Pink Martini is a 13-member "little orchestra" from Portland, Oregon, forme… Read Full Bio ↴Pink Martini is a 13-member "little orchestra" from Portland, Oregon, formed in 1994 by pianist Thomas Lauderdale. They draw inspiration from music from all over the world – crossing genres of classical, jazz and old-fashioned pop.
Pink Martini has twelve instrumentalists (and sometimes travels with string sections), and performs its multilingual repertoire on concert stages and with symphony orchestras throughout Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Northern Africa, Australia and New Zealand and North America. Pink Martini made its European debut at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997 and its orchestral debut with the Oregon Symphony in 1998 under the direction of Norman Leyden. Since then, the band has gone on to play with over 30 orchestras around the world, including multiple engagements with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, the Boston Pops, the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center and the BBC Concert Orchestra in London. Other appearances include the grand opening of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s new Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall, with return sold-out engagements for New Year’s Eve 2003, 2004 & 2008; two sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall; the opening party of the remodeled Museum of Modern Art in NYC; the Governor’s Ball at the 80th Annual Academy Awards in 2008; and the opening of the 2008 Sydney Festival in Australia.
Lauderdale met China Forbes, Pink Martini’s lead vocalist, at Harvard. He was studying history and literature while she was studying English literature and painting. Late at night, they would break into the lower common room in their college dormitory and sing arias by Puccini and Verdi – and the occasional campy Barbra Streisand cover –thus sealing their creative collaboration. Three years after graduating, Lauderdale called Forbes who was living in New York City, where she’d been writing songs and playing guitar in her own folk-rock project, and asked her to join Pink Martini. They began to write songs together for the band. Their first song “Sympathique”– with the chorus “Je ne veux pas travailler” (”I don’t want to work”) – became an overnight sensation in France, and was even nominated for “Song of the Year” at France’s Victoires de la Musique Awards. Forbes, though fluent only in English, sings in 15 different languages.
Pink Martini’s debut album Sympathique was released independently in 1997 on the band’s own label Heinz Records (named after Lauderdale’s dog), and quickly became an international phenomenon, garnering the group nominations for “Song of the Year” and “Best New Artist” in France’s Victoires de la Musique Awards in 2000.
In October 2004, the group released its second album, Hang on Little Tomato.
In May 2007, it released its third album, Hey Eugene!.
A fourth studio album, Splendor in the Grass, followed on October 27, 2009.
Sympathique, Hang on Little Tomato and Hey Eugene! have all gone gold in France, Canada, Greece and Turkey; collectively, Pink Martini's records have sold more than two million copies worldwide.
On New Year's Eve 2005, Pink Martini performed live at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon. This performance was aired live on National Public Radio's Toast of the Nation, and in partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting was recorded for a live DVD and later broadcast on US public broadcasting and French television.[citation needed] The DVD has been rereleased to retail as Discover the World: Live in Concert, featuring not only the full concert, but several vignettes and a short documentary of the band's history.
The band has collaborated and performed with Jimmy Scott, Carol Channing, Henri Salvador, Jane Powell, Chavela Vargas, Georges Moustaki, Michael Feinstein, DJ Dimitri from Paris, clarinetist and conductor Norman Leyden, Hiroshi Wada, DJ Johnny Dynell and several drag queens from New York City, among others. On June 1, 2007, the band appeared on the long-running BBC Two Later with Jools Holland TV music program. On June 14, 2007, Pink Martini performed on Late Show with David Letterman, performing "Hey Eugene".
Pink Martini played Walt Disney Concert Hall on New Year's Eve for the first two years it was open (2003/4 and 2004/5). They returned to play NYE there again in 2008/9.
In May 2009, the band recorded three concerts with the Oregon Symphony under the direction of Carlos Kalmar for the band’s fifth album … a symphonic record which is slated for a 2011 release.
Pink Martini songs appear in such films as In the Cut, Nurse Betty, Josie and the Pussycats, Tortilla Soup, Shanghai Kiss, Mary and Max, and Mr. & Mrs. Smith and have been used on television shows such as Dead Like Me, The Sopranos and The West Wing, among others.[citation needed] Their song "Una notte a Napoli" is an integral part of the Italian movie Mine Vaganti (2010), by the Italian-Turkish director Ferzan Özpetek. The song "No Hay Problema" is included as background/setup music for Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 and was also used as the background/setup music for an early build of Windows Longhorn, now known as Windows Vista.[citation needed]
In February 2011, the group's lead singer, China Forbes, recorded a video greeting to the European Space Agency's Italian astronaut, Paolo Nespoli, and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Kaleri, on board the International Space Station. The astronauts were preparing to oversee the docking of ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) cargo vessel, Johannes Kepler, which took place at 17:08 CET on 24 February. The greeting was set to the sound track of Dosvedanya Mio Bombino - one of Pink Martini's signature songs - and was mixed with footage of the actual docking.
In November 2011, they played at the Balboa Theater with the Bonita Vista High School band, Club Blue.
