歌词
Sup Baby Girl (Ohhh)
最近怎么样,宝贝女孩
Thought I had to talk to you again
对了,我得再跟你谈谈
Been a long time, missing you (Hey, ey, ey, ey)
好久不见,想你了
Tim is missing you, Missy's missing you
Tim在想你,Missy也在想你(Tim与Missy是Aaliyah最亲密的朋友和音乐合作伙伴)
Rashad is missing you, your Mom is missing you (N-n-n-n-no no no)
Rashad在想你,你的妈妈也在想你(Rashad是Aaliyah的哥哥)
Your Pop is missing you, Dame is missing you
你的爸爸在想你,Dame也在想你(她的爸爸名叫Michael“Miguel”Haughton,2012年去世并安葬在Aaliyah墓前),(Dame是Jay-Z的公司的合作伙伴,曾帮助过Kanye)
Damn we missing you...
天啊,真可惜,我们想你了
All we listen to is all the different yous
我们听到的都是不同风格的你
Four page letters in addition to
另外还有《4 Page Letter》(Aaliyah最温柔的歌曲)
Have you ever loved somebody who used to get the party poppin'
你曾经是否爱过一个让聚会热闹起来的人(引用致敬了阿莉娅1998年的热门单曲《Are You That Somebody?》)
We used to party-hop, we used to be in the Hamptons, party a lot
曾经我们经常跳派对舞,我们经常去Hamptons聚会(Hamptons是纽约富人的度假胜地)
We was The Breakfast Club, you was a part of the Roc
我们的关系仿佛就是《The Breakfast Club》的那些孩子一样(1985年的美国喜剧电影),你也如同是我们Roca-fella公司的一员(Roca-fella是Jay-Z的公司)
We used to make up special names for the food we ate
我们过去常常给我们吃的食物起一个奇怪的名字
Remember cereal pie, one of your favorite plates? (I miss you)
还记得麦片饼,和你最喜欢的盘子吗?
Well, Dame told me tell you, he's doin' well
Dame让我告诉你,他过得很好
Due to the circumstances, it could've been Bellevue
根据当时的情况,他可能是去了Bellevue医院(Bellevue是纽约市一家专门从事精神健康服务的医院)
But I ain't got to tell you, you looking over us
但是我没有告诉你,你在看着我们
Our little angel, but you know what
我们的小天使,但你知道吗
Brooklyn's missing you, Detroit is missing you
布鲁克林在想你,底特律也在想你(Aaliyah出生在布鲁克林,5岁时她搬家到了底特律)
New Orleans missing you, Philly's missing you
新奥尔良在想你,费城也在想你
(It's been too long and I'm lost without you)
好久没见,没有你的日子里,我迷失了方向
Your uncle's missing you, your family's missing you
你的叔叔在想你,你的家人在想你
Your fans is missing you, Valerie's missing you
你的粉丝在想你, Valerie也在想你(Kidada Jones和Valerie Vaughn是Aaliyah最好的朋友,她们小学一年级就成为了伙伴,Aaliyah经常去她们两人的家里玩)
Damn we missing you
天啊,真可惜,我们想你了
(It's been too long and I'm lost without you)
好久没见,没有你的日子里,我迷失了方向
Now Star is mad I won't grant him a interview
现在Star很生气,因为我不允许他采访(Hot 97电台的 DJ Troi “Star”Torain在直播节目中对Aaliyah的死讯进行了嘲讽,结果Jay-Z让他撤职了)
Now he's dissin' me, 'cause he dissed you
所以现在他在嘲笑我,因为他也嘲笑过你
Can you believe the nerve of this dude
你能相信这家伙的胆量吗
'cause of your memory I won't bring it to pistols
因为维护世人对你的美好回忆,所以我才没攻击那家伙
But he got issues, enough of that lame
他也已受够了人们的争论了
I never seen pain like your parents' pain
我从没见过像你父母那般的痛苦
But I know God's protecting you
我知道上帝在保护你
You used to read Seat of the Soul, I know God perfecting you
你曾经读过《 Seat of the Soul》,我知道上帝正在完善你的灵魂(Gary Zukav写的《 Seat of the Soul》是Jay-Z与Aaliyah最喜欢的书之一)
All the extra hue, the darker texture you are, the more intellectual
你的肤色越深,你就越聪明
You are so professional, our little purple star
你太专业了,我们的小紫星(紫色与权威、世故和权力联系在一起,把自己的个性和紫色联系在一起的人有一种平和宁静的气质;Aaliyah用她的魅力和诱人的活力吸引人们)
Too good for earth you are (I miss you)
你对地球来说真是太好了
Houston's missing you, L.A.'s missing you
休斯顿在想你,洛杉矶也在想你
D.C.'s missing you, Chicago's missing you
哥伦比亚在想你,芝加哥也在想你
(It's been too long and I'm lost without you)
