也是心目中總是將之一氣呵成的三部曲代表作。
Kansas - Point Of Know Return (1977)
Kansas - Dust In The Wind
Only for a moment, then the moment's gone
All my dreams
Pass before my eyes, a curiosity
Dust in the wind
All we are is dust in the wind
Same old song
Just a drop of water in an endless sea
All we do
Crumbles to the ground though we refuse to see
Dust in the wind
All we are is dust in the wind
Don't hang on
Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
It slips away
All your money won't another minute buy
Dust in the wind
All we are is dust in the wind
Dust in the wind
(Everything is dust in the wind)
Everything is dust in the wind
我閉上雙眼
不過是一瞬間,而這一瞬間已消逝
我所有的夢
莫名地飄過我眼前
風中的塵埃
我們都只是風中的塵埃
同樣的老歌
像無垠大海中的一滴水
我們所做的一切
儘管多麼不願去面對
終究都要回歸塵土
風中的塵埃
我們都只是風中的塵埃
別太固執
除了天與地,世間並沒有永恆的事物
當時光溜走
所有的金錢也買不回一分鐘
風中的塵埃
我們都只是風中的塵埃
風中的塵埃
(世間萬物都只是風中的塵埃)
世間萬物都只是風中的塵埃
閉著眼,我沉浸在小提琴與吉他相互纏繞的地帶,試圖體會 Kansas 以西方的寓意描繪東方佛家中,佛法的核心要旨「萬物到(盡)頭皆是空」的真義。然而,在音樂的符號裡,我依舊選擇讓耳朵接收到的旋律帶領著我,在腦海中描繪各種由音樂產生的、自我想像的圖樣,縱使朦朧虛無,仍然自醉~
Kansas - Monolith (1979)
1973年正式成軍的美國前衛搖滾樂團 Kansas (堪薩斯),在'70年代當英國與歐陸前衛搖滾風潮橫行天下的時候,可算是美國前衛樂團的唯一精神棟樑,有受過古典樂訓練的小提琴手 Robby Steinhardt 這個團員,使他們大量地運用小提琴擔任主要配音樂器,鍵盤手兼吉他手 Kerry Livgren 與嗓音渾厚高亢的主唱 Steve Walsh,也融入美國人最引以為傲的藍調作為編曲基調,為 Kansas 譜寫了不少膾炙的經典名曲,形成獨樹一格的前衛搖滾風格。
然而,世人對這第一個以美國地名作為團名、第一個將小提琴大量融入搖滾樂的樂團,最有印象的兩首歌,或許仍屬 "Carry On Wayward Son" 和 "Dust in the Wind" ,沒有翻到另一面,就容易忽略了其他好歌吧......
Kansas - On The Other Side
Written by Kerry Livgren
The words don't come so easy but I'm trying
I'm searching for a melody or some forgotten line
They can slip away from us so quickly
Don't be unkind I'm not complaining
I only feel it needs explaining
空白的紙張就在我面前,筆在我手上
腸枯思竭但我努力嘗試
我正尋找著一段旋律或被遺忘的五線譜
它們總是如此迅速地滑過我們
別這麼刻薄,我並非在抱怨
我只是覺得需要解釋些什麼
Though I've said it all before I'll say it once again (one more time)
Everyone needs something to believe in
雖然我以前曾經說過,我會再說一次(再一次)
每個人都需要可以相信的東西
So turn around, turn around it's on the other side
Feel the sound, feel the sound, it's coming from deep inside
It will fill you with emotion, if you let it be your guide so
Turn around; turn around, it's on the other side
所以轉身吧,轉身吧它就在另一面
感受那聲音,感受那聲音,從心底發出來
如果你讓它來引導你,它將以情感填補你 所以
轉身吧,轉身吧
它就在另一面
I'm waiting for the day to end another to begin
Somehow I've forgotten what it stood for
I look into your face and see the searching in your eyes
I will be your servant till the end
The music plays, and for a moment I feel
That all these days are so fulfilling
我等待著一天的結束來開始另一天
不知何故我遺忘了這有什麼意義
我凝視你的臉並看見你眼中的搜索
我將成為你的侍者直到結束
音樂響著,而這一刻我感覺到
這些日子所有的一切是多麼充實
Though I've said it all before I'll say it once again (one more time)
Everyone needs something to believe in
雖然我以前曾經說過,我會再說一次(再一次)
每個人都需要可以相信的東西
So turn around, turn around it's on the other side
Feel the sound, feel the sound, it's coming from deep inside
It will fill you with emotion, if you let it be your guide so
Turn around; turn around, it's on the other side
所以轉身吧,轉身吧它就在另一面
感受那聲音,感受那聲音,從心底發出來
如果你讓它來引導你,它將以情感填補你 所以
轉身吧,轉身吧
它就在另一面
Desperation shows its ugly face in many ways
No one can escape the times we live in
The answers are so simple and we all know where to look
But it's easier to just avoid the question
And if I seem too inconclusive
It's just because it's so elusive
絕望用各種方式來呈現它醜陋的樣貌
沒有人能逃脫我們所處的時代
答案是如此簡單而且我們都看得到
但卻用更容易的方法去規避問題
而如果我覺得尚無定論
那只是因為它太難以捉摸
Though I've said it all before I'll say it once again (one more time)
Everyone needs something to believe in
雖然我以前曾經說過我會再說一次(再一次)
每個人都需要可以相信的東西
So turn around, turn around it's on the other side
Feel the sound, feel the sound, it's coming from deep inside
It will fill you with emotion, if you let it be your guide so
Turn around; turn around, it's on the other side
所以轉身吧,轉身吧它就在另一面
感受那聲音,感受那聲音,從心底發出來
如果你讓它來引導你,它將以情感填補你 所以
轉身吧,轉身吧
它就在另一面
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