Empire State of Mind(Jay Z&Alicia Keys)
這首Empire State of Mind是由美國Rap界大佬Jay Z負責說唱、R&B歌手Alicia Keys負責副歌的一首合唱歌曲。這首歌收錄在Jay Z 2009年發行的錄音室專輯《The Blueprint 3》中,並作為專輯的第三支打榜單曲由Jay Z自己的廠牌Roc Nation於2009年十月發行。這首歌對於兩位紐約土生土長的藝人來說都是充滿對故鄉熱愛情緒的頌歌,
Empire State of Mind獲得了許多現代音樂評論家的褒獎,Alicia Keys在歌曲中的表現以及本歌歌詞獲得了盛讚。滾石雜誌的Jody Rosen稱《Empire State of Mind》讓蒼白的紐約開始咆哮,洛杉磯時報的Greg Kot也對JAY Z總能在現場演繹中提升水準的能力讚歎不已這首歌入選了大多數媒體評選的2009年度十大金曲,包括滾石雜誌和紐約時報。Empire State of Mind在全球也獲得了成功,登上了多國熱門排行榜前十,包括英國,加拿大,澳大利亞,法國,義大利,瑞典。這首歌在美國獲得巨大的商業成功,這首歌在Billboard熱門單曲榜豪奪5周冠軍,成為Jay Z第一首個人冠軍單曲,這首歌成功入圍美國,澳大利亞年終單曲榜。滾石雜誌評選2009年度單曲第2名。MTV評選的2009年年度單曲第9名。NME評選近15年來最好的150首歌曲第13名。第53屆格萊美最佳說唱合作獎及最佳說唱歌曲獎,並獲得年度製作提名。
Empire State of Mind
Jay Z&Alicia Keys
Yeah, Imma up at Brooklyn,
雖自布魯克林貧民區長大
Now I’m down in Tribeca,
如今我也將Tribeca踩在腳下
Right next to DeNiro
早已比鄰Robert DeNiro (著名演員,曾出演《教父Ⅱ》)
But I'll be hood forever,
但我永遠是那個街頭小子
I'm the new Sinatra,
自比Frank Sinatra (殿堂級歌手)
And since i made it here,
我是紐約之王
I can make it anywhere,
自可到處稱皇
Yeah they love me everywhere,
是啊,處處皆是膜拜之聲
I used to cop in Harlem,
曾在Harlem區偷盜販毒
Hola my dominicanos
與多明尼加朋友們共High
Right there up on broadway,
就在百老匯那邊
Brought me back to that McDonalds,
令我想起那家麥當勞店
Took it to my stash spot,
那可是我的藏匿之地(藏毒)
Five Sixty State street,
自然還有560 大道
Catch me in the kitchen like a Simmons whipping pastry,
那時的我,制毒販毒就像Simmons做小蛋糕那樣隨意方便
Cruising down 8th street, Off white lexus,
現如今我照樣開著“白色”淩志(駕馭白色人種)
悠閒駛過第八大道(徹底洗白)
Driving so slow but BK is from Texas,
香車自有碧人陪伴 她自德州來(Beyonce)
Me I'm up at Bed-stuy,
而我自Bed-stuy起家
Home of that boy Biggie,
那可是The Notorious B.I.G的地盤
Now I live on Billboard,
而現在,我能在Billboard榜上稱王
And I brought my boys with me,
朋友皆因我而飛黃騰達
Say what’s up to Ty Ty, still sipping Malta
怎麼了Tyran Smith,再喝一杯雞尾酒如何
Sitting courtside Knicks and Nets give me high fives,
坐在尼克斯與網隊交戰球場邊,球員都會與我擊掌
N-gga I be spiked out, I can trip a referee,
老子我現在也能輕鬆算計裁判
Tell by my attitude that I most definitely from…
看我如此狂妄態度,那自是因為我來自
(Jay-Z)
Catch me at the X with OG at a Yankee game,
我和Juan Perez一起在Bronx觀看洋基隊比賽
Sh-t I made the Yankee hat more famous than a Yankee can,
洋基隊帽是因我而出名
You should know I bleed Blue, but I ain’t a Crip though,
你該知道我已是不貲之軀,但我不是混Crip的
But I got a gang of n-ggas walking with my clique though,
儘管如此,道上跟我混的兄弟也不少
Welcome to the melting pot,
歡迎光臨紐約大熔爐
Corners where we selling rocks,
街角正是我們販毒之地
Afrika bambaataa sh-t,
Afrika Bambaataa統治這裡
Home of the hip hop,
這裡亦是hip hop發源地
Yellow cap, gypsy cap, dollar cap, holla back,
各式的士穿梭鳴笛
For foreigners it ain’t fair they act they forgot how to add,
司機假裝忘記打表坑騙外國佬
8 million stories out there in the naked,
九衢三市自是故事繁多
City it’s a pity half of y'all won't make it,
論其盡頭僅有少數能夠成功
