不知道为何,当这首歌曲旋律响起的时候突然觉得有那么一点《星愿心愿》的感觉,也许都给人制造了一种很悲伤的气氛吧。在《听歌学英语》,我可以跟您随时随心地分享我的听歌心情,而您也可以在歌曲中寻找自己的体会。今天这首歌"The Well"来自于Shine Dion,1993年成立的来自于挪威的二重唱组合,他们的音乐被认为是挪威和爱尔兰民谣的结合体,在音乐中经常使用很多乐器:如小提琴、风笛、萨克斯、三角铁、木吉他等。他们的音乐结合了挪威和爱尔兰的民歌曲调。歌曲灵感通常来自挪威当地的神话,传说及风土人情。他们的音乐成功实现了古典和现代的结合,从中我们可以感受到田园般的宁静,灵魂的脆弱,以及时间的无涯。下面这首歌"The Well",一起来听听。 By an old drinking well on the grass so green 一口古老的水井旁,青草如此之绿 I lay down and fell into a dream 我躺下,坠入梦境 By a strange mellow sound from a silver eyed bird 一只银色眼睛的小鸟,传来奇妙圆润的声音 I opened my eyes but said no word 我静静睁开眼睛 On the pathway came walking a woman so bold 小路上,走来一位冒失的女子 Behind her in silence went the old 身后无声地跟着一位老人 Ahead ran the children with joyful cries 身前孩子们快乐地奔跑着叫喊着 Their faces were lifted to the sky 他们抬头仰望天空 The woman's hair was raven and black as the night 女子的秀发犹如黑夜 Covered with stars shining bright 夜的上空星光闪闪 As they passed by the well I saw that their eyes 当他们经过井旁,我发现他们的眼睛 Were flaming like many coloured ice 闪着七彩寒冰般的光 They passed by the well like a breeze pure and clean 他们飘过井旁,如清风般清新纯净 Soon they were nowhere to be seen 眨眼便无踪无影 When I woke up alone on the grass so green 当我独自醒来,身下碧草如茵 I looked into the well to catch the dream 我朝井里观望,想追回这场梦 The water was rising and I felt a chill 井水缓缓上涨,我感到一丝寒意 I willed the water to be still 我竭力想让水平静 There was a face in the mirror like a face out of time 井中倒映的脸庞,恍如隔世 The eyes held a shimmery shine 那眼中含着微微泪光 There was a face in the mirror and the face wasn't mine 井中却已不是我昨日的模样 The eyes held a shimmery shine 那眼中含着微微泪光