Magic Ways：City Pop与转瞬即逝的幻梦 中英互译.docx

CityPopisheavilyinfluencedbyAmericansoftrockbytakingthesongstructuresofthegenreandmixingitwithSouthernRBfromtheUS,NorthernSoulfromtheUKandjazzfusionmusictotryandachieveanalmosttropicalandsophisticatedsound(drawnheavilyfromtheHawaiianandOkinawanvibesinparticular),whichwasformulatedbysongwritersofthattimefordescriptionsofaluxurious,sensualandupbeatmodernlife.?

Soon,however,CityPopfadedoutofstylebythe1990s,largelyduetothetankingoftheJapaneseeconomyinwhatcametobeknownasTheLostDecadeand,arguably,Japanhasntcompletelyrecoveredfromtothisday,makingtheeagernessoftheeraofCityPopafleetingandmeteoricbubble.

Allthesame,theremainingmusicworksarestillofaestheticvalueandworthyofappreciation,say,?MagicWays?byTatsuroYamashita,oneoftheiconicsingers?ofCityPop.Thissongcamelikeadream,fromthelesscreditedcornersofYouTubewithitsanimeversionsofbeautifulsongslikethese.Atfirst,itseemednothingspecial,untilyoulistenedtotheoriginalsongtodiscoverthatitsnotbeenelectronicallyalteredatall.Releasedin1982,thesongiswellbeyonditsyears.Theuseofelectronicmusicisverycleverandartistic,addingmorealluretothesongthanhostility.Thelyricsarejustsocaptivating,innocentandbeautiful;talkslikeamancompletelyconsumedbylove.?

山下达郎唱到他是如何热切而不假思索地爱上那个女孩，如同被她施了热恋的魔咒；唱到他爱上组成了她的、同时也将会成为他的生活的所有一切；唱到他陷入了如此狂热的爱恋以至于他遇到的每个人都来劝阻他，告诉他他只是被魔法迷了心窍。实际上他是在炫耀着他所爱上的那个女孩有多么迷人和完美。

歌曲的爵士乐曲调中始终穿插着一把不太明显的吉他，以及使乐声更加充实的和声。细微的要素赋予了这首歌曲欢快的基调，作为背景声的Magic的窃窃私语也令整首歌曲整体更加可爱。

「MagicWays」

Thewayyouwhisperinmyear

你在我耳旁轻语的方式

Tomakemytroublesdisappear

来让我的烦恼都消失

Itsmagic

是魔法啊

Thewayyourlittlefingertips

你小指轻颤的方式

Canmakemyheartdodoubleflips

能让我砰然心动

Itsmagic

是魔法啊

Andwhenyousmileatmethatway

你对我微笑的方式

Wellyoucanwarmthecoldestday

你能温暖最寒冷的日子

Itsmagic

是魔法啊

AndevenwhenyouregoneIfind

即使你消失了