Pink Martini has twelve instrumentalists (and sometimes travels with string sections), and performs its multilingual repertoire on concert stages and with symphony orchestras throughout Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Northern Africa, Australia and New Zealand and North America. Pink Martini made its European debut at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997 and its orchestral debut with the Oregon Symphony in 1998 under the direction of Norman Leyden. Since then, the band has gone on to play with over 30 orchestras around the world, including multiple engagements with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, the Boston Pops, the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center and the BBC Concert Orchestra in London. Other appearances include the grand opening of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s new Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall, with return sold-out engagements for New Year’s Eve 2003, 2004 & 2008; two sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall; the opening party of the remodeled Museum of Modern Art in NYC; the Governor’s Ball at the 80th Annual Academy Awards in 2008; and the opening of the 2008 Sydney Festival in Australia.
Lauderdale met China Forbes, Pink Martini’s lead vocalist, at Harvard. He was studying history and literature while she was studying English literature and painting. Late at night, they would break into the lower common room in their college dormitory and sing arias by Puccini and Verdi – and the occasional campy Barbra Streisand cover –thus sealing their creative collaboration. Three years after graduating, Lauderdale called Forbes who was living in New York City, where she’d been writing songs and playing guitar in her own folk-rock project, and asked her to join Pink Martini. They began to write songs together for the band. Their first song “Sympathique”– with the chorus “Je ne veux pas travailler” (”I don’t want to work”) – became an overnight sensation in France, and was even nominated for “Song of the Year” at France’s Victoires de la Musique Awards. Forbes, though fluent only in English, sings in 15 different languages.
Pink Martini’s debut album Sympathique was released independently in 1997 on the band’s own label Heinz Records (named after Lauderdale’s dog), and quickly became an international phenomenon, garnering the group nominations for “Song of the Year” and “Best New Artist” in France’s Victoires de la Musique Awards in 2000.
In October 2004, the group released its second album, Hang on Little Tomato.
In May 2007, it released its third album, Hey Eugene!.
A fourth studio album, Splendor in the Grass, followed on October 27, 2009.
Sympathique, Hang on Little Tomato and Hey Eugene! have all gone gold in France, Canada, Greece and Turkey; collectively, Pink Martini's records have sold more than two million copies worldwide.
On New Year's Eve 2005, Pink Martini performed live at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon. This performance was aired live on National Public Radio's Toast of the Nation, and in partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting was recorded for a live DVD and later broadcast on US public broadcasting and French television.[citation needed] The DVD has been rereleased to retail as Discover the World: Live in Concert, featuring not only the full concert, but several vignettes and a short documentary of the band's history.
The band has collaborated and performed with Jimmy Scott, Carol Channing, Henri Salvador, Jane Powell, Chavela Vargas, Georges Moustaki, Michael Feinstein, DJ Dimitri from Paris, clarinetist and conductor Norman Leyden, Hiroshi Wada, DJ Johnny Dynell and several drag queens from New York City, among others. On June 1, 2007, the band appeared on the long-running BBC Two Later with Jools Holland TV music program. On June 14, 2007, Pink Martini performed on Late Show with David Letterman, performing "Hey Eugene".
Pink Martini played Walt Disney Concert Hall on New Year's Eve for the first two years it was open (2003/4 and 2004/5). They returned to play NYE there again in 2008/9.
In May 2009, the band recorded three concerts with the Oregon Symphony under the direction of Carlos Kalmar for the band’s fifth album … a symphonic record which is slated for a 2011 release.
Pink Martini songs appear in such films as In the Cut, Nurse Betty, Josie and the Pussycats, Tortilla Soup, Shanghai Kiss, Mary and Max, and Mr. & Mrs. Smith and have been used on television shows such as Dead Like Me, The Sopranos and The West Wing, among others.[citation needed] Their song "Una notte a Napoli" is an integral part of the Italian movie Mine Vaganti (2010), by the Italian-Turkish director Ferzan Özpetek. The song "No Hay Problema" is included as background/setup music for Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 and was also used as the background/setup music for an early build of Windows Longhorn, now known as Windows Vista.[citation needed]
In February 2011, the group's lead singer, China Forbes, recorded a video greeting to the European Space Agency's Italian astronaut, Paolo Nespoli, and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Kaleri, on board the International Space Station. The astronauts were preparing to oversee the docking of ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) cargo vessel, Johannes Kepler, which took place at 17:08 CET on 24 February. The greeting was set to the sound track of Dosvedanya Mio Bombino - one of Pink Martini's signature songs - and was mixed with footage of the actual docking.
In November 2011, they played at the Balboa Theater with the Bonita Vista High School band, Club Blue.
