If there were no words No way to speak 即便沒有文字,無法語言 I would still hear you 我仍會對妳聆聽 If there were no tears No way to feel inside 即使淚已流乾,無法意識 I'd still feel for you 我仍對妳心動
And even if the sun refuse to shine 就算太陽拒絕照耀 Even if romance ran out of rhyme 就算浪漫已經走調 You would still have my heart Until the end of time 妳仍然擁有我的心,直到時間的盡頭 You're all I need My love, my valentine 妳是我的所有,我的愛,我唯一的情人
All of my life I have been waiting for All you give to me 在我的生命裡,我正在等待,妳所帶給我的一切 You've opened my eyes 妳啟發了我 And showed me how to love unselfishly 並讓我明白如何無私地去愛 I've dreamed of this a thousand times before 這樣的景況在我夢中出現無數次 In my dreams I couldn’t love you more 在夢中,我無法更愛妳 I will give you my heart Until the end of time 對妳,我將付出真心,直到時間的盡頭 You're all I need My love, my valentine 妳是我的所有,我的愛,我唯一的情人 La da da﹐ Da da da da
And even if the sun refuse to shine 就算太陽拒絕照耀 Even if romance ran out of rhyme 就算浪漫已經走調 You would still have my heart Until the end of time 妳仍然擁有我的心,直到時間的盡頭 cuz all I need Is you, my valentine 妳是我的所有,我的愛,我唯一的情人
Oh..... You're all I need My love, my valentine 妳是我的所有,我的愛,我唯一的情人
" Jackaroe "為流傳鄉野的民歌,祖籍不明。根據學者的採集紀錄,它應該是發源自英國,流傳至各地後歌名雜沓,前後計有" Jack Munro "、 " Jackie Monroe "、" Jack-A-Roe "、"Jackaroe "、" Jackaro "、" Jackie Frazier "、" Jack the Sailor "、" Jack Went A-Sailing "、" The Love of Polly and Jack Monroe "等不同歌名。
1917 年出版,由 Olive Dame Campbell 和 Cecil Sharp合著的《English Folk Songs From the Southern Appalachians》,記載說其中的" Jack Went A-Sailing "是常被引用的早期版本。1989 年出版,Dianne Dugaw 所寫的《Warrior Women and Popular Balladry, 1650-1850》則寫到 1934 年在美國密蘇里州採集到" Jack Monroe ",並註明這個版本在 1830 年代左右即流傳於波士頓一帶。
" Jackaroe "這首歌後來成為民謠搖滾歌手的必備曲目,錄音版本不少,幾位重量級人物均曾留下錄音,如巴布狄倫、瓊拜雅;The Grateful Dead 死之華合唱團則灌唱了" Jack-A-Roe "這個版本。
民謠歌后瓊拜雅經常演唱早期民歌,《Joan Baez In Concert》這二張一套的現場錄音是喜愛民謠的歌迷必備的名盤," Jackaroe 傑克羅 "為其中亮點,老安當年就是為了這首" Jackaroe "而買了這張專輯。
老安聽過瓊拜雅不少演唱,歌聲甜美清麗、技巧天成溫潤如玉,待唱罷初歇之際爆出如雷掌聲,才驚覺竟是現場錄音。瓊拜雅完美無暇的演繹,是許多後生晚輩在錄音室裡反覆琢磨也難以攀登的奇峰峻嶺,這首現場錄音的" Jackaroe "正是如此,也是老安心中的決定版。歌詞敘述的那段淒美的愛情故事,則是絕美歌聲之外的絕佳贈品。 Joan Baez In Concert》這套專輯也是注重音樂重播效果的音響迷非買不可的發燒片,各位有空的話,可參考普洛文化出版的" 劉仁陽談唱片(下) "第 44 頁,看看音響界耆宿劉仁陽對這張專輯的評價。
這是約翰丹佛 1980 年的創作曲,收錄在著名的男高音 Placido Domingo 多明哥於 1981 年出版的流行歌曲專輯,專輯名稱即為《Perhaps Love》(封面如左),而且是和約翰丹佛合唱。約翰丹佛自己獨唱的錄音,則收錄在他 1982 年發行的專輯《Seasons Of The Heart》(封面如右)。很明顯的, 二人合唱的版本動聽程度更勝約翰丹佛的獨唱版本,後來約翰丹佛的精選輯中收錄的一律是兩人合唱的版本,可見他個人也十分滿意和多明哥的合作。
這首歌的詞意優美,充滿對愛的禮讚與嚮往,卻是約翰丹佛和妻子 Annie Martell 安妮瑪戴爾協議分居的那段日子裡,為妻子所寫下的作品。約翰丹佛和安妮瑪戴爾結縭於 1968 年,安妮瑪戴爾陪他一同走過從沒沒無聞到名聞全球的這一段奮鬥時光,約翰丹佛曾為她寫下" Annie's song 安妮之歌 "表達愛意。多明哥的這張流行專輯中,正好也翻唱了" Annie's song ",約翰丹佛雖未獻聲,卻為多明哥彈了吉他伴奏。
即使如此,兩人攜手生活十多年,最終還是以離婚收場。約翰丹佛在離婚前所發行的專輯《Seasons Of The Heart》,除了收錄他獨唱的" Perhaps love ",還有一首歌" Shanghai breezes 上海的微風 "也是獻給妻子的情歌。兩首歌曲聽來是如此唯美、令人傾心,很難想像離婚後,二人因為財產分配無法達成共識,言語齟齬之外,約翰丹佛還曾經氣憤到拿起電鋸,將二人同眠共枕的床鋪鋸成兩半。
這樣的結局會影響你對這首歌的感覺嗎?希望不會,因為它是老安心目中約翰丹佛最好的作品之一。
John Denver約翰丹佛&Placido Domingo多明哥─「Perhaps Love」
Perhaps lovePlacido Domingo & John Denver
Perhaps love is like a resting-place A shelter from the storm It exists to give you comfort It is there to keep you warm And in those times of trouble When you are most alone The memory of love will bring you home
