The Beat of Your Heart

She was in a white dress
那时她穿着白裙子
With red and purple ribbons in her hair
红色和紫色的发带系在秀发上
She was dancing with somebody
她虽然与人共舞
But in love and music, all is fair
但对于爱与音乐 一切都是公平的
We were finishing "The Girl from Ipanema"
我们演奏的《依帕内玛女孩》就要结束
Going into "Summertime"
准备开始演奏《夏日时光》
I was in the middle of my solo
我当时沉浸在自己的独奏中
When her eyes met mine
那一刻 我们眼神交错
Love starts on a downbeat
爱情始于降拍强音
Love starts when the music starts
爱情始于音乐响起
Love starts when the tune is sweet
爱情始于甜美曲调
And you lift your feet
你抬脚踏出节拍
To the beat of your heart
跟随心跳的律动
Love makes a rhythm
爱情谱出心动节奏
Love dances in a dancer's shoes
爱情跳出华丽舞步
It moves when you start to move
你起舞时爱情也一同舞动
And what is the groove?
随着什么节奏？
The beat of your heart!
当然是你心跳的律动！
And we played "Moon River"
我们在《月亮河》中摇曳
And "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
现在《我想要握住你的手》
And the girl in the white dress
那个白衣翩翩的少女
And the ribbons in her hair
和她发丝间的绸缎
Danced to my band
都随着我的乐队起舞
And I could feel my heart
我开始小鹿乱撞
It started jumping in my chest
心脏要跳出胸口
And I smiled at her
我向她微笑
And she smiled at me
她也对我微笑
And the music did the rest
音乐让一切水到渠成
Love sparks on the upbeat
爱情迸发与上升音符
Igniting with a minor 9th
引燃了小九度
Resolving to a major 6th
溶解于大六度
Something clicks
一见钟情
And everything starts
一个又一个音符迸发出来
There goes the kick drum
底鼓声响起
Spelling out the rhythm of love
击出爱的节奏
Telling you get off your seat
让人情不自禁起身
And move your feet
双脚动起来
And dance to the beat of your heart
随着你心跳的律动起舞
And if you play me "Summertime"
如果你现在为我弹奏《夏日时光》
And if I stop and close my eyes
如果我停下来闭上双眼
I'll see an angel swirling, moving
我仍然看到一位天使在舞动旋转
Young and so alive
如此年轻 鲜活
This music is a time machine
这音乐是时光机器
This music is a gift from God
这音乐是上天的恩赐
Her face was beautiful
她的面容曾是那么美丽！
My God, her face was beautiful
她的面容曾是那么美丽！！
So maybe I'm romantic
也许我是浪漫主义者
Maybe I'm a sentimental fool
也许我是多愁善感的傻子
Maybe music is the food of love
也许音乐是爱的食粮 (--Shakespeare
But music and love, who can tell them apart?
但是谁能将音乐和爱情分开？
Just let me hear the downbeat
就让我再一次聆听那降拍强音
(Let me hear the downbeat)
(就让我再一次聆听那降拍强音)
And let me hear the bah! bah! bah!
让我再一次聆听那 bang bang bang 的节奏
(Bah! bah! bah!)
(bang bang bang)
Let me hear it kick for kick
让我再一次聆听那让人激动的节奏
And whack the snare
再一次体验那陷入爱情的重击
And shake your ass
扭扭屁股
And stir up the air
搅热气氛
And dance with the girl with the ribbons in her hair
与系着发带的女孩共舞
Embracing the rhythm of love
拥抱这爱的节奏
That's exactly the same as
这节奏正符合
The beat of your heart!
你心跳的律动！×1
The beat of your heart...
你心跳的律动！×2
The beat of your heart...
你心跳的律动！×3
The beat of your heart!
你心跳的律动！×4