簡介
Lemon Tree是由The Brothers Four(四兄弟)於1981年09月1日發行的《Mas Exitos Folk》的歌曲
後經The Seekers很多大牌翻唱
Lemon Tree 最早的原唱是60年代美國最有影響、最出色的民謠三重組合“彼得、保羅和瑪麗”。這個演唱組組建於加州,它成功建介紹了西格、加斯里和迪倫等人的作品,如《假如我有把錘子》、《檸檬樹》和《飄入風中》等,確立了自己的地位。他們純淨的歌聲和典雅的和聲,使民謠的魅力為更廣泛的聽眾意識和接受。
1962年“彼得、保羅和瑪麗”發行第一張LP唱片《Peter Paul & Mary》。一開始並沒有引起多少人注意,但後來選了其中一首《Lemon Tree》(檸檬樹)作為單曲出版,結果獲得成功,LP的銷量也直線上升。
歌詞
When I was just a lad of ten, my father said to me
當我還只是一個十幾歲的小男孩時 父親對我說
"Come here and take a lesson from the lovely Lemon Tree"
"到這裡來,我拿這株漂亮的檸檬樹做例子 為你上上一課"
"Don't put your faith in love, my boy" my father said to me
"孩子 不要相信愛情" 父親對我說"
"I fear you'll find that love is like the lovely Lemon Tree"
"恐怕你將會發現愛就象那株漂亮的檸檬樹一般"
Lemon Tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet
檸檬樹很漂亮,檸檬花很香
but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat
但是千萬要記住,壞的檸檬不能吃
Lemon Tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet
檸檬樹很漂亮,檸檬花很香
but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat
但是千萬要記住,壞的檸檬不能吃
One day beneath the Lemon Tree, my love and I did lie
有一天 我和戀人躺在檸檬樹下
A girl so sweet that when she smiled the stars rose in the sky
那女孩如此甜蜜 她笑時 就像星星升起一樣
We passed that summer lost in love beneath the lemon tree
我們檸檬樹下共度過了那個夏天
the music of her laughter hid my father's words from me
她的笑聲是如此的甜美 讓我父親告訴我的話忘在腦後
Lemon Tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet
檸檬樹很漂亮,檸檬花很香
but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat
但是千萬要記住,壞的檸檬不能吃
Lemon Tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet
檸檬樹很漂亮,檸檬花很香
but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat
但是千萬要記住,壞的檸檬不能吃
One day she left without a word. She took away the sun
有一天 她不辭而別 她帶走了陽光
And in the dark she left behind, I knew what she had done
置身於她留給我的黑暗之中 我知道她做了什麼
She'd left me for another, it's a common tale but true
她離開我並另尋他歡 這是個很普通但卻很真實的故事
A sadder man but wiser now I sing these words to you
一個憂傷但聰明得多的我 現在唱給你這個教訓
Lemon Tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet
檸檬樹很漂亮,檸檬花很香
but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat
但是千萬要記住,壞的檸檬不能吃
Lemon Tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet
檸檬樹很漂亮,檸檬花很香
but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat
但是千萬要記住,壞的檸檬不能吃
Lemon Tree ...Lemon Tree ...Lemon Tree ...Lemon Tree ...
檸檬樹... 檸檬樹... 檸檬樹... 檸檬樹...