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Greensleeves 是一首十六世紀開始流傳於英格蘭民間的旋律和歌謠,作者始終不詳,是英國傳唱數百年、歷久不衰的神秘歌謠,也是少數幾首廣為世人喜愛的英國民謠。Greensleeves 的歌詞版本很多,大致都以隱喻歡場女子的 Greensleeves 為主軸,英國坊間傳言此曲出自英王亨利八世,姑且聽之,不必全信。: q" ]+ w! {8 p, R5 f
) J( L! b7 r6 X v9 k / A, `( i: J& s% T; s國王歌手 (King's Singer) 成立於 1968 年,團員始終維持六人,聲音結構上,有一位男高音 (tenor)、兩位高音男中音 (countertenor)、兩位男中音 (baritone)、一位男低音 (bass),無樂器伴奏的純清唱模式是他們的特色。這個清唱版本,是該團體 2008 年夏天在倫敦 The BBC Proms 的現場演出版本。9 J# G* a9 C7 R7 }* U
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4 A3 g9 t& ]) Y+ C9 r$ RGreensleeves 參考網頁:+ B% J$ @' D* `7 F http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensleeves1 V! }' Y# I9 X9 F9 g1 A
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國王歌手官方網頁: - }! E6 \, j: u3 J; r1 g) [http://kingssingers.com/ d& C7 _ F! P" Z
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Alas, my love, you do me wrong 9 b9 d8 A( \" KTo cast me off discourteously $ b- Z; M7 o1 L4 Xand I have loved you so long ( K. J; h! [- m$ `Delighting in your company $ D7 n/ E8 h8 C6 H+ M, n0 _# K& l5 G+ C: C4 y1 Q$ G" ]
Greensleeves was all my joy( ~" ^: m: R& q! Y& V; a1 O
Greensleeves was my delight / \3 t" Z. \3 p$ r0 }Greensleeves was my heart of gold2 C* z$ `; i9 Y9 G; n5 D5 X
And who but my lady Greensleeves (*) ) `" {1 @6 u. C6 I+ b3 i9 Q8 ?' x5 [& K# S* w+ P
I have been ready at your hand3 |# R, n, U5 G8 f! g
To grant whatever you would crave1 M( ] h: S( E7 F5 d
I have both wagered life and land, q9 Z, h+ G, e( Z. h
Your love and good-will for to have; G8 g6 T& u8 c/ i
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Well, I will pray to God on high, T7 Z" |5 _2 A: a3 I+ U
that thou my constancy mayst see ' [5 L* @$ z7 K7 Z* \4 MAnd that yet once before I die ' [/ i& q& L( x& WThou wilt vouchsafe to love me 1 b0 h9 `$ n. ^3 x; R ( C+ ^5 X- M0 n% @& I1 O: ]3 ~7 X& }4 j; x+ {# K