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第10章 田纳西华尔兹

我正与心上人跳舞

跳田纳西华尔兹,

恰巧遇到一个老朋友.

我把她介绍给我的心上人,

但当他们共舞时,

朋友夺走了我的心上人。

我仍记得那一夜

和那田纳西华尔兹。

现在方知损失多么惨重。

是啊,损失了可爱的人,

就在那天夜里,

他们演奏田纳西华尔兹。

我仍记得那一夜,

和那田纳西华尔兹。

现在方知损失有多么惨重。

是啊,损失了可爱的人,

就在那天夜里,

他们演奏田纳西华尔兹,

优美的田纳西华尔兹。

【语言点解析】

1.I was waltzing with my darling to the Tennessee waltz.

=I was dancing to the Tennessee waltz with my love.

waltz:华尔兹舞,可作名词也可作动词。

例如:Waltz is a kind of very beautiful dance.华尔兹是一种非常优美的舞蹈。

A young man and a young woman fell down when they were waltzing.一对青年男女跳华尔兹时摔倒在地。

to the Tennessee waltz中的to是“伴随着”的意思。

2.When an old friend I happened to see.

=(I was waltzing with my darling to the Tennessee waltz)when I happened to see on old friend.

happen to:碰巧;恰巧;恰好。

it happen that:碰巧。

例如:I happened to be out when she called.她打电话时我碰巧不在家。

It happened that I was out when he called.他打电话时我恰巧不在家。

3.Introduced her to my loved one,...

=I introduced her to my darling,...

4.Now I know just how much I have lost.

=Now I am fully aware of what a great loss I had.

5.Yes,I lost my little darling.The night they were playing the beautiful Tennessee waltz.

little darling中的little是个双关语,即女主人公的darling是个可爱的小东西,同时亦指这个darling并不十分可爱,只是little,little在此带有否定意义。

the night they were playing...即at the night when they were playing...,但在习惯用法上,介词at和关系副词when常被省略,因此定冠词加上时间名词可作连接词使用,可称这种情况为合成连词。

例如:The moment I came,he was reading a book.我来时他正在读一本书。(=When I came,...)

【注释与赏析】

这首歌是美国著名流行歌星帕蒂·佩姬(Patti Page)演唱的代表作之一,属乡村歌曲,曾居全美国十大畅销歌曲之冠。

田纳西华尔兹,一首难忘的曲子,因为它见证了女主人公痛苦的经历,给她留下难以抹掉的记忆。伴着优雅的舞曲,女主人公与心上人共舞,恰遇老友,便介绍他们认识,谁料想女友在跳舞时竟勾引走自己的心上人!这已成往事,但直到今天,她仍然清清楚楚地记着那一夜,就在人们演奏那首优美的田纳西华尔兹时,她失去了她的可爱却渺小的心上人。真是“难忘那一夜”。

这首歌的旋律舒缓平和、优美动听,似在讲述女主人公的爱情悲剧,也似在指点人生。不难发现,这首歌表现出女主人公在忧伤之后对感情的得失进行了思考并能坦然接受这一结局的心境,这也正是这首歌想要表达的意图:往日的情怀,往日的悲喜,都已成为过去。在人生之路上.一个人总要承受无数的坎坷和磨难,过分沉湎于伤感之中,就会失去自我及生活中的乐趣。

Diana

I’m so young and you‘re so old.

This,my darling,I’ve been told.

I don‘t care just what they say,

’Cause forever I will pray.

You and I will be as free as

The birds up in the trees.

Oh,please stay by me,Diana!

Thrills I get when you hold me close.

Oh,my darling,you‘re the most.

I love you but do you love me?

Oh,Diana,can’t you see

I love you with all my heart?

And I hope we‘ll never part.

Oh,please stay with me,Diana!

Oh,my darling,oh,my lover!

Tell me that there is no other.

I love you with all my heart.

Ah,oh,ah,oh,ah,oh,oh,oh,oh!

Only you can take my heart;

Only you can tear it apart.

When you hold me in your loving arms,

I can feel you giving all your charms.

Hold me,darling,hold me tight!

Squeeze me,baby,with all your might!

Oh,please stay by me,Diana!

Oh,please,Diana!

Oh,please,Diana!

Oh,please,Diana!