2012-05-16

非常動人的 ‘Quiet Love’ – by Liza Minnelli

這首如詩般的 Quiet Love, 是麗莎明尼麗的膾炙人口的招牌歌.

簡單的鋼琴伴奏, 用小調來表現, 感覺這份愛情只屬於兩人, 純粹沒有雜質, 地點大約在紐約, 地上溼溼的, 天上陰陰的, 熙來攘往, 但是聽不到嘈雜.
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Liza渾厚又細膩的嗓音, 專注多情的表情, 緩緩唱出一個戀愛中的女人, 今天晚上八點要與愛人見面, 她要向他表白, 並且給他一個驚喜:

“我學會了手語, 今晚第一次可以用你的語言交談,
可能說得不流利, 可能比劃得成了沒人懂的中文
我的心跳, 從沒有如此的快
好多話想說, 想問
問你是否跟我想的一樣
願意與與我共渡此生
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You See, my lover makes no sound
His language is he hands
I watch his fingers dance and try to understand
I try to understand his elegant ballet
In my ear I can hear the words he longs to say

So I’ve learned to speak
A language he can hear
To tell him how I feel
Whenever he is near
He lives around the block
It’s just a little walk
We’ll meet tonight at eight
At eight tonight, we’ll talk

Oh, my love
Oh, my love
Quiet love
Quiet love
I am calm whenever you are near
And somehow I can hear
What your heart wants to say

I have a small surprise
To spring on you tonight
I am learning how to sign
Please God, I get it right
It’s something that you do
With confidence and ease
I am clumsier than you
This might come out Chinese
But wait!
Come and feel my heart
It’s never danced this way
I’m nervous and it’s hard
I have so much to say
I’ve always been afraid
My dream seemed so unreal
But now I bless this world
For how you make me feel

Oh my love, yes
Oh my love
You are shy, so am I
But if you could tell me that it’s true
You feel the way I do
Then tomorrow can start
As we are, together we’ll grow old
For wise men always say
That in silence
There’s gold~~~~~~~~~~~

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Quiet Love 1992年的版本, 47歲的 Liza 正當盛年
歌的中間, 開始用手語, 歌聲壓低到幾乎耳語的低, 一直到結束.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHowfZYbcaA&feature=related

Quiet Love 2005年版本, 60歲的 Liza 接受 James Lipton 訪問時即席表演,
十幾年間Liza歷經酗酒, 家暴, 中風, 失語, 復健, 從ABC開始學起, 這時候的發音和表情都是中風復健後的, 還是感動全場, 觀眾淚流滿面. Liza至今活躍美國舞台和電視界
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iskkjWmvGGc&feature=related


Inside the Actor’s Studio 訪談完整版 – Liza Minnellihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRpNM0o362A&feature=related