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前几天据说Bob Dylan(鲍勃·狄兰)可能要代表美国获诺贝尔文学奖,偶不以为然。前几年也流行米兰·昆得拉,其“生命中难以承受之轻”、“生活在别处”(其实是法国诗人兰波最先提出)等思想,在文人圈红极一时。米氏的思想主要是反对媚俗,而Bob Dylan晚期作品已流于媚俗,失去纯朴清新的气质。
昨日偶逛到唐人街,有个屠夫唱美国乡村歌曲,偶公开赞赏之,问他有没有此歌,他说没有。后他的朋友问偶一电影插曲的歌名,偶不知。就这么巧,那插曲就是〈Blowing in the wind〉(答案在风中飘荡)。此事勾起了偶对Bob Dylan的思念,几年未听此曲了。想当初偶在深圳平湖买了本〈吉他弹唱著名英文歌曲选〉,有一专辑全是美国乡下歌曲,〈Blowing in the wind〉也在其中。而今,吉他早已作古,书也不知所踪。
Bob Dylan是摇滚乐时代最有影响的歌手和歌曲创作者。他的歌喉、吉他演奏和有时不很完美的口琴声帮助确定音调,使其音乐从中得以展开并在国内引起轰动。他的早期歌曲记录了美国青年在苦难年代的失望、悲痛和愤怒。“民权歌手”是他的荣誉和标志。偶认为他是诗人的特性造就了他,因为“愤怒出诗人”。如果没有Bob Dylan,无疑摇滚乐将走一段弯路,将不会有“披头士”(BGEATLES,THE)的《佩珀军士》(Sgt.Pepper),不会有“滚石”(ROLLING STONES,THE)的《乞丐的宴会》(Beggar’s Banquet),也不会有“乐队”的《来自大平克的音乐》(Music form Big Pink),这就是他的影响程度。他对音乐的最主要的贡献,这点也影响了列农和麦卡特尼之后的很多歌手,那就是歌词的深刻寓意与音乐成为同等重要的一部分,闲话少说,看歌词,听音乐。
How many roads must a man walk down Before you call him a man? 一个人需要涉越多少的路程,才能被称之为人 Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand? 一只白鸽需要飞跃多少的海洋,才能停息在沙滩 Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly Before they're forever banned? 飞旋的炮弹需要被投掷多少次,才能永远被禁止 The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,答案在风中飘荡 The answer is blowin' in the wind. 答案在风中飘荡 How many times must a man look up Before he can see the sky? 一个人需要仰望几多次,才能看见碧蓝的天空 Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have Before he can hear people cry? 一个人需要多少的双耳,才能听见人们的哭喊 Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows That too many people have died? 多少生命的消逝,才能明白太多人已经死去 The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, 答案在风中飘荡 The answer is blowin' in the wind. 答案在风中飘荡 How many years can a mountain exist Before it's washed to the sea? 一座高山可以屹立多少年月,直到它回归海洋 Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist Before they're allowed to be free? 那些人们可以生存多少年,直到他们荣获自由那一天 Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head, Pretending he just doesn't see? 一个人需要多少次的转身,为了佯装他没有看见 The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,答案在风中飘荡 The answer is blowin' in the wind. 答案在风中飘荡 |
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