歌詞翻譯 - Wild Cherry - Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music

前言：

要說到放克經典中的經典，這首歌是絕對不能錯過，經典到還有打牛鈴咧。
況且它還是奠基於放克吉他第一課所教的E9和弦之上，能不學嗎？

1976年9月18日登上美國Billboard第一名，實是名留青史了。

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翻譯：

Play That Funky Music
彈些放克樂

[Intro]
Hey, do it now
嘿，現在就開演
Yeah, hey
耶，嘿

[Verse 1]
Hey, once I was a boogie singer
嘿，昔日我曾是搖滾歌手
Playin' in a Rock and Roll Band
在搖滾樂團演奏
I never had no problems, yeah
我從來不曾沒問題過，耶
Burnin' down the one night stands
縱情於一夜纏綿
And everything around me, yeah
圍繞著我的一切，耶
Got to stop to feelin' so low
該是時候停下情緒低落
And I decided quickly (Yes I did)
而我快速決定（是的，我決定了）
To disco down and check out the show
跑去跳迪斯可舞廳並檢查何時可排秀

[Hook]
Yeah, they was dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin'
耶，他們又唱又跳，跳舞到律動
And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted:
而正當我彈得高潮迭起，有人轉身咆哮
Play that funky music white boy
彈放克音樂啦！白人小子
Play that funky music right
好好彈首放克舞曲啦！
Play that funky music white boy
彈放克音樂啦！白人小子
Lay down the boogie and play that funky music till you die
放棄搖滾樂去彈首放克音樂直到你死掉為止
'Til you die
直到你死掉為止
Oh ya, ya
喔耶，耶

[Verse 2]
I tried to understand this
我試著了解狀況
I thought that they were out of their minds
我想一切都在他們的想像之外
How could I be so foolish (How could I)
我怎麼那麼愚蠢（怎麼會）
To not see I was the one behind
沒發現我是落後的人
So still I kept on fighting
所以我仍持續努力
Well, losing every step of the way
好吧，迷失彈奏的每一招式
I said, I must go back there (I got to go back)
我說，我必須找回狀況（我必須回去）
And check to see if things still the same
然後檢查每樣是否仍然一樣

[Hook]
Yeah they was dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin'
And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted
Play that funky music white boy
Play that funky music right
Play that funky music white boy
Lay down the boogie and play that funky music till you die
'Til you die, ya
'Til you die

(Gonna play some of that electrified funky music, yeah)
要彈一些興奮的放克音樂了，耶
[Guitar Solo]
(Hey, wait a minute)
耶，等等

[Verse 3]
Now first it wasn't easy
而今一開始並不容易
Changin' Rock and Roll and minds
要改變彈奏搖滾樂跟腦袋
And things were getting shaky
而一切變得不安
I thought I'd have to leave it behind
我想我早該必須拋到腦後
But now it's so much better (it's so much better)
但現在已經變得比較好了（改得較好了）
I'm funking out in every way
我可以用各種方式熱情彈奏放克音樂
But I'll never lose that feelin' (no I won't)
但我永遠不會忘掉那感覺（喔我不會）
Of how I learned my lesson that day
我那天表演所得到的教訓

[Extended Hook]
When they were dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin'
And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted
Play that funky music white boy
Play that funky music right
Play that funky music white boy
Lay down the boogie and play that funky music till you die
'Til you die
Oh' till you die

They shouted play that funky music
他們咆哮彈放克樂啦
(Play that funky music)
彈放克樂啦
Play that funky music
彈放克樂啦
(You Gotta keep on playin' funky music)
你該一直彈放克樂
Play that funky music
彈放克樂啦
(Play that funky music)
彈放克樂啦
Play that funky music
彈放克樂啦
(Come and take you higher, ya)
來吧讓你更嗨，耶
Play that funky music white boy
Play that funky music right, yeah
Play that funky music white boy
Play that funky music right
Play that funky music white boy
Play that funky music right

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後記：

片語：
1. Lay down：放躺、投降、放棄
2. Funk out：其實並不是Fuck off啊。網路上是說play/listen to/dance to funk music enthusiastically。請參見Word Reference - funk out

感想：
你有聽過70年代純放克舞曲中夾雜那麼搖滾的吉他獨奏嗎？
就是因為他腦袋轉不過來啊。
為了謀生跑到舞廳表演，正逢放克舞曲流行的時代，
不彈放克樂卻彈以前的搖滾樂，這不是自討沒趣嗎？

可想而知，為了迎合市場的大眾口味，不得不去轉換一下自己擅長的技巧啦！
要不然就會像Wild Cherry這個團一樣，初場表演時被想要跳舞的群眾咆哮了。

說真的，某種樂風學久了，要轉換真的不容易。
這種感覺就好像你在學語言一樣，
到你二三十歲後再來學任何新語言就必定有口音了。

這裡有這個團的詳細介紹：
耕者有其田：[簡介] Wild Cherry

吉他教學：
其實也沒很難，一個E9的指型打遍整首歌，還可以彈唱咧！
主要是節奏的掌握，右手就儘管搖擺16分音符就好。