听歌学英语:Viva La Vida(在线收听

听歌学英语:Viva La Vida


Viva La Vida 是西班牙语,意思是人们喊口号喊的“万岁”;这首歌很有气势,一些句子的用词可以说是霸气十足。 不过,歌词的真实含义,似乎并没有标准答案,写歌的人并没义务去解释这个,也许也无法解释。有人认为歌中的主角是Jesus Christ 耶稣基督,理由是歌中的主角曾统治世界,后经历磨难,与《圣经》的部些叙述近似;也有歌迷认为那写的Napoleon 拿破伦,因为他的一生也是如歌中所写般的大起大落;Anyway,不同的文化背景下的人可能会有不同的理解,也许都是合理的,今天我们就一起来学习这首,Viva La Vida!


  I used to rule the world
  Seas would rise when I gave the word
  Now in the morning I sleep alone
  Sweep the streets I used to own
  I used to roll the dice
  Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
  Listen as the crowd would sing:
  "Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
  One minute I held the key
  Next the walls were closed on me
  And I discovered that my castles stand
  Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
  I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
  Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
  Be my mirror my sword and shield
  My missionaries in a foreign field
  For some reason I can't explain
  Once you go there was never, never an honest word
  That was when I ruled the world
  It was the wicked and wild wind
  Blew down the doors to let me in.
  Shattered windows and the sound of drums
  People couldn't believe what I'd become
  Revolutionaries wait
  For my head on a silver plate
  Just a puppet on a lonely string
  Oh who would ever want to be king?
  I know Saint Peter won't call my name
  Never an honest word
  But that was when I ruled the world

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