Me I gotta plug a Special Ed “I Got It Made”,
我就是真人版的Special Ed的那首“我能成功”
If Jeezy’s paying LeBron, I'm paying Dwayne Wade,
如果你Jeezy能為詹姆斯買單,我當然可以為韋德買單
3 dice cee-lo
3 card Monte,
骰子搖出欲望,紙牌變出沉迷
Labor day parade, rest in peace Bob Marley,
勞工示威遊行,鮑勃馬利千古
Statue of Liberty, long live the World trade,
自由女神像,世貿雙子塔 永存
Long live the king yo,
流行之王Biggie(一說MJ)永存
I'm from the empire state that’s…
我來自帝國之州,即是
(Alicia Keys)
New York,
紐約
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,
高樓林立築成輝煌夢想
There’s nothing you can't do,
Now you're in New York,
身處紐約自然無所不能
These streets will make you feel brand new,
車水馬龍讓你脫胎換骨
Big lights will inspire you,
燈紅酒綠令你熱血沸騰
Let’s hear it for New York, New York, New York
快聽,來自紐約的聲音
(Jay-Z)
Lights is blinding,
燈光魅惑攝人心魄
Girls need blinders
女孩需要遮蔽雙眼
So they can step out of bounds quick,
才能步出奢靡浮華
The side lines is blind with casualties,
康莊大道旁盡是經不住誘惑的犧牲品
Who sip the life casually, then gradually become worse,
一旦涉足,生活只會漸漸沉淪
Don't bite the apple Eve,
不要輕易嘗試誘惑
Caught up in the in crowd,
你混圈子趕潮流
Now your in-style,
自以為潮到爆棚
And in the winter gets cold en vogue with your skin out,
要風度不要溫度假裝自己是Vogue女郎
The city of sin is a pity of whim,
這罪惡都市只是憐憫你的黃粱一夢
Good girls gone bad, the cities filled with them,
好女孩變壞的故事,全城上演
Mommy took a bus trip and now she got her bust out,
姑娘們欣喜而來,散盡錢財
Everybody ride her, just like a bus route,
人人與之交合,好比公交載客
Hail Mary to the city you’re a virgin,
祈福聖母瑪利亞保你處子之身
And Jesus can't save you like starts when the church ends,
自甘墮落,耶穌亦無可奈何
Came here for school, graduated to the high life,
原想學有所成,將來衣錦還鄉
Ball players, rap stars, addicted to the limelight,
正如球星說唱大佬們享受聚光燈的照耀
MDMA got you feeling like a champion,
搖頭丸High到讓你覺得我自成王
The city never sleeps better slip you a Ambien
都市夜夜笙歌,Ambien才能讓你安然入睡
(Alicia Keys)
New York,
紐約
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,
高樓林立築成輝煌夢想
There’s nothing you can't do,
Now you're in New York,
身處紐約自然無所不能
These streets will make you feel brand new,
車水馬龍讓你脫胎換骨
Big lights will inspire you,
燈紅酒綠令你熱血沸騰
Let’s hear it for New York, New York, New York
快聽,來自紐約的聲音
One hand in the air for the big city,
為這都市揮舞手臂
Street lights, big dreams all looking pretty,
華燈初上,幻想夢想,皆是美麗幻象
No place in the World that can compare,
這座城市無與倫比
Put your lighters in the air, everybody say yeah
燃起火焰,大聲呼嘯
Come on, come on
來吧,來吧
(Alicia Keys)
New York,
紐約
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,
高樓林立築成輝煌夢想
There’s nothing you can't do,
Now you're in New York,
身處紐約自然無所不能
These streets will make you feel brand new,
車水馬龍讓你脫胎換骨
Big lights will inspire you,
燈紅酒綠令你熱血沸騰
Let’s hear it for New York, New York, New York
快聽,來自紐約的聲音
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