What's jazz
什么是爵士
Originating in America
源于美国
An African and European mix
混合非洲与欧洲风格
But then all this is known to everyone
众所周知
No fun to hear all that you know
无需多言
What's jazz
什么是爵士
You know of Count Basie John Coltrane
你熟悉考特·贝茜 约翰·克特兰
Louis Armstrong and all those names
路易斯·阿姆斯特朗
You know they made the different styles we hear
他们创造出不同的音乐风格
The Swing Be bop and Dixieland
摇摆乐 比波普 迪克西兰爵士
But is Jazz a style
爵士是一种风格吗
Or just the rhythm played
或仅仅是一种节奏
And will it still be jazz
它还是爵士吗
Without the improvising style
若没有即兴创作
Is it an American thing
它属于美国文化吗
A culture old and boring
古老而无趣
Does it have to be done the way that they've played
一定要沿循旧矩吗
Cause isn't jazz supposed to be fun and free
爵士不该是有趣而自由的吗
You know
你知道
I haven't studied to sing at school
我从未学过唱歌
I don't know'bout all the chords they use
不了解和弦
The music theory that they play is too
更不懂乐理
Confusing for my simple mind
实在太让我困扰
You see
你看看
Ella Billie and Anita taught me all I know
是艾拉 比利和安妮塔教会我
That's how I sing my jazz
如何唱爵士
That's not jazz
“那不是爵士”
Or It's a privilege
还有“这是你的荣耀”
We've heard them many times
这样的话我们听了太多
But don't you see it's not logic
却毫无逻辑
Miles Davis is great to hear
迈尔斯·戴维斯的音乐很棒
But try a different ear
但听听别的也不错
4 Hero Jazzanova Matthew Herbert
四英雄 爵士诺瓦 马修·赫伯特
Cause otherwise you're saying
免得你说
That Jazz is dead
爵士已死
One thing
另外
Let me explain I do love the old
我喜欢过去
But I'm living in the present now
更要活在当下
To me the music jazz is our spirit
对我来说 爵士是一种精神
Like Blues and Soul and also Rock
就像蓝调 黑人音乐与摇滚一样
That's jazz
那就是爵士
That's why I sing as I sing today
也就是我正在唱的这首歌
And I'll be singing all I feel That's Jazz
我会一直唱心中的爵士
What's Jazz?