Verses from the Abstract
Verses from the Abstract - A Tribe Called Quest/Vinia Mojica/Ron Carter
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Written by：Kamaal Fareed/A Tribe Called Quest
I had a dream about my man last night
昨夜梦中与挚友相遇
And my man came by the studio
他今晨造访录音棚
And his name is
这位传奇人物正是
Busta Rhymes in effect
Busta Rhymes 气场全开
Shaheed is in effect
Shaheed 锋芒毕露
Phife Did-awg is in effect
Phife Did-awg 强势登场
Check it out and give me my 'spect
仔细聆听 请给予我应得的尊重
I'm moving yes I'm grooving cause my mouth is on the motor
我随韵律摇摆 双唇迸发即兴诗行
Use the Coast in the morning to avoid the funky odor
清晨用海岸清新剂驱散那股放克气息
Can't help being funky I'm the funky Abstract brother
天生自带律动 我是抽象派放克兄弟
Funky in a sense but I play the undercover
看似低调潜伏 骨子里流淌着节奏韵律
Once had a fetish fetish for some booty
曾痴迷于某些不可言说的狂热癖好
Now I'm getting funky in my rap and that's my duty
如今将放克灵魂注入说唱才是我的天职
Brothers tend to jock on the style in particular
总有人想模仿我们独特的风格印记
If you got the ego like some brothers then I'll get with ya
若你像某些人般自负 我或许会与你共鸣
But if I don't pursue then I just don't give a f**k
但若无意追逐 我也根本不屑一顾
My motto in the 90's is be happy making bucks
90年代我的信条是快乐赚钱
Girls love the Jim cos it causes crazy friction
女孩们爱这节奏 因它掀起狂热浪潮
When it goes up in and fluctuates the diction
当韵律起伏 词句随之跃动
I still understand the oomph cause that's what I met her for
我仍懂那份悸动 那正是相遇的初衷
I'm hooked on the swing so just call me the music whore
沉醉于摇摆律动 就叫我音乐信徒
Women love the voice brothers dig the lyrics
女士爱这声线 兄弟品这韵脚
Quest the people's choice we driving for the spirit
追寻大众所爱 我们为灵魂驰骋
If you can't hear it then get the wax utensil
若你听不见 就拿黑胶来感受
Write my rhymes straight up don't give it no fancy stencil
我的韵脚直白纯粹 不玩花哨把戏
The rhymes be getting sweet we stay away from tart
韵律如蜜般甘醇 远离酸涩滋味
A perfectionist at work perking up the art
精益求精雕琢艺术 让作品焕发生机
If you want to battle I suggest you check your clock
若想挑战对决 建议你先看清时间
Your demise is coming up and I want your man to watch
你的败局将至 我要你同伴亲眼见证
Be the prime example or deeper still the sample
要么成为典范 要么沦为采样片段
Insignificance here I'll place you on the mantle
微不足道的你 只配被供奉在壁炉架上
Born up in Harlem reside down in Jamaica
哈莱姆区出生 牙买加长大扎根
The girl I used to rock her moms was a Quaker
我曾与之共舞的女孩 她母亲是贵格会信徒
Now what does that make her
这让她成了什么人
The evil money taker
成了贪婪的敛财者
The crazy move faker I use that to break her
成了虚张声势的骗子 我借此将她击溃
Phife is in the house ooohh you know you got going on
菲夫在此登场 噢 你知道气氛已燃
Uncle Mike is in the house this ain't a R&B song
迈克叔叔坐镇 这可不是节奏蓝调
Bob Power is in the house you got it going on
鲍勃·鲍尔在此 你已掌控全场
Tim Latham is in the house and on and on and on
蒂姆·莱瑟姆坐镇 精彩永不停歇
Wise Men is in the house
智者已在此集结
The Brand Nubes is in the house
新锐力量在此汇聚
The J Beez they in the house
J Beez团队在此登场
And De La they in the house
De La家族亦在此处
I must regroup my thoughts and kick the next ones for my people
