歌者簡介
Leonard Cohen(萊昂納德·科恩),1934年生人,是游吟詩人,來自寒冷而富有濃厚歐洲氣息的加拿大小城蒙特婁,英國文學是他的專業。早年以詩歌和小說在文壇成名,小說《美麗失落者》被評論家譽為60年代的經典之作。很偶然的機緣將他帶入民謠流域,在Judy Collins將他的詩作配上簡單的和弦,開始游吟生涯。他先後出版了《萊昂納德·科恩之歌(The Songs of Leonard Cohen)》和《來自一個房間的歌(Songs from a Room)》等專輯。2010年1月31日,他獲得第52屆格萊美音樂獎終身成就獎。很多人都說Cohen首先是個詩人,然後才是歌手。 然而,誰能抗拒他那要死不活自憐低沉的嗓音呢。他的詞即使脫離旋律,仍然有深邃動人的力量。
Leonard Cohen從來就不是快樂的。從他的作品你可以清楚看到,他自憐、憤世、犬儒、沉溺,但從來都不快樂。就像他的一身黑,和嘴邊那兩道深深的、刀刻一樣的法令紋。他很少笑,笑的時候也像是在自嘲,或者譏誚,那不是快樂的表情。他穿西裝,黑色的。他穿羊毛套頭衫,黑色的。他喝大量的咖啡,煙不離手。他的眼神灼灼逼人,像兩口深井反射著陽光。
歌詞
In My Secret Life
I saw you this morning
You were moving so fast
Can't seem to loosen my grip
On the past
And I miss you so much
Theres no one in sight
And were still making love
In My Secret Life
I smile when I'm angry
I cheat and I lie
I do what I have to do
To get by
But I know what is wrong
And I know what is right
And I'd die for the truth
In My Secret Life
Hold on, hold on, my brother
My sister, hold on tight
I finally got my orders
I'll be marching through the morning
Marching through the night
Moving cross the borders
Of My Secret Life
Looked through the paper
Makes you want to cry
Nobody cares if the people
Live or die
And the dealer wants you thinking
That its either black or white
Thank God its not that simple
In My Secret Life
歌詞翻譯
In My Secret Life | 無語之境 |
I saw you this morning | 此生遇君早, |
You were moving so fast | 且行且別離。 |
Can't seem to loosen my grip | 念君終難忘, |
on the past | 韶華逝如光。 |
And I miss you so much | 時時感君意, |
There's no one in sight | 杳杳天地間。 |
And we're still making love | 嬿燕合歡枝, |
In My Secret Life | 脈脈竟忘語。 |
In My Secret life | |
I smile when I'm angry | 怒極笑愈熾, |
I cheat and I lie | 諂諛生奸計。 |
I do what I have to do | 此身非所願, |
To get by | 只為苟且生。 |
But I know what is wrong | 對錯吾亦知, |
And I konw what is right | 人前常鬱郁。 |
And I'd die for the truth | 捨生求真意, |
In My Secret Life | 默默寧無語。 |
In My Secret Life | |
Hold on Hold on my brother | 殷殷囑兄弟, |
My sister hold on tight | 當盡平生力。 |
茫茫四顧間, | |
姊妹並肩輿。 | |
I finally got my orders | 終將蹈雲霓, |
I'll be marching through the morning | 行至光明霽。 |
Marching through the night | 拘我心魔去, |
Moving cross the borders of my secret life | 漠漠方無語。 |
Looked through the paper | 世事如故紙, |
Makes you want to cry | 卷卷荒唐語。 |
掩卷長唏噓, | |
戚戚難自己。 | |
Nobody cares if the people live or die | 死生誰留意? |
And the dealer wants you thinking That it's either black or white | 商賈販真知。 |
Thank God it's not that simple | 幸自蒙天啟, |
in my secret life | 默默對無語。 |
I bite my lip | 人生天地間, |
I buy what I'm told | 百感皆濟具。 |
From the latest hit | 重金求新賦, |
To the wisdom of old | 篤行蹈舊矩。 |
But I'm always alone | 齧唇潛形跡, |
And my heart is like ice | 冰雪踞寒軀。 |
And it's crowded and cold | 遠行若飆塵, |
in my secret life | 終至無念地。 |
in my secret life | |
in my secret life |
歌曲評價
本首歌是以男中音唱的,聲音渾厚,有磁性,好似午夜的迷離。並且Leonard Cohen的唱功使歌曲得到了升華,深受中年人的喜愛。