4 L5 Q( U4 I' X* s& t9 X$ k$ AToreador 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 j& s/ @9 O. Q) t ^ , i3 [! r, `& T2 f9 z# F 4 Z" H6 Z6 M6 h3 u7 n" b4 B4 t1 [Dmitri 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。 + T1 [& Z3 i+ B' ~ ! t/ o+ t. {9 B$ y4 h$ t + [1 l; f. y4 o( z) t( D& R+ ^, d- q歌劇「卡門」簡介:. f6 |# s' e& @( Q1 ]( Y http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen; J- Q& k2 z2 w
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[歌詞英譯] : K% E6 U* ?* W& f! W , j; ]. i. J# J( S% b, XYour toast, I can give it to you 8 F7 H' M7 ^# ZSirs, sirs, for with the soldiers$ Z9 [+ ]& ?! p, D
Yes, the Toreros, can agree;( ~1 l9 u) D* u# U
For pleasure, for pleasure : {" m: V5 \2 N0 \They have fights! ' j" M# N6 i: Y' E8 \) @* z+ K! [, fThe arena is full, ' Q' \$ j, [" Mit is a celebration day! 1 q- i$ S* P, Q9 HThe arena is full, from top to bottom; 9 E# }8 k* D! X. d* {The spectators, losing their heads, 5 g" |& [0 Z+ n9 E3 L6 M/ Q% aThe spectators call to one another with a great din! & @' L3 `" [/ s, {3 X( DRude shouts, cries and uproar" f' [# E: R% A2 ^4 H; i2 E
grow into a furor!& o) a4 [+ g: B: o# p* i8 n
For it is a celebration of courage! / _$ d" [. R" `It is the celebration of strong-hearted men!% }6 d3 z1 T0 Q
Come on, on guard! Come on! Come on! Ah!% n+ R7 \4 ^- k
Toreador, on guard! Toreador, Toreador!7 _, N% d/ ^+ U+ A* X1 e* ?
And think, yes, think as you fight, 8 o* w' ` ~# E* E0 c5 eThat a dark eye is watching you, ( Q; `& c4 [$ V: X0 B/ BAnd that love awaits you,2 x' A) w' e3 m' O. M+ ~
Toreador, love, love awaits you! 1 t. r; W+ |8 x! V, iAnd think, think as you fight,! \8 F/ V" r2 g5 _! v: f1 }
That a dark eye is watching you % `. v$ f7 Q2 bAnd love awaits you . R, h- s: W: K1 gToreador, love, love awaits you! / L [& g- [% h4 n Y' c$ EAll of a sudden, people fall silent1 ]6 t) Y4 q% G0 |" P* ?; R, m/ _
People fall silent ...8 d, m4 b) g4 O
Ah, what is happening?4 j+ o6 c$ U) T% P1 a
No more shouts! The moment has come! 1 \; T: t* r% K7 w: ZNo more shouts! The moment has come!" w7 x' \/ Y& _
The bull charges forward% l9 w( x6 t7 r3 _; t' d
Bounding from the Toril! " K& x! N& ~/ V- k, m, |9 SHe charges forward! He enters. # m! a$ y' r2 P' k V0 g" sHe strikes! A horse rolls, . r9 V9 x/ z. h9 nDragging a picador, 3 E% z7 l% E4 O, N, `$ i- vAh, Bravo! Bull! The crowd roars!( S6 P5 C+ u1 g, Z3 X. o
The bull goes, he comes,9 Y5 k( i6 G2 U, }+ q s
He comes and strikes again!2 r7 T2 S9 i7 d6 E7 o+ ^/ o
Shaking his banderillas, " J, I$ Q, y# e r* w. H* ^Full of fury, he rushes! 3 q0 i% S4 [8 f Z4 Z$ qThe arena is full of blood! : z1 g' {& t* `! {+ cPeople are fleeing, they jump over the railings8 N% q9 j/ ~2 W/ Q1 h
It is your turn now. Come on! 1 n& U7 Y7 r4 `On guard! Come on! Come on! Ah! % H8 c% l W6 y/ ` `! m4 A3 _Toreador, on guard! Toreador, Toreador!& [: s I. y+ B4 Q9 [& `: m
And think, yes, think as you fight, # N4 [% V( K. O7 H2 @- x9 AThat a dark eye is watching you, . E* q8 A% p$ B' g3 O- jAnd that love awaits you, - K1 T( m/ z( e7 p A; j/ h; NToreador, Love, love awaits you!7 W1 U. `# N( Z: c( `# S! S
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That a dark eye is watching you) ~1 w! ^! j W, z3 m) K
And that love awaits you o" s2 k, d( y* p* ^2 n, QToreador, love, love awaits you!2 m/ b* ~8 G/ r5 k" k8 d
Love! Love! Love!+ p" l. p# e& G1 p' Z' {3 ^8 X
Toreador, Toreador, Toreador!# r. N; u2 F* z: `
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Z* s. [! @5 S1 b0 b世界知名男低音 Nicolai Ghiaurov 五十年前錄製的版本。 & K) P5 T4 p, R# L9 T: N J1 jNicolai 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。, ^. {1 W6 L* G/ r
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