樂曲內容
YMCA
young man,there's no need to feel down
I said,young man,pick yourself off the ground
I said,young man,'cause you're in a new town
There's no need to be unhappy
年輕人,不必沮喪
我說,年輕人,站起來吧!
我說,年輕人,因為你來到了一個新城.
你就快樂起來吧!
Young man,there's a place you can go
I said,young man,when you're short on your dough
You can stay there,and I'm sure you will find
Many ways to have a good time.
年輕人,有一個地方你可以去
我說,年輕人,當你一貧如洗
你可以住在那裡,我敢肯定你會發現
你一定會快樂無比
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
They have everything for young men to enjoy.
You can hang out with all the boys.
待在YMCA多快樂
待在YMCA多快樂
你可以盡情享受那裡的一切
你可以盡情地和所有男孩在一起
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
You can get yourself clean
You can have a good meal
You can do whatever you feel.
待在YMCA多快樂
待在YMCA多快樂
你可以穿戴整齊
你可以享受美味
你可以做你所想的
Young man,Are you listeneing to me
I said,young man,what do you want to be
I said,young man,you can make real your dreams,
but you've got to know this one thing.
年輕人,你在聽我說嗎
我說,年輕人,你想成為什麼
我說,年輕人,你的夢想會成真
但是有一點你一定要知道:
No man,does it all by himself
I said,young man,put your pride on the shelf
And just go there,to the Y.M.C.A.
I'm sure they can help you today
所有的事不是你一個人可以解決的
我說,年輕人,把你驕傲放在架子上吧
去吧,去那裡,去YMCA
我肯定,他們會幫助你的!
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
They have everything for young men to enjoy.
You can hang out with all the boys.
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
You can get yourself clean
You can have a good meal
You can do whatever you feel.
Young Man,I was once in your shoes,
I said,I was down and out with the blues
I felt,no man cared if I were alive
I felt the whole world was so tight
年輕人,我以前也有和你一樣的遭遇
我說,我整個無望無助
感覺沒有一個人關心你
感覺整個世界都在和你作對
That's when someone came up to me
and said young man take a walk up the street
There's a place there called the Y.M.C.A.
They can start you back on your way.
然後有人走來說
他說,年輕人,沿著這條街走過去
有個地方叫YMCA
他們會讓你從頭開始
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
They have everything for young men to enjoy.
You can hang out with all the boys.
Y.M.C.A.
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
Young man,Young man,there's no need to feel down
Young man,Young man,pick yourself off the ground
Y.M.C.A.
just go to the Y.M.C.A.
Young Man,Young Man,I was once in your shoes,
Young Man,Young Man,I was out with the blues
Y.M.C.A.
Y.M.C.A.
Y.M.C.A.
Y.M.C.A.
樂曲背景
Village People(鄉下人),是創建於1977年的美國男子演唱組合。是由同性戀組成的組合(鄉村基佬),最初創建的創意是COS同性戀流行的幻想角色,起步時因為同性戀當時不受大眾理解,所以小範圍出道,後來歌曲的火熱迅速領他們進入主流。他們最著名的一首歌當屬《YMCA》。
YMCA全稱:Young Men's Christian Association,.《基督教青年會》創作靈感來源於當時的社會團體:基督教青年,是為男青年提供健身和臨時住宿的福利場所,向來就是同性戀者的漁場。 由於《YMCA》在同性戀以及異性戀世界範圍中的流行和另一首《I Will Survive》都被視為女權主義和同性戀運動的聖歌。
樂曲賞析
《基督教青年會》(YMCA)是由一支同性樂隊創作的一首帶有很濃重同志色彩的歌曲,"Village People" 的演唱組,他們穿上制服——各名歌手分別代表建築工、印第安人、牛仔、警察、皮條族和士兵——構成對所謂傳統的的男子漢氣概和當代社會歧視的絕妙諷刺。而歌中所唱的“呆在YMCA其樂無窮……這裡有年輕男人所需的一切……你可以與其它年輕男人結伴而行”對許多同性戀來說簡直是一目了然。
而歌曲的優異表現和火熱迅速領他們進入主流,成為全世界流行的一首歌曲。
提起YMCA,估計80年代以後出生的朋友們大多不甚了了;而對於生於70年代或者更早一些的朋友來說,印象最深的大概莫過於那首存在眾多不同語言翻唱版的Y-M-C-A以及那雙手高高舉過頭頂(Y)、雙手彎曲置於雙肩(M)、雙手向右(C)、雙手面前交叉(A)的標誌性集體舞蹈動作。當年這首歌曲在DISCO的流行程度至今讓人難以忘懷,全場上下整齊一致的動作,將氛圍急速推升至最HIGH點。
這首歌的火熱程度在今天也有表現,第三屆中國好聲音,楊坤翻唱的就是這首歌;《匆匆那年》電影高中畢業聚會趙燁唱的歌曲;美國達人秀 第十一季第五場。
一首歌曲不僅跨越了國際,種族、時間,經久不衰,為人性的解放和融合與進步可謂做出了不小的貢獻。