【爵士流行】What a Wonderful World - Stacey Kent
大学主修比较文学,却意外踏上爵士演唱生涯的女歌手史黛西.肯特(Stacey Kent),是爵士乐界最闪亮的新星。诺奖得主小说家石黑一雄也是她的歌迷,还将其专辑选进他个人的「荒岛唱片」中。
这张「早安.幸福」是她加盟Blue Note的首张发行。全片由她的萨克斯风手丈夫汤姆.林森担任制作和编曲,全片以吉他、键盘、贝斯、鼓和萨克斯风这样的小型五人组合搭配,清清淡淡的传统爵士伴奏,衬托肯特的轻柔嗓音,正好捕捉到她声音那种擅于掌握浪漫情歌的那一面。
《What a Wonderful World》
I see trees of green, red roses too
我看见青翠的树林,还有那红玫瑰。
I see them bloom for me and you
我看见它们开放,为你也为我。
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.
我心想,多么完美的世界啊。
I see skies of blue and clouds of white
我看见蔚蓝的天空,洁白的云朵;
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
圣光遍洒的白昼,暗色护佑的夜晚
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.
我心想,多么完美的世界啊
The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
那彩虹的色彩,在天空中如此缤纷,
Are also on the faces of people going by
也在路人的脸庞上绽放。
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do
我看见朋友们互相握手,说着“最近好吗?”
They're really saying I love you.
其实他们是在说“我爱你”。
I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
我听着宝贝们大哭,我看着他们成长。
They'll learn much more than I'll never know
他们会学到很多我永远不会懂得的东西。
And I think to myself , what a wonderful world
我心想,多么完美的世界啊。
Yes, I think to myself ,what a wonderful world.
是的,我在想,这是多么完美的世界啊。
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