Don't cry for me, Argentina 阿根廷不要为我哭泣,
The truth is, I never left you 实际上我从未离开你,
All through my wild days, my mad existence 不羁岁月中狂野的我,
I kept my promise, Don't keep your distance 信守诺言,您勿要远离。
………
这首优美旋律唱段是音乐剧《艾薇塔》(Evita)的主题曲,讲述的是阿根廷传奇第一夫人艾薇塔—贝隆夫人的故事,此剧曾拍成电影,由麦当娜主演。尽管艾薇塔1952年就去世了,她的灵魂仍或多或少地影响着阿根廷。在首都布宜诺斯艾利斯(后简称“布市”),我观访了三个与艾薇塔相关的地标场馆,对这个传奇人物有了更多的了解。
一、社会发展部政府大楼(Ministerio de Desarrollo Social de la Nacion)
在这座高达二十几层的政府大楼两侧各有一幅巨大的艾薇塔镂空素像,这两幅剪纸一般的素像占据整个楼墙的上半部,它们代表了艾薇塔短暂一生的最辉煌时刻:慷慨激昂地向公众演讲、雍容华贵的第一夫人。
据说她的棺木埋在地下五米之深,中间有两道机关,墓地之坚固可以承受原子弹爆炸,盗墓是绝不可能的。他们为什么这么害怕艾薇塔,她的遗体有那么大的力量吗?正像一块铜匾所写:“Volvere y Sere Millones”. ( I will be back and I will be millions,我会回来,将会成千上万)。
了解艾薇塔的生平,再回头看《阿根廷不要为我哭泣》,觉得歌词写得毫无道理,这种自怜自恋在大庭广众面前撒娇煽情的话根本跟艾薇塔的性格和作风不符,完全是 Andrew Lloyd Webber和 Tim Rice的杜撰,据说作者是从艾薇塔最后一次演讲得到的灵感,我看了那次演讲的视频,读了讲稿,她一再强调民众坚定地支持贝隆,以她的名字做旗帜,从来没有说过“阿根廷不要为我哭泣”的话。另外最初的音乐剧里切格瓦拉也出场做旁白,这就更不着边际了,切格瓦拉跟贝隆运动没有任何关系,还好最后电影版把他(Antonio Banderas) 改成普通旁白角色了。
《Don’t cry for me Argentina》Lyrics
It won't be easy, you'll think it strange
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love after all that I've done
You won't believe me, all you will see is a girl you once knew
Although she's dressed up to the nines
At sixes and sevens with you
I had to let it happen, I had to change
Couldn't stay all my life down at heel
Looking out of the window, staying out of the sun
So I chose freedom, running around trying everything new
But nothing impressed me at all
I never expected it to
Don't cry for me, Argentina
The truth is, I never left you
All through my wild days, my mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance
And as for fortune, and as for fame
I never invited them in
Though it seemed to the world they were all I desired
They are illusions, they're not the solutions they promised to be
The answer was here all the time
I love you, and hope you love me
Don't cry for me, Argentina
Don't cry for me, Argentina
The truth is, I never left you
All through my wild days, my mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance
Have I said too much?
There's nothing more I can think of to say to you
But all you have to do is look at me to know
That every word is true
Don't cry for me, Argentina 阿根廷不要为我哭泣,
The truth is, I never left you 实际上我从未离开你,
All through my wild days, my mad existence 不羁岁月中狂野的我,
I kept my promise, Don't keep your distance 信守诺言,您勿要远离。
………
这首优美旋律唱段是音乐剧《艾薇塔》(Evita)的主题曲,讲述的是阿根廷传奇第一夫人艾薇塔—贝隆夫人的故事,此剧曾拍成电影,由麦当娜主演。尽管艾薇塔1952年就去世了,她的灵魂仍或多或少地影响着阿根廷。在首都布宜诺斯艾利斯(后简称“布市”),我观访了三个与艾薇塔相关的地标场馆,对这个传奇人物有了更多的了解。
一、社会发展部政府大楼(Ministerio de Desarrollo Social de la Nacion)
在这座高达二十几层的政府大楼两侧各有一幅巨大的艾薇塔镂空素像,这两幅剪纸一般的素像占据整个楼墙的上半部,它们代表了艾薇塔短暂一生的最辉煌时刻:慷慨激昂地向公众演讲、雍容华贵的第一夫人。
据说她的棺木埋在地下五米之深,中间有两道机关,墓地之坚固可以承受原子弹爆炸,盗墓是绝不可能的。他们为什么这么害怕艾薇塔,她的遗体有那么大的力量吗?正像一块铜匾所写:“Volvere y Sere Millones”. ( I will be back and I will be millions,我会回来,将会成千上万)。
了解艾薇塔的生平,再回头看《阿根廷不要为我哭泣》,觉得歌词写得毫无道理,这种自怜自恋在大庭广众面前撒娇煽情的话根本跟艾薇塔的性格和作风不符,完全是 Andrew Lloyd Webber和 Tim Rice的杜撰,据说作者是从艾薇塔最后一次演讲得到的灵感,我看了那次演讲的视频,读了讲稿,她一再强调民众坚定地支持贝隆,以她的名字做旗帜,从来没有说过“阿根廷不要为我哭泣”的话。另外最初的音乐剧里切格瓦拉也出场做旁白,这就更不着边际了,切格瓦拉跟贝隆运动没有任何关系,还好最后电影版把他(Antonio Banderas) 改成普通旁白角色了。
《Don’t cry for me Argentina》Lyrics
It won't be easy, you'll think it strange
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love after all that I've done
You won't believe me, all you will see is a girl you once knew
Although she's dressed up to the nines
At sixes and sevens with you
I had to let it happen, I had to change
Couldn't stay all my life down at heel
Looking out of the window, staying out of the sun
So I chose freedom, running around trying everything new
But nothing impressed me at all
I never expected it to
Don't cry for me, Argentina
The truth is, I never left you
All through my wild days, my mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance
And as for fortune, and as for fame
I never invited them in
Though it seemed to the world they were all I desired
They are illusions, they're not the solutions they promised to be
The answer was here all the time
I love you, and hope you love me
Don't cry for me, Argentina
Don't cry for me, Argentina
The truth is, I never left you
All through my wild days, my mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance
Have I said too much?
There's nothing more I can think of to say to you
But all you have to do is look at me to know
That every word is true