Joan Baez(琼.贝兹)是迄今我最喜欢的女歌手,这位被人们称作“民谣女皇”的歌手,无论歌曲所表现是是什么,琼.贝兹的歌声总是那么清澈、嘹亮;无论她是在以轻快的女高音演唱民歌或现代歌曲,她的声音都是那么清澈可辩,富有说明力和感染力。
Diamond and Rust--是美国民谣之后Joan Baez的一首传世之作,并被认为是她最出色的歌曲之一。“英美电台DJ每次播她的歌时,一般总要播这首。关于这首歌的歌词涵意,一种说法认为歌词中所讲的是她个人的一段恋情。 Joan Baez於50年代末投入美国民歌运动,进入60年代,她遇见了鲍勃迪伦(Bob Dylan,後来被尊称为“民谣摇滚之父”,最著名的作品是“Blowing in the wind”),两人惺惺相惜,彼此都十分赏识对方的才华,并因此产生一段秘密恋情。这段没有结果的感情到后来悄然而终。1975年,Joan Baez写了这首曲子,回顾当年两人亦师亦友的感情,歌词虽颇多隐喻却蕴含真情。”觉得每首歌后面都有一个故事.所以将引号那段搬来此处.我对这首歌最深的印象倒是<阿甘正传>中Jenny抚琴的样子.下面将这首好听的歌送给你们两个版本,一个是1975年最初的版本,那时的Joan也就不到30岁...
“I’ll be damned, look what the wind brought in.”(“真见鬼,什么风把你吹来了。”)
突然,Bob Dylan的一头乱头发在台上出现,抱着个吉他,坐在Baez身边,观众疯了,高声欢呼,两个人又在一起唱了首Blowing in the Wind,所有人都被记忆泡酥了。这首歌唱完,Bob Dylan就走了,Baez眼泪汪汪地接着唱她自己写的歌。这是我听到把藕断丝连表达得最直白的歌词,我相信唱出来是需要勇气的。我的翻译不是最好:
(Words and Music by Joan Baez)
Well I'll be damned Here comes your ghost again But that's not unusual It's just that the moon is full And you happened to call And here I sit Hand on the telephone Hearing a voice I'd known A couple of light years ago Heading straight for a fall
As I remember your eyes Were bluer than robin's eggs My poetry was lousy you said Where are you calling from? A booth in the midwest Ten years ago I bought you some cufflinks You brought me something We both know what memories can bring They bring diamonds and rust
Well you burst on the scene Already a legend The unwashed phenomenon The original vagabond You strayed into my arms And there you stayed Temporarily lost at sea The Madonna was yours for free Yes the girl on the half-shell Would keep you unharmed
Now I see you standing With brown leaves falling around And snow in your hair Now you're smiling out the window Of that crummy hotel Over Washington Square Our breath comes out white clouds Mingles and hangs in the air Speaking strictly for me We both could have died then and there
Now you're telling me You're not nostalgic Then give me another word for it You who are so good with words And at keeping things vague Because I need some of that vagueness now It's all come back too clearly Yes I loved you dearly And if you're offering me diamonds and rust I've already paid