Don't you know, he was the king of saxophones 难道你不知道，他是萨克斯之王

Yes indeed he was; 是的，他的确是;

Talkin' 'bout the guy that made it sound so good 说话布特，使得它听起来那么好小伙

Some people knew him by the Bean 有人知道他的豆

But Hawkins was his name 不过霍金斯是他的名字

   

He sure could swing and play pretty too 他肯定可以摆动和打太漂亮

Sounds good to me, should sound good to you 听起来很不错，应该听起来好给你

I love to hear him playing Body and Soul 我喜欢听他演奏身体与灵魂

Very pleasing to the ear 很顺耳

   

When I first heard it on the record 当我第一次听到它的记录

I just stopped, right there, 我刚停下来，就在那里，

Sounded like a band of angels in the sky, 听起来就像天使在天空乐队，

And I have never ever heard a sweeter tone 我从来没有听说过一个甜蜜的语气

In fact I pay no 'ttention to the saxophone 事实上，我没有付出 ttention的萨克斯风

'Til Coleman Hawkins came along and spoke to everyone, 直到科尔曼·霍金斯来了并讲话给大家，

Saying better listen won't you hear me, 说最好听，你不听我的，

While I play for you, 虽然我打你，

   

Sometimes it's hot 有时候，它的热

Then again it's blue 再说它是蓝色的

My soul just seems to wander, 我的灵魂似乎只是闲逛，

Pleasing each and everyone, 取悦每一个人，

It's what I've long been craving for 这就是我长久以来的渴望

   

The doors have not been always open, 门都没有常开，

But I am trying to please you. 不过，我想请你。

Please don't try to stop me. 请不要试图阻止我。

Hope you like it folks 希望你喜欢它人

   

And then he started cookin', 然后他开始乱打，

Every time he played 他出场每次

Some melodic melody fast or slow 有些旋律旋律或快或慢

You could tell that it was Hawkins, 你可以告诉大家，这是霍金斯，

   

No other one ever has 没有其他人曾经拥有

Quite captured his tone 很抓获他的语气

Just he alone, 只是他一个人，

Has the sound that penetrates 具有穿透声

It will sure go right through you 这将确保通过你向右走

Yes it will, 是的，它会，

And every chorus gives you just another thrill 和每一个合唱团给你只是另一种快感

   

Then along came Eddie Jefferson 就在这时埃迪·杰斐逊

He sang the melody like Hawkins played it 他唱的旋律像霍金斯发挥它

He sang it true 他唱的是真的

He sang it blue 他唱的是蓝色的

Made words for it too 做字太

   

All his fans in New York loved him 在纽约的所有他的球迷爱他

There's no one above him 有他上面没人

Here in the USA 在这里，在美国

I've heard 'em say ol' Eddie was the man 我听说他们骂OL “埃迪是男人

   

Oh how he could sing 哦，他怎么能唱

Man did he swing 那人他挥杆

Sang on the wing, did his own thing 桑上荣，做自己的事

Yes he did 是的，他的确

   

Throughout the country, 在全国各地，

Music lovers are still wiggin' on Eddie's singin' 音乐爱好者还是威金“在Eddie的嬉春”

All around the world, he is known 在世界各地，他被称为

Rhythm was his special joy, 节奏是他的特别的快乐，

He swung it like a horn 他挥舞它像一个喇叭

   

He must have been born to be a singer 他一定是天生的歌手

'Cause his lyrics were so sincere and true “因为他的歌词是那么的真诚和真实

Funny sad or blue 有趣的悲伤或蓝色

Oh yeah! 哦耶！

   

And we've got to remind you 我们得提醒你

Many years it took him 多年来，他花了

Singing every day to achieve his first claim to fame 唱歌，每天来实现他的第一个声名鹊起

   

He was twenty years ahead of his time 他是他那个时代20年未来

And he knew it 他也知道这

But he kept right on-a singing 但他一直往下读，一展歌喉

He went all around the world making rhythm 他走遍世界各地的使节奏

'Cause music sure was in him and he knew it was 因为音乐一定是他，他知道这是

   

Sang with Moody and Richie Cole 桑穆迪和里奇·科尔

He could sing it just like Bird 他可以唱这首歌就像鸟

But his forte was the words he wrote to 但是，他的拿手好戏就是他写的字

Music that he sang 音乐是他唱

   

So he sang, and he sang 于是他唱了，他唱

And he sang his words so clever 他唱他的话太聪明

And I know they'll silence him never 我知道他们会沉默他从来没有

'Cause he cut this masterpiece 因为他砍这一杰作

   

And now we're trying to sing it for you 现在，我们正在努力唱歌给你

Hope the Bean and Eddie both would still approve 希望豆和埃迪双方仍然同意

There we go 我们走吧

We didn't mean to reminisce 我们不是故意的回忆

You can surely bet 你可以打赌肯定

That we won't forget 我们不会忘记

'Cause we hear them yet 因为我们听到他们的声音还

Goodbye 再见