Perhaps love is like a window Perhaps an open door It invites you to come closer It wants to show you more And even if you lose yourself And don't know what to do The memory of love will see you through
Oh, love to some is like a cloud To some as strong as steel For some a way of living For some a way to feel And some say love is holding on And some say letting go And some say love is everything And some say they don't know
Perhaps love is like the ocean Full of conflict, full of pain Like a fire when it's cold outside Or thunder when it rains If I should live forever And all my dreams come true My memories of love will be of you
Anne Murray 早期一向是以鄉村歌曲走紅,但在她結婚並沈寂一段時間之後,她轉而以流行音樂再度打出自己的一片天。這首Broken Hearted Me就是當時廣為人知的一首佳作。另外,這首歌後來也有經Englang Dan & John Ford Coley(英格蘭丹與約翰佛克利二重唱)翻唱過,版本可以說是各擅勝場。
Anne Murray安瑪莉-Broken Hearted Me
Broken Hearted Me Anne Murray
Every now and then I cry
Every night
You keep staying on my mind
All my friends say I'll survive
It just takes time
每個我哭泣的時刻
每個夜晚
你仍然在我心中
所有的朋友都說我會看開
只是需要時間罷了
But I don't think time is going to heal this broken heart
No, I don't see how it can if it's broken all apart
A million miracles could never stop the pain
Or put all the pieces together again
但我不覺得時間可以治癒這顆破碎的心
不,我看不出來,如果心已千瘡百孔
無數的奇蹟無法抹平傷痛
或拼湊起所有的碎片
No, I don't think time is going to heal this broken heart
No, I don't see how it can while we are still apart
And when you hear this song, I hope that you will see
That time won't heal a broken hearted me
不,我不覺得時間可以醫治一顆破碎的心
我看不出來,當我們仍分隔兩地
當你聽到這首歌,我希望你能瞭解
時間並沒有辦法治癒這樣心碎的我
Every day is just the same
Playing games
Different lovers, different names
They keep saying I'll survive
It just takes time
每天似乎都是一樣
玩著同樣的遊戲
不同的戀人,不同的名字
他們仍然說著我會好起來
只是需要些時間
But I don't think time is going to heal this broken heart
No, I don't see how it can if it's broken all apart
A million miracles could never stop the pain
Or put all the pieces together again
但我不覺得時間可以治癒這顆破碎的心
不,我看不出來,如果心已千瘡百孔
無數的奇蹟無法抹平傷痛
或拼湊起所有的碎片
No, I don't think time is going to heal this broken heart
No, I don't see how it can while we are still apart
And when you hear this song, I hope that you will see
I can see the pain living in your eyes And I know how hard you tried You deserve to have so much more I can feel your heart and I sympathize And I'll never criticize all you've ever meant to my life
*I don't want to let you down I don't want to lead you on I don't want to hold you back From where you might belong
You would never ask me why My heart is so disguised I just can't live a lie anymore I would rather hurt myself than to ever make you cry There's nothing left to say but goodbye
You deserve the chance at the kind of love I'm not sure I'm worthy of Losing you is painful to me (*)
You would never ask me why My heart is so disguised I just can't live a lie anymore I would rather hurt myself than to ever make you cry There's nothing left to try Though it's gonna hurt us both There's no other way than to say goodbye
