老式情歌 (5)
Yesterday Once More
一、簡介:
”Yesterday Once More” ，有人把此曲譯為『昨日重現』，本人則以為『往日情懷』或『往事重演』較能注解歌詞詞意。作曲者為 Richard
Carpenter
and John
Bettis, 而由Richard和Karen兄妹兩人在1973年唱紅。The
Carpenters合唱團的特色 (distinctive) 是Karen低沈的音域(low register) 。她是女低音 (contralto)- 介於tenor-男高音與soprano-女高音之間。在1970年代有男低音歌唱者如Bing
Rosby或Frank Sinatra但女低音者極少。她是以其chest voice (胸音) 出名。本曲是兩兄妹在14年歌唱生涯，灌製的11張唱片中最有名的。1983年Karen 不幸因罹患complications of anorexia
nervosa. (神經性厭食併發症) 而死於cardiac
arrest (心臟停止) 。英才早逝，享壽僅32年
Carpenter's death led to increased visibility and awareness of eating disorders. 因其死亡導致對飲食疾病的認識，與增加其能見度 。在網路上迄今有4佰多萬人點唱此曲，是相當受歡迎的老歌之一。
二、Lyrics: 歌詞
When I was young我年輕時
I'd listen to the radio一向喜歡聽收音機
Waitin' for my favorite songs等侯我喜歡的曲子
Waiting they played I'd sing along等到時我會跟着唱
It made me smile我邊唱邊微笑
Those were such happy times那些如此快樂的時光
And not so long ago彷彿在不久之前
How I wondered where they'd gone我多麽想知道，它們那裡去了
But they're back again但它們會再回來的
Just like a long lost friend正如一位失去聯絡好久的朋友
All the songs I loved so well所有我從前喜歡的曲子
(*) Every sha-la-la-la每一句sha-la-la-la的字
Every wo-wo-wo每一句wo-wo-wo的字
Still shines仍然閃閃發光
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling每一句shing-a-ling-a-ling
That they're starting to sing's所有他們正開始唱的每一句
So fine都如此美好。
When they get to the part當他們唱到
Where he's breakin' her heart他正傷她的心的這裡
It can really make me cry真正就讓我哭出來
Just like before如同從前
It's yesterday once more往事重演
Lookin' back on how it was回憶何以致此
In years gone by往事歲月中
And the good times that I had與曾擁有的快樂時光
Makes today seem rather sad都使今日有點悲傷
So much has changed世事多滄桑
It was songs of love that它是首我一向喜歡
When I was young我年輕時
I'd listen to the radio一向喜歡聽收音機
Waitin' for my favorite songs等侯我喜歡的曲子
Waiting they played I'd sing along等到時我會跟着唱
It made me smile我邊唱邊微笑
Those were such happy times那些如此快樂的時光
And not so long ago彷彿在不久之前
How I wondered where they'd gone我多麽想知道，它們那裡去了
But they're back again但它們會再回來的
Just like a long lost friend正如一位失去聯絡好久的朋友
All the songs I loved so well所有我從前喜歡的曲子
(*) Every sha-la-la-la每一句sha-la-la-la的字
Every wo-wo-wo每一句wo-wo-wo的字
Still shines仍然閃閃發光
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling每一句shing-a-ling-a-ling
That they're starting to sing's所有他們正開始唱的每一句
So fine都如此美好。
When they get to the part當他們唱到
Where he's breakin' her heart他正傷她的心的這裡
It can really make me cry真正就讓我哭出來
Just like before如同從前
It's yesterday once more往事重演
Lookin' back on how it was回憶何以致此
In years gone by往事歲月中
And the good times that I had與曾擁有的快樂時光
Makes today seem rather sad都使今日有點悲傷
So much has changed世事多滄桑
It was songs of love that它是首我一向喜歡
I would sing to
them.唱給他們聽的情歌
And I'd memorize each word我會背出每一個字
Those old melodies那些老曲調
Still sound so good to me.對我仍然動聽
As they melt the years away當它們溶化了歲月
And I'd memorize each word我會背出每一個字
Those old melodies那些老曲調
Still sound so good to me.對我仍然動聽
As they melt the years away當它們溶化了歲月
Repeat (*)
All my best memories所有過去最佳的回憶
Come back clearly to me.清楚地重現眼前
Some can even make me cry某些甚至令我落淚
Just like before.如同往昔
It's yesterday once more. 往事重演
(*) Repeat
三、欣賞音樂
四、本曲之特色為重復的：
“Every
sha-la-la-la
Every wo-wo-wo
Still shines”Every wo-wo-wo
“Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
That they're starting to sing
So fine”
其中sha-la-la-la有人以為取自Claude Francois的 Hier est pr`es de toi (Sha la la) (= Yesterday
is near往日已近)
Justin Lai, 07/13/2013
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AACHW13
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