本期撰稿人 朱宇清

南京师范大学06级英语系翻译班学生。

我听之我见：这是一首具有浓厚的拉丁美洲乡间音乐的歌曲，在六十年代非常出名。作者对比了麻雀与蜗牛、铁锤与铁钉、森林与街道，相比之下，前者享有更大的自由。歌中还有另一对比较物，即天鹅与人。天鹅高飞于空，自由自在；而人被束缚在土地上，唱出最悲哀的歌声。这首歌抒发了对自由的渴望和对理想的追求。但最后一段很有现实感，作者希望能脚踏实地，获得实实在在、不脱离实际的自由，这样，理想与现实就可以达到完美的统一。

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If I Could (El Condor Pasa)                  By Andy Williams

I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
Yes I would. If I could, I surely would
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
Yes I would, If I only could, I surely would

Away, I'd rather sail away
Like a swan that's here and gone
A man gets tied up to the ground
He gives the world its saddest sound
It's saddest sound

I'd rather be a forest than a street
Yes I would, If I could, I surely would
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
Yes I would, If I only could, I surely would

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