Blunt Ashes

歌名	Blunt Ashes
歌手	Nas
专辑	Hip Hop Is Dead

原歌词

[00:00.00]	作词 : Jones, Webber
[00:00.28]	Intro:
[00:00.67]	Yo I wonder if Langston Hughes and Alex Hailey got blazed before they told stories,
[00:04.08]	Well I’m gonna get blazed before I tell y’all stories,
[00:07.61]	I saw on TV today this man lost his son, his son died,
[00:10.96]	So he had him cremated, took his ashes, and made it into a diamond ring
[00:15.70]	Now he watch his son shine everyday,
[00:17.65]	I just thought about that, while I sit here ashin in this ash tray
[00:22.91]	Verse One:
[00:28.49]	The makin’ of a mad man who entered stories of Devante Swing,
[00:31.12]	Eva Gardner, the crashin of James Dean,
[00:35.08]	Bobby Brown, influenced by Rick James it goes,
[00:39.59]	Prince wanted Alexander O’ Neill to be Morris Day or Jerome,
[00:42.69]	But Alex was puttin’ coke in his nose nigga while it,
[00:47.79]	Could be a myth but I swear that the source was close, Phyllis Hyman,
[00:50.92]	Killed himself it was crazy, mommy was bad, they say,
[00:54.72]	Donny Hathaway freefall from a balcony, he sways
[00:57.44]	Chorus:
[00:58.54]	As a blunt ash falls into the ashtray, I can see my whole life fly past me,
[01:04.03]	Did I （Did I） keep it gangsta or keep it classy, and will the money and fame outlast me,
[01:10.17]	The blunt’s ash fall down in the ash tray, will I see my whole life fly past me,
[01:19.44]	I’m askin did I keep it gangsta or keep it classy, （did I） anything else you wanna know, just ask me.
[01:25.96]	Verse Two:
[01:26.86]	Sam trusted Womack with his main lady, he tossin’ in the grave like ‘this is how you repay me,’
[01:35.54]	A change goin’ come, wish you didn’t trust me so much,
[01:38.93]	Marvin said ‘No mountains high enough,’ fly stuff,
[01:41.67]	David Ruffin was punchin’ Tammy Tyrell, gave her concussions,
[01:45.61]	While, the Funk Brothers was layin’ down the percussions,
[01:49.86]	When Flo from the Supremes died, Diana Ross cried,
[01:53.44]	Many people said that she was laughing inside （Why?）.
[01:56.73]	Chorus:
[01:57.53]	As a blunt ash falls into the ashtray, I can see my whole life fly past me,
[02:04.55]	Did I （Did I） keep it gangsta or keep it classy, and will the money and fame outlast me,
[02:11.27]	The blunt’s ash fall down in the ash tray, will I see my whole life fly past me,
[02:18.89]	I’m askin did I keep it gangsta or keep it classy, （did I） anything else you wanna know, just ask me.
[02:24.43]	Verse three:
[02:26.36]	John F. Kennedy’s enemies dealt with treachery, it interests me,
[02:29.40]	Julie Campbell in Gucci sandals, she’s what a temptress be,
[02:34.16]	The death of Anis Cosby, what a mystery,
[02:36.73]	All of Chicago and Herald Washington, someone is sabotagin’ him,
[02:40.44]	Watch out for the traps, Larry Troutman killed his brother, Roger Troutman, then he killed himself, that’s the end of Zapp,
[02:48.69]	And I wouldn’t change a thing, mistakes of the greats,
[02:51.52]	This is what came from they pain, from they hurt we gain, an unfair exchange.
[02:56.37]	Chorus （background）:
[02:57.47]	As a blunt ash falls into the ashtray, I can see my whole life fly past me,
[03:03.76]	Did I （Did I） keep it gangsta or keep it classy, and will the money and fame outlast me,
[03:09.16]	The blunt’s ash fall down in the ash tray, will I see my whole life fly past me,
[03:15.29]	I’m askin did I keep it gangsta or keep it classy, （did I） anything else you wanna know, just ask me
[03:23.30]	I can smell old bogie’s cigars,
[03:26.01]	Knall Recam’s perfumes smellin just as sweet,
[03:27.01]	Me and my wife K flyin in the drop-top like Ruby and OZ Davis baby, know what I mean,
[03:29.27]	Yo man, get smoked out, start thinking about Hattie McDaniels,
[03:31.49]	Got an Oscar for playing Mamie in “Gone With the Wind,”
[03:32.14]	And she didn’t even get allowed, wasn’t allowed to go to the premier,
[03:32.96]	You believe that, couldn’t go to premier, to her joint,
[03:33.56]	Man, you know they were strong back then yeah,
[03:34.73]	Blunts, fallin, ashtray,