好久没见,没有你的日子里,我迷失了方向
Kidada's missing you, Shock is missing you
Kidada在想你,Shock在想你(Kidada是音乐传奇Quincy Jones的女儿,Kidada与Aaliyah的关系非常好)
Carline is missing you, Tiny's missing you
Carline在想你,Tiny在想你(Carline是Jay-Z的助理)
(It's been too long and I'm lost without you)
好久没见,没有你的日子里,我迷失了方向
By the way, Big, we missing you, Pac, we missing you
顺便说一句,Biggie,我们想你了,Tupac,我们想你了(Biggie与Tupac均为说唱歌手,且都已逝世,Jay-Z很喜欢他们两人的音乐)
We feel your presence just not in the physical
我们仍能感觉到你的存在,只是触摸不到你了而已
All across the world, blocks is miserable
在世界各地,各个街区都很悲伤
Y'all left a void, it's a lot of little yous
你们留下了一些空隙,所以有很多模仿你们的人
But they not original and they not identical
但它们不是原来的你们,也不是与你们完全相同的
They just studied your flows and they watched your interviews
他们只是研究了你的韵律,观看了关于你的采访罢了
I swear, in hip-hop, if it's not ten of you
我发誓,在嘻哈中,如果不是你们十人的话
Then it gotta be more; y'all left your paws
那这文化不会变成现在这般景象,你们都在这文化留下了浓厚的一笔
Footprints on the game, hood ain't been the same
行业中的足迹显示,那个不良少年已经变了
Feeling ain't been in music, hooks ain't been the same
感觉不是在做音乐,副歌也不一样了
But I'm doing what I can man, and try to follow y'all down memory lane, man
但我在尽我所能,试着追随你们的记忆,伙计
Big, you'd be ashamed to see New York gang bang
Biggie,如果你看到纽约帮派在斗殴的话,你会感到内疚的
Pac, you'd feel the same thing, they use your name in vain
Tupac,你会感同身受的,他们在滥用你的名字
But I guess that's the issue
我想这就是问题所在
And it proves how much niggas really miss you
但这也证明了那些哥们有多想你
Pun we missing you, Big L we missing you
Big Pun我们很想你,Big L我们也很想你
Left Eye we missing you, Jay we missing you
Left Eye 我们很想你,Jay我们也很想你
Jam Master Jay, Freaky Tah, Scott La Rock, the list goes on
Jam Master Jay(制作人), Freaky Tah(说唱歌手), Scott La Rock(制作人),还有很多其他的人
The world is missing you, the hood is missing you
世界在想你,不良少年们也在想你
(Wondering if you're the same and who's been with you)
想知道你是否还是老样子,和你在一起的是谁
Know what I mean? Miss y'all (I miss you)
能感受到我的意思吗?我很想念你们
This goes, to the memory of all our fallen soldiers
这是为了纪念我们所有牺牲的勇士们
Soldiers and soldiettes, all across the world (I miss you)
全世界的女性勇士和男性勇士们,我很想你(soldiettes这里指女性勇士)
We gon' hold y'all down, y'all living in our memories forever
把你们都放下,你们永远活在我们的记忆里
We never gon' let y'all go
我们永远不会让你们离开
I can't be no more (We not remembering your death, though)
我简直不能再活下去了(尽管我们不愿再回忆起你的死讯了)
Since you went away I don't really feel like talking (We celebrating your life, know what I mean?)
自从你走了以后,我真的不想说话了(我们在颂扬你的一生,能体会到我的意思吗?)
No one here to love me, baby do you understand me? (Yes, yes)
这里没有人爱我,宝贝,能体会到我的意思吗?
I can't do a thing without you (Yes)
没有了你之后,我一事无成
(Damn, we missing you)
天啊,真可惜,我们想你了
Wondering if you're the same and who's been with you......
想知道你是否还是老样子,和你在一起的是谁......R.I.P Aaliyah
专辑信息
1.Back And Forth
2.If Ya Girl Only Knew
3.Rock The Boat
4.More Than A Woman
5.Try Again
6.In One Piece feat DMX
7.We Need A Resolution
8.At Your Best (Remix)
9.Age Aint Nuthin But A Number
10.4 Page Letter
11.One In A Million
12.I Dont Wanna
13.Can I Come Over
14.Never No More
15.I Care 4 U
16.At Your Best
17.I Miss U
18.Missing You
19.Take Away
20.Journey To The Past