" O0 o) t. h0 HGreensleeves 是一首十六世紀開始流傳於英格蘭民間的旋律和歌謠,作者始終不詳,是英國傳唱數百年、歷久不衰的神秘歌謠,也是少數幾首廣為世人喜愛的英國民謠。Greensleeves 的歌詞版本很多,大致都以隱喻歡場女子的 Greensleeves 為主軸,英國坊間傳言此曲出自英王亨利八世,姑且聽之,不必全信。" I; {: q7 L: \$ N6 U5 l. F/ ?" A
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2 P" q& o: \& H, u( k* r國王歌手 (King's Singer) 成立於 1968 年,團員始終維持六人,聲音結構上,有一位男高音 (tenor)、兩位高音男中音 (countertenor)、兩位男中音 (baritone)、一位男低音 (bass),無樂器伴奏的純清唱模式是他們的特色。這個清唱版本,是該團體 2008 年夏天在倫敦 The BBC Proms 的現場演出版本。 ) S1 w% t+ S3 r8 k. m; K+ {0 ~' J 6 }6 b' X, B0 V6 M# c5 h# L9 h5 c ; X5 t# ~, @( B- \9 pGreensleeves 參考網頁: 9 H6 K6 [) H" mhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensleeves& P3 v4 ^8 a. d# `
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國王歌手官方網頁:5 X" C1 N6 e ?% l( m& A! `9 P7 v http://kingssingers.com/ ) k& ?, u) r6 A0 p# Q8 F* T: G7 ~% e, m! |
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$ M( n( N4 h4 W' h. {' s6 l, X[歌詞] 4 D1 D4 ^/ n% h% F1 e2 v- v* q5 Y I9 q
Alas, my love, you do me wrong , \: U+ m* T- E% e% hTo cast me off discourteously0 e$ o/ |0 Y, ?' j/ }8 Q
and I have loved you so long5 Z/ G( G3 K5 _! o
Delighting in your company - t8 N, L6 Z* S ~4 I# | a . S; m s; W# c V. I* G7 }) V3 YGreensleeves was all my joy4 _( Z2 R/ G) v; h
Greensleeves was my delight: Y) R' j, q" K
Greensleeves was my heart of gold ! `& E" @$ z- R, {5 P' a8 JAnd who but my lady Greensleeves (*)! O; G0 @8 l/ u4 F- I
% ?/ y# @8 h* a, }I have been ready at your hand2 l' ]0 V8 J) Z+ ]- M% E6 y9 R1 V
To grant whatever you would crave! z" S2 ]! z: N# E
I have both wagered life and land " ^5 F- x( U- dYour love and good-will for to have % X: C# A- y6 O9 G 2 W4 |7 U: n0 u K) ?1 AWell, I will pray to God on high4 V# d& f3 {- e: k4 O. k
that thou my constancy mayst see9 N- G+ t: Q: _6 x4 w* H& O
And that yet once before I die * @$ a! Y0 U( K) J, Y" N, _, t j$ rThou wilt vouchsafe to love me " [/ A2 t- ^% j; a4 B) P8 f. x$ i6 ~$ ^3 K( e& s( [
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歌詞中譯 (僅供參考) ) I5 a# t6 e5 B& {6 S% @2 qhttp://www.tacocity.com.tw/abs1984/lyrics.htm ) C+ }& J3 v K5 _5 @. A , f: I. C* J$ X7 _' R3 S $ T4 G7 A+ f: z) f! `8 O + j; ]/ Y7 F1 C& {! ~9 e9 l6 a+ Y. n4 e
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7 j' l) |! n- b& N, z0 {* S2 t. g w" [+ D) T; |0 T6 F- @5 g 英國畫家兼詩人 Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1964 年的畫作 My Lady Greensleeves。: y% h% S) z) ^" _
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