歌词翻译

[00:00.28]	序曲
[00:00.67]	哟，我想知道Langston Hughes和Alex Haley（两位都是美国黑人作家）在他们讲故事前会不会喝高（指抽***）
[00:04.08]	反正我在给你们讲故事前我会喝高
[00:07.61]	今天我在电视上看到，男人失去了他的儿子，他的儿子死了
[00:10.96]	所以他将他火化，并把他的骨灰混合进钻石戒指里
[00:15.70]	这样他每天都能看到他的儿子在闪耀（son和sun在这里双关）
[00:17.65]	当我坐着把烟灰弹进烟灰缸的时候，我只是想着这件事，yeah
[00:22.91]	第一段：
[00:28.49]	DeVante Swing这个人有着许多错综复杂的故事，比如他建立了一支疯狂的乐队（乐队指R & B group Jodeci）
[00:31.12]	Ava Gardner（美国著名女演员，因支气管肺炎病逝）,James Dean出了车祸
[00:35.08]	Bobby Brown模仿Rick James豪放不羁的表演方式
[00:39.59]	Prince希望Alexander O'Neal能像Morris Day或者是Jerome那样听他的话
[00:42.69]	Alex却把***吸进了鼻子，兄弟，这是为什么？
[00:47.79]	这是个疑团，但我向你保证消息是可靠的，Phyllis Hyman，
[00:50.92]	***了，这太疯狂了，妈妈不是好人，他们说，
[00:54.72]	Donny Hathaway从15楼跳下来，他在空中飞舞（swing影射他音乐中的swing）
[00:57.44]	副歌：
[00:58.54]	当烟灰落到烟灰缸的时候（blunt是里面填充***的香烟），我看到我的整个人生和我擦身而过（这里的“我”同时也象征着Hip Hop）
[01:04.03]	我的人生是gangsta那样充斥着犯罪和暴力，还是完美上等的？金钱与名声会比我长久吗？
[01:10.17]	烟灰落到了烟灰缸里，我看到我的整个人生和我擦身而过
[01:19.44]	我在问，我的人生是gangsta那样充斥着犯罪和暴力，还是完美上等的？任何你想知道的问我就好（Nas在想他死后是否会成为传奇）
[01:25.96]	第二段：
[01:26.86]	Sam和他生命中最重要的女人都很信任Womack（Womack娶了Sam的遗孀），他在坟墓里辗转不安，“这就是你的报答？”
[01:35.54]	有些事情将会改变，多么希望你过去没有那么信任我（这两句分别是Sam和Womack的歌）
[01:38.93]	Marvin说“没有什么山是足够高的”，（因为有）让人腾空的东西（指**）
[01:41.67]	David Ruffin猛揍Tammi Terrell，令她得了脑震荡
[01:45.61]	当放克兄弟乐队放下打击乐器的时候（这个乐队常和摩城唱片公司演出）
[01:49.86]	当Supremes乐队的Flo Ballard死的时候，Diana Ross哭了
[01:53.44]	很多人却说她在心里笑个不停（为什么?）
[01:56.73]	副歌：
[01:57.53]	当烟灰落到烟灰缸的时候（blunt是里面填充***的香烟），我看到我的整个人生和我擦身而过（这里的“我”同时也象征着Hip Hop）
[02:04.55]	我的人生是gangsta那样充斥着犯罪和暴力，还是完美上等的？金钱与名声会比我长久吗？
[02:11.27]	烟灰落到了烟灰缸里，我看到我的整个人生和我擦身而过
[02:18.89]	我在问，我的人生是gangsta那样充斥着犯罪和暴力，还是完美上等的？任何你想知道的问我就好（Nas在想他死后是否会成为传奇）
[02:24.43]	第三段：
[02:26.36]	肯尼迪总统的敌人对他背叛宪法的行为采取了行动（即暗杀），这件事让我感兴趣。
[02:29.40]	Judy Campbell穿着Gucci的凉鞋（是肯尼迪的情人，也是黑手党Mafia两位领导人的情人），她是天生尤物
[02:34.16]	Ennis Co***y的死多么蹊跷（在路边换轮胎的时候被人射杀）
[02:36.73]	(歌词错误，是Or the Chicagoan Harold Washington）Harold Washington死的也很蹊跷（前芝加哥市长，死于心脏病），有人在摧毁他们
[02:40.44]	留心陷阱，Larry Trouan杀了他的兄弟Roger Trouan，接着他又***了，这就是Zapp团的结局
[02:48.69]	我不愿改变任何事情，这些伟人的错误，
[02:51.52]	都源于他们的痛苦，从他们的伤痛中我们吸取教训，一场不平等的交易
[02:56.37]	副歌（背景）：
[02:57.47]	当烟灰落到烟灰缸的时候（blunt是里面填充***的香烟），我看到我的整个人生和我擦身而过（这里的“我”同时也象征着Hip Hop）
[03:03.76]	我的人生是gangsta那样充斥着犯罪和暴力，还是完美上等的？金钱与名声会比我长久吗？
[03:09.16]	烟灰落到了烟灰缸里，我看到我的整个人生和我擦身而过
[03:15.29]	我在问，我的人生是gangsta那样充斥着犯罪和暴力，还是完美上等的？任何你想知道的问我就好（Nas在想他死后是否会成为传奇）
[03:23.30]	我能闻到Old Bogey香烟的味道（Old Bogey指亨弗莱·鲍嘉）
[03:26.01]	年代久远的香水闻起来同样甜美（香水指Lauren Bacall，她和鲍嘉的婚姻持续了12年）
[03:27.01]	我和我的妻子Kelis,开着敞篷车在路上狂飙，就像Ruby和Ossie Davis,宝贝-知道我在说什么吧？（Ruby和Ossie的婚姻持续了57年）
[03:29.27]	哟，我抽着烟，并开始想Hattie McDaniels,
[03:31.49]	她因为在《乱世佳人》里饰演妈妈而获得了奥斯卡金像奖
[03:32.14]	但是她却被禁止，被禁止参加首映礼（因为种族隔离制度），
[03:32.96]	你相信吗？作为一份子，她不能去参加首映礼
[03:33.56]	你知道的，他们那时候太强大了
[03:34.73]	香烟，飞落，烟灰缸。