Candle in the Wind——风中之烛

【摘要】

       下午上班的时候，打开winamp，听到这首歌，突然很好奇，查了查其历史和背景，原来还真有其因～～。

        先奉献歌词：

Goodybye England's rose;
may you ever grow in our hearts.
You were the grace that placed itself
　　　　where lives were torn apart.
You called out to our country,
and you whispered to those in pain.
Now you belong to heaven,
and the stars spell out your name.

And it seems to me you lived your life
like a candle in the wind
never fading with the sunset
when the rain set in.
And your footsteps will always fall here,
among England's greensest hills;
your candle's burned out long before
your legened ever will.

Loveliness we've lost;
these empty days without your smile.
This torch we'll always carry
for our nation's golden child.
And even though we try,
the truth brings us to tears;
all our words cannot express
the joy you brought us through the years.

And it seems to me you lived your life
like a candle in the wind
never fading with the sunset
when the rain set in.
And your footstep will always fall here,
among England's greenest hills;
your candle's burned out long before
your legend ever will.

Goodbye England's rose;
may you ever grow in our hearts.
You were the grace that placed itself
where lives were torn apart.

Goodbye England's rose,
from a country lost without your soul,
who'll miss the wings of your compassion
more than you'll ever know.

and it seems to me you lived your life
like a candle in the wind:
never fading with the sunset
when the rain set in.
And your footsteps will always fall here,
among England's greenest hills;
your candle's burned out long before
your legend ever will.

Loveliness we've lost;
these empty days without your smile.
This torch we'll always carry
for our nation's golden child.
And even though we try,
the truth brings us to tears;
all our words cannot express
the joy you brought us through the years.

——Princess Diana of Misery and Love 永别了，英格兰的玫瑰

        Elton John(埃尔顿·约翰)是英国又一位乐坛巨星，不仅自己能唱，更是一位创作高手。他自己写的歌不仅使他成为演唱会上的明星，还被好莱坞的电影制片商们所青睐，动画片《狮子王》的所有主题歌和插曲就是出自此人的手笔。他的作品不仅词曲华丽，而且真切感人。
　　因为才华横溢，埃尔顿·约翰成为了英国王室的座上宾，特别是戴安娜王妃的好朋友。也正因为如此，在戴安娜王妃香消玉殒之后，埃尔顿·约翰悲痛之余，写下了这首《风中之烛》，也称《别了，英格兰的玫瑰》。在英国，在全世界喜欢戴安娜王妃的人心中引起了强烈的共鸣。因为这首歌写得如此之好，CD和录音带在全世界引起歌迷和戴安娜王妃的拥趸们的抢购，供不应求，一而再、再而三地脱销，令人感慨。
　　埃尔顿·约翰不仅是音乐人，你想不到的是，他还是一个英格兰职业足球俱乐部的老板，他旗下的沃特福德足球队创造了从丙级队一年升一级，一直杀入甲级队行列的奇迹，并且在八十年代中还到中国访问比赛过。记得当时沃特福德足球队奉行的是经典的英式打法，长传冲吊、高举高打，骁勇剽悍至极。这伙楞小子在英国尚且横行无忌、连战连捷，在中国比赛时着实让中国球迷目瞪口呆，怎么也没法理解这位戴着金丝眼镜，看上去很文雅的歌坛巨星怎么养出了这么“野”的一支球队。