Just lonely nights, I miss your face
隻有孤獨的夜晚,我懷念你的臉龐
I miss your kiss, I even miss the arguments that we would have from time to time,
我懷念你的吻,我甚至懷念那些我們常常發生的爭吵
There isn't no you, God knows there isn't no me
上帝知道,你不存在,我也不會存在
Don't want to live, I want to die
我已不想活,隻想死去
簡潔的歌詞,傳達出的卻是真摯的憂傷。接著歌詞在演唱時采取一問一答的形式(括號前的問,括號內來答),形式上是戀人與我的對答,其實卻是歌者內心的自問,盡管娃娃臉演唱時動用了“假聲”,但讓人感覺不到絲毫做作,反而更顯深情和溫柔。
So tell me how you feel (I'm lonely), are you for real (so lonely)
告訴我你的心情怎樣(我很孤單),這些是真的嗎(很孤單)
Do you still think of me (I think of you), Baby still (are you lonely)
你還在想念我嗎(我在想念你),寶貝(你很孤單麼)
Do you dream of me at night, like I dream of you all the time
你會夢見我嗎?就如同我常常夢見你一樣
So let me tell you how will feel (it's like everyday I die),
讓我來告訴你這種感覺(整天就像行屍走肉一樣)
Wish I was dreaming but it's real (when I open up my eyes)
我希望這都是夢,但這卻如此真實(我何時才能睜開我的雙眼)
Oh let me tell you how will feel (and don't see your pretty face)
讓我來告訴你我的感受(我再也看不到你溫柔的臉龐)
I think that I will never love again
我想我再也不會墜入愛河
毫無疑問《孤獨》代表了最典型的節奏布魯斯風格。“Rhythm & Blues”除了譯為節奏布魯斯外,也有人譯為節奏藍調,節奏怨曲。典型的節奏布魯斯音樂都會保留藍調的淡淡憂傷,加上鮮明的節奏,這種音樂風格還有一種很明顯的形式,便是使用類似中國民歌的“一呼一應”的形式進行,英文也叫 “呼應(Call and Response)”。樂句起初會給人們一種緊張、哭訴、無助的感覺,接著樂句便像是在安慰、舒解受苦的人。
娃娃臉節奏布魯斯表現領域很寬,除了情歌之外,其他題材同樣有很多傑作,例如這首寫給他兒子的歌《哪兒也不去》(Not Going Nowhere),標題顯然帶有土語方言色彩。
Well let me to tell you, you don't have to fear
讓我告訴你,你沒有必要害怕
Your Daddy loves you, I'm not going nowhere
你的爸爸永遠愛你,我哪兒也不會去
And I won't give you up, nothings going to change I'm here to tell you