SKY
I wasn't jealous before we met
Now every man that I see is a potential threat
And I'm possessive, it isn't nice
You've heard me saying that smoking was my only vice
But now it isn't true
Now everything is new
And all I've learned
Has overturned
I beg of you
SOPHIE
Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
It was like shooting a sitting duck
A little small talk, a smile and baby I was stuck
I still don't know what you've done with me
A grown-up woman should never fall so easily
I feel a kind of fear
When I don't have you near
Unsatisfied
I skip my pride
I beg you dear
SKY
Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
BOYS
Don't go sharing your devotion
Lay all your love on me
SOPHIE
I've had a few little love affairs
They didn't last very long and they've been pretty scarce
SKY
I used to think that was sensible
It makes the truth even more incomprehensible
SOPHIE
'Cause everything is new
And everything is you
And all I've learned
Has overturned
What can I do?
SKY / PEPPER / EDDIE / BOYS
Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
Don't go sharing your devotion
Lay all your love on me
GIRLS
Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
Don't go sharing your devotion
Lay all your love on me
I wasn't jealous before we met
Now every woman I see is a potential threat
And I'm possessive
It isn't nice
You've heard me saying that smoking was my only vice
But now it isn't true
Now everything is new
And all I've learned
Has overturned
I beg of you
Don 't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
It was like shooting a sitting duck
A little small talk, a smile and baby I was stuck
I still don 't know
What you've done with me
A grown-up woman should never fall so easily
I feel a kind of fear
When I don't have you near
Unsatisfied
I skip my pride
I beg you dear
Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
Don 't go sharing your devotion
Lay all your love on me
I've had a few little love affairs
They didn't last very long and they've been pretty scarce
I used to think
That was sensible
It makes the truth even more incomprehensible
'Cause everything is new
And everything is you
And all I've learned
Has overturned
What can I do
Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
Don 't go sharing your devotion
Lay all your love on me
Don't go wasting your emotion
Lay all your love on me
Don 't go sharing your devotion
Lay all your love on me
「レイ・オール・ユア・ラヴ・オン・ミー」(筆者訳)
やきもちやきじゃなかったわ
あなたに出会うまでは
でも今じゃ目にする女の子は
みんな私の敵
そしてあなたを独り占めしたい
格好いいことじゃないね
前にあなたにこう言ったわ
タバコをすうことだけが私の欠点だって
けど今は違う
すべてがすっかり変わって
今まで覚えてきたことは
みんな変わってしまったわ
おねがいだから
あなたの想いを大切にして
愛をぜんぶ私にちょうだい
無防備な標的を
撃つみたいにカンタン
ちょっとしたおしゃべりと
スマイル、それだけで
私はあなたに夢中
今でもわからないの
私にどんな手を使ったのか
大人の女は
こんな簡単にはまってはいけないわ
なんだかこわいの
あなたがそばにいないと
満たされないきもち
プライドはもういらない
ねえ、お願いだから
あなたの想いを大切にして
愛をぜんぶ私にちょうだい
愛を平等になんてだめよ
愛をぜんぶ私にちょうだい
ちょっとした
恋もいくつかしてきた
けどそんなには続かなくて
それにめったになかったわ
まえは思ってた
恋愛って分別のあるものだって
ほんとは真実を
もっとわからなくさせたりもする
だってすべてが変わったから
すべてがあなただから
今まで覚えてきたことは
みんな変わってしまったから
私はどうすればいいの
あなたの想いを大切にして…
★解説(筆者著書『ABBAザ・ディスコグラフィ』より)Recording commenced 9 September 1980.