歌词
Can you picture how a melody gets thought into existence?
在你的脑海里想象一段旋律
Rhythm section hits it and upholds it with persistence
排列好音符节奏然后再展开
Picturing the outline and you start to see the colors
想象轮廓然后开始上色
Filling in with intricate splashes by all the brothers
用五彩缤纷的色彩填满它
Me'Shell is on the joint — you mean Ms. NdegeOcello?
米歇尔女士也在演奏
No wonder why the hump inside the joint is feeling ghetto
难怪歌曲中的律动来自底层
A medal or award should be given to these heroes
这些底层英雄应该获得奖章
For their efforts of revealing and bringing forth the feeling
为他们带来的真诚和真相
I'm reeling, poetic I say, of great proportion
一种诗意环绕在我的心头
I hope my little nuances correct for this distortion
希望我能捕捉到其中的精妙
But I say why say, and who is to say?
但我该怎样来表达呢
'Cause Roy makes the tune what it is today
而罗伊找到了这种感觉
Rhythmically, we're in this lake of genius know what I mean?
我和一群天才音乐家聚在一起
It's only right that me and Mr. Wright we hail from Queens
我和莱特先生来自皇后区
The overtone of funk is being driven by the students
学生演奏放克的泛音
The benevolence of Roy issued me this jurisprudence
罗伊做出了歌曲的框架
This beat, a rhyme put it in a hipper term and
将节奏和韵律融合在一起
I'm just a humble little germ just a hipper version
我只是个不起眼的小角色,只是个一颗钉子
Poetic I mean truly indeed her every seed
我的灵感来源于她的每一颗种子
Just sprinkles with the essence of life to form my breed
然后浇灌它形成我的风格
Think about sweetie while we give this to the needy
再把喜悦的果实分享给穷人
The musical expression is important for progression
真诚是情感表达的必修课
Never stop learning lessons, and neither should y'all
永远保持学徒之心
Before we all stand must acknowledge the fall
在成功之前坦然面对失败
Before we get the bounce we got to reach for the ball
要亲手实践才能得到真理
Before we ghetto stroll we had to get to a crawl
只有努力向前才能摆脱困境
Check it out now, and don't you dare
现在就开始,不要退缩
Bobby Timmons did a joint called “Dat Dere”
鲍比做了一首叫Dat Dere的歌
Check it out now, and do your do
现在就开始,尽你所能
Ronnie Foster did a joint called “Mystic Brew”
罗尼做了一套叫Mystic Brew的组曲
Check it out now, it's how it go
现在就开始,它将如何演奏
Check it out with my man Roy Hargrove
和罗伊一起完成它
Hey
嘿
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen
晚上好,女士们先生们
Welcome to the Appletree Cafe
欢迎来到苹果树咖啡馆
Got Roy Hargrove on stage
让罗伊上台
Along with my man Q-Tip
和我的兄弟Q-Tip一起
I'm coming in from Dallas, Texas
我来自德克萨斯州的达拉斯
I don't know how come God doubted you
不必怀疑上帝
She's, she will be, remembered, completely
她将永存于我们心里
Bless the star future
祈祷,星辰,未来
Rip dip dah zip dip dah
时间滴答滴答流逝
Who knows the way to go?
我们该前往何方
Please show me the way to go
请指引我的道路
Who knows the way to go?
我们该前往何方
Please show me the way to go
请指引我的道路
I know the way to go
我已了然于胸
I'll show you the way to go
我会为你指路
I know the way to go
我已了然于胸
I'll show you the way to go
我会为你指路
Who knows the way to go?
我们该前往何方
Please show me the way to go
请指引我的道路
Who knows the way to go?
我们该前往何方
Please show me the way to go
请指引我的道路
I know the way to go
我已了然于胸
I'll show you the way to go
我会为你指路
I know the way to go
我已了然于胸
I'll show you the way to go
我会为你指路
Brother's lost, my head has run away
兄弟的离去,让我迷茫不知所措
Where to go, and where is God?
路在何方,上帝在何方
Sometimes I get real mad, but I understand
有时我很恼火,但我明白
I don't beat myself up too much about it
我不会过分的自责
I give us tears, does he mourn for it?
我们流下了眼泪,他会感受到吗?
Or joy in return? Those tears bring joy
也许会带来快乐?将眼泪凝聚成快乐
That is what perplexes, make the sweetness last
带着这种困惑,去寻找甜蜜的果实
'Cause we're mourning for the joy, our hearts will find
因为我们笑中带泪,我们会找到答案
Be happy when you can, no sadness necessary
努力微笑吧,不要悲伤
No, no, it seems sometimes, you never get in bed
有的时候,你辗转难眠
But it's okay, it's fair, yeah
但一切都很好,一切都是公平的
Know where to look, you got mysteries
朝着对的方向,你会找到生活的答案
Use the stars as a guide, trying not to hide
让星辰指引你,不要逃避
The love inside, you know if you get, you get
你会发现内心深处的爱
I feel, I'm not ready yet, but I meet myself halfway
虽然我还没找到,但我在旅途中认清了自己
And I'll start a day, creating what I'm living
我开始了新的旅程,创造自己的世界
Living for today, 'cause I'm okay, it's okay
活在当下,因为我很好,一切都会好起来
Who knows the way to go?
我们该前往何方
Please show me the way to go
请指引我的道路
Who knows the way to go?
我们该前往何方
Please show me the way to go
请指引我的道路
I know the way to go
我已了然于胸
I'll show you the way to go
我会为你指路
I know the way to go
我已了然于胸
I'll show you the way to go
我会为你指路
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