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2014-04-01李茁
李茁
Gabrielle Aplin是一位来自英国的独立民谣女歌手,今年21岁的她从小就喜欢音乐,还擅长吉他和钢琴。她于2011年发行的热门原创单曲“Home”是一首清新动听的抒情民谣,那容易让人产生共鸣的歌词,再加上她婉转轻盈的嗓音,让很多人一听便深受触动,潸然泪下。Gabrielle Aplin在博客上介绍这首歌时写道:“两年前我搬到伦敦的时候写了这首歌,制作这首歌的和声花了一年的时间。这首歌写的是‘家对于一个人来说意味着什么。对我来说,‘家不是居住的场所,而是和我在一起的人。”
我们当中的任何一个人都可以是歌词中的那个“我”,就像被困在水中的凤凰或想要学会飞翔的鱼,当自己和周围的一切显得格格不入时,我们需要一种力量来支撑自己勇敢向前,实现自己真正的愿望和梦想。歌词中所写的“家”不是某个具体的意象,而是某种可以让心灵得到慰藉的感觉。它可以是内心深处坚守的信念,是孤单彷徨时可以休憩的地方,也可以是来自挚爱之人的鼓励和陪伴。
“家”不但是身体的住所,也是心灵的寄托和避风港,是黑暗里的微光。它让心灵之花不会枯萎,为每一个渺小的生命注入养分和力量。
I'm a phoenix in the water,
A fish that's learnt to fly.
And I've always been a daughter,
But feathers are meant for the sky.
So I'm wishing, wishing further
For the excitement to arrive.
It's just I'd rather be causing the chaos
Than laying at the sharp end of this knife.
▲ With every small disaster
I'll let the waters still.
Take me away to some place real,
'Cause they say home is where
Your heart is set in stone,
Where you go when you're alone,
Is where you go to rest your bones.
It's not just where you lay your head.
It's not just where you make your bed.
As long as we're together,
Does it matter where we go? ▲
Home, Home, Home, Home.
So when I'm ready to be bolder,
And my cuts have healed with time,
Comfort will rest on my shoulder.
And I'll bury my future behind.
I'll always keep you with me.
You'll be always on my mind.
But there's a shining in the shadows.
I'll never know unless I try.
Refrain ▲
* Home, Home, Home, Home, Home, Home, Home, Home *
Refrain ▲ *
(歌曲推荐者:广西南宁 黄莉)
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