Listening to Gipsy Jazz ジプシージャズを聴きながら

I worked from home and I did not eat until I let me call the day. I went out to eat something and had noodle at nearby Chinese restaurant. I did not have money left and then went to a bank. Then I heard Spanish guitar playing somewhere around. It was from the bistro on the other side of the street. At the entrance, I saw Gipsy Jazz live. Actually they were standard Jazz or Flamenco guitar I thought, but I thought of sitting there for some glasses of beer.

在宅勤務の日、遅くまで働いて何も食べてなかった。何か食べようと外に出て、近所の中華でラーメンを食べ、お金がほとんどなくなったので銀行へ。 どこからかスペインギターの音が聞こえてきた。通りの反対側のビストロからだった。入り口にはジプシージャズライブとある。実際スタンダードジャズにフラメンコギターの演奏だったろうにと思いながら、ビールを飲みながらギターを聴くことにする。

Due to its location, there were many tourists. I took a table outside, it was not warm but still ok. The two guitarists played for some time, and then they took the rest. I had to wait for the next performance, I just enjoy my beer and replied some emails. A tourist group next to my table spoke and laugh loud even during the play, when a bar clerk came up to me and asked if I would like to have another glass, I told her that I would take the table in the front.

場所柄、観光客が多い。外のテーブルに座る。暖かくはないがまだ何とかOKだ。ギタリストが２人でしばらく演奏した後で休憩に入る。次の演奏までまた待たなくてはいけない。ビールを飲みながらメールの返信をする。隣のテーブルの観光客が演奏中も大きな声で話しながら、馬鹿笑いをしていた。店の女の子がこちらに来て、もう一杯いかがと聞くので、前のほうに座るからと言って席を移る。

The guitarists started to play again after half an hour. Some customers stayed just next to the guitarists but they did not react to the music. I heard they were speaking Russian. Actually nobody clapped hands after each song. The guitarists played some standard jazz like Autumn Leaves or Beautiful Love, then the one quite familiar to me, I was not able to remember the name of the song but I thought I heard that at the Pace de Lucia concert a year or two ago. It was great and when they finished playing, I clapped my hands. Then all other guests followed me.

３０分ほどしてまた演奏が始まった。ギタリストのすぐ脇に居るお客さんたちは音楽には何の反応もしない。ロシア語を話しているのが聞こえる。実際それまで誰も一曲終わった後に拍手もしていなかった。枯葉やビューティフルラブなどのスタンダートな曲が続いた後、１、２年前に名前は思い出せないが、確かパコ・デ・ルチアのコンサートで聞いた曲が始まった。素晴らしい演奏で思わず拍手すると、他のお客さんたちも続いて拍手。

Summer is going to be over and we rarely sit outside, from October shops have to close their table outside. It was a very comfortable night.

夏はもう終わりで、外に座ることも稀になってくる。１０月からは通りの外に出ているテーブルは片付けなきゃいけないことになっているからだ。なんとも居心地のいい晩だった。