英国"清明节"最流行的歌曲
2008年04月03日 15:07
清明时节,四野俱晦。
悲风阵阵,愁雨霏霏。
鸟雀侧视,草木竦立。
举烛烧天,叩脑捶地。
既予人生,何置人死?
还我至亲,神明不理。
痛哉惜哉!歌以悼之。
明天即是湿雨一片,祭祖扫墓的清明之节。我们的悲戚恸哭也许并非是死者想见的,在轻松芬芳的氛围里和死者互诉衷肠可能更合他们的心意。那么,我们可以用什么歌曲来悼念逝去之人呢?英国的葬礼歌曲排行榜也许能给我们一些灵感。
It's never easy to say goodbye but when the time comes, more Britons are choosing a pop ditty over a
mournful dirge. Contemporary pop songs rather than
traditional hymns provide the music for an increasing number of funeral services, the Co-operative Group's Funeral Service said.
说再见从来都不是件容易的事,但当这一刻来临之时,更多的英国人现在倾向于选择流行的歌谣而不是哀伤的挽歌。合作集团的丧葬服务公司说,越来越多的葬礼不再使用传统的圣歌作为背景音乐,而代之以当代的流行歌曲。
Bette Midler's Wind Beneath My Wings from the 1988 tearjerker Beaches topped the funeral chart in a Co-op poll conducted throughout Britain. "Perhaps mourners want to recreate the emotion of their favorite films and ensure their loved ones receive a funeral worthy of a star," said Lorinda Sheasby of the Co-op, one of Britain's biggest undertakers.
根据合作集团在全英国进行的民意测验,贝蒂•米德勒演唱的《迎风展翅》荣登葬礼排行榜首位,这首歌来自1988年的一部催人泪下的电影《莫负当年情》。合作集团是英国殡葬业巨头之一,该公司的洛林达•希斯比说:"也许送葬的人们想再现他们喜爱的影片中的气氛,以便给自己的亲人一个明星般的葬礼。"
In second place was Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On, the theme from the blockbuster film Titanic. Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You was number three. Other top 10 selections were Candle in the Wind, sung by Elton John at the funeral of Britain's Princess Diana in 1997, and Angels by Robbie Williams.
居于排行榜第二位的是轰动一时的电影《泰坦尼克号》的主题曲--席琳•狄翁演唱的《我心永恒》。第三位是惠特尼•休斯顿的《我将永远爱你》。前10名中还有1997年艾尔顿•约翰在戴安娜王妃葬礼上演唱的《风中之烛》以及罗宾•威廉姆斯的《天使》。
There were also those who chose to bid a more whimsical farewell. Among the more unusual requests were the Village People's YMCA1 and Wham's Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, not to mention the Queen
classic Another One Bites the Dust2.
当然,也有人选择以更古怪的方式来道别。那些不太一般的选择中有村夫乐队的《YMCA》和威猛乐队的《走之前叫醒我》,皇后乐队的经典曲目《又倒下了一个》就更不用说了。
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