Esperanza Spalding《Precious》（弥足珍贵）
演唱：Esperanza Spalding / Leo Genovese
Love me or leave me
爱我或者离开我
But please don't deceive me
但是别欺骗我
And say you love me how I am
对我说你有多爱我
You love the way
你喜欢这条路
I fit some ideal
我有些想法
Not the real woman
不是真正的女人
You've yet to understand
你还不明白
See love ain't all heaven
爱不是都像天堂
And I am no angel
我也不是天使
I do the best I can
我尽我所能去爱
You always wanted
你总是想要
Something more from my body
更多来自我身体的
And said you needed
说你需要他们
Something more from my loving
更多来自我的 爱
But all you got was me
但你得到的只是我
And that's all that I can be
这就是我所能做的
I'm sorry if it let you down
我很抱歉如果让你失望
Now it's no nice excuse
现在这不是好的借口
But all the magic was used
所有的魔术都已用尽
Up on trying to uphold
努力去坚持
Some kind of tame
某些平淡
Flattering persona
讨好某人
That soon enough
那些都够了
Was getting real old
变得老了
It takes more than pressure
它承受的不仅仅是压力
To change rock to diamond
让石头变成钻石
Now all you have is sand
现在你拥有的只有沙子
Slipping through your fingers
从手指尖滑过
You always wanted
你总是想要
Something more from my body
更多来自我身体的
And said you needed
说你需要它们
Something more from my loving
更多来自我的 爱
But all you got was me
但是你得到只有我
And that's all that I can be
这就是我所能做的
I'm sorry if it let you down
我很抱歉如果让你失望
But I'm not gonna sit around
我不会坐你身边
And waste my precious divine energy
浪费我宝贵的精力
Trying to explain
尝试去解释
And being ashamed of things
对于一些事感到羞愧
You think are wrong with me
你以为我错了
I'm not gonna sit around
我不会坐你身边
And waste my precious divine energy
浪费我宝贵的精力
Trying to explain and being ashamed
尝试去解释和羞愧
Of what you think is wrong with me
你认为错在于我
Set you up
让你振作
You say I set you up
你说让你振作
Like I was different
像我一样与众不同
Than what I am
这样的我
Offering you now
现在就给你
Let you down you say I let you down
让你失望，说我让你失望
And drove your heart around
驱使你的心
Did you forget about all the love
你忘记所有关于爱了吗
And the acceptance that you promised me too
接受你对我承诺的
You always wanted something more from my body
你总是想要更多来自我身体的
And said you needed something more from my loving
你说你需要更多来自我的 爱
But all you got was me
但是你得到的只有我
And that's all that I can be
这就是我能做的的
I'm sorry if it let you down
我很抱歉让你失望
You always wanted
你总是想要
Something more from my body
更多来自我身体的
And said you needed
你说你需要
Something more from my loving
更多来自我的 爱
But all you got was me
但是你得到的只有我
And that's all that I can be
这就是我能做的的
I'm sorry if it let you down
我很抱歉让你失望
But I'm not gonna sit around
但是我不会坐你身边
And waste my precious divine energy
去浪费我宝贵的精力
Trying to explain and being ashamed of things
尝试去解释和羞愧于一些事
You think are wrong with me
你认为我错了
I'm not gonna sit around
我不会坐在你身边
And waste my precious divine energy
去浪费我宝贵的精力
Trying to explain and being ashamed
尝试去解释和羞愧于一些事
Of what you think is wrong with me
你认为我错在于我
让 音 符飞
与贾斯汀·比伯(Justin Bieber)，埃斯波兰萨·斯伯丁(Esperanza Spalding)可以说是名不经传，成为第53届格莱美首匹出线的黑马。这是格莱美奖50多年历史上第一位获得最佳新人奖的爵士音乐人。
1984年出生的Spalding绝非泛泛之辈，年纪轻轻就集“唱、奏、作”三位一体，以布鲁斯、Funk、嘻哈、爵士混合乐以及巴西和古巴黑人风格的音乐见长。她对爵士乐的演绎，无论是唱歌又或是大提琴演奏，总给人一种自然随意、“不靠谱”的快感。如此充满活力的乐风，似乎只有在非传统的教育环境下才能自然滋长——
Spalding从小就住在治安较差的贫民区，由单亲妈妈抚养成长。对于死记硬背的传统教学，Spalding感到无所适从。当他人忙于跻身名校、拿证考级时，Spalding却一再中途辍学；当他人专注于乐器演奏的高超技巧时，Spalding却更注重内心音韵的自我表达。八岁时便常跟着当时在大学修爵士吉他的母亲到学校，回家后自学在课堂上旁听的内容。二十岁时获得波士顿爵士学会杰出音乐家奖学金，并被百克里音乐学院(Berklee College of Music)聘为教授，成为这所爵士乐名校最年轻的教授之一。Spalding自2006年起至今，发行的专辑屈指可数，本曲选自其2008年的专辑《Esperanza》。正是这张专辑让爵士界的人记住了Esperanza Spalding这个名字。
“My name means 'hope' in Spanish, and it's a name I want to live up to[履行].”
—Esperanza Spalding