Dance with my father(通讯员投稿) [ 2006-10-12 08:13 ]
本期撰稿人:吴小蓉
华南师范大学外文学院英语系04级学生。喜欢英文,喜欢听英文歌曲,一首好的英文歌曲不仅让我学到课文里学不到的知识,更让我体味到歌者的人生。令我陶醉的不仅仅是动人的旋律,找到每首歌的触动点,理解每首歌背后的故事才是我最大的享受。除了听歌还喜欢看看书,听歌让我觉得享受,看书让我觉得充实。
歌手简介:他是四届格莱美奖得主,是R&B音乐教父级人物;他拥有超过两千万张的唱片销售记录,被他魔力嗓音征服的听众数以亿计;他就是Luther
Vandross,美国最伟大的黑人男歌手之一。
我听之我见:
随着前奏缓缓响起,一些很原始的情感也会开始慢慢地涌动。返璞归真的歌词极尽平凡,轻盈弥漫的节奏带走所有沉重。一时之间,脑海只剩下那把完美的男声在轻声吟唱。淡淡的感动在涌动,却是来自内心最深处的。
Lyrics
Dance with my father by Luther Vandross
Back when I was a child Before life removed all the innocence My father would
lift me high And dance with my mother me then Spin me around till I fell
asleep Then up the stairs he would carry me
And I knew for sure I was
loved If I could get another chance Another walk Another dance with
him. I'd play a song that would never, ever end How I love, love,
love To dance with my father again
When I and my mother would disagree To get my
way I would run from her to him He'd make me laugh just to
comfort me Then finally make me do just what my mama said Later that night
when I was asleep He left a dollar under my sheet
Never dreamed that
he would be gone from me If I could steal one final glance One final step One final dance with him I'd play a
song that would never, ever end Cause I love, love, love To dance with my
father again
Sometimes I'd listen outside her door And I'd hear how my
mother cried for him I pray for her even more than me I pray for her even
more than me
I know I'm praying so much too much But could you send back the only man
she loved I know u don't do it usually But dear lord she's dying To
dance with my father again
Every night I fall asleep this is all I ever
dream
Words and phrases
1. innocence:在这里表示“天真纯洁”,主要是指小孩子,比如说,Children
lose their innocence as they grow older. (童稚的天真随着年龄的增长而消逝。)
2.
get one's way:这个词组表示“不顾反对意见为所欲为”,如:She always gets her
own way in the end.(她最后总是想怎样就怎样。)
3. be
gone:可以表示“离开”,也可以委婉的表示“去世”。
4. cry for
sb/sth:因为某人某事物而哭泣,比如说,She cried for joy. (她喜极而泣。)
5. be
dying to dance:表示“非常向往跳舞”。
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