Ben E King - Stand By Me

今年年初在新奥尔良和家人一起旅游度假，住在downtown，因为临街，隔着窗子每晚直到凌晨三四点都可以听到街头驻唱歌手的免费演出。有一次听到一位歌手充满激情与柔情的喊唱，“So darling darling, stand by me, oh, stand by me", "Oh stand, stand by me, stand by me", 歌声沧桑而饱含深情，闻之动容，在我脑海中盘旋多日，挥之不去，度假回来后赶快在网上依据这句歌词搜出了原唱，真是好听的抒情歌曲啊，称之soul music绝不为过。

歌词也超级棒，“If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountain should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry
No, I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand
Stand by me”

大意是就是“即使天空颤抖崩塌，或者高山投于大海，我也不会哭泣，不会流一滴眼泪，只要你还在我身边”，特别类似于我们中文古诗里说的“山无棱 天地合 才敢与君绝”（高山变成平地，天和地又混为一体，我才愿意和你分开。），man, this is romantic to the gut!

Lyrics

When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see
No, I won't be afraid
Oh, I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand
Stand by me

So darlin', darlin', stand by me
Oh, stand by me
Oh, stand
Stand by me, stand by me

If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountain should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry
No, I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand
Stand by me

And darlin', darlin', stand by me
Oh, stand by me
Oh, stand now
Stand by me, stand by me

And darlin', darlin', stand by me
Oh, stand by me
Oh, stand now
Stand by me, stand by me

Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me
Oh, stand by me
Won't you stand by

Source: LyricFind

[宏扬道德]

回复 '梧桐木' 的评论 : 谢谢你提供的信息，哇，这个太有意思了，没想到还真是从福音赞美诗得到的灵感，而这首福音赞美诗是以诗篇46篇为基础的：“神是我们的避难所，是我们的力量，是我们在患难中随时的帮助。所以，地虽改变，山虽摇动到海心，其中的水虽匉訇翻腾，山虽因海涨而战抖，我们也不害怕。”

[梧桐木]

回复 '宏扬道德' 的评论 : 刚刚Google 了一下：In 1960, Ben E. King was inspired to update the early 20th-century gospel hymn "Stand by Me" by Charles Albert Tindley, which was based on Psalm 46, "will not we fear, though the Earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea

[宏扬道德]

回复 '梧桐木' 的评论 : 这是个新角度，我还从来没想到过

[梧桐木]

是很好听, 我的理解是 Pray God stand by me.