繁星點點的晚上,溫柔地殺死我

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繁星點點的晚上,溫柔地殺死我

一首首令人難忘的歌曲,旋律打動人心。一句句如詩一般的歌詞,文字意景攝人心魄。不管經過多少歲月和不同的年代,也改變不了當初對那些歌曲的那份憾動之心,而好的歌曲一直都停駐在我心裡而不能忘懷。

在芸芸眾多外國的男歌手當中,唐.麥克林是我最欣賞的唱作歌手。他所創作的歌曲大都是旋律簡單但歌詞卻像詩一般的唯美。他每一次演出都會提著結他,而他那藝術般的手指輕輕地撥揍和弦,流暢的音韻便一瀉而下,再加上他獨有的聲音,譜成了無數的經典名曲。

在他眾多的作品中,如<美國派、我仍還是愛你、空中的城堡、從我不愛你、哭泣、奇妙的寶貝、空椅>等,每一首歌都告訴每一個動容的故事,令人有所認同。最令我有莫大的感觸是這一首<文森特>,一首向十九世紀荷蘭畫家文森特.梵谷致敬的<繁星點點的晚上>。

每一段歌詞唐.麥克林都在訴說文森特的人生,歷程和際遇。歌詞的第一段如詩一般的描述,已然掠奪我的心:「繁星點點的晚上,那調色板上只有藍與灰。在夏日向外眺望,你那雙能洞悉靈魂的眼睛,看到山上的黑影,從而描畫著樹木和水仙花,再捕捉微風和寒冷的冬日,儘畫在雪白的畫布上。」這段是描述文森特.梵谷在庇護所居住期間內,大部份畫作靈感是從他那陝小的房間窗戶外望而成。

許多人說藝術家大都是曲高和寡和孤芳自賞。文森特.梵谷,他那沉鬱憂抑的個性盡顯在他的畫作中,而唐.麥克林,用他的歌聲為他辯護和控訴:「如今我才明白你想對我說的話,你為你的理智承受痛苦折磨,你是多麼努力的想讓自己超脫,他們卻不聽,那是他們是不知道如何面對,或許他們現在會願意聽。」

我對藝術名畫全然是門外漢,也分辨不出好與不好。喜愛文森特.梵谷的畫是全憑感覺,而他大部份作品都是一些稻田風景和農民們生活寫實照。唐.麥克林絕對是對文森特.梵谷的畫作有更多的認識:「『火紅色的花朵明豔耀眼』、『卷雲在紫色夜幕輕垂』、『在清晨間琥珀色的稻田』和『一張張飽經風霜和痛苦的臉』,短短數句的歌詞卻帶出文森特.梵谷透過他那雙湛藍的眼睛和藝術家的雙手畫下的名作。」假若喜愛梵谷作品者,對<向日葵系列、繁星點點的晚上、稻麥穗田和吃薯者>等作品絕不陌生。

唐.麥克林說出文森特.梵谷雖然熱愛畫畫,但好像畫並不愛他。他的創作品不受人賞識和情海翻波:「他們都不在乎你,你的愛是真實存在。當最後的一點希望幻滅,在那個繁星點點的晚上,你憤然像絕望的戀人們一樣,了結自己的生命。我可以告訴你,文森特,在這個世界根本找不到一個美麗如你的人。」

唐.麥克林又說出文森特.梵谷雖然離開這個世界已然百年,但是我們沒有忘記這位偉大的畫家:「繁星點點的晚上,空蕩盪的大廳裡畫像高掛,無名的牆上無框的肖像,在注視著這世界無法忘記。就像你所遇見的陌生人,那個衣衫襤褸的男子和衣衫襤褸的衣服,血紅的玫瑰銀色的刺,謊言破碎在潔白的雪地上。」

最後的一段歌詞是為文森特.梵谷而作最後的概論:「現在,我想我知道你想對我說的話,你為你的理智承受痛苦折磨,你是多麼努力的想讓自己超脫,他們就是不聽,他們依然沒有在傾聽,也許他們永遠也不會...。」

因為唐.麥克林那種簡單但平實的演出,因為他出色的音樂創作作品而大大地打動人心,所以就有同道者看了他的演出之後,仰慕他而寫下了一首令人百聽不厭的流行曲<溫柔地殺死我>,歌詞大意上是說:「他的歌曲導出我人生,歌詞唱出我的生命。我打聽到他會唱歌,有自己風格的歌,所以我來看他的演出。那裡有一個陌生的年輕男孩子,能夠用指端掃著結他和弦直擊中我的苦痛。他的歌曲溫柔地殺死我,歌詞唱出我的生命。少女情懷總是詩,我也像其他人般寫信給他。我知道他看了我的信及編寫了歌詞,然後會逐一地唱出來。站在人群中我感到尷尬和感覺到臉紅像發燒,我祈禱他能快一點完成,但他只是一個勁的繼續地唱。他的歌曲溫柔地殺死我,溫柔地殺死我。」

