懂唱歌是歐洲社會一個文明人的特徵,如果你有見過法國國會唱國歌的片段,該會驚嘆這些參差不齊的議員怎麼可以如此合拍,一同知道馬賽曲哪裡要大聲,哪裡要微弱,香港人的血液裡恐怕就沒有這種律動感罷。
音樂有國族性,不同文化孕育出不同的音階,但即使你未曾學過甚麼叫音階,單憑肉耳也能聽得出Beyond的《阿拉伯跳舞女郎》是中東風格。而我今天要講的《I am easily assimilated》,則是一首西班牙風的歌。
用西班牙語唱當然是西班牙風,不是嗎?但你只要仔細一聽,就能聽到女歌手的顫音背後有俄國風和猶太風。這首歌背後有個故事。一個居於加的斯的老女人向來客述說她的來頭:
I was not born in sunny Hispania
我唔係生於明媚的西班牙
My father came from Rovno Gubernya
我父親來自Rovno Gubernya
But now I'm here, I'm dancing a tango
我卻在這裡跳緊探戈
Di de di de di de di!
啲咑啲呧 咑啲咑啲
I am easily assimilated
我係好容易被同化
I am so easily assimilated
我係好鬼易被同化
Rovno Gubernya是烏克蘭的一個市鎮,老女人暗示她來自俄國,但歌詞的下一段卻揭示了她的身世:
I never learned a human language
我未學過正規人話
My father spoke a High Middle Polish
我父親說中高階的波蘭話
In one half-hour I'm talking in Spanish
有半個鐘我都說西班牙話
Por favor! Toreador!
拜託!鬥牛士!
I am easily assimilated
我係好容易被同化
I am so easily assimilated
我係好鬼易被同化
伯恩斯坦寫這首歌,其實是講述無本國的猶太人如何好鬼易被同化,因而很容易融入當地,擴散全世界:
It's easy, it's ever so easy
真係好易,真係話都冇咁易
I'm Spanish, I'm suddenly Spanish
我係西班牙人,突然係西班牙人
And you must be Spanish, too
你都一樣要係西班牙人
Do like the natives do
就好似本地人一樣
These days you have to be
這日子你應當如此
In the majority
融入大多數裡面
然後,背景漫來了西班牙海邊特有的風土音樂,男聲和唱:
Tus labios rubí
你的寶紅嘴唇
Dos rosas que se abren a mí
兩片玫瑰為我開來
Conquistan mi corazón
征服我心
Y solo con una canción
只需一歌
老女人嘗試跟着唱,發音很相似,卻唱錯了意思,甚至語言:
Mis labios rubí
我的寶紅嘴唇(西班牙語)
Dreiviertel Takt, mon trés cher ami
四分之三拍(德語),親愛的朋友(法語)
Oui oui sí sí ja ja ja yes yes da da
係係(法)係係(西)係係係(德)係係(英)係係(俄)
je ne sais quoi
我都唔知噏乜(法語)
男聲和唱:
Me muero, me sale una hernia
我死定,我生了小腸氣
老女人卻翻了一個屬於她的意思:
A long way from Rovno Gubernya
來自好遙遠的Rovno Gubernya
首歌最厲害的地方,是即使兩邊都雞同鴨講,最終卻可以成功合唱,帶出了歌的主旨——人係好容易被同化嘅:
Tus/mis labios rubí
Dos rosas que se abren a mí
Conquistan mi corazón
Y solo con una divina canción
De mis/tus labios rubí
Rubí! Rubí!
Hey!
Me muero, me sale una hernia
A long way from Rovno Gubernya
Tus/mis labios rubí
Dos rosas que se abren a mí
Conquistan mi corazón
Y solo con una divina canción
De mis/tus labios rubí
Rubí! Rubí!
Hey!
《I am easily assimilated》MV:
https://youtu.be/vFi-neN5H_0
Rubi,英文卻會譯做Ruby-red,即是紅寶石的紅,多累贅。中文就靈活,紅寶,寶紅,兩個字兩個音即成,但也及不上西班牙語,Rubí,指向物件亦指向顏色。愈是容易混淆的語言,它的詩意和文學的創造力就愈澎湃,塞萬堤斯剛好是西班牙人。
語言的同化很恐怖,時下香港人的語言逐漸跟北話「接軌」,人人跟隨官腔遣詞,新而死的Majority誕生了。如何抗止?學寫跳框的中文,擁吻語言的鮮活。
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最新小說《捉姦》已於序言書室和三聯商務書店上架。首作《地球另一端》亦可inbox網購。
同時也有1部Youtube影片,追蹤數超過4萬的網紅婷婷的世界 Ting Ting's World,也在其Youtube影片中提到,有中文字幕!但是要自己開字幕 :-) Join us on our weekly hike to Kaohsiung's Monkey Mountain - Chai Shan! This video explains how to climb Kaohsiung's Monkey Mountai...
