汤米和罗拉的故事
专辑:《Here's the Answer》/ 1960年《告诉罗拉我爱她》(Tell Laura I Love Her)/ 《Here's the Answer》
《告诉汤米我想念他》(Tell Tommy I miss him)/ 《Here's the Answer》
《告诉罗拉我爱她》(Tell Laura I Love Her)创作于美国60年代的叙事歌曲,曾获当年美国十佳流行歌曲。香港电影《新难兄难弟》中,被用来做电影插曲后,更广为国内听众所熟悉。
这首歌曲在美国流行开后,很快传到英国。在当时保守的英国社会风气下,作为死亡摇滚的代表作,歌曲因语涉死亡,被定为“反道德、亵渎生命”一度引起争议,曾被英国BBC禁播。直到英国歌手Ricky Valance在英国重新录制发行,才通过一家影响力比较小的电台不断播出,人气迅速上升,最终获得当年英国单曲排行榜第一名。
作为对这首歌曲的呼应,女歌手斯基特·戴维斯(Skeeter Davis)以罗拉的口吻唱了一首《告诉汤米我想念他》(Tell Tommy I miss him),回应汤米的爱。
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《告诉罗拉我爱她》歌词:
Laura and Tommy were lovers
萝拉和汤米是一对恋人
He wanted to give her everything
他希望能给她一切
Flowers, presents and most of all a wedding ring
鲜花、礼物,最重要的是:一只结婚钻戒
He saw a sign for a stock car race
他看到一张赛车告示
A thousand dollar prize it read
上面说有一千元奖金
He couldn't get Laura on the phone
在电话中他无法联络到萝拉
So to her mother, Tommy said:
於是请她母亲转告,汤米说:
Tell Laura I love her, tell Laura I need her
告诉萝拉我爱她
告诉萝拉我需要她
Tell Laura I may be late
告诉萝拉,我可能会迟到
I've something to do that cannot wait
我有事要做,没办法等
He drove his car to the racing ground
他把车子开到赛车场
He was the youngest driver there
是最年轻的一位车手
The crowd roared as they started the race
比赛一开始,观众大喊大叫
Round the track they drove at a deadly pace
他们以致命的速度绕着圈子
No one knows what happened that day
没有人知道那天发生了什麽事
How his car over-turned in flames
他的车在火焰中翻了过去
But as they pulled him from the twisted wreck
当人们将他从扭曲的车身中拉出来
With his dying breath, they heard him said:
在奄奄一息中,听到他说:
Tell Laura I love her, tell Laura I need her
告诉萝拉我爱她
告诉萝拉我需要她
Tell Laura not to cry,
告诉萝拉不要哭
My love for her will never die
我对她的爱永远不死
Now in the chapel where Laura praysFor her Tommy who passed away
在教堂里萝拉为死去的汤米祷告
It was just for Laura, he lived and died
对萝拉来说,他虽死犹生
Alone in the chapel, she can hear him cry:
独自在教堂里,她听得见他在哭喊:
Tell Laura I love her, tell Laura I love her....
告诉萝拉我爱她┅┅
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《告诉汤米我想念他》歌词
Tommy my sweetheart has gone now
我亲爱的汤米已经离开了我
He's up in heaven somewhere
他在天堂的某一方
so little star high above
天上的小星星
If you see Tommy tell him all my love
如果你看到了汤米,请告诉他我满腔的爱意
Tell Tommy I love him
告诉汤米我爱他
Tell Tommy I miss him
告诉汤米我想他
Tell him though I may cry
告诉汤米即使我会哭
My love for him will never die
我对他的爱至死不渝
He drove his car in the stock-car race
他把车开到赛车跑道上
To win money so we could wed
所赢的奖金就可以让我们结婚
He wanna so much to make me his wife
他是那么地想要我成为他的妻子
Now my lovely Tom though he lost his wife
现在我所爱的汤米失去了我做他妻子的机会
I'm so lonely without him near
我是如此的寂寞而他却没有在我的身边
Oh, how I miss his warm embrace
噢 ! 我好怀念他那温暖的拥抱
I love no other, I want him to know
我想告诉他,我的心中没有别人
Oh, little star please tell him so
噢 ! 小星星请你一定要告诉他
Tell Tommy I love him
告诉汤米我爱他
Tell Tommy I miss him
告诉汤米我想他
Tell him though I may cry
告诉汤米即使我会哭
My love for him will never die
我对他的爱至死不渝
Although he wanted to give me the world
就算他想要给我这个世界
Why did he do such a reckless thing
那又为何要做这么鲁莽的事情
Little star he should have realized
小星星,他应该明白
I was wretched and mean when he looked into my eyes
从我的眼神中他可以看到我的悲哀和忧伤
Tell Tommy I love him
告诉汤米我爱他
Tell Tommy I miss him
告诉汤米我想他
Tell him though I may cry
告诉汤米即使我会哭
My love for him will never die
我对他的爱至死不渝