不論中外,好的創作歌手難求,好的創作和有深度的歌手更難求。唐.麥克林能夠成為音樂畀的一個傳奇是絕不簡單的事,而他仍活躍於音
樂舞台上永不言倦。他那些出色的音樂作品就如梵谷的畫作一樣歷久不衰,同樣地能夠流傳下去讓不同年代的人接受和喜愛。


enigma 也很喜歡唐麥克林的歌,以上是《Starry starry night》這首歌,以下是歌詞,給來不及躬逢其盛的人聽一聽

Starry starry night
Paint your palet blue and grey
look out on a summer's day
with eyes that know the darkness in my soul

Shadows on the hills
Sketch the trees and the daffodiles
catch the breeze and the winter chills
in colours on the snowy linen land

Now I understand
what you tried to say to me
and how you suffered for your sanity
and how you tried to set them free
they would not listen they did not know how
perhaps they'll listen now.

Starry starry night
Flaming flowers that brightly blaze
swirling clouds in violet haze
reflect in Vincent's eyes of china blue
colours changing hue
morning fields of amber grain
weathered faces lined in pain
are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand

Now I understand
what you tried to say to me
and how you suffered for your sanity
and how you tried to set them free
they would not listen they did not know how
perhaps they'll listen now

For they could not love you
but still your love was true
and when no hope was left inside
on that starry starry night
You took your life as lover's often do
But I could have told you,Vincent,
this world was never ment for one as beautiful as you

Starry starry night
Portraits hung in empty halls
framless heads on nameless walls
with eyes that watch the world and can't forget
like the strangers that you've met

The ragged men in ragged clothes
a silver thorn
a bloody rose
lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow
now I think I know
what you tried to say to me
and how you suffered for your sanity
and how you tried to set them free
they would not listen
they're not listening still
Perhaps they never will
謝謝Enigma
好的歌曲百聽不厭
不分年代圖檔
enigma提供了"繁星點點的晚上",我提供"溫柔的殺死我",第一次用中文翻譯出來還真是陌生了這首熟悉我三十年的曲子。
謝謝corinalavy喚醒了我沉睡多年的夢,我初戀時唱給他聽的曲子。

謝謝這些歌曲能帶給大家甜蜜的回憶。
一直都很喜愛聽懷舊歌曲,而我也希望介紹一些被遺忘但不陌生的經典中外名曲。
這次寫Don Mclean的Vincent,是因為喜愛他的歌曲。當Lori Liebman看了他的演出唱了一首<Empty Chair>的時候寫了一首詩,而為這首歌引出序幕。這首歌有不同的演唱者,我最愛是1973年由Roberta Flack所唱<Killing Me Softly With His Song>的版本和在那時成為大熱的流行曲。

Killing Me Softly With His Song
作曲:Charles Fox
作詞:Norman Gimbel
The song was written in collaboration with Lori Lieberman , who recorded the song in late 1971

Strumming my pain with his fingers,
Singing my life with his words,
Killing me softly with his song,
Killing me softly,
With his song telling my whole life
With his words,
Killing me softly,
With his song
[LAURYN]
One time, One time, (one time) hey yo L you know you got the lyrics
I heard he sang a good song, I heard he had a style,
And so I came to see him and listen for a while.
And there he was this young boy, stranger to my eyes,
Strumming my pain with his fingers,
(one time,one time)
Singing my life with his words,
(two times. two times)
Killing me softly with this song,
Killing me softly,
With his song, telling my whole life,
With his words,
Killing me softly with his song.
I felt all flushed with fever,
Embarrassed by the crowd,
I felt he found my letters then read each one out loud.
I prayed that he would finish,
But he just kept right on-
Strumming my pain with his fingers, (One Time, one time!)
Singing my life with his words, (Two Times, two times!)
Killing me softly with his song,
Killing me softly
With his song,
Tellin' my whole life
With his words,
Killing me softly, with his song
[CLEF]
Yo L-Boogie, boy L boy L, take it to the bridge
[LAURYN]
(busted)
Wooahhh......woooooahh.....la la la la la la ....wooooah.. laaaaahhh... woooah..laaaaahhh Ah ah Ah ah Ah ah Ah
Strumming my pain with his fingers,
Yes he was Singing my life with his words,
Killing me softly with his song,
Killing me softly with his song,
Telling my whole life with his words,
Killing me softly with his song.
[Lauryn fading out]
Strummin' my pain
YEAAA yea yeaaaaa
[Wyclef]
Yo,put cha hands together for l L boogie yah yaey yaey
L boogie up in here (u know how we do)
[shoutouts and fade]