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    8/30/2009

    Seasons in the Sun 背后的故事 II

    1963年的冬季,美国冷得彻骨,来美国乐坛闯荡的加拿大男孩terryjacks坐在没有暖气的屋子里喝着白兰地,耳边放着法国歌手 jacques brel的‘lemoribond’。来美国也不少日子了,但却没有音乐人对他的音乐感兴趣。他看起刚刚朋友塞给他的一张名片,背后抄了一个死刑犯的临终遗言,听着‘lemoribond’,看着名片背后的字,他拿起了吉他开始轻轻弹唱……
     
    在五十年代美国的一个小镇上,有两位少年,我们暂且称之为a和c吧。a和c出生于同一个社区,从小一块儿长大,他们总是一起爬树、游戏,有时候还一起干一些出格的事。反正无论如何他们都形影不离,即便是上学,他们也都是在同一个班级,如此一直到高中。嘿,你知道吗?a和c虽然是绝好的朋友,但他们却性格迥异。a嘛,绝对是那种你看一眼就为之倾倒的男孩。他活力十足,开朗阳光,自信,对运动也十分在行,因而人缘颇好,全校中暗恋他的女生不计其数,他还是学校橄榄球队的队长。恩!很有魅力,的确很吸引你是吧!而c的性格却恰恰相反,他很敏感害羞,不善于表达自己的情感,但是他的手工却很棒,他会做各种模型。
     
    一切过的都很不错,但上帝却很折磨人,他让这两个男孩同时爱上了b,性感迷人的班花。结果可想而知,是吗?c默默地注视着他的朋友和爱人在一起……一直到了毕业,c成了一名木匠;而a当了卡车司机,并和b结了婚,婚后生下了女儿michelle,b也经营了一家杂货店,那是她的嫁妆。然而,为了让家人生活得更好,让女儿能获得良好的教育,a不得不跨好几个州甚至横跨整个美国去运送货物,因而一个月只能回家一两趟来看看家人,隔一天又要坐车去送货了。相比之下,作为木匠的c就轻松多了,所以他经常来杂货店给b帮忙。
     
    但是时间一天天过去了,b和c日日相对,两颗孤独的心越靠越近,逐渐产生了超越朋友之间的那种感情,那种感情维系了两年,而a却丝毫没有察觉,他依旧疼爱家人,信任朋友……
     
    在1959年的隆冬,a依旧开着卡车上了洲际公路,但是连天的大雪使公路被封闭了,人们不得不等待公路的解封。但a等了两天,情况似乎不见好转,天气预报说这种恶劣的天气还将持续一周,于是a掉转车头开回了家,这一开又过了三天。半夜两点终于快到家了,他下车满心欢喜地给家里打了电话,但迟迟没人接听。a很担心,想到是不是女儿生病住院了。他立即开车去了c家,想打听家里的情况。他敲开了c家的门,在他眼前的竟然是两个人——他的朋友和他的妻子!这种场面即便a再迟钝也立刻明白发生了什么事,他望着眼前这两个人,只说了一个字:‘why?’这种问题哪里给出答案!a掏出防身用的手枪结束了妻子和朋友的性命,然后驾车径直驶往警察局。
     
    他原本可以逃往临州免于死刑,但他选择了径直去警察局,在本州审判,陪审团一致通过他犯故意杀人罪,被判处死刑,于1957年2月6日执行电椅死刑。他被关在死囚牢里,离行刑还有三天,一张纸和一支笔塞了进来,给他写临终的遗言。
     
    虽然在法律上,a犯了故意杀人罪;但在民间,许多人却认为在道义上a也是极大的受害者。于是,人们纷纷传抄他的遗言,terry jacks在1963年拿到的那张名片背面的遗言,就是朋友抄的。terry jacks将a的遗言填入‘lemoribond’的曲中写成了‘seasons in the sun’。他四处给音乐人弹唱这首歌,但哪个音乐人会给一个无名之辈投资呢?最终,他找到了beach boys,把这首歌唱给他们听。这首歌很棒,beach boys自己将这首翻唱,可惜他们无法传递出这首歌的情感,于是terry jacks借了录音棚把这首歌录了一遍。然而因为他们当时专辑的歌满了,没有将此歌收录进去。直到十年之后,1973年,这首歌终于一炮而红,之后有许多翻唱的版本。
     
    在这种歌曲背景下,对歌词做点解释:
    和大家常看到的不同,都是We have joy,we have fun
    Westlife版是We had joy,we had fun
    原版是用“have”的,表示作者的一种希望之情,他希望能永远快乐,但是死亡逼近,已经永远不可能了。
    Pretty girls are everywhere ,Think of me and I 'll be there
    此句个人认为是点睛之笔,颇具讽刺意味
    作者像是在描述天堂的美景,有好多的美女,有点出自己的花心
    然而,确实由衷地希望同样的错不要再犯一次
    他和好友,不会再爱上同一个女人。
    Michelle是他的女儿,因为他的死而将成为孤儿,让他放心不下
    I wish that we could both be there 指的是作者希望能返老还童,生命中能少些烦恼。
    也许大家会奇怪,为什么不唱他的妻子
     
