Bridging the Gap-Nas/Olu Dara

[ti:Bridging The Gap] [ar:Nas] [al:蓝调传奇] [by:] [offset:0] [00:04.46]The light is there
灯光就在那里 [00:06.84] [00:11.34]See I come from Mississippi
我来自密西西比州 [00:13.97]I was young and runnin' wild
我年轻又狂野 [00:17.22]Ended up in New York City where I had my first child
我在纽约生下了我第一个孩子 [00:23.66]I named the boy Nasir all the boys call him Nas
我给我的儿子起名Nasir 所有的男孩都叫他Nas [00:30.03]I told him as a youngster he'll be the greatest man alive
在他年少时我告诉他 他以后会成为一个伟大的人 [00:35.03]Let's go Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey --
让我们一起出发 [00:46.53]Tribrary of these rap skits styles I mastered
我掌握了这些说唱的技巧 [00:48.78]Many brothers snatched it up and tried to match it
许多兄弟抢走它试图与之匹配 [00:51.34]But I'm still number one everyday real
但我还是其中的佼佼者 [00:53.09]Speak what I want I don't care what y'all feel
我会唱出我的感受 才不管别人怎么想 [00:56.34]Cause I'm my own master my Pop told me be your own boss
因为我是自己的主人 在流行音乐里我是老大 [00:59.78]Keep integrity at every cost and his home was Natchez Mississippi
让每一个花费都物尽其用 他的家在密西西比州 [01:04.10]Did it like Miles and Dizzy now we gettin' busy
我们已经忙得晕头转向了 [01:06.96]Bridging The Gap from the blues to jazz to rap
缩小差距的蓝调 爵士 说唱 [01:09.72]The history of music on this track
在这条赛道上的音乐史 [01:12.10]Born in the game discovered my father's music
我是为比赛而生 然后发现了我父亲的音乐 [01:14.09]Like Prince searchin' through boxes of Purple Rain
就好像王子历经艰难找到了宝藏 [01:16.91]But my Minneapolis was The Bridge home of the Superkids
但我的明尼阿波利斯大桥是通往回家的路 [01:20.22]Some are well-known some doin' bids
有的人很有名 有的只是无名小卒 [01:21.91]I mighta ended up on the wrong side of the tracks
我也许会在错误的道路上终止 [01:24.40]If Pops wouldn't've pulled me back an said yo
如果流行音乐不能让我回到正轨 [01:27.10]Greatest man alive （Nas Yeah turn it up ）
当今世上最伟大的人 [01:52.25]Gre-Gre-Gre-Gre-Greatest man alive
当今世上最伟大的人 [01:53.31]The blues came from gospel gospel from blues
蓝色的福音书 [01:54.94]Slaves are harmonizin' them ah's and ooh's
奴隶们应该站起来 [01:57.69]Old school new school know school rules
那些学校不论新旧 你都应该知道它们的规矩 [01:59.82]All these years I been voicin' my blues
这些年我一直在唱布鲁斯 [02:03.00]I'm a artist from the start Hip-Hop guided my heart
我从一开始就是艺术家 嘻哈引导了我的心 [02:05.50]Graffiti on the wall coulda ended in Spoffard juvenile delinquent
墙上的涂鸦 都是少年的杰作 [02:09.63]But Pops gave me the right type'a tools to think with
但流行音乐给了我思考的权利 [02:12.95]Books to read like X and stuff
就像一本书 [02:15.69]Cause the schools said the kids had dyslexia
因为学校说孩子们有阅读障碍 [02:18.26]In art class I was a compulsive sketcher of
在艺术学校我是个素描画家 [02:20.94]Teachers in my homeroom I drew pix to mess them up
我的老师把我的画弄得乱七八糟 [02:24.01]Cause none'a them would like my style
因为他们都不喜欢我的风格 [02:26.01]Read more books than the curriculum profile
我读了很多关于素描的书籍 [02:28.51]Said Mr Jones please come get your child
学校的老师说 Jones先生 把你的孩子领回家吧 [02:31.13]Cause he's writin' mad poems and his s are wild
因为他总是写一些疯狂的诗 [02:33.98] [02:54.98]Greatest man The great-greatest man alive
当代最伟大的人 [02:57.80]Hey-Hey-Hey -- My Poppa was not a Rollin' Stone
我的爸爸又不是滚石唱片公司老板 [03:01.24]He been around the world blowin' his horn still he came home
他在全世界都演奏过他的小号 但他还是回了家 [03:04.61]Then he got grown changed his name to Olu
然后他成熟了 改名为Olu [03:07.05]Come on tell 'em 'bout the places you gone to
继续 说说你去过的那些地方 [03:09.55]I been to Saudi Arabia Mozambique
我去过Saudi Arabia Mozambique [03:12.30]Madagascar Paris Greece
Madagascar Paris Greece [03:14.74]The Middle Africa is where we lived
我在非洲中部居住过 [03:17.55]Better known as Queenbridge
更好地称为Queenbridge [03:20.49]Nas Nas you don't stop
Nas不要停 [03:22.36]Olu Dara in the house you don't stop
Olu Dara在房间里 不要停 [03:24.92]Muddy Waters' Howling Wolf you don't stop
浑水摸鱼 嚎叫的狼 都不要停 [03:27.55]From the Blues to Street Hop you don't stop
从布鲁斯到街头嘻哈 不要停 [03:30.12]Tell 'em Pop
他们把那叫做流行乐 [03:30.92]See I come from Mississippi （Let 'em know）
我来自密西西比州 [03:33.99]I was young and runnin' wild （Runnin' wild）
我年轻又狂野 [03:36.30]Ended up in New York City （Yeah ）
在纽约住过 [03:38.80]Where I had my first child （That's me）
在那里有了第一个孩子 [03:41.67]I named the boy Nasir （Yeah Daddy ）
我给他起名Nasir [03:44.24]All the boys call him Nas （Luh ya boy）
所有的男孩都叫他Nas [03:47.05]I told him as a youngster
在他年少时我告诉他 [03:48.36]He'll be the greatest man alive （You the greatest Pop）
他会成为最伟大的人 [03:52.11]Greatest man alive （You the greatest Pop）
当代最伟大的人 [03:53.91]Gre-Gre-Gre-Gre-Greatest man alive
当今世上最伟大的人 [03:56.53]Rest In Peace Ray Charles
安息吧 Ray Charles