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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。& L7 v0 m, ?# U9 L X; F( X
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' Y# ?/ w Q/ A, M: C! T; H3 [3 FDmitri 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。 t- {. B t! D* a) D ?- B( T/ J/ K$ i* c6 s& \5 P( Y- J/ _' y
歌劇「卡門」簡介:: C; H J' D& d% n! P7 A http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen0 S M( A2 ?+ H x; o# \' ] ]
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Your toast, I can give it to you- M/ u, m9 l% E. N
Sirs, sirs, for with the soldiers : u) W+ |; L' ]8 M; `Yes, the Toreros, can agree; / N2 f8 P, d0 L$ h4 t+ tFor pleasure, for pleasure * p/ w. i0 C) A% c% ~They have fights! 5 J+ Z2 r$ y4 f3 P% q XThe arena is full,* ?# i' C% X! ~2 u! b( a
it is a celebration day! , u( t5 ?* D$ ~3 W, F, ^8 HThe arena is full, from top to bottom; ' V7 @$ U) N h- n$ JThe spectators, losing their heads,& X8 D" |9 v [! s! b \0 h
The spectators call to one another with a great din!( C" j6 d. H* Y2 [1 Q# v6 ~
Rude shouts, cries and uproar: I# t U, ?) _* B9 L0 ^' J
grow into a furor!9 C9 R3 I: V( I3 U D% }
For it is a celebration of courage!6 ^" J* C; G- z- ?
It is the celebration of strong-hearted men! 9 c/ {. X8 E6 OCome on, on guard! Come on! Come on! Ah!6 l3 }5 d G2 U* r# ^& N- T$ ^7 e& g
Toreador, on guard! Toreador, Toreador! % F+ F( m6 Z, Y6 TAnd think, yes, think as you fight,# U2 H( H- ]. n1 l: ?7 }8 B
That a dark eye is watching you,% A, _8 U/ s% s+ u# e a
And that love awaits you, ! }0 c7 ]2 }7 D# W) |( p' |Toreador, love, love awaits you! ) |4 X% ~$ P0 d% i" A ], |2 fAnd think, think as you fight, " f4 J& V1 c+ UThat a dark eye is watching you; [- Y# o5 M a4 q8 a
And love awaits you * m( O" ~7 G5 r) W# U; R* _Toreador, love, love awaits you!# T( c6 ?2 j/ V( J
All of a sudden, people fall silent5 K R/ z% q6 N6 n( {
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Ah, what is happening? ) K( ^5 v _, E2 H" kNo more shouts! The moment has come! 4 f2 z5 c. R% D+ h( jNo more shouts! The moment has come!) W# r- M. o4 b# u/ B9 K8 M! }
The bull charges forward% Y% d) w- y0 g3 h, T9 K2 \. s+ T' ~
Bounding from the Toril!1 P% u5 f/ }& F4 S* C+ |; l
He charges forward! He enters. % x& F W% h" U# L& Y2 CHe strikes! A horse rolls,8 q: ^; Q A+ k" b; r6 F4 l
Dragging a picador, 7 n. s0 \! V2 F2 z2 Q5 @0 p7 q0 n. eAh, Bravo! Bull! The crowd roars! ' Y3 U5 c. Y* z2 p3 |* Z8 iThe bull goes, he comes,1 v' N8 ]9 L* y. s8 s
He comes and strikes again!2 ~! i. j7 Z4 W3 I: B) R
Shaking his banderillas, # a, a( I* y& T; l; }! oFull of fury, he rushes!. f, V8 A$ S* ]$ n7 G3 N. q$ W
The arena is full of blood! # K& v, g4 s' @# o8 e8 W& oPeople are fleeing, they jump over the railings - v8 E( x" q4 v. ~7 i5 JIt is your turn now. Come on! . ]( f5 Y" s. p* S0 ^On guard! Come on! Come on! Ah! ( T' i, O ~# J; HToreador, on guard! Toreador, Toreador! - Z! }' o) W: \: }And think, yes, think as you fight," ^" x [2 e0 ^! O
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And that love awaits you, ' \- {! ?! }' @. m+ \; k" a8 GToreador, Love, love awaits you! 4 ?. E9 s' @; ~' M, |, K' A6 vAnd think, yes, think as you fight, * t8 k& ?9 U1 A8 aThat a dark eye is watching you 6 ^# n" `; m$ g' t {1 NAnd that love awaits you 4 V" F8 S" J, e9 m: UToreador, love, love awaits you! 0 q- F- \1 {6 M- t1 I; ] lLove! Love! Love! $ X/ J, ?; ^: ~# I3 sToreador, Toreador, Toreador!- Y% M- O: Q4 I3 x/ {$ |
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世界知名男低音 Nicolai Ghiaurov 五十年前錄製的版本。0 @7 O' M' @6 r! M
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。1 Z0 ~; A* }( C& p# n8 l* b