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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。$ ^1 \# |" h* ^$ `$ a7 @: o$ o
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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。)9 y$ |+ t( M3 I, E; ` a- O$ y/ Z% d
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/ P+ x9 H! I5 D/ Z- f7 FYour toast, I can give it to you3 f$ K% R0 g* q0 Z; u3 e
Sirs, sirs, for with the soldiers * y' \7 l1 k# ]2 }Yes, the Toreros, can agree;/ Y$ k% r: i5 O9 x1 C4 a0 J
For pleasure, for pleasure. G6 ]; `3 L0 t6 r$ a! ^
They have fights! 0 a7 C' G0 n, ZThe arena is full, , V0 O. g9 d0 Q! W9 t* ~; Bit is a celebration day! 5 i6 @ ]: i% T8 UThe arena is full, from top to bottom;2 E D. P+ v x- b; z
The spectators, losing their heads, ! W' e' r2 P) i; o$ _ m$ iThe spectators call to one another with a great din!/ r7 a6 T, `; L9 N: F
Rude shouts, cries and uproar/ F, I) C- ~+ D- s. ~9 G) w' c
grow into a furor!! b! C2 y9 x0 O' o |/ h& L% Y( K$ t
For it is a celebration of courage!: h* v' E7 T. h6 F8 m
It is the celebration of strong-hearted men!9 M8 G" l& e+ q! I3 W
Come on, on guard! Come on! Come on! Ah!# {. ?8 V- E1 J; _4 a; i8 o3 N8 q
Toreador, on guard! Toreador, Toreador! * Q9 d" r+ f9 U( s" UAnd think, yes, think as you fight,/ q3 p! f( @! s6 o( j' J' G
That a dark eye is watching you, " \! Y9 h! s( S, ]And that love awaits you,1 o! @6 V* |& A' n8 D$ }' L$ k( D7 v
Toreador, love, love awaits you!" Q2 e: y7 _# l: `, Q8 u# x
And think, think as you fight, " Y) K% y, x' m7 B& F9 rThat a dark eye is watching you ( c, z( I4 o: {1 @. g9 MAnd love awaits you + M; ~; ^6 Y" c$ AToreador, love, love awaits you!1 N5 I$ w: y$ o3 S4 m
All of a sudden, people fall silent) ]/ Z3 p2 c: j. \
People fall silent ...# k/ G, b0 ~; a: N
Ah, what is happening? 5 F9 [" K: S( D( m6 `No more shouts! The moment has come!( F$ v: y o, o; T
No more shouts! The moment has come!) b, V* W' |4 M, O7 o
The bull charges forward % q( ` A- k5 h4 X& K9 ZBounding from the Toril!( B+ d6 w; \) m8 H. Z& |
He charges forward! He enters. / f* S" J9 T4 m& XHe strikes! A horse rolls, ' `" _8 M0 h6 j5 kDragging a picador, * k) Q- R4 v% a& Z' @6 d/ GAh, Bravo! Bull! The crowd roars!0 ]- R" ?* S- ]4 z) l7 H- |) A
The bull goes, he comes,4 W; }1 G. l2 h% P
He comes and strikes again!4 p- ]8 l# R0 W; `8 m
Shaking his banderillas,% [# S* D" \- A1 p3 f/ x
Full of fury, he rushes! 5 \$ v% d' R3 zThe arena is full of blood! x$ C$ C! t2 X, I s% uPeople are fleeing, they jump over the railings 5 ?( m5 L5 i# Q5 v D- X+ EIt is your turn now. Come on! 9 k' c4 z+ ~% c% ]& s! c3 bOn guard! Come on! Come on! Ah!$ v1 Z5 h; J: Y+ ~) \
Toreador, on guard! Toreador, Toreador!1 N5 m9 ]) Q# g- I( L2 J
And think, yes, think as you fight, - C& M/ U$ R2 s7 `+ \* |That a dark eye is watching you, # t& a# [/ K0 ^0 Y! \And that love awaits you, : t6 o/ I0 \! i! k3 n4 q# N7 j4 _Toreador, Love, love awaits you! 0 _; \4 l9 ?2 r m: ?3 NAnd think, yes, think as you fight, ! W2 J2 A, F) }) zThat a dark eye is watching you ?$ r* P% K* C5 @0 |: ^( L/ mAnd that love awaits you$ A0 k) Q$ B& `$ b; |3 k
Toreador, love, love awaits you!/ \2 B7 f& y1 l5 ?9 l
Love! Love! Love!* \ }+ x/ k* S$ b( J( g7 [ p7 Y6 w& c
Toreador, Toreador, Toreador!( V. F$ u; @' ~4 ~0 j8 `* q4 I
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