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此歌意义非同一般,歌词值得研究深思的地方非常多,而且对歌词的分析要结合美国50S-70S的社会状况和音乐发展.其伟大之处是用生动的比喻暗喻为听众呈现出20多年的美国摇滚乐历史.该歌曲于1971年登上美国流行歌曲排行榜榜首,在2001年美国20世纪最佳歌曲评选活动中,AMERICAN PIE名列摇滚音乐第1名,在全部歌曲中排名第5.[总共350首歌曲]( b7 p2 L/ e% l Q, w7 q9 s
词曲 ON.MCLEAN
; E# o+ O8 p- A: G歌曲分6段和1段副歌.3 K& \% D! o9 S2 z Z3 q; ~
1 A LONG LONG TIME AGO ! V( y6 R; A" w/ _5 n
I CAN STILL REMEMBER4 L0 P: L8 J$ |
HOW THAT MUSIC USED TO MAKE ME SMILE' H: ^" v0 p) T6 M
AND T KNEW IF I HAD MY CHANCE
" W6 Y% n3 D5 |4 u" d. z B THAT I COULD MAKE THOSE PEOPLE DANCE! k- D! ~; _. U. P! Q
AND MAYBE THEY'D BE HAPPY FOR A WHILE
[! u* d; y+ _9 X BUT FEBRUARY MADE ME SHIVER
$ s: ^ X$ ^1 y% Y& J# ~0 Y9 \ WITH EVERY PAPER I'D DELIVER2 f. `& r0 c5 O& S
BAD NEWS ON THE DOOR STEPS ) t* @, j9 C/ K0 G9 K' h: a
I COULDN'T TAKE ONE MORE STEP# f; D' L& t. p0 n4 f: C6 H
I CAN'T REMEMBER IF T CRIED
: \+ N) j: \& K WHEN T READ ABOUT HIS WIDOWED BRIDE
' S+ t) k# q6 J/ _4 z9 |# G1 @ BUT SOMETHING TOUCHED ME DEEP INSIDE d0 \4 v4 M( d, a9 G7 ]( D
THE DAY MUSIC DIED[接副歌]
9 v# S l/ {/ u' @" r0 {$ U BYE BYE MISS AMERICAN PIE ! a' A' Y1 o! K) e9 r
DROVE MY CHEVY TO THE LEVEE' H, l) m: F) i5 S- n! T& I0 @
BUT THE LEVEE WAS DRY
2 K: f' y1 ~; x+ X/ t/ \ THEM GOOD OLD BOY WERE DRINKING WHISKY AND RYE
# _3 b$ e# {1 ^* T9 I8 J* _ SINGING THIS WILL BE THE DAY THAT I DIE9 @3 m) `6 M3 Z/ F$ o
THIS WILL BE THE DAY THAT T DIE* T% P G, R6 a+ y
1段为歌曲的引子,叙述人对早期摇滚乐[20世纪50年代]单纯而快乐的风格念念不忘,随即歌曲转入主题.音乐历史上一个关键人物的死让叙述人陷入悲痛之中.这里指巴迪霍利[BUDDY.HOLLY]1959年2月的飞机失事.巴迪新婚不久的妻子当时怀有身孕,听到噩耗后悲痛流产.叙述人被此悲剧所触动.副歌部分中DROVE MY CHEVY TO THE LEVEE BUT THE LEVEE WAS DRY一句来自20世纪50年代早期美国CHEVROLET汽车电视广告歌曲中的一句DRIVE YOUR CHEVY TO DE LEVEE[把你的雪佛莱开到河堤],这是一个时代的象征,但是河堤的水已经干了,象征昔日的浪漫已经不复存在.7 Y7 Q. O+ H" h
2 DID YOU WRITE THE BOOK OF LOVE
+ G0 ^6 S( N" s" \; I DO YOU HAVE FAITH IN GOD ABOVE 6 u1 [' A$ A" C" V$ g4 i0 ^2 e
IF THE BABLE TELL YOU SO
8 \8 a2 Q8 z2 U- M NOW DO YOU BELIEVE IN ROCK AND ROLL u [/ A, M n, M3 ~! j c
CAN MUSIC SAVE YOUR MORTAL SOUL 9 [2 {0 m6 z: \' |8 j8 _
AND CAN YOU TEACH ME HOW TO DANCE REAL SLOW
) M$ d" O6 v/ ?1 o9 I0 r WELL,I KNOW THAT YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH HIM 5 Q9 D) ~: b4 x! H l3 R) c1 J
