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I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls (我夢見我居住在大理石城堡) 是 1843 年歌劇 The Bohemian Girl 第二幕中的經典詠嘆調,歌曲背景是從小被綁架的奧地利貴族之女 Arline,愛上了波蘭流亡貴族 Thaddeus,並夢見自己居住在建材高雅的大理石造城堡內。5 E9 V0 {2 A/ B T( x. `
) q) {4 N0 x+ J& p( r% k9 p; {1936 年,Laurel and Hardy (勞萊與哈弟) 系列電影之一 A Comedy Version of The Bohemian Girl 中,有一個 Jacqueline Wells 的版本很受歡迎,演唱的情緒也很契合歌劇中要表達的情境。Laurel and Hardy 兩人是早年台灣電影「王哥與柳哥」系列的原型,年代已久,鮮少年輕人知道,而這首詠嘆調,經愛爾蘭女歌手 Enya 在錄音室裡繁複雕琢與包裝後,變成一首空靈唯美的美聲作品。* ~7 L! a. {# V8 C1 g$ M
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I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls4 U8 }# u# [3 V% M3 d$ i+ P
With vassals and serfs at my side./ }# V8 ~- d. \9 i& ]" U5 u
And of all who assembled within those walls+ E# y+ W( m' v; [/ @( \
That I was the hope and the pride. & c9 H% v, S7 b( j' M$ e; i7 P" q2 O6 C
I had riches too great to count, could boast/ I/ j. O+ g1 k, K. u O
Of a high ancestral name. " K! { M! |8 N4 C/ I) uBut I also dreamt, which pleased me most) |: \/ Q! ~& W9 m7 ~' E
That you lov'd me still the same,, w4 ~( U- y8 C$ W! P! T
That you lov'd me, you lov'd me still the same, " f0 p8 z/ G0 g) b+ r! d8 O- qThat you lov'd me, You loved me still the same. " E& i0 q% [* l0 l; u- G4 \0 ^- h1 ?- w/ d
I dreamt that suitors sought my hand. 6 U4 z: y9 s$ H; G# U: ]That knights upon bended knee,5 m- K7 w$ J8 `) B* c% H( ] n
And with vows no maiden's heart could withstand, % X0 |. }5 _) I8 j# k* mThey pledg'd their faith to me.2 o6 q. p5 i2 `. h+ A
, b$ D+ I W' r5 N: q6 y$ S& EAnd I dreamt that one of that noble host/ n& j+ o) ^3 Y# Y
Came forth my hand to claim.+ f0 c" U. C, q
But I also dreamt, which charmed me most # i7 n+ b% k* _9 q8 c8 IThat you lov'd me still the same, ' s! w* f/ W% N4 _5 JThat you lov'd me, you lov'd me still the same, 1 d7 p! O( W* V3 c" ^+ B9 EThat you lov'd me, you loved me still the same. ) Z2 r- ]5 |) H / _+ @! t: @& O) P1 b0 b/ c' v2 \" F+ r( R
8 d+ e% Q) t2 i' |; t + S e/ V; H! zDame Joan Sutherland 1962 年錄製的版本$ A7 a/ `0 ]! f7 Z0 g! O
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