随着前奏缓缓响起,一些很原始的情感也会开始慢慢地涌动。返璞归真的歌词极尽平凡,轻盈弥漫的节奏带走所有沉重。一时之间,脑海只剩下那把完美的男声在轻声吟唱。淡淡的感动在涌动,却是来自内心最深处的。 dP4中国英语学习网
一遍又一遍的听着这首歌,脑海中一直浮现着的是一个普通的美国家庭:丈夫携着妻子伴随着舒缓的音乐在生着壁炉火的房间里慢慢地起舞,他们的孩子在一旁静静的看着,虽然外面雪花漫天飞舞,可是房间里却充满了温馨…… 虽然不曾与父共舞,这首歌却让我不禁想起小时候,总爱骑在爸爸的肩上,那感觉可以俯视一切……这首歌曲表达的并不仅是对父亲的怀念,更是描绘了一个非常温馨的家。离家求学的我听了难勉想家,想起爸爸坚实的肩膀,想起妈妈长满茧的双手,想起每每有假期回家时的急切心情, 离家时的恋恋不舍……
息灯后躺在床上听这首歌,思念的旋律缓缓响起,眼泪的涌动情不自禁……这首歌就如同一杯冒着热气的咖啡,苦涩中透着丝丝温暖,让人意犹未尽……
Dance with my father by Luther Vandross Back when I was a child
Before life removed all the innocence
My father would lift me high
And dance with my mother me then
Spin me around till I fell asleep
Then up the stairs he would carry me
And I knew for sure I was loved
If I could get another chance
Another walk
Another dance with him.
I'd play a song that would never, ever end
How I love, love, love
To dance with my father again When I and my mother would disagree
To get my way I would run from her to him
He'd make me laugh just to comfort me
Then finally make me do just what my mama said
Later that night when I was asleep
He left a dollar under my sheet
Never dreamed that he would be gone from me
If I could steal one final glance
One final step
One final dance with him
I'd play a song that would never, ever end
Cause I love, love, love
To dance with my father again
Sometimes I'd listen outside her door
And I'd hear how my mother cried for him
I pray for her even more than me
I pray for her even more than me I know I'm praying so much too much
But could you send back the only man she loved
I know u don't do it usually
But dear lord she's dying
To dance with my father again
Every night I fall asleep this is all I ever dream dP4中国英语学习网
Words and phrases
1. innocence:在这里表示“天真纯洁”,主要是指小孩子,比如说,Children lose their innocence as they grow older. (童稚的天真随着年龄的增长而消逝。)
2. get one's way:这个词组表示“不顾反对意见为所欲为”,如:She always gets her own way in the end.(她最后总是想怎样就怎样。)
3. be gone:可以表示“离开”,也可以委婉的表示“去世”。
4. cry for sb/sth:因为某人某事物而哭泣,比如说,She cried for joy. (她喜极而泣。)
5. be dying to dance:表示“非常向往跳舞”。
歌手简介 dP4中国英语学习网
他是四届格莱美奖得主,是R&B音乐教父级人物;他拥有超过两千万张的唱片销售记录,被他魔力嗓音所征服的听众数以亿计;他就是Luther Vandross,美国最伟大的黑人男歌手之一。
在R&B音乐这个属于年轻人的世界里,Luther Vandross称得上是大器晚成,直到三十岁时才发行第一张专辑《Never Too Much》,之后便一发不可收,继之而来的十三张专辑都达到了白金销量,被称为是80年代R&B音乐三巨头之一。
在2004年的格莱美奖上,Luther Vandross一曲“Dance With My Father”感动无数乐迷,令他一举拿下年度最佳单曲、最佳蓝调歌手和最佳蓝调专辑三项大奖。该曲来自于 Luther自己真实的故事,一个7岁孩子的记忆,一点点忧伤、更多的却是那些遥远而温暖的细节和情绪……可惜他因健康情况未能出席,以录影带的方式带去了他的祝福和感言:“记住,我一定会再回来的,因为,我相信爱的力量!”
Luther Vandross于2005年7月1日星期五于肯尼迪医疗中心因病去世,才华未尽,享年54岁。《Dance With My Father》出自他生前最后一张专辑,那特有的华丽厚实的嗓音,唱出了来自下层民间的平和简朴,唱出我们最普通不过、最世俗不过的生活,惟其真切所以感人,惟其诚实所以动听。