    Westlife
     
    WESTLIFE的演绎无意把这首歌推广到了顶峰,他们带有爱尔兰口音的嗓音和风笛的运用,使歌曲带有浓浓的爱尔兰味道,再加上他们近乎完美的配合,年轻阳光的面孔,受到了很多FANS的喜爱。
    “seasons in the Sun”是一首具有双重意义的歌曲,它在排行榜上名列4周之久,使其成为乐队20世纪最后一首冠军单曲和新世纪的No.1。可见其魅力之大!
    至今这首歌已经成为西城男孩翻唱的经典曲目。
     
    中英文歌词
     
    goodbye to you my trusted friend. 再见了,我忠实的朋友.
    we're known each other since we were 9 or 10. 我们从孩提时就已相识,相知.
    together we've climb hills and trees. 我们一起爬山,爬树.
    learned of love and abc. 学会去爱和其他基本知识.
    skinned our hearts skinned our knees. 我们心意相同,情同手足.
    goodbye my friend it's hard to die. 再见了朋友,我实在不愿意离去.
    when all the birds are singing in the sky. 当所有的鸟儿在天空歌唱.
    now the spring in the air. 空气中弥漫着春天的气息.
    pretty girls are everywhere. 到处是漂亮的女孩.
    think of me and i'll be there. 想我了,我就会与你同在.
    we had joy,we had fun. 我们曾共享快乐.
    we had seasons in the sun. 也曾共享阳光季节.
    but the hills. 但我们一起爬山
    that we climbed were just seasons out of time. 那些日子已经逝去.
    goodbye papa please pray for me. 再见了爸爸,请为我祈祷.
    i was the black sheep of the family. 我是家里的害群之马.
    you tried to teach me right from wrong. 你费尽心思教我明辨是非.
    too much wine too much song. 我却沉醉于歌酒狂欢中.
    wonder how i got along. 真不知道我以前是如何过日子的.
    goodbye papa it's hard ti die. 再见了爸爸,我实在不愿意离去.
    when all the birds are singing in the sky. 当所有的鸟儿在天空歌唱.
    now the spring in the air. 空气中弥漫着春天的气息.
    little children are everywhere. 小孩子在到处嬉戏.
    when you see them i'll be there. 当你看见他们,我就会与你同在.
    we had joy,we had fun. 我们曾共享快乐.
    we had seasons in the sun. 也曾共享阳光季节.
    but the wine and the song. 但昔日的歌酒狂欢.
    like the season has all gone. 犹如季节更迭已消逝.
    we had joy,we had fun. 我们曾共享快乐.
    we had seasons in the sun. 也曾共享阳光季节.
    but the wine and the song. 但昔日的歌酒狂欢.
    like the season has all gone. 犹如季节更迭已消逝.
    goodbye michelle my little one. 再见了蜜雪儿,我的小可爱.
    you gave me love help me find the sun. 你给了我爱,帮我找到希望.
    and every time that i was down. 每当我意志消沉时.
    you should always come around. 你总会来到我的身边.
    and get my feet back on the ground. 鼓励我振作起来.
    goodbye michelle it's hard to die. 再见了蜜雪儿,我实在不愿意离去.
    when all the birds are singing in the sky. 当所有的鸟儿在天空歌唱.
    now the spring in the air. 空气中弥漫着春天的气息.
    with the flowers everywhere. 到处都是美丽的花朵.
    i wish that we could both be there ! 我希望我们都在那儿欢聚!
    we had joy,we had fun. 我们曾共享快乐.
    we had seasons in the sun. 也曾共享阳光季节.
    but the hills. 但我们一起爬山
    that we climbed were just seasons out of time. 那些日子已经逝去.
    we had joy,we had fun. 我们曾共享快乐.
    we had seasons in the sun. 也曾共享阳光季节.
    but the wine and the song. 但昔日的歌酒狂欢.
    like the season has all gone. 犹如季节更迭已消逝.
    we had joy,we had fun. 我们曾共享快乐.
    we had seasons in the sun. 也曾共享阳光季节.
    but the wine and the song. 但昔日的歌酒狂欢.
    like the season has all gone. 犹如季节更迭已消逝.
    we had joy,we had fun. 我们曾共享快乐.
    we had seasons in the sun. 也曾共享阳光季节.
    but the wine and the song. 但昔日的歌酒狂欢.
    like the season has all gone. 犹如季节更迭已消逝.

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    Jasminewrote:
    这个结局是最好的结局了,或许谅解可以抹平人世间一切罪恶,但面对深爱的妻子,和信任的朋友,我相信任何一个人都无法转身离去,选择原谅,去独自承受后半生永无休止的回忆。其实,失去了他们,生命也没有意义。
    Sept. 9
    SUNNYwrote:
    这个故事可以拍成电影~~~
    Aug. 31
    Jackey Zhuwrote:
    abc的感情纠结得好像《珍珠港》,再演绎演绎估计湖南卫视又可以翻拍成山寨自制青春励志偶像剧了,嘎嘎嘎嘎

    anyway, 谢谢分享耳熟能详的歌曲背后的故事,看来有空真要对自己喜欢的歌来个背景大调查,说不定每一段旋律都隐藏着一段或凄美或浪漫的故事呢。。。
    Aug. 30

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