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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。 / U i w8 d& ~( g( ~- X% e% F4 P9 j/ T$ E; A* ~( E" Z8 g
3 Z) x6 V6 R4 U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。8 L- {, j- E+ b
) o. k/ q2 H0 f 3 `' F/ ?1 C5 A2 W' hGreensleeves 參考網頁:1 ~6 b0 ~/ h+ y) r5 L http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensleeves + c- v& v% @$ L# T; x" B0 \( | / b7 W6 y T1 V0 M4 J! A6 }* j2 z! s D$ Y- X. X
國王歌手官方網頁:3 _) ~! b/ L" `2 T1 R1 D1 t1 m$ T http://kingssingers.com/ D W0 S1 x/ c: i
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Alas, my love, you do me wrong 6 P! a" D4 p2 n/ K+ ]To cast me off discourteously 7 h7 P7 u; O1 ^* ?+ P3 q! r7 v$ Uand I have loved you so long$ z. B4 x; |( ?; K4 H, q
Delighting in your company7 Z/ b3 h- b1 ]* e. B- l8 ~
" |0 K1 s" ] N. hGreensleeves was all my joy" A% M; d$ z: c! S6 w; {3 A/ K$ i
Greensleeves was my delight - }; Y: X3 E9 \7 x& ^8 QGreensleeves was my heart of gold5 }6 f5 P+ ]* D' M0 c$ ?3 b
And who but my lady Greensleeves (*)+ F6 s- v4 b% Q/ Y! {/ C. _2 g
) t6 ^" z, j1 N: R/ f& D# {I have been ready at your hand' N% Q) i7 C) s$ c1 d/ x
To grant whatever you would crave . {" p, N4 ]8 r- fI have both wagered life and land 9 Z! P' h; v, k L( c( KYour love and good-will for to have 4 v1 e M3 w& L# s * m5 B: |* `5 y. q; H( C3 BWell, I will pray to God on high " e* e8 `: ~( i# v; T$ }* Dthat thou my constancy mayst see* i1 h: b0 w* l# ~5 I' i
And that yet once before I die , U y9 b7 ^, e5 u9 q8 kThou wilt vouchsafe to love me + s$ T5 Z2 V- H V % m2 ?) E7 |$ f* O$ K, B! k" T' l# K2 z