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Song: A Thousand Years
Artist: Azure Ray
Source: Xiyuefeiying
I'm saving all I'm not giving
But it's overflowing, evaporating in the air
As I'm walking, I know I'm not breathing
I'm not breathing only air
It's filled with words once spoken by people everywhere
And I can hear all the whispers that have lived a thousand years
It just took me being open for them to reach my eager ears
Now they've reached my eager ears
And I hope I'll be ready
When my light, when my life divides
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Interpertations for A Thousand Years
撰文：戏雨飞鹰 & 林贝卡
前言
上个周六，戏雨飞鹰在《美语世界》论坛贴了一首由Azure Ray演唱的英语歌曲《A Thousand Years》，当时她就询问大家“And I hope I'll be ready， When my light, when my life divides。”的涵义。我就给她留言道：“这是我第一次听这首歌曲，我也无法完全理解这首歌曲，可是我喜欢这诉说般的吟唱，也不知道最后两句要表达什么。歌曲似乎流露出一个人的潜意识的思绪，在现在，过去，未来漫游飘荡。”
周日，戏雨飞鹰把她对这首歌曲的诠释和我分享了，我也谈了我自己的想法，现把我们俩对这首歌曲的探讨摘录如下，我喜欢这样的交流。
（一）。戏雨飞鹰对英语歌曲《A Thousand Years》的诠释
贝卡，this is one scenario I plot:
来源: 戏雨飞鹰 于 10-04-18 09:43:42
经过一段传奇的经历，女孩深深地爱上了他。之后，分离， 不能见面，只有心灵感应。。。 因为２人生活在两个完全不同的世界上（可能是个image，也可能是个spirit。。。）。。
所以，女孩把不能给的（爱）都存下来，但存得是太满了，溢出，融入空气中。。他呼吸的不只是air，还有隔世的人的呼唤。。所以，她用渴求心，聆听着爱人的whisper。。
Then we can reasonably put Bear's insight: she's ready for the division, i.e., her life divides into everyday life and life with her lover in heaven(or another world) :)
（二）。林贝卡对英语歌曲《A Thousand Years》的诠释
戏雨飞鹰,
我平时很少认真地研究歌词的,总是陶醉在歌曲的旋律里,也许是因为我喜欢"听"的缘故,再就是我不求甚解,你对歌词的这么认真的探讨是我学习的榜样.你从爱情的角度来分析这首歌曲，想象出男孩和女孩经过一段传奇的经历，颇有新意，也很浪漫．
下面是我对Azure Ray演唱的《A Thousand Years》的歌曲的浅见,和你商榷.我觉得《A Thousand Years》是一首自我解剖,感悟体验人生的歌曲.歌曲唱出过去的自己，现在的自己，以及将来的自己．
过去的自己，只获取，不给予，让自己有一种窒息的感觉，盈满则溢．正如歌中唱道：
＂I'm saving all i'm not giving
But it's overflowing, evaporating in the air．＂
现在的自己，开始探索自己的心灵，吸取圣贤的智慧，豁然开朗了。
As I'm walking, i know i'm not breathing,
I'm not breathing only air
It's filled with words once spoken by people everywhere
And i can hear all the whispers that have lived a thousand years
It just took me being open for them to reach my eager ears
Now they've reached my eager ears
将来的自己，无论未来发生了什么，生离死别，天灾人祸等，都能坦然面对。
And I hope I'll be ready
When my light, when my life divides
以上仅是我的理解，和你分享．有趣吧，同一首歌，每个人的诠释不一样，这就是歌曲的美妙，给人以想像的空间。
再谢戏雨飞鹰的分享，祝你周日快乐，
Rebecca
后记
戏雨飞鹰的对英语歌曲《A Thousand Years》的两种诠释的归纳总结，摘录如下：
“你的分析很有见地。很有哲理：）
我的是浪漫版本，你的是哲理版本。喜欢。
正如你说的，同一首歌，诠释出不同的理解，真的是很有趣。
谢谢贝卡！”
P.S. 大家对这首英语歌曲《A Thousand Years》还有别的诠释吗?
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Welcome back.
Have a nice Sunday,
Rebecca
thanks, Rebbecca. i appreciate it.
listen to it again now . beautiful piece.
真抱歉，我也不知道你为何听不到，我对计算机的知识所知甚少。
戏雨飞鹰,
过奖了。得感谢你分享的歌曲，这是我听了你贴的歌曲后想象的图片，就去网上查询。
我把我们俩在美坛对这首歌曲的探讨收进我的博客里了，你觉得如何？
Have a nice week,
Rebecca
你设计的这个flash太妙了，让我足足盯着画面看了好一会儿。。。完全就是我想要的意境。。。
同时也谢谢你其它音乐。一气还听了你以前的好几个piece。
新的一周快乐,贝卡！
来源: [ 美语世界 ] 戏雨飞鹰 于 10-04-17 13:23:05
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Azure Ray is an American dream pop duo, consisting of musicians Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink. The pair met at the age of 15 at the Alabama School of Fine Arts. They fronted a band called Little Red Rocket, often compared to Veruca Salt, in their hometown of Birmingham, Alabama in the mid and late 1990s and released two albums with the band on Tim/Kerr records.
Azure Ray started in Athens, Georgia, but relocated to Omaha, Nebraska and joined the music scene there. Their sound is sparse and understated, with intimate lyrics, elements of alt-country and folk Americana, and occasional forays into minimalist electronica territory. Taylor and Fink are also in another Saddle Creek band called Now It's Overhead, with Andy LeMaster. The two have collaborated with Moby and co-wrote the song, "Great Escape" on the album 18. They have also appeared on numerous Bright Eyes records. Fink also works with Japancakes.
Azure Ray disbanded in 2004, leaving Fink and Taylor to work on solo and other collaborative projects, including working in Now It's Overhead and Maria Taylor's solo recordings.
Fink and Taylor reformed the band for a one-off show in Los Angeles on November 30, 2008. The duo was accompanied by Andy LeMaster of Now It's Overhead and Nick White of Tilly and the Wall.
In 2009, Taylor announced on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic that the band would reform on a semi-permanent basis in July 2009 for "5 or 6" shows before working on a new Azure Ray album.