曾付出了很大代价[00:00:50]
When I first got the blues[00:00:50]
当我第一次接触蓝调时[00:00:53]
They brought me over on a ship[00:00:53]
它们像是把我带到了船上[00:00:55]
Men were standing over me[00:00:55]
人们都在监督着我[00:00:57]
And a lot more with a whip[00:00:57]
很多人还手里拿着鞭子[00:00:59]
And everybody wanna know[00:00:59]
每个人都想知道[00:01:01]
Why I sing the blues[00:01:01]
为什么我要唱蓝调[00:01:04]
Well, I've been around a long time[00:01:06]
我曾经走遍了各地[00:01:10]
Mm, I've really paid my dues[00:01:10]
我曾付出了很大代价[00:01:13]
I've laid in a ghetto flat[00:01:15]
我曾住在贫民区[00:01:18]
Cold and numb[00:01:18]
那里又冷又麻木[00:01:19]
I heard the rats tell the bedbugs[00:01:19]
我听见老鼠对臭虫说[00:01:22]
To give the roaches some[00:01:22]
给蟑螂点东西[00:01:24]
Everybody wanna know[00:01:24]
每个人都想知道[00:01:25]
Why I'm singing the blues[00:01:27]
为什么我要唱蓝调[00:01:30]
Yes, I've been around a long time[00:01:31]
我曾经走遍了各地[00:01:34]
People, I've paid my dues[00:01:34]
我曾付出了很大代价[00:01:37]
I stood in line[00:01:39]
我站在队伍里[00:01:42]
Down at the County Hall[00:01:42]
在政府大厅前[00:01:44]
I heard a man say[00:01:44]
我听见有人说[00:01:46]
We're gonna build[00:01:46]
我们将要建造[00:01:47]
Some new apartments for y'all[00:01:47]
一些新公寓给所有人[00:01:49]
And everybody wanna know[00:01:49]
是的 每个人都想知道[00:01:51]
Yes, they wanna know[00:01:51]
是啊 他们想知道[00:01:52]
Why I'm singing the blues[00:01:52]
为什么我要唱蓝调[00:01:55]
Yes, I've been around a long, long time[00:01:56]
我曾经走遍了各地[00:01:59]
Yes, I've really, really paid my dues[00:01:59]
我曾付出了很大代价[00:02:01]
Now I'm gonna play Lucille[00:02:01]
现在我要演奏一曲Lucille[00:02:02]
My kid's gonna grow up[00:02:29]
我的孩子快长大成人[00:02:30]
Gonna grow up to be a fool[00:02:30]
长成一个傻瓜[00:02:33]
'Cause they ain't got no more room[00:02:33]
因为他们没有房间住[00:02:35]
No more room for him in school[00:02:35]
学校里没他的位置[00:02:37]
And everybody wanna know[00:02:37]
每个人都想知道[00:02:39]
Everybody wanna know[00:02:39]
每个人都想知道[00:02:41]
Why I'm singing the blues[00:02:41]
为什么我要唱蓝调[00:02:43]
I say I've been around a long time[00:02:44]
我曾经走遍了各地[00:02:47]
Yes, I've really paid some dues[00:02:47]
是的 我曾付出了很大代价[00:02:50]
Yeah, you know the company told me[00:02:51]
你知道 公司告诉我[00:02:55]
Guess you're born to lose[00:02:55]
你生来就是个失败者[00:02:57]
Everybody around me, people[00:02:57]
我身边的所有人[00:02:59]
It seems like everybody got the blues[00:02:59]
看起来每个人都郁郁不乐[00:03:01]
But I had em a long time[00:03:01]
但我烦扰的时间更长[00:03:04]
I've really, really paid my dues[00:03:04]
我真的付出了很多[00:03:07]
You know I ain't ashamed of it, people[00:03:08]
你看我并不羞愧[00:03:11]
I just love to sing my blues[00:03:11]
我只是喜欢唱自己的蓝调[00:03:14]
I walk through the cities, people[00:03:41]
我穿过城市[00:03:43]
On my bare feet[00:03:43]
光着脚[00:03:45]
I had a fill of catfish and chitterlings[00:03:45]
