这几天我的嗓子不太好(寒了),觉得与其勉强唱歌,倒不如趁机增加一些音乐知识,于是从图书馆借了一些关于歌唱的书。其中有一本我非常喜欢,序言中的一首诗一下子就把我吸引住了。 我觉得这首诗非常传神地讲述出了一个歌手的心情,现在拿出来和大家分享一下。 ^_^ 如果各位歌姬也能从中感受一些什么的话,我是会很高兴的。 ^_^
由于我住在加拿大,所以借的书自然也是英语的(汗一个),不过原文后会附上我的翻译,所以请大家不要担心。(笑)
A Song
I sang a song yesterday.
I thought I sang it well.
The notes were all in tune.
The phrases smooth and uninterrupted by unconscious breaths.
I varied the rhythms and spoke the words clearly.
I anticipated each key change.
My voice was warm and moved effortlessly through each rise and fall of the melody.
When I finished, I was sure I'd told the story well and communicated my interpretation.
But I did not experience a feeling.
My heart remained unchanged.
I was unmoved.
My soul still yearned for expression.
Despite my efforts,
I realized I had not sung at all.
The music, it seemed, slept quietly beside me,
patiently waiting to be awakened.
I dicided to start again.
This time I did not listen.
I did not watch.
I did not think.
This time I willingly vanished.
This time I became...
a song.
-written by Carolyn Sloan
(译文)
一首歌
昨天,我唱了一首歌。
我觉得自己唱得很好。
我唱的每个音符都很准确。
我唱出了平滑的,没有被不自觉的呼吸所打乱的字句。
我唱出了变化的节奏和字正腔圆的歌词。
我唱出了每一个音阶的变化。
我温暖的声音毫不费力地带过了旋律的每次上升和下降。
当我唱完时,我确信自己完美地讲出了歌曲中所蕴含的故事,以及完美地传达了我对歌曲的理解。
但是,我并没有感觉到什么东西。
我的心灵并没有起任何变化。
我没有被感动。
我的灵魂还在渴望着更深层的表达。
尽管我很努力,但是我意识到我根本就没有在唱歌。
那段音乐似乎还在我身边悄悄地沉睡着,耐心地等待着苏醒的一刻。
于是,我决定重新唱一次。
这一次,我并没有去聆听。
我并没有去看。
我并没有去思考。
这一次,我自愿地消失掉了。
这一次,我变成了 ---
这首歌。