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第6章 Rocky Mountain High高高洛基山

But the Colorado Rocky Mountain high,

I ve seen it raining fire in the sky.

The shadow from the star light is softer than a lullaby .

Rocky Mountain High

songwriter\composer\singer:John Donver

He was born in the summer of his twenty seventh year,

Coming home to a place he d never been before.

He left yesterday behind him ,

You might say he was born again,

You might say he found a key for every door.

但在那科罗拉多的高高洛基山,

我看见它向天空喷火。

它星光的影子轻柔得很,

胜过催眠摇篮曲。

高高洛基山

作词\作曲\演唱: 约翰·丹佛

二十七岁的夏天他真正开始生活,

回故里,那地方他还从未去过。

他把昨天的烦恼抛在脑后,

好让自己重新开始崭新生活,

找到一把钥匙能打开所有的门。

When he first came to the mountainsmountain n.山, 山脉,

His life was far away on the road

And hanging by a song.

But the stringstring n.线, 细绳, 一串, 一行s already broken

And he doesn t really care.

It keeps changing fast

And it won t last for long.

But the Colorado Rocky Mountain high,

Ive seen it raining fire in the sky.

The shadowshadow n.阴影, 影子, 影像 from the star light is softer than a lullabylullaby n.催眠曲, 摇篮曲, 轻柔的声音.

当他初次来到山里,

还没开始生活,

他们在一首歌中相连。

可是现在联系已经断裂,

他并不在意。

一切瞬息万变,

一切都难长久。

但在那科罗拉多的高高洛基山,

我看见它向天空喷火。

它星光的影子轻柔得很,

胜过催眠摇篮曲。

Rocky Mountain high, Colorado,

Rocky Mountain high, Colorado.

He climbed the Cathedralcathedral n.大教堂 Mountains,

He saw silversilver n.银, 银子 clouds below.

He saw everything as far as you can see,

And they say that he got crazycrazy adj.疯狂的, 狂热的, (指建筑等)不安全的 once,

He tried to touch the sun.

And he lost a friend but kept his memorymemory n.记忆, 记忆力, 回忆.

Now he walks in quiet solitude,

The forests and the streamsstream n.溪, 川, 流, 一股, 一串, 河流,

Seeking gracegrace n.优美, 雅致, 优雅 in every step he takes.

高高洛基山,科罗拉多,

高高洛基山,科罗拉多。

他爬到教堂山上,

看见山下飘荡的白云。

他能看到你所见的一切景象。

有人说,他有次变得疯狂,

想伸手触摸太阳。

他失去了一位朋友,忘掉他很难,

他独自一人游走,

穿过森林,越过江河,

为找寻慰藉,一步步走向前。

His sight has turned inside himself

To try and understand,

The serenityserenity n.平静 if a clear blue mountain lake.

But the Colorado Rocky Mountain high,

I ve seen it raining fire in the sky.

You can talk to God, listen to the casualcasual adj.偶然的, 不经意的, 临时的 reply.

Rocky Mountain high, Colorado.

Rocky Mountain high, Colorado.

Now his life is full of wonderwonder n.奇迹, 惊奇, 惊愕,

But his heart still knows some fear of a simple thing

He can not comprehendcomprehend vt.领会, 理解, 包括(包含), 由……组成.

当他要审视自己,

试着了解,

山上蓝色的湖水,

为何那般幽静。

但在科罗拉多的高高洛基山,

我看见它向天空喷火,

和上帝对话,听他悠闲回答。

高高洛基山,科罗拉多,

高高洛基山,科罗拉多。

他的生活充满惊奇,

可心中仍感害怕,

有件小事情常常

使他无法理解。

Why they try to tear the mountains down

To bring in a couple,

More, more people, more scarsscar n.伤痕,疤痕 upon the land.

But the Colorado Rocky Mountain high,

I ve seen it raining fire in the sky.

I know he s be a poorer man

If he never saw an eagle fly

Rocky Mountain high, Colorado,

It s a Colorado Rocky Mountain high,

I ve seen it raining fire in the sky.

Friends around a campcamp n.露营地, 阵营 fire

and everybody s high.

Rocky Mountain high, Colorado,

Rocky Mountain high, Colorado…

他们为何把山劈成两半,

人越多带来的破坏会越大。

那科罗拉多的高高洛基山,

我看到它在天空喷火。

我知道他将更贫乏,

如果看不见老鹰飞翔。

高高洛基山,科罗拉多,

这是科罗拉多的高高洛基山,

我看到它向天空喷火。

朋友们在篝火旁围坐,

人人都很畅快。

高高洛基山,科罗拉多,

高高洛基山,科罗拉多。

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《高高洛基山》是约翰·丹佛(John Donver)作词曲并演唱的一首歌。约翰·丹佛是我国听众极为熟悉的乡村歌手,1943年生于美国新墨西哥州,曾经学习建筑设计专业。自1967年以来,丹佛即开始创作并演唱乡村歌曲,但并不为人们所注目,还受到同行们的嘲笑。直到1971年《故乡的路》“Take Me Home, Courtry Roads”问世,丹佛一跃成为著名乡村音乐歌手,人们才对其刮目相看。

这是一首多段式歌曲,听起来有一种层层叠叠,波浪起伏的感觉。每段歌词后反复吟唱的“高高洛基山,科罗拉多,高高洛基山,科罗拉多”就像是充满魔力的叠声铭刻在我们的脑海里,眼前浮现出的是洛基山神秘的影子和斑斓的色彩,内心充满了对洛基山的向往。