重整思绪 为我的伙伴们献上全新韵律
Please don't be deceived by the ugly slice of evil
请别被邪恶的丑陋面目所蒙蔽
The world is kinda cold and the rhythm is my blanket
世界略显冰冷 而节奏是我的温暖毛毯
Wrap yourself up in it if you love it then you'll thank it
若你热爱音乐 就请沉浸其中 心怀感激
Don't move to rebuttal wave your hand for action
别急着反驳 挥手示意行动开始
Some women in the 90's want more than satisfaction
九十年代的女性 渴望的不仅是满足
They want keys and Gs and all those illy things
她们要钥匙钞票 和那些华丽玩意
If you want to I'll show you just what the Ab can bring
若你愿意 我会展现Ab能带来的惊喜
I keep a tight net with my brothers Ken and Kenny
与肯和肯尼兄弟 编织紧密的网
If the question is of rhymes then I'll tell ya I got plenty
若问韵脚储备 我的库存永远满当
The thing that men and women need to do is stick together
男女该做的 是携手并肩同行
Progressions can't be made if we're separate forever
若永远分离 怎能有前行的光明
I hooked this funky beat with the loop and the feature
我用循环采样和特色音色打造这放克节拍
This the funky singing by Miss Vinia Mojica
这是维尼亚·莫吉卡小姐的放克吟唱
So listen because the Quest is led through the underground
请聆听 因为探索正引领我们穿过地下之声
My people have been oppressed too long no more will we be down
我们的人民被压迫太久 再也不会低头
People tend to riff cause they don't know the mental
人们总爱即兴发挥 因为他们不懂其中深意
People tend to bug cause the beats are hard but gentle
人们总爱大惊小怪 因这节奏刚柔并济
Africano lurks through the body of this youngun'
非洲韵律在这年轻人的血液里流淌
Play like Bobby Byrd on your back and you're coming to
像鲍比·伯德般演奏 让你情不自禁跟上
The house of the jazz of the funk of the rhythm
爵士放克韵律交织的殿堂
All the goods are welcome but if you're a villain
心怀善意者皆可入场 但若你心怀不轨
I'll just wait and debate contemplate your arrival
我会静候思量 揣测你的来意
If flexing is your motive then you don't like survival
若你只为炫耀而来 那便不懂生存真谛
The Abstract is speaking the hard beats is reaching
抽象诗人正在诉说 硬核节拍穿透心灵
To Black and Puerto Ricans cause they're butt naked streaking
献给赤诚相待的黑人与波多黎各兄弟
Through the ever murky streets of the urbanized areas
穿越都市迷蒙街巷的每个角落
Blasting out the speakers is the hip hop hysteria
扬声器迸发着嘻哈的狂热脉动
Craig is in the house ooohh you know you got going on
克雷格登场 噢 你知道你有多棒
Pete Rock is in the house this ain't a R&B song
皮特·洛克在此 这可不是R&B情歌
CL is in the house you got it going on
CL驾到 你总是如此出色
Ultramag is in the house and on and on and on
超磁团队在此 音乐永不停歇
Nice and Smooth is in the house
Nice and Smooth组合登场
Big Daddy Kane is in the house
Big Daddy Kane在此坐镇
Beatnuts is in the house
Beatnuts团队强势来袭
Special Ed is in the house
Special Ed在此闪耀
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
And this one goes out to my man
这首歌献给我的兄弟
Thanks a lot Ron Carter on the bass
特别感谢贝斯手Ron Carter
Yes my man Ron Carter is on the bass
没错 我的老友Ron Carter正在弹奏贝斯
And check it out going into the '91 decade
让我们回到1991年代
Up in until the 2000 decade
一直延续到2000年代
You gotta say the Quest is on
你必须承认Quest正在崛起
And goddamn it yes the Quest is on
天啊没错 我们的探索仍在继续
And we out
我们即将启程