| 卡伦·卡朋特(Karen Carpenter) 与她哥哥理查德·卡朋特(Richard Carpenter)出生于美国康涅狄格州。1950年出生的卡伦，从小在大她3岁的哥哥的熏陶下学习乐器。理查德是位极有天赋的艺人，演唱、弹琴、及歌曲创作均非常出色。与其妹组建乐队后，理查德甘当配角为妹妹写歌，伴奏。1969年，他们的首张专辑《靠近你》（CLOSE TO YOU）发行, 该同名歌曲也荣登排行榜首。70年代中他们不断有佳作问世，事业蒸蒸日上,成为无数美国青年的崇拜的偶像。 但好景不长，卡伦因慢性厌食和神经过敏于1983年2月4日死在深爱她的父母怀中。她死时不到三十三岁。她是因为减肥而患神经性厌食症而死的。卡伦其实并不胖，她更多是不愿意承认年华逝去，当眼角出现皱纹时，她想用减肥去消除它，以致加速走上黄泉之路。正可谓：天若有情天亦老，人间正道是沧桑。 卡伦嗓音清新优美，演唱亲切自然，声情并茂中略带伤感，让人感受到那种冷色调的浪漫和忧伤。也许她以生命为代价留给后人的就是永远定格的三十二岁！理查德曾满怀悲切地写下这段纪念文字： February 4, 1983, on that day I lost sister, a dear friend, and my professional partner. The world lost a beautiful spirit. Karen had not only a voice that was heaven-sent, but a personality that warmed the lives of everyone who had met and known her. She was with us only 32 years. Though my family and I will never get over losing her at such an early age, we can take comfort in the marvellous legacy she left us all. 《昨日重现》在中国传唱较晚。80年代末我先听到的是用黑管演奏的轻音乐，因为是翻录而来，不知乐曲名姓。我非常喜欢这首曲子优雅婉转的旋律，尽管总感到夹杂着几许忧郁的成分。1990年，教英语听力的老师刚从美国进修回来，带来一些英文歌曲，这才知道这是一首经典老歌，卡伦·卡朋特的歌声中的确流露出悲怨伤感之情。卡伦离去25年后的今天，你还是能听出同样的伤感。。。
Yesterday Once More （点击可连接到Flash版）
When I was young
I'd listen to the radio
Waitin' for my favorite songs
When they played I'd sing along
It made me smile.
Those were such happy times
And not so long ago
How I wondered where they'd gone
But they're back again
Just like a long lost friend
All the songs I loved so well.
Every Sha-la-la-la
Every Wo-o-wo-o
Still shines
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
That they're startin' to sing's
So fine.
When they get to the part
Where he's breakin' her heart
It can really make me cry
Just like before
It's yesterday once more.
Lookin' back on how it was
In years gone by
And the good times that I had
Makes today seem rather sad
So much has changed.
It was songs of love that
I would sing to then
And I'd memorize each word
Those old melodies
Still sound so good to me
As they melt the years away.
Every Sha-la-la-la
Every Wo-o-wo-o
Still shines
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
That they're startin' to sing's
So fine.
All my best memories
Come back clearly to me
Some can even make me cry.
Just like before
It's yesterday once more.
雁子的纪念 2008-10-27 |
