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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。# H/ _) c# a4 w& H1 Y+ c; j. [
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/ s& U8 A& K. O8 n(「顧盼自雄」是 Dmitri Hvorostovsky 的舞台表演風格,本人倒是很親切。) 1 W) O' [+ j( P0 U& \- E" | 5 n' F& N+ \' Q+ u, Y: H* W, h( G' r$ ~, p( L1 I/ A
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% `7 K6 k6 K% R5 O; mYour toast, I can give it to you g; S/ s8 l$ }/ S! R4 ^8 ~# gSirs, sirs, for with the soldiers - s* H. R! j& A1 ZYes, the Toreros, can agree;: ~6 H# [5 O% o ^/ d
For pleasure, for pleasure 2 Z+ D! ^9 P- N: tThey have fights! 0 p+ q- @# F8 m& R1 AThe arena is full,8 J# v# \3 n7 s
it is a celebration day!3 Z& G; G0 f$ @5 v! }; E
The arena is full, from top to bottom;: W* \7 R% [6 B2 |) G
The spectators, losing their heads, * q, \8 c$ U5 j0 R) tThe spectators call to one another with a great din!5 z) i% {0 y4 U" _! \7 q
Rude shouts, cries and uproar ' M0 Y9 ?( i3 k* f- u8 T: B/ sgrow into a furor!6 Y* @7 p6 s0 \6 Z7 n( J1 x
For it is a celebration of courage!0 `. B9 L. x" M2 N* P8 X2 O
It is the celebration of strong-hearted men! 7 a4 I9 @9 t, M* ?0 E8 V' rCome on, on guard! Come on! Come on! Ah!+ m Q: b4 I( @$ d! ]
Toreador, on guard! Toreador, Toreador! ; z$ }" L- S4 i/ {5 AAnd think, yes, think as you fight, ; [6 q1 a# G% h% X5 OThat a dark eye is watching you,# g6 ]1 x, I$ e! G/ `
And that love awaits you,0 d( N8 r2 r8 S u6 s2 Y
Toreador, love, love awaits you!( U+ o8 b& U+ p- s# M$ i- L" W
And think, think as you fight,8 V. E. l1 i: E& C2 n# r: f
That a dark eye is watching you6 b5 `1 w6 W0 ~/ o5 |4 o8 G% s
And love awaits you 7 u7 c6 a: ]4 G( H tToreador, love, love awaits you! n* e$ L% M0 s' [4 o. zAll of a sudden, people fall silent 0 t- A2 B7 K, v: ]: SPeople fall silent ... 1 ?& A# w& [/ G% IAh, what is happening?$ O. Q8 u0 \2 K/ ~; P& |0 X
No more shouts! The moment has come!+ V0 v+ y J, ~$ b$ D
No more shouts! The moment has come! ) a1 z/ ?6 f0 ~1 {# z4 J* VThe bull charges forward" Q2 c( @2 k( V2 P5 q
Bounding from the Toril! U5 \- V1 m+ A7 E' f! T$ \/ t: iHe charges forward! He enters. - y6 H- M7 U2 x1 V& [- cHe strikes! A horse rolls, $ [/ H& ~6 F) h9 R9 X# XDragging a picador,% d: v$ q: j9 g# p
Ah, Bravo! Bull! The crowd roars!4 D3 \" Z, Q M+ r* B3 y
The bull goes, he comes,# D% ^. H1 c: B& ^9 K$ I
He comes and strikes again! & H6 s, [8 y- j: C' @Shaking his banderillas,5 {. M( [3 A7 m- ^
Full of fury, he rushes!' ` y0 S. k" I: }
The arena is full of blood! : w1 U& n; O: {! v, aPeople are fleeing, they jump over the railings 3 M b7 G/ v( ^; A: g; hIt is your turn now. Come on! ! r8 O3 w3 U% H, v: Z) h7 m$ xOn guard! Come on! Come on! Ah!) V( o* T6 Y! g
Toreador, on guard! Toreador, Toreador! $ g7 _9 H0 i) p* b ~And think, yes, think as you fight,: O5 F" Z5 j K# Q& ~
That a dark eye is watching you,0 o% @$ H3 m$ [$ \
And that love awaits you, , `" h. c( ^$ j( QToreador, Love, love awaits you!4 r2 s+ i0 k" M& A/ w2 O! W1 {
And think, yes, think as you fight, , f c0 R3 T- t( z; V- ^: r: gThat a dark eye is watching you % p0 ^$ K) ~& z$ {+ D% `And that love awaits you 6 x) ?8 }7 c3 H% s# kToreador, love, love awaits you! $ V- L: _+ [5 f5 p* NLove! Love! Love!9 B* Q- s. o1 R* W. P% M l
Toreador, Toreador, Toreador!( N& z0 A+ ~! j$ H
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. N% \4 R/ }6 F% T- X3 x' |3 C世界知名男低音 Nicolai Ghiaurov 五十年前錄製的版本。# [1 k- q7 O0 n4 v) K x
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。( h H7 s, A! U
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