Taya Tan
Pink Martini Lyrics
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Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Watashi no tokimekiyo
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Kokoro ga utau-no yo
Anata no mune, yorisou toki
Ai-no uta a kanaderu watashi
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Watashi wa guitar nano
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Anata ga hiku watashi
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Hisokana tokimeki yo
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Kokoro ga yureru noyo
Matsuge tozashi, yumemiru toki
Mune no itoga furuete iruno
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Watashi wa guitar nano
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Anata ga hiku watashi
Watashi no tokimekiyo
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Kokoro ga utau-no yo
Anata no mune, yorisou toki
Ai-no uta a kanaderu watashi
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Anata ga hiku watashi
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Hisokana tokimeki yo
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Kokoro ga yureru noyo
Matsuge tozashi, yumemiru toki
Mune no itoga furuete iruno
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Watashi wa guitar nano
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Anata ga hiku watashi
These lyrics are from Pink Martini's song Taya Tan, which is a playful and upbeat Japanese song. The repeated phrase "taya-tan" is a onomatopoeic word that mimics the sound of a guitar being played. The first verse talks about how the sound of the guitar makes the singer's heart sing, and when they are close to the person they love, their heart sings even more. The singer describes playing a love song on the guitar when they are close to their love.
The second verse talks about how the singer is the guitar, and their love is the one who plays them. The repeating "taya-tan" throughout the song adds to the playful and joyful nature of the lyrics, emphasizing the happiness that love and music can bring to a person's life. The final verse describes how the singer's heart flutters and shakes when they close their eyes and dream of their love.
Overall, the lyrics of Taya Tan express joy and celebration of love and music, highlighting the power of music to bring people together and express emotions that may be hard to put into words.
Line by Line Meaning
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Repetition of a meaningless phrase used as a catchy, upbeat refrain
Watashi no tokimekiyo
My heart is racing with excitement
Kokoro ga utau-no yo
My heart is singing a song of love
Anata no mune, yorisou toki
When I snuggle up to your chest
Ai-no uta a kanaderu watashi
I play a love song on my guitar
Watashi wa guitar nano
I am a guitar player
Anata ga hiku watashi
You are pulling on me, inspiring me
Hisokana tokimeki yo
The hidden excitement I feel
Kokoro ga yureru noyo
My heart is swaying
Matsuge tozashi, yumemiru toki
When I close my eyes and dream
Mune no itoga furuete iruno
My chest trembles with emotion
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MICHIO YAMAGAMI, TAMU IZUMI
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Masako
I tryed to translate Japanese words into English.
Taya Tan(３),Because of you, my heart is touching
Taya Tan(３), my heart is singing
When I hold my heart into you,
I play a song of love,
Taya Tan(３), I am a guitar
Taya Tan(３), Its you, you play me.
Taya Tan(３), my secret heart is beating,
Taya Tan(３), my heart is swaying,
When I close my eyes, and dream of you,
String of my heart is waving.
Taya Tan(３), I'm a guitar
Taya Tan(３), and you, you play me.
Azazel
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Watashi no tokimekiyo
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Kokoro ga utau-no yo
Anata no mune, yorisou toki
Ai-no uta a kanaderu watashi
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Watashi wa guitar nano
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Anata ga hiku watashi
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Hisokana tokimeki yo
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Kokoro ga yureru noyo
Matsuge tozashi, yumemiru toki
Mune no itoga furuete iruno
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Watashi wa guitar nano
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Anata ga hiku watashi
Teresa Mertens-Montejo
Taya Tan
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Watashi no tokimekiyo
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Kokoro ga utau-no yo
Anata no mune, yorisou toki
Ai-no uta a kanaderu watashi
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Watashi wa guitar nano
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Anata ga hiku watashi
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Hisokana tokimeki yo
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Kokoro ga yureru noyo
Matsuge tozashi, yumemiru toki
Mune no itoga furuete iruno
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Watashi wa guitar nano
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Anata ga hiku watashi
Masako
I tryed to translate Japanese words into English.
Taya Tan(３),Because of you, my heart is touching
Taya Tan(３), my heart is singing
When I hold my heart into you,
I play a song of love,
Taya Tan(３), I am a guitar
Taya Tan(３), Its you, you play me.
Taya Tan(３), my secret heart is beating,
Taya Tan(３), my heart is swaying,
When I close my eyes, and dream of you,
String of my heart is waving.
Taya Tan(３), I'm a guitar
Taya Tan(３), and you, you play me.
Mara Mao
Thanks!
S. Mohammed ALHassan
great & deep
Masako
@S. Mohammed ALHassan
It is hard to translate in details.
Thank you for your comment.
silver hawk
Such a romantic musik
Hesti Anggrahini
Thank you Pink Martini.. Beautiful song.
Azazel
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Watashi no tokimekiyo
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Kokoro ga utau-no yo
Anata no mune, yorisou toki
Ai-no uta a kanaderu watashi
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Watashi wa guitar nano
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Anata ga hiku watashi
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Hisokana tokimeki yo
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Kokoro ga yureru noyo
Matsuge tozashi, yumemiru toki
Mune no itoga furuete iruno
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Watashi wa guitar nano
Taya-tan, taya-tan, taya-tan
Anata ga hiku watashi
Olga Alvarez Magdalena
Me encanta pink martini me gustaria mucho que sonaran suz canciones en las radios españolas
Nicole Maria Porto Lage Pianista Nicole Maria Lage
Lindo vídeo !!!!!!!!!!!Agradeço por me enviá-lo.
djihane aniss
I love it !