[A优英语] 重温经典老歌 每听一遍都有不一样的感触
《Yesterday Once More》(译名:昨日重现)是二十世纪七十年代欧美经典的英文歌曲之一。始创于1973年,曾被无数个歌手翻唱过。曾入围奥斯卡百年金曲。
1965年,理查德·卡朋特和卡伦·卡朋特兄妹二人成立了乐队——卡朋特(Carpenters).这首《Yesterday Once More》(昨日重现)是他们为回应七十年代早期的怀旧风所创作的。
1983年,妹妹Karen因神经性厌食症在父母的怀抱中离开了这个世界,年仅32岁。哥哥Richard宣布丧失灵感缪斯,长久的沉寂在乐坛之中。
歌词赏析
When I was young
我年轻的时候
I'd listen to the radio
常听收音机
Waiting for my favorite songs
总是期待我喜爱的歌
When they played I'd sing along
伴奏声起我会跟随歌唱
It made me smile
笑声在歌声中激荡
Those were such happy time
那真是幸福的时光
And not so long ago
就在不久以前
How I wondered where they'd gone
我还疑惑那些歌曲去了哪里
But they're back again
但他们再次回归
Just like a long lost friend
就像一位久违的朋友
All the songs I loved so well
我那么喜爱的歌(又全部回归了我的生活)
Every Sha-la-la-la
每一个沙啦啦
Every Wo-o-wo-o
每一句wo-wo
Still shines
依然闪亮
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
每一句shing-a-ling-a-ling
That they're starting to sing’s
每一声银铃般的歌喉
So fine
都如此美妙
When they get to the part
当唱到了那一段
where he's breaking her heart
他伤透了她的心
It can really make me cry
这真使我潸然泪下
Just like before
还和当年一样
It's yesterday once more
这可真是往日重现
(Shoobie do bady)
休第度北比(合唱音节,无意义)
Looking back on how it was in years gone by
回首过去感叹几多岁月匆匆而过
And the good times that I had
细数我曾经美好的时光
Makes today seem rather sad
使得今天略显悲凉
So much has changed
事过境迁人非昨
It was songs of love that
真正让我耳熟能详的
I would sing to then
还正是当年我会唱的
And I'd memorize each word
一首首情歌
Those old melodies
那些旧旋律
Still sound so good to me
仍然这般地动我心魄
As they melt the years away
歌中融入了逝去的年华
Every Sha-la-la-la
每一个沙啦啦
Every Wo-o-wo-o
每一声沃沃沃
Still shines
依然闪亮
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
每一个开唱
That they're starting to sing’s
每一声银铃般的歌喉
So fine
都如此美妙
All my best memories
所有我最美的记忆
Come back clearly to me
歌声都清晰地带回
Some can even make me cry
有些歌甚至能让我落泪
Just like before
还和当年一样
It's yesterday once more
这可真是往日重现
Shoobie do bady
休第度北比(合唱音节,无意义)
Every Sha-la-la-la
每一个沙啦啦
Every Wo-o-wo-o
每一声沃沃沃
Still shines
依然闪亮
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
每一个开唱
That they're starting to sing’s
每一声银铃般的歌喉
So fine
都如此美妙
Every Sha-la-la-la
每一个沙啦啦
Every Wo-o-wo-o
每一声沃沃沃
Still shines
依然闪亮
Karen略带忧郁的中音一滑入耳腔,就像是在冬寒未消的午后,被人抬手喂了一碗浓汤,整个人都暖了起来。越听越沉醉,沉醉于那一层70年代独有的釉质胶片感,沉醉于Karen嗓音里那股略带伤感又挥之不去的青春主义思潮。
BTW, 小编无意间发现了下面这首Carpenters乐队的歌,简直不要太熟悉,可以说曾经是风靡全中国的大街小巷,老少皆知。
如果曾经看过琼瑶剧《情深深雨蒙蒙》的话,一定会觉得这首歌的曲调似曾相识吧。小冤家,你干嘛,像个傻瓜。我问话,为什么, 你不回答......
赵薇扎着双麻花辫,穿着被雨淋湿的学生装,在大上海歌舞厅的台子上边唱边跳,自信、青春有活力。
这首《Jambalaya》正是《小冤家》这首歌的英文原版,如此熟悉的旋律,就像那首《Yesterday Once More》一样,已经成为一代人的记忆。