Rhythm of the Rain - 雨的旋律
曾经一直很喜欢这首由瀑布合唱团(The Cascades)演奏的《Rhythm of the Rain》(雨的旋律)轻快的节奏加上抒情的歌词几乎可以使人忘记身边烦恼,记得以前上学在中午休息的时候广播里经常会放这首歌,哦对了,还有早些年绿箭口香糖的广告背景音乐,这首歌与那广告中的场景简直太配了。
The Cascades,来自美国加州圣地亚哥的这支乐队是由擅长作曲以及吉他的主唱约翰甘莫 (John Gummoe)领军的,他在1950年代末期结识了另外四位乐手,由于彼此十分投缘,决定共同组团,在许多私人的宴会上演出,逐渐打响名声。在1962年底,唱片公司把他们带到好莱坞的录音室,帮他们录制第一张单曲「Second Chance」,虽然并不成功,但是他们的第二张单曲,也就是《Rhythm of the Rain》, 却得到了爆炸性的成功,在流行榜上获得了第三名,同时更勇夺抒情歌曲排行榜的冠军。也他们许生不逢时,在接下来的「Shy Girl」和「The Last Leaf」两支作品虽然还算受欢迎,但却无法再创以前第二张单曲的高峰了,加上英国披头带来的摇滚狂潮,他们的唱片居然被遭到了冷落,尽管他们继续努力,却依然改变不了过气的命运,渐渐的就在乐坛上消失了,不过庆幸的是他们还有一首真正畅销的歌曲,这首《Rhythm of the Rain》就成了三十多年以来流行音乐史上最令人难忘的经典之一。
以下是《Rhythm of the Rain》(雨的旋律)的歌词:
《Rhythm of the Rain》
Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain,
Telling me just what a fool I've been.
I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain,
And let me be alone again.
The only girl I care about has gone away.
Looking for a brand new start!
But little does she know that when she left that day.
Along with her she took my heart.
Rain, please tell me now. Does that seem fair for her
To steal my heart away when she don't care
I can't love another, when my heart's somewhere far away.
The only girl I care about has gone away.
Looking for a brand new start!
But little does she know that when she left that day.
Along with her she took my heart.
Rain, won't you tell her that I love her so
Please ask the sun to set her heart aglow
Rain in her heart and let the love we knew start to grow.
Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain,
Telling me just what a fool I've been.
I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain,
And let me be alone again.
Oh, listen to the falling rain--pitter-patter...
歌词大意:
听那淅淅沥沥的雨声,它好象在说,我是个傻瓜。 我真希望雨停下来。 让我无望地哭泣, 让我再次孤身单影。
我唯一在乎的姑娘已经离去, 去寻找她的新生活。 然而,她不知道, 当她离去的那天, 也将我的心带走。
雨呀,请告诉我,那样公平吗?她偷走了我的心, 居然毫不在乎。 我无法再爱别人, 我的心已远远漂向异地。
雨呀,你就不能告诉她 我多么地爱她, 请让太阳燃起她心中的爱苗, 让雨滋润她的心田。 让我们爱情之花重新盛开。
哦,听那雨声, 噼哩啪啦。