爱尔兰音乐是NEWAGE音乐中很重要的一支,其实更准确的叫法是凯尔特音乐。罗琳娜·麦肯尼特大家可能知道得比较少,其实她与大家耳熟能详的恩雅同为凯尔特音乐两大巨头之一,也是成就非凡。这首是我很喜欢的艺者之舞。
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歌词(抱歉只有英文):
The Mummers' Dance 艺者之舞
when in the springtime of the year
when the trees are crowned with leaves
when the ash and oak and the birch and yew
are dressed in ribbons fair
when owls call the breathless moon
in the blue veil of the night
the shadows of the trees appear
amidst the lantern light
we've been rambling all the night
and some time of this day
now returning back again
we bring a garland gay
who will go down to those shady groves
and summon the shadows there
and tie a ribbon on those sheltering arms
in the springtime of the year
the songs of birds seem to fill the wood
that when the fiddler plays
all their voices can be heard
long past their woodland days
and so they linked their hands and danced
round in circles and in rows
and so the journey of the night descends
when all the shades are gone
"a garland gay we bring you here
and at your door we stand
it is a sprout well budded out
the work of our lord's hand"
The Mummers’ Dance 描写的是春季Stratford 的一个夜晚,婆娑的树叶衬托蓝色的天空,随着风而摇摆的树枝条,好像是一群人在默默的不停的舞蹈。The Mummers’ Dance 的歌词灵感来自于Loreena 自己1985年的一段读书笔记。歌曲中大量运用了风笛、手鼓、小提琴、竖琴等乐器,为歌曲增色不少,可是该首歌曲又不太像传统的Celtic 风格,或许这也正是她的魅力所在吧。The Mummers’ Dance 是Loreena 最出名的一首歌曲,在Billboard 上有过相当不错的成绩,这对一个民乐歌手来说是不太容易的。此歌是为了纪念她的一位在航行中失去的亲密亲人,目的是为了保留一份不愿遗忘的思念和记忆。
下载地址:
http://www.baier-wood.com/yinyue/four.mp3
专辑(ape):《神秘之书》
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本帖最后由 kni245 于 2011-2-6 23:52 编辑 ]