经典影视插曲:《海盗电台》A Whiter Shade of Pale

A Whiter Shade of Pale是英国前卫摇滚团体Procol Harum在1967年发行的同名专辑中的主打歌。“A Whiter Shade of Pale开头如神启、空灵般的管风琴旋律（据称是借鉴了巴赫“G弦上的咏叹调”之样式）是最令人永难忘怀的，三十多年来有关它的传说不断，同时也是后代试图探讨或诠释六十年代精神的最佳曲目。”

A Whiter Shade of Pale

We skipped the light Fandango
Turned cartwheels across the floor
I was feeling kind of seasick¹
But the crowd called out for more
The room was humming harder
As the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink
The waiter brought a tray

And so it was that later
As the miller² told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale

She said there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins³
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might just as well've been closed

And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale

And so it was that later......

1 seasick   

adj.晕船的

参考例句：

• When I get seasick,I throw up my food.我一晕船就呕吐。
• He got seasick during the voyage.在航行中他晕船。

2 miller   

n.磨坊主

参考例句：

• Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
• The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。

3 virgins   

处女，童男( virgin的名词复数 )； 童贞玛利亚（耶稣之母）

参考例句：

• They were both virgins when they met and married. 他们从相识到结婚前都未曾经历男女之事。
• Men want virgins as concubines. 人家买姨太太的要整货。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子