【I need to be in love】單曲當時在美國發行並未獲得很好的成績,僅以第二十五名的姿態與大家掠身而過。不過【I need to be in love】後來卻在日本樂壇襲捲一場不小的風潮,狠狠地奪下第一名,也許是詞的緣故,深深地渲染了每一個寂寞的靈魂,產生了極大的共鳴。Karen得知【I need to be in love】在日本擁有不錯的成績十分高興,因為【I need to be in love】是她唱過的歌曲當中最喜歡的一首作品。
1983年2月4日,Karen因為節食的緣故導致突發心臟病過世,讓全球樂迷十分震驚與惋惜。不過Karen的歌聲卻不因為她的死訊而隨之消匿,反倒在所有樂迷心底留下一個最完美無暇的印象,而【I need to be in love】也成了最具代表Karen的雋永作品之一。
The hardest thing I've ever done Is keep believing there's someone in this crazy world for me The way that people come and go thru temporary lives My chance could come and I might never know
I used to say "No promises, let's keep it simple" But freedom only helps you say good-bye It took awhile for me to learn That nothing comes for free The price I've paid is high enough for me
*I know I need to be in love I know I've wasted too much time I know I ask perfection of a quite imperfect world And fool enough to think that's what I'll find
So here I am with pockets full of good intentions But none of them will comfort me tonight I'm wide awake at four a.m. Without a friend in sight Hanging on a hope but I'm alright(*)
「The end of the world」是1963年相當受歡迎的一首歌,曾是錢櫃雜誌 (Cashbox,現已停刊 )該年度的年終排行冠軍曲,也是鄉村女歌手Skeeter Davis唯一的傳世之作。從內容看來,這又是一首失戀的情歌,但原作曲者乃是因為父親逝世,覺得猶如世界末日一般而寫出這首歌。Skeeter Davis的演唱平實而動人,而且自己擔任和聲,成就了一首流行經典。
The end of the worldSkeeter Davis
Why does the sun go on shining? Why does the sea rush to shore? Don't they know it's the end of the world? 'Cause you don't love me anymore
Why do the birds go on singing? Why do the stars glow above? Don't they know it's the end of the world? It ended when I lost your love
I wake up in the morning And I wonder why everything's the same as it was I can't understand, no I can't understand How life goes on the way it does
Why does my heart go on beating? Why do these eyes of mine cry? Don't they know it's the end of the world? It ended when you said goodbye
I believe that children are our future Teach them well and let them lead the way Show them all the beauty they possess inside Give them a sense of pride to make it easier Let the children's laughter Remind us how we used to be
Everybody's searching for a hero People need someone to look up to I never found anyone who fulfilled my needs A lonely place to be And so I learned to depend on me
I decided long ago Never to walk in anyone's shadow If I fail, if I succeed at least I'll live as I believe No matter what they take from me They can't take away my dignity Because the greatest love of all is happening to me I've found the greatest love of all inside of me The greatest love of all is easy to achieve Learning to love yourself It is the greatest love of all
And if by chance that special place That you've been dreaming of Leads you to a lonely place Find your strength in love
一首歌好不好聽,編曲和演唱者是否能真正挖掘出這首歌的潛力,佔很重要的因素。桃麗芭頓(Dolly Parton)的鄉村冠軍曲" I will always love you "經惠妮休斯頓的翻唱,搖身一變成為名聞全球的抒情經典。
葛倫麥德羅斯的" Nothing's gonna change my love for you "也是相同的情形,原唱兼作曲者的喬治班森(George Benson)是位黑人爵士樂手,若非經由葛倫麥德羅斯的翻唱,這首歌不會受到廣大樂迷的迴響。喬治班森還有一首著名的作品" Greatest love of all ",被惠妮休斯頓慧眼看上,而介紹給全世界的歌迷,否則這首好歌將只能躲在喬治班森的專輯中,乏人問津。 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Whitney Houston─Didn't We Almost Have It All
