听歌学英语:Nine Million Bicycles

听歌学英语:Nine Million Bicycles



There are nine million bicycles in Beijing
That's a fact
It's a thing we can't deny
Like the fact that I will love you till I die
We are twelve billion light years from the edge
That's a guess
No-one can ever say it's true
But I know that I will always be with you
I'm warmed by the fire of your love everyday
So don't call me a liar¹
Just believe everything that I say
There are six billion people in the world
More or less
And it makes me feel quite small
But you're the one I love the most of all
We're high on the wire
With the world in our sight
And I'll never tire
Of the love that you give me every night
There are nine million bicycles in Beijing
That's a fact
It's a thing we can't deny
Like the fact that I will love you till I die
And there are nine million bicycles in Beijing
And you know that I will love you till I die


今年年仅21岁的女歌手凯蒂．梅卢阿(Katie Melua)出生于前苏联的一个小国 Georgia(格鲁吉亚)。成长于莫斯科、黑海、北爱尔兰及伦敦。从小梦想可以从政或成为史学家的她，就读英国表演艺术学校时被音乐制作人Mike Batt挖掘，签入独立厂牌DRAMATICO旗下。2003年底，Katie Melua以新星的姿态涌出歌坛，首支单曲"The Closest Thing To Crazy"强登英国金榜Top 10。不久，广获好评的首张专辑《Call Of The Search》一举挤下英伦人气天后Dido、击退Norah Jones，荣获6周英国金榜后座，成为英国2004开春迄今最畅销专辑。后来江美琪把The Closest Thing To Crazy翻唱成了「谁会相信」。那时的Katie Melua，只是个十九岁的少女，却俨然成为新一代的流行爵士天后。

2005年九月，Katie发行了她的第二张录音室专辑《Piece By Piece》。新专辑首周进入英国流行音乐排行榜榜单中，便战胜了双周冠军大卫．格雷(David Gray)的专辑《Life In Slow Motion》顺利登顶。

声线兼备蓝调、民谣、爵士味道的Katie Melua，常被乐评拿来与诺拉．琼丝相提并论。而我一直觉得Katie Melua算不上是爵士歌者,只能说她融合了很多曲风点.也许就是因此更能被大众所接受. 连她自己也说我的偶像不是爵士歌手,而是民谣歌手Eva Cassidy，但她那相较甜美清澈的年轻嗓音，让人遥想起已逝的跨界流行爵士美声Eva Cassidy。据说在被Mike Batt发掘的那天，Katie所演唱的正好就是受Eva启发而学下的创作曲“Faraway Voice”......

Nine Million Bicycles讲述了一个来自北京的故事，融合着爵士的流行味道慢版的抒情小调。Katie Melua甜美清澈的嗓音,如丝般飘逸。就像Katie Melua说的：I like this song because it is a simple juxtaposition² of a trivial³ idea against an important idea。是啊，喜爱就好，不需要理由。她恣意的唱着，因为我相信只有自然，才能流出内心的音乐，而只有恣意的活着才能自然。

1 liar   

n.说谎的人

参考例句：

• I know you for a thief and a liar!我算认识你了，一个又偷又骗的家伙！
• She was wrongly labelled a liar.她被错误地扣上说谎者的帽子。

2 juxtaposition   

n.毗邻，并置，并列

参考例句：

• The juxtaposition of these two remarks was startling.这两句话连在一起使人听了震惊。
• It is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors.这是并列对比色的结果。

3 trivial   

adj.琐碎的，不重要的，无价值的

参考例句：

• Be patient.Don't lose your temper over trivial matters.忍着点，别为了一点小事发火。
• It's useless to fire away with such trivial details.喋喋不休地谈这些琐碎细节是无用的。