【歌詞翻訳・意味解説】Ed Sheeran/エド・シーラン Grade 8/グレイド・エイト【歌詞翻訳・意味解説】

イギリスのシンガーソングライター。
住所不定だった孤高のシンガー・ソングライターが、「たった1枚のアルバムで世界へ羽ばたいた」と評される天才。

2013年、映画『ホビット 竜に奪われた王国』のエンド・クレジットに書き下ろし曲『I See Fire（英語版）』が使用された。

タイトルの「Grade 8」ですが、これは私が想像したような10代の子どもを指すのではなく、UKで非常に優れたスキルを持つ生徒に与えられる評価のようです。

My mind is a warrior,
My heart is a foreigner,
My eyes are the colour of red like a sunset,
I’ll never keep it bottled up,
Left to the hands of the coroner,
Be a true heart not a follower,
We’re not done yet now,

I see it in your movements tonight,
If we should ever do this right,
I’m never gonna let you down,
Oh I’ll never let you down,
Now keep it on the down low
And I’ll keep you around so I’ll know,
That I’ll never let you down,
I’ll never let you down.

You’re strumming on my heart strings like you were a grade 8 but I never felt this way,
I’ll pick your feet up off of the ground and never ever let you down,
You’re strumming on my heart strings like you were a grade 8 but I never felt this way,
I’ll pick your feet up off of the ground and never ever let you down,

My eyes are a river filler,
This drink is a liver killer,
My chest is a pillow for your weary head to lay to rest again,
Your body is my ballpoint pen
And your mind is my new best friend,
Your eyes are my mirror to take me to the edge again,

Now I see it in your movements tonight,
If we should ever do this right,
I’m never gonna let you down,
Oh I’ll never let you down,
We’ll keep it on the down low
And I’ll keep you around so I’ll know,
That I’ll never let you down,
I’ll never let you down,

You’re strumming on my heart strings like you were a grade 8 but I never felt this way,
I’ll pick your feet up off of the ground and never ever let you down,
You’re strumming on my heart strings like you were a grade 8 but I never felt this way,
I’ll pick your feet up off of the ground and never ever let you down,

Hold my heart to stop me bleeding now, now, now, and I’ll never let you down [x4]
‘Cause You’re strumming on my heart strings like you were a grade 8 but I never felt this way,
I’ll pick your feet up off of the ground and never ever let you down,
You’re strumming on my heart strings like you were a grade 8 but I never felt this way,
I’ll pick your feet up off of the ground and never ever let you down,