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Toreador Song (法語曲名 Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre) 是比才歌劇 Carmen (卡門) 第二幕的經典詠嘆調,也是一首專為男中音量身訂做的曠世佳作。這首豪情狂放的詠嘆調,旋律快意優美,是 Carmen 歌劇中的耀眼明珠,也是許多知名男中音口袋必備的曲目。, c5 h9 O7 s) p K4 P( w
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% Q7 H# M* U. j( S& p# z( EDmitri Hvorostovsky 是俄國近十年來舉足輕重的男中音,也是許多女性古典樂迷欣賞的聲樂家,他的聲音品質極佳,演唱風格獨特。依照 Carmen 劇本,劇中演唱此曲的鬥牛士 Escamillo 是由低音男中音 (bass baritone) 擔綱,Dmitri Hvorostovsky 則是男中音(baritone),低音部份的表現就不會太完美。 3 T( K, D! F: } 8 l' ^) R$ j$ g/ ~) v% o* c! V! p3 v9 K* d
歌劇「卡門」簡介:+ C: g' K$ W U7 W$ k http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen5 f+ M% v' A! t, {2 d, b) u
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Toreador Song 歌詞介紹: , K; Q ]! K# E6 v6 O6 q* _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toreador_Song 8 E3 v2 u7 g* ?* v6 ^3 S, R( N% X4 C8 T
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Dmitri Hvorostovsky 官方網站: $ S, `- n3 l. N! O# K* zhttp://hvorostovsky.com/en/ 2 K5 n- [3 w4 {$ [+ X2 S m' h
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(「顧盼自雄」是 Dmitri Hvorostovsky 的舞台表演風格,本人倒是很親切。) 6 m$ a" l v# k% `; W* P' m i8 Z: C
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Your toast, I can give it to you4 Z3 j* A' k& g% o( I5 R. f6 D
Sirs, sirs, for with the soldiers$ i3 t- ~; t/ U3 V9 j0 i o6 [
Yes, the Toreros, can agree; H5 Y. P! B D- t% s3 \For pleasure, for pleasure $ Z! \" c( a# |They have fights!( O! s) t$ L% u& |
The arena is full,4 T- _" e3 c! ?0 N
it is a celebration day!8 C# b# ]. R) h- i; f" I2 K, G& e
The arena is full, from top to bottom;9 j0 S& h( N( \. F0 v' D
The spectators, losing their heads, ! d6 v+ o a$ `) B: GThe spectators call to one another with a great din!) h; Z( s& O8 Y
Rude shouts, cries and uproar6 c2 D* `) v$ O3 _; \8 j5 b
grow into a furor!, J7 c5 q( ]7 r* W& g1 Q" y
For it is a celebration of courage! - E5 O9 m7 F' j. j, P* L$ U/ cIt is the celebration of strong-hearted men! 5 M( C2 R7 A0 G* E c& p2 }Come on, on guard! Come on! Come on! Ah! 8 [5 {9 D# z: s" o7 kToreador, on guard! Toreador, Toreador! 6 _. Z- F) n$ n o% S' XAnd think, yes, think as you fight,, J/ f. k, F6 t2 w7 E7 r( v$ v: U
That a dark eye is watching you, 7 p. w; N7 ]9 rAnd that love awaits you,0 @! i9 R! P- ?. @8 D& {
Toreador, love, love awaits you!: @$ X# Q' h, P! j/ {9 {9 o
And think, think as you fight, $ T# c* ^) W; u5 hThat a dark eye is watching you7 z) z! [7 t# c! s1 i) |
And love awaits you8 {/ \+ c' X5 T
Toreador, love, love awaits you!7 h2 a' y% Y( T
All of a sudden, people fall silent6 E' J: Z' C, ^
People fall silent ..., ?1 a c6 {" a; n/ E
Ah, what is happening? 4 K [& T$ ]. C# GNo more shouts! The moment has come! . b# Q- ^7 F/ `6 ~# v+ cNo more shouts! The moment has come!5 ^, ^4 ^, _: W' V, e. M# s6 H
The bull charges forward9 b3 E" \- T4 T4 A4 c/ Z% q
Bounding from the Toril!9 h2 f2 d" C+ P7 W$ e
He charges forward! He enters.9 l+ {. _1 m$ \* R4 v# _ J, W! T
He strikes! A horse rolls,* |+ X: L4 \' ~* i; R
Dragging a picador,+ w0 Z# d9 J) _0 m
Ah, Bravo! Bull! The crowd roars! , ~( N/ E- _# k, GThe bull goes, he comes, & r/ s9 f2 D7 E9 h( rHe comes and strikes again!5 }+ j8 x. r. s L6 ?7 {0 ~6 E
Shaking his banderillas, ; O7 g0 ^( a5 {2 P9 e- m v, o- }Full of fury, he rushes! 4 l z5 Z7 Q$ k. AThe arena is full of blood! : b& i! ?7 M% y4 f3 n# OPeople are fleeing, they jump over the railings+ M) v4 m% q! y# U$ Y+ i
It is your turn now. Come on!0 B8 u& A# f$ e) w& d# |3 O# N
On guard! Come on! Come on! Ah!" b; W6 k7 r$ N: ^* n/ n( |
Toreador, on guard! Toreador, Toreador!. f) b! ~) t. |9 t0 ^, h3 U% `
And think, yes, think as you fight,0 |: n0 w; `8 h4 f9 B0 _
That a dark eye is watching you,6 J6 @# \: M) {0 r9 m( b% y
And that love awaits you,1 g2 G3 j! N& w2 b! a) E1 p, G
Toreador, Love, love awaits you! * f7 R) p; q5 m& g4 p N/ @! {! G& UAnd think, yes, think as you fight, 4 o- a1 S4 R# i1 d0 I$ zThat a dark eye is watching you 1 {: y' y/ m8 A6 M1 W: B! wAnd that love awaits you5 C4 {; Q* i% [/ p) R$ X
Toreador, love, love awaits you! & x$ |& R- e3 y5 oLove! Love! Love!* E, {0 f9 A6 Y! E; {
Toreador, Toreador, Toreador! 7 e9 u2 k( P7 S4 J3 E' b! i/ M " @: R4 R) w5 X: n% [; {) H, l* R 2 K- Y" H* i, |/ D& b2 Z1 x: A" f, g. k) j
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1 R; U' X. ~ M, n7 L世界知名男低音 Nicolai Ghiaurov 五十年前錄製的版本。/ H) e% k0 u. C; g. F. w e
Nicolai Ghiaurov 的音域較廣,從 bass 到 bass baritone 都可以勝任,所以可以完美詮釋這首 Toreador Song。* y$ N: W7 W8 \8 s% e8 x
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