Sting: How I started writing songs again
Sting: Kaip aš vėl pradėjau rašyti dainas
He’s sold more than 100 million albums and earned 16 Grammy Awards, yet Sting continues to surprise. His fourteenth solo album, The Last Ship, features songs from his Broadway-bound musical of the same name. Full bio
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on the morrow at noon ♪
į vandenį laivą ♪
Lord Himself resurrect me? ♪
privalau karaliauti ♪
prasibrauna į jūrą ♪
nusileidžia nuo to kalno
ir nelaimingų atsitikimų istorija.
išderintomis stygomis.
industrinio peizažo.
ir niekada nebegrįžusių.
turėsiu kambarius,
weeks, and weeks to months,
savaitės – mėnesiais,
įdėtoms pastangoms. Jokių dainų.
tavo darbai
mažiau apleidau
privalėjau grįžti,
ir papasakoti jos istoriją,
ką veikia,
pirma reikėjo pastatyti laivą.
and all the classes in between,
tik po kažkieno mirties.
though they're old and curled ♪
nors seni ir susiraitę ♪
ir vietos po saule ♪
savo senio batus ♪
paskutinę valią ♪
and you think that you're a tree ♪
nors manai, kad jau medis ♪
though they're old and curled ♪
nors seni ir susiraitę ♪
ir vietos po saule ♪
avint savo senio batais ♪
tai daryčiau? ♪
tai tik jo ranka ♪
ir paliksiu šią vietą ♪
know their way down the hill ♪
kaip eit nuo kalno ♪
and they probably will ♪
ir turbūt, ten ir eis ♪
aš turiu kitų kelių ♪
in these dead man's boots ♪
avint velionio batus ♪
kaip jis ♪
know their way down the hill ♪
kaip eiti nuo kalno. ♪
and they probably will ♪
ir turbūt, ten ir eis ♪
‘cause I'm off the other way ♪
nes einu kita kryptimi. ♪
metas man prabilt ♪
tai tik kryžius ant sienos ♪
visiškai nieko ♪
when your whole life is through ♪
kai tavo gyvenimas baigiasi ♪
aš ne toks kaip tu ♪
there'll be no more disputes ♪
apie tai nekalbėsiu ♪
me in your dead man's boots ♪
avint tavo, velionio batus ♪
nuleidžiamas į vandenį,
valdininkas iš Londono,
but we still got very excited.
bet mes vis tiek labai susijaudindavome.
me up in my Sunday best.
šventiniais drabužiais.
kad ji mane pamato.
laivų statykloje.
ir technologijų,
ar roko žvaigždė,
a taxi herself to the station ♪
kviečiantis taksi į stotį ♪
by her lack of royal baggage ♪
matyti ją be karališkojo bagažo♪
to the rear of the carriage ♪
kur sėdi ji su savo šuneliais ♪
with all Europe's nobility ♪
Europos kilmingaisiais ♪
famous for their compatibility ♪
neišsiskiria sutaikomumu ♪
so get back in your place!" ♪
todėl sėskit į vietą!“ ♪
and they daren't be late ♪
ir bijo pavėluoti ♪
on the Tyne at high tide ♪
upę pakilus bangoms ♪
from far and from wide" ♪
tolimų ir plačių ♪
there's nay bugger home ♪
ir jie išsinešdina iš namų ♪
and the loyal Prince of Wales ♪
ir ištikimas Velso princas ♪
in his top hat and tails ♪
dėvint skrybėlę ir fraką ♪
and one simply has to prevail ♪
kažkas turi imti viršų ♪
or we'll end up in jail! ♪
arba į kalėjimą ♪
makes its way to the sea ♪
prasibrauna į jūrą ♪
pavirto gyvenimas ♪
in the name of the Son ♪
this life that you've spun ♪
makes its way to the sea ♪
prasibrauna į jūrą ♪
negalėtų iškęst ♪
kol nepuoliau į neviltį ♪
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sting - Composer, singer, author, actor, activistHe’s sold more than 100 million albums and earned 16 Grammy Awards, yet Sting continues to surprise. His fourteenth solo album, The Last Ship, features songs from his Broadway-bound musical of the same name.
Why you should listen
Premiering in 2014, The Last Ship—with direction by Joe Mantello, music and lyrics by Sting and book by John Logan and Brian Yorkey—is inspired by Sting's memories of the English seafaring community of Wallsend where he was born and raised. The story is set against the demise of the local shipbuilding industry and is anchored by a group of unemployed workers who take back the shipyard to build one last ship.
The constant throughout Sting's enduring career has been his propensity to evolve. From his tenure as lead singer and bassist with The Police, producing classic hits like "Every Breath You Take" and "Message In A Bottle," to his acclaimed ventures as a solo artist, Sting is one of the world's most renowned and distinctive musicians.
An actor, composer, author and committed activist, Sting, along with wife Trudie Styler, founded the Rainforest Fund in 1989 to protect the world's rainforests and the indigenous people living there. This year, the organization celebrates its 25th anniversary.
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