ordinary joe - Nujabes (せば じゅん)
And for my opening line
我的开场白
I'm not trying to indicate my state of mind
不是为了表明我的立场
I turn you on
而是为了激起你的兴趣
I tell you that I'm laughing just to keep from crying
我想告诉你 我大笑只是为了远离哭泣
And bringing music when you hear it
当你仔细聆听的时候 我会为你带来音乐
Keep on trying to get near it
继续尝试接近它吧
A little rhythm for your spirit
这是为你的灵魂制作出的小小旋律
Oh but that's what it's for
这就是它的意义
Come on in here's the door
来吧 我的大门为你开启
And I've seen a sparrow get high
我曾经见过一只展翅高飞的小麻雀
Wasting time in the sky
在天空中消磨时光
He thinks it's easy to fly
他认为 飞翔是一件轻松随意的事
He's just a little bit freer than I
他不过是比我稍稍自由一点罢了
Down here on the ground
就坐在这里吧
When you find folks are giving you the runaround
当你发现其他人对你敷衍塞责
Get your game uptight
让你变得焦躁易怒
And if you must just take your secrets underground
如果你必须死守你的秘密
Politicians are trying to speech you
政治家会试图说服你
Mad colour watchers are trying to teach you
疯狂的投机者会试图教导你
Very few will really try to reach you
但几乎没人会试图去靠近你
If you're lost in a stack
如果你在生活中迷失了自己
That's OK come on back
没关系 回来吧
I'd be the last to deny
我不会否认
That I'm just an average guy
我只是个普通人而已
Each little bird in the sky
天空中的每只小鸟
Is just a little bit freer than I
不过是比我稍稍自由罢了
Say ordinary Joe
说 平凡的人啊
Although they say you're just a lazy so and so
尽管别人会说 你有点懒惰 有时马马虎虎
What they think is real
他们眼中的真实
Is nothing but an animated puppet show
不过就是一场木偶秀而已
So don't let time and space confuse you
所以不要让时空将你迷惑
And don't let name and form abuse you
不要让所谓的名人侮辱你
Well let big Joe Williams blues you
让伟大的Joe Williams为你唱首歌
In the light of the sun you can see how they run
在阳光中 你会看见他们奔跑的姿态
Oh I've seen a sparrow get high
我曾经见过一只展翅高飞的小麻雀
Wasting time in the sky
在天空中消磨时光
He thinks it's easy to fly
他认为 飞翔是一件轻松随意的事
He's just a little bit freer than I
他不过是比我稍稍自由一点罢了
