俄國知名男中音 Dmitri Hvorostovsky 版本的 Toreador Song

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' |0 {1 D6 p# h- g/ e, G3 {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。
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% s- _% J8 w/ J, S' A) [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。
  
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen


Toreador Song 歌詞介紹：
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toreador_Song

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( T6 i) a. M* L+ bDmitri Hvorostovsky 官方網站：
5 o0 l) [* q, i0 zhttp://hvorostovsky.com/en/
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[歌詞英譯]

# H- H% P6 x. ^# o; [0 J7 a' oYour toast, I can give it to you
+ ~2 X& a: ?! X( J+ M) SSirs, sirs, for with the soldiers
Yes, the Toreros, can agree;
) ]; ?- Z9 I0 y) `$ S: T# IFor pleasure, for pleasure
  B" J) n; T5 ~% g. yThey have fights!
The arena is full,
4 c' w2 G! g) oit is a celebration day!
, L, B0 S1 @9 Q: A# AThe arena is full, from top to bottom;
The spectators, losing their heads,
The spectators call to one another with a great din!
+ s( m  O/ _- I9 R* q2 CRude shouts, cries and uproar
grow into a furor!
, n1 \; E$ d9 ~" G9 k$ SFor it is a celebration of courage!
It is the celebration of strong-hearted men!
Come on, on guard! Come on! Come on! Ah!
Toreador, on guard! Toreador, Toreador!
And think, yes, think as you fight,
That a dark eye is watching you,
And that love awaits you,
Toreador, love, love awaits you!
And think, think as you fight,
0 O1 ~& `9 ]' \( w1 q6 MThat a dark eye is watching you
And love awaits you
Toreador, love, love awaits you!
/ A1 g3 W9 ^/ `) \4 r: V6 l2 wAll of a sudden, people fall silent
2 u# i$ V7 A  [+ H% t3 ~3 ]* jPeople fall silent ...
Ah, what is happening?
. X& C# p2 r2 R# r6 r* u. i0 ^8 `No more shouts! The moment has come!
No more shouts! The moment has come!
The bull charges forward
Bounding from the Toril!
He charges forward! He enters.
He strikes! A horse rolls,
Dragging a picador,
Ah, Bravo! Bull! The crowd roars!
The bull goes, he comes,
/ O3 O2 L' n$ dHe comes and strikes again!
Shaking his banderillas,
Full of fury, he rushes!
The arena is full of blood!
' s( v/ l( _7 @, f* [People are fleeing, they jump over the railings
! M/ K4 \% Q! U2 \% @9 }It is your turn now. Come on!
& B, W+ u4 Q: M9 ~5 V' J' C% s# POn guard! Come on! Come on! Ah!
Toreador, on guard! Toreador, Toreador!
And think, yes, think as you fight,
That a dark eye is watching you,
2 F, Z( \+ j8 s/ ]+ j, CAnd that love awaits you,
0 g* s- g4 o& w1 sToreador, Love, love awaits you!
# E! r; \6 `2 \5 q9 lAnd think, yes, think as you fight,
That a dark eye is watching you
/ v% n7 m# d( n. g5 BAnd that love awaits you
Toreador, love, love awaits you!
Love! Love! Love!
/ D1 N/ }: Y$ Q) X8 x/ TToreador, Toreador, Toreador!
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, d$ `5 W1 c! X% D  L/ l) o2 ^2 K世界知名男低音 Nicolai Ghiaurov 五十年前錄製的版本。
4 n" j+ S, ~# [( O- CNicolai 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。

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