Midnight, Not a sound from the pavement Has the moon lost her memory? She is smiling alone In the lamplight The withered leaves collect at my feet And the wind begins to moan Memory, All alone in the moonlight I can smile at the old days, I was beautiful then I remember, The time I knew what happiness was Let the memory live again Every street lamp Seems to beat A fatalistic warning Someone mutters And a street lamp gutters And soon it will be morning | Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise I must think of a new life And I mustn't give in When the dawn comes Tonight will be a memory too And a new day will begin Burnt out ends of smokey days The stale cold smell of morning The street lamp dies Another night is over Another day is dawning Touch me, It's so easy to leave me All alone with my memory Of my days in the sun If you touch me You'll understand what happiness is Look a new day has begun... |
音乐剧 《猫》 - zt
《回忆》(《Memory》)是人们耳熟能详的一首歌,它出自于安德鲁·劳埃德·韦伯的歌剧《猫》。 该剧完成于1981年,现在已经成为音乐剧历史上最卖座的作品之一,2004年该剧也曾在北京人民大会堂接连上演了9场。演出分两幕共21首歌曲,最经典 的就是这首《memory》了。优美而略带哀伤的旋律,诗样的歌词,都使它令人过耳难忘。
《猫》剧中的故事是讲述一群贵族猫在礼拜夜推举谁上天堂,她们都讲述着自己富有的人生,豪华的生活,自己主人的才华,忽然来了一致流浪猫,动情的诉说了自 己平淡流浪的生活,多么凄凉又是多么的丰富多彩,自己的信仰是多么的坚定,在她的述说间,还动情的唱了这首经典的《memory》,把整个歌剧带向了高 潮,也正是在这幽幽的歌声中,她一步一步的迈向天堂,所有的的猫都面带崇敬的目送她而去……
这个歌剧反应了在当时社会上,上流人事和平民之间的差距和关系,表明天堂并不是富人才能及其的圣地,心灵的纯净远远比物质上的财富要让人充实。不知道大家 是否还记得《铁达尼号》杰克被邀情在豪华晚宴上吃饭的镜头,本来老霍是准备让他丢面子的,可是他的生活也得到了大家的肯定,虽然他又上顿没下顿,每天睡在 桥洞,但是他快乐了每一天,这个情节也是由《猫》剧的灵感来表现的,完全就是《猫》的一个小缩影。