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Barry Flanaganが歌う”Redemption Song”

HAPAの「Maui」では、Bob Marley(ボブ・マーリー)の”Redemption Song”をカバーしています。

“Redemption Song”の歌詞(英語)は、コチラからご覧頂けます。
Redemption Songの和訳はコチラをどうぞ。

HAPAの”Redemption Song”は、アルバム「Maui」に収録。

Redemptionは「約束を果たす」「償い」「救い」の意味だそうです。

Bob Marley(ボブ・マーリー)の曲は、ストレートで心を打つ歌詞が多いのですが、 和訳を読んでHAPAが何故「Maui」でカバーに挑戦したのかが分かるような気がします。

HAPAが歌う曲はハワイ語で一見難解ですが、日本語訳を読むと非常にシンプルに、どれもハワイの自然や、愛をストレートに称えている歌詞だという事がわかります。

Bob Marley “Redemption song”の歌詞

“Redemption song” Lyrics

Old pirates, yes, they rob I;
Sold I to the merchant ships,
Minutes after they took I
From the bottomless pit.
But my hand was made strong
By the hand of the Almighty.
We forward in this generation
Triumphantly.
Won’t you help to sing
These songs of freedom?
‘Cause all I ever have:
Redemption songs,
Redemption songs.

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ourselves can free our minds.
Have no fear for atomic energy,
‘Cause none of them can stop the time.
How long shall they kill our prophets,
While we stand aside and look? Ooh!
Some say it’s just a part of it:
We’ve got to fullfil the Book.

Won’t you help to sing
These songs of freedom?
‘Cause all I ever have:
Redemption songs,
Redemption songs,
Redemption songs.
—
/Guitar break/
—
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ourselves can free our mind.
Wo! Have no fear for atomic energy,
‘Cause none of them-a can-a stop-a the time.
How long shall they kill our prophets,
While we stand aside and look?
Yes, some say it’s just a part of it:
We’ve got to fullfil the book.
Won’t you have to sing
These songs of freedom? -
‘Cause all I ever had:
Redemption songs -
All I ever had:
Redemption songs:
These songs of freedom,
Songs of freedom.

Bob Marley “Redemption Song” Live

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【追記】
Ultimate Guitar.comに”Redemption Song”のギターコードとTAB譜が掲載されています。
いくつかバージョンもあるようですね。