みんなの歌 －－The Black Velvet Band
2010年10月 2日
カテゴリ : 多読亭日乗
タグ: YouTube
コンピュータが二つともおかしくなって、ブログ編集画面に入れなくなり、
アドレスは移動できなくなり、古いノートは息子が旅に持って行き、
ブログ更新が滞っておりました。
で、「再開」という気分なのですが、第1号は「みんなの歌」!
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先日の「ギネス・オフ」の際に「Owly」さんにこの歌をリクエストしました。
この歌はアイルランドの民謡なのです。
それでみんなでギネスを賞味しながら聞きました。
YouTubeの The Dubliners によるライブ映像はここです。
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=JP&hl=ja&v=8cnzstOtW2k
非常に有名な歌のようで、いろいろな人が歌っています。
中にはこのクリップよりも静かに歌ったものもあります。
気に入ったら、いろいろ聞いてみてください。
たとえばこれ・・・
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gii7DLQH-po&feature=related
いすれにしても全体が物語になっているところ、リフレーンがあるところ、
どちらも ballad の特徴ですね。
下に歌詞をコピーします。
なにしろ民謡なので、歌詞は歌う人によって違うようですが、
繰り返しが実に気持ちよくて、一緒に歌いたくなります。
Well, in a neat little town they call Belfast, apprentice to trade I was bound
Many an hours sweet happiness, have I spent in that neat little town
A sad misfortune came over me, which caused me to stray from the land
Far away from my friends and relations, betrayed by the black velvet bandHer eyes they shone like diamonds
I thought her the queen of the land
And her hair it hung over her shoulder
Tied up with a black velvet bandI took a stroll down Broadway, meaning not long for to stay
When who should I meet but this pretty fair maid comes a tripping along the highway
She was both fair and handsome, her neck it was just like a swan's
And her hair it hung over her shoulder, tied up with a black velvet bandHer eyes they shone like diamonds
I thought her the queen of the land
And her hair it hung over her shoulder
Tied up with a black velvet bandI took a stroll with this pretty fair maid, and a gentleman passing us by
Well I knew she meant the doing of him, by the look in her roguish black eye
A goldwatch she took from his pocket and placed it right in to my hand
And the very first thing that I said was bad luck to the black velvet bandHer eyes they shone like diamonds
I thought her the queen of the land
And her hair it hung over her shoulder
Tied up with a black velvet bandBefore the judge and the jury, next morning I had to appear
The judge he says to me: "Young man, your case it is proven clear
We'll give you seven years penal servitude, to be spent faraway from the land
Far away from your friends and companions, betrayed by the black velvet band"Her eyes they shone like diamonds
I thought her the queen of the land
And her hair it hung over her shoulder
Tied up with a black velvet bandSo come all you jolly young fellows a warning take by me
When you are out on the town me lads, beware of them pretty colleens
For they feed you with strong drink, "Oh yeah", 'til you are unable to stand
And the very next thing that you'll know is you've landed in Van Diemens LandHer eyes they shone like diamonds
I thought her the queen of the land
And her hair it hung over her shoulder
Tied up with a black velvet band
アイルランドの草原と青空と一本の道はこんな風にすかっとしているのでしょうね。
わたしは下から二つ目の stanza の第１行目
So come all you jolly young fellows a warning take by me
ここが好きなんですね。
「だから若い衆はみんな気をつけな。俺みたいになっちゃいけないよ」
って、きっと本当にすごい眼をしていたのでしょうね。
女のせいにしなかったようです。
（お勉強にならないようにしながら、歌詞をみながら一緒に歌ってみてください。
強い音を強く、弱いところを十分弱く、半分消えさせて、リズムをはっきり作って
みてはどうでしょう？）
