Calypso is a kind of Caribbean song, born in Trinidad, whose verses pick up what is in the news — politics, gossip, carnival, hard times — and sing it with rhythm, humour, and a sharp edge. The singer is often called a calypsonian.

Calypso Calypso is是 a kind of Caribbean song一種加勒比海歌曲, born in Trinidad源自千里達, whose verses pick up歌詞取材自 what is in the news新聞裡的事 — politics政治, gossip八卦, carnival嘉年華, hard times艱難的時局 — and並且 sing it with rhythm, humour, and a sharp edge用節奏、幽默和犀利的口吻唱出來。The singer唱這種歌的人 is often called常常被稱為 a calypsonian calypsonian。

It is popular music with a public job: to comment on the week, not only to be pretty.

It它 is popular music with a public job是一種帶有公共任務的流行音樂: to comment on the week評論這一週發生的事, not only to be pretty不只是為了好聽。

Though actually, English spelling later dressed the word up to look like Calypso, the nymph in the old Greek story who kept Odysseus on her island. Teachers sometimes repeat that link as if it were the source; the song word comes from Trinidad kaiso, perhaps from an African call, ka iso, used to urge dancers on.

Though actually不過其實, English spelling後來的英文拼法 later dressed the word up to look like把這個字打扮成看起來像 Calypso Calypso, the nymph in the old Greek story古希臘故事裡的女神 who kept Odysseus on her island她把奧德修斯留在自己的島上。Teachers老師 sometimes repeat that link有時會把這個連結講得 as if it were the source好像是真正的來源; the song word但這首歌的名字 comes from其實來自 Trinidad kaiso千里達語kaiso, perhaps from可能又源自 an African call一種非洲式的呼喊, ka iso ka iso, used to urge dancers on用來催促跳舞的人。

In newspapers, calypso almost always means the music.

In newspapers在報紙上, calypso calypso almost always means幾乎都是指 the music這種音樂。