A poet's mission is to make words do more work than they normally do, to make them work on more than one level.

  • -- Jay-Z 杰伊兹

诗人的使命是让文字比平常发挥更大的作用,使它们在不止一个层面上发挥作用。

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When I sang that song, I felt it was almost as if some force had moved into my body. Things like that have only happened to me singing jazz. It doesn't happen when singing pop. I get so deeply into the music, it feels like I've become someone else.

当我唱那首歌的时候,我感觉好像有某种力量进入了我的身体。这种事只发生在我唱爵士乐的时候。唱流行歌曲的时候不会这样。我对音乐如此着迷,就好像我变成了另一个人。

I can find some way to make poetry out of my life's experiences.

我能从我的生活经历中找到写诗的方法。

I like music, but I need to get outside more.

我喜欢音乐,但我需要多出去走走。

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

除了印刷错误,诗人什么都能活下来。