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September 27 Viva la vida: 生命至上 最近想排这首歌了才想起歌词来,呼拉一看网上曾经争得不可开交。不妨姑且放下歌词里面种种意象的理解,以及第一人称的争论,设想“我”就是路易十六。
全歌前半部分,副歌前的AB段都是在做对比:我曾经大权在握,而今孤身流落;我曾让敌人恐惧,臣民山呼万岁,最后发现自己的城堡如筑沙上。 结合副歌的部分我理解为:虽然我的权利看似至高无上,而我其实是政治傀儡,为了荣誉和权利我听从摆布。当我失去这一切,在生命即将结束的时候回想一生的起落,恍然发现这一切并不重要,忠于自己的心灵,自由的生命才是至上! 我渴望沙场点兵挥斥方遒,万马奔腾!渴望得到神圣的指引和保佑,听到耶路撒冷的神圣钟声!我渴望罗马骑兵齐声高唱:主啊,做我的信仰和护佑,让我的信仰在异土上传播。可是最终我知道罗马的教皇不会保佑我,天堂的大门不会为我打开,因为我虽曾统治世界,但却从未忠于自己的心灵。 这样理解主题的话,我想如果作者确是想要表达生命至上的主题,争论甚广的第一人称到底是路易十六,查理十世,温莎王室甚至萨达姆并不重要了罢。不过在Chris Martin的一段采访里的发言倒是有所解释:“反正概念就是個搞砸了的國王,。。。,這個世上有很多人當領導者當了一段時間,最後他們發現自己什麼也沒做,人民才會群起衝入宮殿,這首歌講的是革命群眾敲著門的最後那十分鐘,那時候他們心裡在想些什麼,每次想到這首歌,我的腦海就會浮現敲門的畫面。” 再絮叨一句,在51届格来美颁奖上作者唱了lost作为viva la vida的序曲,二者也正是这张专辑的主题。荣耀财富,光芒会让人看不清事物的本象,让人迷失,我只是在等待这一切褪去。 orginal text:-
I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning I sleep alone Sweep the streets I used to own I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes Listen as the crowd would sing: "Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!" One minute I held the key Next the walls were closed on me And I discovered that my castles stand Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand (Choir)I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing Roman Cavalry choirs are singing Be my mirror my sword and shield My missionaries in a foreign field For some reason I can't explain Once you go there was never, never an honest word That was when I ruled the world It was the wicked and wild wind Blew down the doors to let me in. Shattered windows and the sound of drums People couldn't believe what I'd become Revolutionaries wait For my head on a silver plate Just a puppet on a lonely string Oh who would ever want to be king? I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing Roman Cavalry choirs are singing Be my mirror my sword and shield My missionaries in a foreign field For some reason I can't explain I know Saint Peter won't call my name Never an honest word But that was when I ruled the world Comments (2)
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