one and half hour中文 在 Eileen Carls 艾玲 Facebook 的最佳貼文
Day no.1 of the boat trip: 船衝第一天 (中文在下面)Hollow trees - Lances right and lances left😬 ...Beautiful monsters 👹💥🔥☄️ For me it’s funny to see the photos now and remember the powerful sets that came through at hollow trees, just half an hour after paddling out. I wonder why I even paddled out hehe💩 But well, it was nice to see the people getting barreled (or crashed💩🤧) ! This wave is way beyond my abilities.. but I mean who knows, maybe maybe... one day I’ll be joining those dare devils👻🙃 for now though - I am very VERY happy with smaller waves😝🙊 #thankyou
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#美麗的怪物 👹☄️💥🔥🌊 船衝第一天:醒來就看到了衝浪雜誌常出現的那種又完美又可怕的浪!現在回想這一天,我覺得還好當時我雖然覺得很大 但是我還是划出去坐在浪肩,試著追裡面小一點的浪,同時從最近的地方看厲害的人鑽管(還有直接跳樓或被炸掉哈哈🙈💩😅)
這個浪點很明顯超過我的能力⋯ 不過不要說「永遠不」 誰知道哪一天我們都有可能當那群人其中一個瘋子😜 不過現在我還是很珍惜我喜歡的「小浪」😊 #謝謝海洋 🙏🏽
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one and half hour中文 在 天下網路書店 Facebook 的最讚貼文
▎#小編的晚間閒聊 ▎
臉書執行長Mark Zuckerberg 每年都會幫自己設下一個挑戰目標,像是學中文、慢跑、開發人工智慧管家等。這兩日,他在臉書宣布今年的挑戰是拜訪美國各州,直接與用戶近距離面對面,了解他們生活、工作,以及對於未來的想法。
Mark Zuckerberg 的挑戰其實很有趣,而且與臉書營運沒有直接相關,純粹在追求個人的卓越。完成之後,也不會有什麼獎賞,而是獲得一種「達到自己與自己約定」的滿足。
在華人的價值觀裡,提到「目標」,我們常會功利性的設下「買車」、「買房」、「存第一桶金」等,久而久之,也就習以為常的以金錢或地位來衡量一個人,只是,這樣真的好嗎?
新的一年,若你還尚未訂下新目標~
不妨也給自己一個personal challenge。
記住,那只是「自己與自己的約定」,不需向他人交代,也不必在意他人眼光,相信你應會獲得意外收穫。
(小編賊賊表示:老闆,我可以挑戰每日準時下班嗎?)
延伸閱讀:
《恆毅力 - 人生成功的究極能力》http://bit.ly/2iLu6sB
《你在渴求什麼? - 揭開理想體重、生活幸福、身心平衡的秘密》http://bit.ly/2j7uFtp
I've really enjoyed doing personal challenges with our community -- like running and reading -- and I'd love for just as many people to join me in traveling this year.
I'm calling this challenge A Year of Travel, and here's a link to the group where we can discuss our experiences from all around the world:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/YearofTravel/
I've also set up the group A Year of Traveling the US for those also traveling in this country. For those focusing on traveling your own countries, I encourage you to create your own local groups as well.
While I'll be traveling around the US, the purpose of this challenge is relevant everywhere. We could all benefit from listening and learning about how more people are living, working and thinking about the future. So my challenge for anyone who wants to join is: can you visit 12 new places you've never been, meet someone new and learn about their life?
Visiting 12 new places is a lot -- it's one new place every month. The places don't need to be far away. A half-hour drive, bus or train ride to meet people in a community you don't normally interact with counts. A road trip could be a way to meet people in 5-10 different places in a week or less. And even if you don't visit 12 new places, meeting people in any new community can be a meaningful experience.
I hope to see many of you out there. Here's to a year of new perspectives!
one and half hour中文 在 婷婷的世界 Ting Ting's World Youtube 的最佳貼文
有中文字幕!但是要自己開字幕 :-)
Join us on our weekly hike to Kaohsiung's Monkey Mountain - Chai Shan! This video explains how to climb Kaohsiung's Monkey Mountain, Monkey Mountain trailhead location and how to get there, what you will need to bring and even where you can have a delicious traditional Chinese breakfast after your climb.
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There are two main trailheads to climb Monkey Mountain: Shou Shan (near the zoo) and Chai Shan (further north). I prefer Chai Shan, and I'll show you here how to climb yourself!
Time: 1.5 - 3 hour round trip (depending on climbing speed and how many photos you take!)
Bring: Water, bug repellent, walking shoes, comfortable clothing
Optional: sweat towel (May to October), bandaids
Do not bring: food of any kind, plastic bags or wrappers (or the monkeys will be attracted to you - please note food is prohibited on the mountain for this reason)
Getting there
- Public transport: use google maps transit directions for bus routes (navigate to the 7-11 at the link below). Please note these often do not run before 7 am.
- Walking: the trailhead is about a half hour walk from Aozidi MRT station.
- Taxi/Uber: Show one of the addresses below to your driver (I recommend asking him to take you to the 7 Eleven as it's a major landmark and walking from there). The fare from Aozhidi MRT station (taxi rank at exit 2) is approximately nt120.
- Public bicycle
---City bike: You can use your credit card to rent these, but you keep paying until they are returned to a station. The closest station is at this 7 Eleven, a 10 minute walk from the mountain.
--- O-bike: Download the o-bike app to find an available bike. Once you arrive at the mountain, you can leave the bike there and it will likely still be there for you to re-rent when you come back down (and there are often extra available O-bikes at the trailhead or nearby).
Addresses and map links
Chai Shan 7 Eleven (google maps link)
https://goo.gl/maps/2z6foEWDT8o
Address in Chinese:
柴山 7 Eleven
鼓山三路51號
Chai Shan trailhead (google maps link) (2 minute walk from 7 Eleven)
https://goo.gl/maps/53vbJfzpkCN2
Address in Chinese:
柴山
鼓山三路51巷
Kuan Lai Shun breakfast restaurant
https://goo.gl/maps/PzzCDM8tpf22
Open 4:30 am - 1:00 pm
If Kuan Lai Shun is closed on the day you visit, the dumplings at the restaurant next door are good - or go down the alley behind Kuan Lai Shun and into the traditional market for a few more options.
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