忆莲·佩姬 Elaine Paige是现代音乐剧史上的重要人物,人称“英国音乐剧第一夫人”,原名 Elaine Bickerstaff!
1978年,佩姬被选中出演《贝隆夫人》中贝隆夫人的角色,一炮而红,夺得了当年伦敦西区各种音乐剧评选的重要奖项。 1981年,佩姬出演音乐剧《猫》中的 Grizabella,首唱了经久不衰的歌曲《回忆》( memory), Elaine Paige的歌声轻吟低唱时音质极为甜美,但到了激情处,歌声宏大奔放,演唱收放自如,极为老练!
歌词赏析:
Midnight
午夜
Not a sound from the pavement
午夜大地一片死寂
Has the moon lost her memory
是否月亮也失去了她的记忆
She is smiling alone
她在独自微笑
In the lamplight
路灯下
The withered leaves collect at my feet
落叶堆积在我脚下
And the wind begins to moan
而风儿也开始哀鸣
Every street lamp seems to beat
每一盏街灯都似乎要发出
A fatalistic warning
一个致命的警告
Someone mutters and the street lamp sputters
有人低语并伴随着街灯闪烁明灭
And soon it will be morning
清晨很快就要到来
Memory
回忆
All alone in the moonlight
孤零零在月光里
I can smile at the old days
我能对着往昔微笑
I was beautiful then
那时我很美 我还记得那些幸福的日子
Let the memory live again
就让回忆再度降临
Daylight see the dew on the sunflower
破晓 看那向日葵上的露水
And a rose that is fading
和正在枯萎的玫瑰
Roses wither away
正在凋谢的玫瑰
Like the sunflower I yearn to turn my face to the dawn
我就像向日葵一样 渴望将脸转向黎明
I am waiting for the day
我正等待着日出
Memory
记忆
Turn your face to the moonlight
将你的脸转向月光
Let your memory lead you
让你的记忆引导你
Open up enter in
打开它并进入
If you find there
如果你找到了
The meaning of what happiness is
幸福的真正含义
Then the new life
那么新的生活
Will begin
就将开始
Memory
回忆
All alone in the moonlight
孤零零地站在月光里
I can smile at the old days
我能梦到那些过去的日子
Life was beautiful then
那时的生活曾经多么美好
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
想起那时我才明白什么叫做幸福
Let the memory live again
就让回忆再度降临
Burnt out ends of smoky days
烟雾弥漫的日子
The stale cold smell of morning
清晨腐败冰冷的气息
A street lamp dies another night is over
一盏街灯熄灭 又一个夜晚逝去
Another day is dawning
一个新的黎明即将到来
Daylight
破晓
I must wait for the sunrise
我必须等待日出
I must think of a new life
我必须思索一种新的生活
And I mustn't give in
而且我不能屈服
When the dawn comes
当黎明到来
Tonight will be a memory too
今夜也将成为回忆
And a new day
那么新的一天
Will begin
也将开始
Sun light through the trees in summer
夏日的阳光穿过树林
Endless masquerading
永无止尽的化妆舞会
Like a flower as the dawn is breaking
像一朵在黎明破晓时的花
The memory is fading
记忆正在枯萎
Touch me
靠近我吧
It is so easy to leave me
离开我是如此容易
All alone with my memory
让我独自留在回忆里
Of my days in the sun
回想我那些曾经的灿烂时光
If you touch me
但如果你靠近我
You will understand what happiness is
你会明白什么是幸福
Look a new day has begun
看 新的一天 已经到来