M. Ward 在 MySpace 上说自己的音乐属于 Indie（独立）/Blues/Folk 。
《Chinese Translation》是一首非常有意思的歌，旋律和歌词写得都非常有意思，当然，要是你看MV就会觉得更有意思了。

Chinese Translation

By M. Ward

I sailed a wild, wild sea
climbed up a tall, tall mountain
I met an old, old man
beneath a weeping willow tree
He said now if you got some questions
go and lay them at my feet
but my time here is brief
so you’ll have to pick just three

And I said
What do you do with the pieces of a broken heart
and how can a man like me remain in the light
and if life is really as short as they say
then why is the night so long
and then the sun went down
and he sang for me this song

See I once was a young fool like you
afraid to do the things
that I knew I had to do
So I played an escapade just like you
I played an escapade just like you
I sailed a wild, wild sea
climbed up a tall, tall mountain
I met an old, old man
he sat beneath a sapling tree
He said now if you got some questions
go and lay them at my feet
but my time here is brief
so you’ll have to pick just three

And I said
What do you do with the pieces of a broken heart
and how can a man like me remain in the light
and if life is really as short as they say
then why is the night so long
and then the sun went down
and he played for me this song

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说起来，去年元月做过一个榜单。因此今年也再造一个吧。

有人说 James Blunt 是诗人，觉得倒也贴切，气质上或多或少有吟游诗人的味道。据说他的歌迷众多，其中一些对他了如指掌，连身上有几颗痣都晓得。
我愿意听出他音乐中的痣。“痣”总给人留下深刻印象。

近来搜刮到不少好歌，耳朵又开始卖力工作。按本人口味列出07年元月的榜单——歌大多有点旧，不过真的非常耐听。

Keimzeit 的 Halbmenschen 在去年年末还保持入头三的位子，新年后直接跌出前五（只好对侯劭安讲抱歉了……残念~），Goo Goo Dolls 的歌对我来说似乎有点吵，推荐他们的 Smash 。Boyzvoice 能进入榜单我自己也蛮意外的（-_-||| 众人：榜单不就是你自己列的吗？ kastner：那个……那个……我是想追求一下“黑马效果”。 ——无语），他们是来自挪威的三人乐团，曾经在2000年因主演喜剧电影而一炮走红，其曲风跟90年代闻名全球的 Aqua 乐队雷同（呃？难道北欧人很擅长这套？）
前6位中，J-POP占去4名，只能说明“中国风”的魅力太强劲啦（注释：张洪量炮轰周杰伦的所谓“中国风”，除去歌词，根本就是“日本风”。但是不管怎么说，能将“日本风”变成“中国风”，还是要有一定本事的啊）。同样推荐 伴都美子 的 Farewell，大家可以比较并研究一下这首歌是如何做到比 Jay 的“中国风”还要“中国风”的。BoA 属于 J-POP 里典型欧美路线一类，忒活泼，我跟小路都很喜欢，哇咔咔。
重头戏是前三甲，Mae 的两张专辑已被我纳入收藏，还没来得及细细品位。榜单上这两首，我实在喜欢的不得了。他们的曲风很接近 New Radicals 的。第二名的 Rie fu，重点推荐一下，兼具创作才华和磁性嗓音的艺人，目前还在英国念音乐。 Rie fu 本身是日本人，但因为从小生活在国外，深受欧美音乐的熏陶。她对音乐的理解完完全全超出了商业的想象。
榜单的头号则是 宇多田ヒカル　的 Wings，一直在播没有停。推荐~

感谢 Christian 替我把歌词翻译成英文。同样来自 Postgirobygget 这只伟大的挪威乐队。

I think alot without thoughts,
my head is like a big balloon.
I am always where i am at,
and sex is best without protection.

I have to withdraw against IQ,
but say that I am OK.
I am not made to infiltrate,
The Police or IRA, IRA...

(Chorus)
because I'm....

Slack without drugs,
fat without grease,
handsome with no curves and a sweaty smile
sore without exercise
my head is full of glue
and food is candy when you're...

Slack without drugs
Slack without drugs

Sports is for fanatics,
I'm not made for such.
I get my training when I shake when laughing
from people saying sports is my duty.

Money is for capitalists,
only paper to me,
as long as I can afford to bet some,
our main street could be a highway to me.

(chorus x 2)

P.S. Christian 住在挪威Moss，要是恰好你也在那座城市（Fredriksstad, Oslo同样可以）并且有兴趣和时间教他中文，不妨留言联系。谢谢！