Remember when we held on in the rain The nights we almost lost it, once again we can take the night into tomorrow Living on feelings Touching you I feel it again
*Didn't we almost have it all When love was all we had worth giving The ride with you was worth the fall, my friend Loving you makes life worth living Didn't we almost have it all The nights we held on till the morning You know you'll never love that way again Didn't we almost have it all
The way you used to touch me felt so fine We kept our hearts together down the line A moment in the soul can last forever Comfort and keep us Help me bring the feeling back again (*)
Didn't we have the best of times When love was young and new Couldn't we reach inside And find the world of me and you We'll never lose it again Cause once you know what love is You never let it end (*)
呵~一年一度的農曆過年又快到嚕!趁著農曆過年放長假期間,除了可與家人團聚、也可藉機好好放鬆身心,對一般人而言較有過年的fu~在此也獻上一首應景歌曲---「ABBA合唱團」─ Happy New Year,祝大家平安、健康、幸福快樂每一天喔~ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
No more champagne And the fireworks are through Here we are, me and you Feeling lost and feeling blue It's the end of the party And the morning seems so gray So unlike yesterday Now's the time for us to say...
Happy new year, happy new year May we all have a vision now and then Of a world where every neighbor is a friend Happy new year, happy new year May we all have our hopes, our will to try If we don't we might as well lay down and die You and I
Sometimes I see How the brave new world arrives And I see how it thrives In the ashes of our lives Oh yes, man is a fool And he thinks he'll be okay Dragging on, feet of clay Never knowing he's astray Keeps on going anyway...
Seems to me now That the dreams we had before are all dead Nothing more than confetti on the floor It's the end of a decade In another ten years time Who can say what we'll find What lies waiting down the line In the end of eighty-nine...
Sheena Easton席娜伊斯頓是八十年代英國女歌手,歌聲高亢嘹亮又不失渾厚...其實也忘了「Almost Over You」這首曲子的珍藏因緣了,應該也是好幾年前上班時收聽中廣音樂網時聽來的吧!在我的音樂倉庫裡由Sheena Easton所唱的尚有「 For Your Eyes Only」、「Telephone」、「Morning Train」、與Kenny Rogers肯尼羅傑斯對唱的「We've Got Tonight」;其中「Almost Over You」是我最喜歡的一首,雖然已是二十年前的歌了,此刻聽來依舊動聽不已~ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 以下音樂檔來源http://mymedia.yam.com/m/2528924
I saw an old friend of ours today She asked about you I didn't quite know what to say Heard you've been making the rounds round here While I've been trying to make tears disappear
* Now I'm almost over you I've almost should be blues So when you come back around After painting the town You'll see I'm almost over you
You're such a sly one with your cold cold heart Maybe leaving came easy But it tore me apart Time heals all wounds they say And I sure know Cause it seems like forever but I'm letting you go(*)
I can forgive you and soon I'll forget All those shattered dreams Although you left me with nothing to show for the misery(*)
When you come back around After painting the town You'll see I'm almost over you