樂曲內容
The Girl in 14G 講述了一個女孩搬進一間紐約的公寓,不料樓下住著一名歌劇演員,樓上則住了一位爵士歌手,女孩抱怨著被兩位房客吵到不能休眠。
樂曲背景
《The Girl In 14G》是一首由Jeanine tesori 和Dick Scanlan根據Kristin Chenoweth一段有趣的經歷改編的現代歌曲,由Kristin Chenoweth演唱並收錄在她2001年的專輯《Let Yourself Go》中。
樂曲賞析
因為演唱《The Girl In 14G》時,需要歌手在一首歌里展現出小女孩聽到的所有聲音,從高亢穿透的花腔女高音到低沉深情的爵士韻味,這是一首音階跨度極大,極難駕馭的歌曲。
歌詞及翻譯
《The Girl in 14G》
專輯:《Let Yourself Go》
歌手:Kristin Chenoweth
英文歌詞:
Just moved in to 14G
So cozy, calm, and peaceful
Heaven for a mouse like me
With quiet by the lease-full
Pets are banned parties too
And no solicitations
Window seat with garden view
A perfect nook to read a book
I'm lost in my Jane Austen when I hear
(Dramatic opera)
Say it isn't so
Not the flat below
From an opera wanna be
In 13G
A matinee of Socantota
Wagner's Ring
And Traviata
(Dramatic opera)
My first night in 14G
I'll put up with Pouccini
Brew myself a cup of tea
Crochet until she's fini
Half past eight
Not a peep
Except the clock tick-tockin'
Now I lay me down to sleep
A comfy bed to rest my head
A stretch, a yawn, I'm almost gone when
(Scatting noisily)
Now the girl upstairs
(Laughs)
Wakes me unawares
Blowing down from 15G
Her revelly
She's scattin like her name is Ella
Guess who answers a cappella
(escalating transitions between scatting and opera)
I'm not one to
Raise my voice
Make a fuss
Or speak my mind
But might I query
Would you mind if
Could you kindly
STOP!
That felt good
STOP!
13, 15, 14G
A most unlikely trio
No quite three part harmony
All day and night we're singing
(All three sing)
I've had my fill of peace and quiet
Shout out loud, "I'v changed my diet!"
All because of
14G
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《住14樓的女孩》
歌詞翻譯(來自蝦米ID:seon625):
我剛搬到14樓時
那兒真舒適、安寧又平靜
對於我這樣付全租的小女人
那真像是天堂一般
禁止養寵物、也不許開派對
更沒有花天酒地
窗座可以看到花園的景致
一個可以讀書的完美小天地
正當我沉醉於簡奧斯汀時我聽到一陣……
(歌劇唱腔)
所以難道不是