我带着鲶鱼和猪肠[00:03:48]
Up in Downbill Street[00:03:48]
来到Downbill街道[00:03:50]
You know I'm singing the blues[00:03:50]
你知道我在唱蓝调[00:03:52]
Yes, I really[00:03:52]
是的 我真的[00:03:54]
I just have to sing my blues[00:03:54]
我只是不得不唱出我的忧郁[00:03:57]
I've been around a long time[00:03:58]
我曾经走遍了各地[00:04:00]
People, I've really[00:04:00]
人们啊 我真的 [00:04:01]
Really paid my dues[00:04:01]
付出了很多[00:04:04]
Now Father Time is catching up with me[00:04:05]
现在时间老人找上了我[00:04:08]
Gone is my youth[00:04:08]
我青春不再了[00:04:10]
I look in the mirror everyday[00:04:10]
我每天看着镜子[00:04:12]
And let it tell me the truth[00:04:12]
让它告诉我真相[00:04:14]
I'm singing the blues[00:04:14]
我在唱着蓝调[00:04:16]
Mm, I just have to sing the blues[00:04:17]
我只是不得不唱出我的忧郁[00:04:20]
I've been around a long time[00:04:21]
我曾经走遍了各地[00:04:23]
Yes, yes, I've really paid some dues[00:04:24]
是的 我曾付出了很大代价[00:04:27]
Yeah, they told me everything[00:04:53]
他们告诉我所有事[00:04:55]
Would be better out in the country[00:04:55]
最好离开这个国家[00:04:58]
Everything was fine[00:04:58]
每件事都很好[00:04:59]
I caught me a bus uptown, baby[00:04:59]
我坐着公交离开 宝贝[00:05:02]
And every people[00:05:02]
每个人[00:05:03]
All the people[00:05:03]
所有人[00:05:04]
Got the same trouble as mine[00:05:04]
都有和我一样的问题[00:05:06]
I got the blues, huh huh[00:05:06]
我很忧郁[00:05:09]
I say I've been around a long time[00:05:10]
我曾经走遍了各地[00:05:11]
I've really paid some dues[00:05:14]
我曾付出了很大代价[00:05:16]
One more time, fellows[00:05:16]
再来一次 同伴们[00:05:18]
Blind man on the corner[00:05:18]
角落的盲人[00:05:21]
Begging for a dime[00:05:21]
在乞讨一分钱[00:05:22]
The rollers come and caught him[00:05:22]
警察来了抓住了他[00:05:24]
And throw him in the jail for a crime[00:05:24]
因为犯罪把他关进了监狱[00:05:27]
I got the blues[00:05:27]
我很忧郁[00:05:30]
Mm, I'm singing my blues[00:05:30]
我在唱出我忧郁的蓝调歌曲[00:05:33]
I've been around a long time[00:05:34]
我曾经走遍了各地[00:05:37]
Mm, I've really paid some dues[00:05:37]
我曾付出了很大代价[00:05:39]
Can we do just one more[00:05:39]
让我们再试一次[00:05:42]
Oh I thought I'd go down to the welfare[00:05:42]
我想我还有福利[00:05:45]
To get myself some grits and stuff[00:05:45]
得到一些燕麦和物品[00:05:46]
But a lady stand up and she said[00:05:46]
但一位女士站在面前 说到[00:05:49]
You haven't been around long enough[00:05:49]
你还没有资格[00:05:51]
That's why I got the blues[00:05:51]
那就是我郁郁不乐的原因[00:05:54]
Mm, the blues[00:05:54]
郁郁不乐的原因[00:05:56]
I say, I've been around a long time[00:05:58]
我说 我曾经走遍了各地[00:06:01]
I've really, really paid my dues[00:06:01]
我曾付出了很大代价[00:06:05]
Fellows, tell them one more time[00:06:05]
伙计们 告诉他们再一次[00:06:07]
Ha, ha, ha[00:08:09]
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That's all right, fellows[00:08:10]
这没什么 伙计们[00:08:12]