Lewis began recording in the mid… Read Full Bio ↴Hopeton Lewis is a Jamaican singer.
Lewis began recording in the mid-1960s, and had one of the earliest rocksteady hits with "Take It Easy" in late 1966. He had several more Jamaican hits in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including the first 'herb' song ever recorded in Jamaica, "Cool Collie", worked for Duke Reid as an arranger and backing singer, and won the Festival Song Contest in 1970 with "Boom Shaka Lacka". He began working as a singer with Byron Lee & the Dragonaires, and in 1971 had a hit with "Grooving Out On Life". He continued to release records, but his success after the early 1970s was limited.
Since the late 1990s, Lewis has re-emerged as a Gospel singer.
Sound and Pressure
Hopeton Lewis Lyrics
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رو دله تنگه شکستم
چشمایه تو جون میده تو این راه به پای خستم
دنیایه تو دنیایه پر از آرامشه محضه
دور از چشمات هر ثانیه هر جا دلم میلرزه
حرفامو باور کن
شاید ایندفعه حرفایی که به تو گفتم راست باشه
بیا واسه یه بارم به جایه نه بهم بگو باشه
حرفامو باور کن
نذار حاله خرابی که دارم از اینم بدتر شه
چرا دوست داری اونکه دوست داره پیشه چشات پرپر شه
نذار احساسه قشنگی که به تو دارم واسم شر شه
متن آهنگ آرامش محض علیرضا روزگار
شاید یکی دیگه نذاره و
چشمایه تو غرقه انتظاره و
قلبه شکسته ی تو گیر یاره و تو نتونی
حرفایه پنهونی نداریمو دل بیقراره و جونی نداریمو
تویی درمونه بیقراریمو شاید ندونی
حرفامو باور کن
شاید ایندفعه حرفایی که به تو گفتم راست باشه
چرا دوست داری اونکه دوست داره مثله خودت تنها شه
بیا واسه یه بارم به جایه نه بهم بگو باشه
حرفامو باور کن
نذار حاله خرابی که دارم از اینم بدتر شه
چرا دوست داری اونکه دوست داره پیشه چشات پرپر شه
نذار احساسه قشنگی که به تو دارم واسم شر شه
حرفایه تو مثه مرهمه
Your words are like a healing balm.
رو دله تنگه شکستم
My heart broke with longing for you.
چشمایه تو جون میده تو این راه به پای خستم
Your eyes give me life, even though I am tired in this journey.
دنیایه تو دنیایه پر از آرامشه محضه
Your world is a world full of pure peace.
دور از چشمات هر ثانیه هر جا دلم میلرزه
Every second, every place away from your eyes, my heart trembles.
حرفامو باور کن
Believe my words.
شاید ایندفعه حرفایی که به تو گفتم راست باشه
Maybe this time the words I say to you are true.
چرا دوست داری اونکه دوست داره مثله خودت تنها شه
Why do you want someone who loves like you to be alone?
بیا واسه یه بارم به جایه نه بهم بگو باشه
Come, just for once, tell me 'yes' instead of 'no'.
نذار حاله خرابی که دارم از اینم بدتر شه
Don't let my bad mood get worse than this.
چرا دوست داری اونکه دوست داره پیشه چشات پرپر شه
Why do you want someone who loves to be restless in front of your eyes?
نذار احساسه قشنگی که به تو دارم واسم شر شه
Don't let the beautiful feeling I have for you turn into harm for me.
متن آهنگ آرامش محض علیرضا روزگار
The lyrics of a song of pure peace by Alireza Roozegar.
شاید یکی دیگه نذاره و
Maybe no one else will let me.
چشمایه تو غرقه انتظاره و
Your eyes are drowning in waiting.
قلبه شکسته ی تو گیر یاره و تو نتونی
Your broken heart is trapped by your lover and you can't escape.
حرفایه پنهونی نداریمو دل بیقراره و جونی نداریمو
We don't have any hidden words and our hearts are restless and we have no lives.
تویی درمونه بیقراریمو شاید ندونی
You're the reason for our restlessness, maybe you don't know.
نذار حاله خرابی که دارم از اینم بدتر شه
Don't let my bad mood get worse than this.
چرا دوست داری اونکه دوست داره پیشه چشات پرپر شه
Why do you want someone who loves to be restless in front of your eyes?
نذار احساسه قشنگی که به تو دارم واسم شر شه
Don't let the beautiful feeling I have for you turn into harm for me.
Contributed by Isabella Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@donaldmorrow3096
I found this on a Federal records (Jamaica) compilation a couple of years ago and haven't stopped playing it since. This is about the meanest, most lowdown groove I have ever heard in Reggae. The piano is the closest anyone in this genre has ever come to real blues. The band is rock solid throughout. And Hopeton's vocals coil around the music like an anaconda, menacing and meaning plenty business. This is dangerous stuff here and I just can't get enough.
@NLB90805
Donald Morrow - this cut is "Rockers" for sure. Great Backbeat and solid it's easy to recognize it's slower 'Meter', or pace, compared to earlier Jamaican Ska which is largely considered the first musical style from the island. Because of the upbeat tempo of SKA over time the crowds would wear out quickly - it was then that request came in to slow down the sound and Rocksteady, noted being about 1966. This Prince Buster tune came out in 1967 which would be king until the musicians started adding more notes into their Rocksteady to evolve the music again into Reggae in the early 70's.
@kobalt77
Thank you Donald ! ........... I ve never heard of the Compilation, but have just bagged a new copy for £6 off Amazon............... if the rest of it is half as good as this absolute killer track then I will be happy ...... thanks again man . :)
@albertlawrence3102
Yeah such a hard tune and great for dancing too :)
@carlmalmberg
It's hard core Diamond pressure
@richardfletcher178
The pianist is Leslie Butler. He is also heard on "All in One" by The Valentines.
@pokerstar2004
I just discovered this song /artist and it’s been on infinite repeat. What a killer piano.
@RommelDAK
Absolutely beautiful.
@createdbythefather
“This ‘Landmark’ Tune was re-done in 1979 by Sugar Minott as ‘Hard Time Pressure’ another Classic!”
@albertlawrence3102
Sugar Minnot cut is weak compared to this...