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Greensleeves 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。2 C. [" \5 G# N$ }& U
" ~2 X% Q+ i& A% N% u 2 h1 F+ R+ z8 H+ T8 G$ p1 S0 n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。 * V* k) E% n) f. z$ w, ^' n & G T) J* J4 q) R- v7 N9 V+ t/ f6 F ; p" a7 D: ?% m* D1 K( WGreensleeves 參考網頁: 4 D; d. W/ Q d2 F" D0 }, \" rhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensleeves 7 @( o/ x4 a4 z0 [ " p) u6 z7 F- x5 Z* U, r0 p) |9 n; e5 M+ k
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[歌詞] ; m7 f8 B. j' |8 _# @( k1 H- t - o- m! l$ I+ u; @+ G; ~) X( qAlas, my love, you do me wrong 0 S& s. w4 j" S; b/ ^7 zTo cast me off discourteously2 [( i- g3 D/ O9 N2 I% A
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Delighting in your company ; b% R' l1 Q Z- C) a9 l9 U% a$ Z" t% x$ B% p# d3 ^2 s) c% [
Greensleeves was all my joy) _1 K/ O5 y( `' h/ c
Greensleeves was my delight 5 ^, R: B, [* n+ g1 L& @; V* {6 WGreensleeves was my heart of gold 1 e( ~0 w C& }1 {3 {And who but my lady Greensleeves (*)$ T. c% ^. k4 h4 w. [5 C" W$ Y* T
1 K, T/ b4 r; y2 O2 C P1 JI have been ready at your hand$ a: Q( a/ Q; \6 ?8 j! z* r
To grant whatever you would crave / Y! Z. H7 U1 z$ O' `" MI have both wagered life and land : x/ e2 I. l/ K$ y. SYour love and good-will for to have ( i( r- m5 {9 N& B# e7 k / o/ U# L! s6 N( p% f6 bWell, I will pray to God on high @. `9 `; @/ E0 F
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Thou wilt vouchsafe to love me7 V' c5 i9 K" ]
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; S6 t e/ Z) [( ? 英國畫家兼詩人 Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1964 年的畫作 My Lady Greensleeves。 " D I- w4 D' W9 ?Greensleeves 指的就是歡場女子。$ Q# W; @% A8 F2 W