音乐咖啡厅:All Souls Night 征服天堂的完美人声典范

《All Souls Night》---灵魂漂浮之夜

 歌手：mckennitt loreena     专辑：the visit 

Music and Lyrics¹ by Loreena McKennitt
Bonfires dot the rolling hillsides
Figures dance around and around
To drums that pulse out echoes of darkness
Moving to the pagan sound.
Somewhere in a hidden memory
Images float before my eyes
Of fragrant² nights of straw and of bonfires
And dancing till the next sunrise.
CHORUS
Mckennitt Loreena
I can see lights in the distance
Trembling in the dark cloak of night
Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing
A waltz on ALL SOULS NIGHT.
Figures of cornstalks bend in the shadows
Held up tall as the flames leap high
The green knight³ holds the holly⁴ bush
To mark where the old year passes by.
CHORUS
Bonfires dot the rolling hillsides
Figures dance around and around
To drums that pulse out echoes of darkness
Moving to the pagan sound.
The river that goes out to the sea
The wind is full of a thousand voices
They pass by the bridge and me.
CHORUS
This piece was inspired by the imagery of a Japanese
tradition which celebrate the souls of the
departed by sending candle-lit lanterns out on
waterways leading to the ocean, sometimes in
little boats; along with imagery of the Celtic
All Souls Night celebrations, at which time huge
bonfires were lit not only to mark the new year,
but to warm the souls of the departed. - L.M.
L.M.: Vocals⁵, Keyboard, Accordion
BRIAN HUGHES: Balalaika, Guitar
AL CROSS: Drums
GEORGE KOLLER: Bass⁶, Cello⁷, Mad Fiddle⁸, Tamboura

一位Loreena McKennitt爱好者说：Loreena McKennitt是接触到的加拿大歌手之一，无法忘记她那种柔弱但是充满无限生机的声音，令我最终收集全了她所有的专辑。就快45岁的Loreena , 出生于加拿大缅省草原地区的一个小城镇（Modern），是加拿大著名的爱尔兰竖琴演奏家、键盘手，以及歌手。Loreena 青年时代的梦想是成为一名兽医，并且最终进入Winnipeg 的一所大学就读相关课程。但是在80年，当Loreena 第一次接触到爱尔兰音乐时，她毅然放弃了学业, 并且在81年搬到了安大略省的Stratford，加入了那里的莎士比亚艺术节的演出，从此开始了在乐坛20余年的音乐生涯。

　　Loreena McKennitt是一位优秀的文学主义作者和演唱者，常年游历海外，经历了旅游航海中失去亲人的痛楚，开始改变自己的音乐风格，更加重了凯尔特元素和民族音乐的质朴，把自己的文学内涵融入音乐中，体现出来的音乐优雅而丰富内涵，让人难以忘怀，曾有人这样形容她的词曲与演唱风格——"象一首中世纪的长诗"。

 

1 lyrics   

n.歌词

参考例句：

• music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
• The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。

2 fragrant   

adj.芬香的，馥郁的，愉快的

参考例句：

• The Fragrant Hills are exceptionally beautiful in late autumn.深秋的香山格外美丽。
• The air was fragrant with lavender.空气中弥漫薰衣草香。

3 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

4 holly   

n.[植]冬青属灌木

参考例句：

• I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree.最近我从一棵冬青树上弄了些木料。
• People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.人们总是在圣诞节时用冬青来装饰房屋。

5 vocals   

（乐曲中的）歌唱部份，声乐部份( vocal的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Also look out for soaring vocals on The Right Man. 另外，也可留意一下《意中人》中的那高亢的唱腔。
• Lazy bass line, lazier drums, lush violins, great piano and incomparable vocals. 懒惰的低音线，较懒惰的鼓，饮小提琴，棒的钢琴和无比的声音。

6 bass   

n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴

参考例句：

• He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
• The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。

7 cello   

n.大提琴

参考例句：

• The cello is a member of the violin family.大提琴是提琴家族的一员。
• She plays a melodious cello.她拉着一手悦耳的大提琴。

8 fiddle   

n.小提琴；vi.拉提琴；不停拨弄，乱动

参考例句：

• She plays the fiddle well.她小提琴拉得好。
• Don't fiddle with the typewriter.不要摆弄那架打字机了。