中學時期, 愛上 “Rose Rose I Love You” 這首歌, 不外是有句: “Flower
of Malaya” 。
凡屬於 “Malaya” 的東西,都會愛,這是老師教導要愛國的情操!
也正值青春期,特別鍾情於愛情歌曲, 尤其是姚莉主唱與 “Rose Rose I Love You” 有着同樣優美旋律的 “玫瑰玫瑰我愛你” 。
那時流行的 “給我一個吻(Seven Lonely Days)” , “ 小喇叭(Jambalaya)” 等等,都是中詞西曲。
哼了幾十年 “Rose Rose I Love You” 和 “玫瑰玫瑰我愛你” ,最近腦袋才被糾正。
原來這首老歌,是中文翻譯为英文的第一首流行曲,也是美國著名歌手 Frank Laine 傳遍世界的成名曲。
這首中為洋用, 節奏輕巧,熱情奔放的爵士(Jazz)歌曲,聽了使人頓感心胸舒暢, 情神振奮。
Rose, Rose I Love
You Artist:
Frankie Laine
Rose, Rose I love
you with an aching heart
What is your
future? now we have to part
Standing on the
jetty as the steamer moves away
Flower of Malaya, I cannot stay
Make way, oh, make
way for my Eastern Rose
Men crowd in
dozens everywhere she goes
In her rickshaw on
the street or in a cabaret
"Please make way for Rose" you can hear them say
All my life I
shall remember
Oriental music and
you in my arms
Perfumed flowers
in your tresses
Lotus-scented breezes and swaying palms
Rose, Rose I love
you with your almond eyes
Fragrant and
slender 'neath tropical skies
I must cross the
seas again and never see you more
'way back to my home on a distant shore
All my life I
shall remember
Oriental music and
you in my arms
Perfumed flowers
in your tresses
Lotus-scented breezes and swaying palms
Rose, Rose I leave
you, my ship is in the bay
Kiss me farewell
now, there's nothin' to say
East is East and
West is West, our worlds are far apart
I must leave you now but I leave my heart
Rose, Rose I love
you with an aching heart
What is your
future? now we have to part
Standing on the
jetty as the steamer moves away
Flower of Malaya, I cannot stay
(Rose, Rose I love you, I cannot stay)
玫瑰玫瑰我愛你 姚莉
玫瑰玫瑰最嬌美,玫瑰玫瑰最艷麗,
長夏開在枝頭上,玫瑰玫瑰我愛你。
玫瑰玫瑰情義重,玫瑰玫瑰情意濃,
長夏開在棘棘裡,玫瑰玫瑰我愛你。
心的誓言,心的情意,聖潔的光輝照大地。
心的誓言,心的情意,聖潔的光輝照大地。
玫瑰玫瑰枝兒細,玫瑰玫瑰刺兒銳,
今朝風雨來摧毀,傷了嫩枝和嬌蕊。
玫瑰玫瑰刺兒尖,玫瑰玫瑰心兒堅,
來日風雨來摧毀,毀不了並蒂枝連理。
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