T SAW YOU DANCING IN THE GYM w [/ A& N; u$ p' s Q$ U
YOU BOTH KICKED OFF YOUR SHOES 8 O% K8 h; f. @' h# w
MAN,T DIG THOSE RHYTHM AND BLUES 4 A: P! G- @; u: Z. }! X M+ G
I WAS A LONELY TEENAGE BRONCIN' BUCK6 Y. N9 [, f/ c5 Z; N
WITH A PINK CARNATION DAN A PICKUP TRUCK2 \2 J1 @5 U7 K) q" ]
BUT I KNEW I WAS OUT OF LUCK
/ E+ k2 u6 ?$ I' D THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED0 ]1 W6 _# a. Y$ b
I STARTED SINGING.......[接副歌]
1 q0 n: Q- S0 ^7 n7 b% i: N 2段中,叙述人回忆自己年轻时,自己和一位女士交往的往事.歌词中提到的20世纪50年代中特有的东西[PICKUP TRUCK][PINK CARNATIONS][DANCING SLOW]等,表达出叙述人对那个纯真时代的向往和追忆.7 @, h& }9 q% M( O2 ]
3 NOW FOR TEN YEARS WE'VE BEEN ON OUR OWN4 }) a2 n1 g, M2 _0 b+ b }# o4 B
AND MOSS GROWS FAT ON A ROLLING STONE
1 ^3 X( ]: E: R1 {% B$ V' u/ G BUT THAT'S NOT HOW USED TO BE 8 @+ z; b. E6 W# v
WHEN THE JESTER SING FOR THE KING AND QUEEN 3 d5 `# B& x+ L; r0 o' @
IN A COAT HE BORROWED FROM JAMES DEAN( [3 s1 o, Z% ~4 x) R/ R/ O
AND A VOICE THAT CAME FROM YOU AND ME
8 \) X& A6 q4 b1 q9 G3 M OH AND WHILE THE KING WAS LOOKING DOWN
1 x: H% B/ e, I- x THE JESTER STOLE HIS THORNY CROWN
/ S. b$ H: ~) A/ Q! d, o1 Q+ l THE COURTROOM WAS ADJOURNED# ]$ R1 [2 X- {% q
NO VERDICT WAS RETURNDE
! H/ T- s3 ?1 R& H% s# l+ ` AND WHILE LENIN READ A BOOK ON MARX
9 s; v7 A; Y# q THE QUARTET PRACTISED IN THE PARK . u- X( S) l& R" R9 [/ E* S
AND WE SAND DIRGES IN THE DARK
3 r( }: V& d" H# u THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
. o- P/ S; ~% S WE WERE SINGING .......[接副歌]
! Q5 y+ m) F/ \0 ]% ` 3段中叙述人成为了一个理想破灭的观察者,在他眼中,此歌中最重要的一个人物:鲍伯迪伦代表的社会变革力量向猫王等所代表的旧的社会秩序发起挑战.而叙述人似乎十分不屑于迪伦,歌词最后披头士在公园里操练才带来了真正的革命性变化,迪伦则被抛在一边.而歌词中还提到了当时著名的芝加哥7人案,并暗示披头士把激进的政治思想带进了音乐中,音乐变的不在单纯美好./ O; r, J& p2 u; c1 ~
4 HELTER SKELTER IN A SUMMER SWELTER ( `. i; \5 i9 g0 Y; P
THE BIRDS FLEW OFF WITH A FALLOUT SHELTER
3 V7 w h7 v2 h/ M0 _ EIGHT MILES HIGH AND FALLING FAST3 U+ d! e1 w7 J5 F2 W4 X
LANDED FOUL ON THE GRASS
+ L4 O. H) O) [8 Y. C THE PLAYERS TRIED FOR A FORWARD PASS y' ?" ^3 p, {7 x' F' T* w& t3 j
WITH THE JESTER ON THE SIDE LINE IN A CAST
) U' C, e; A! e b4 o d1 }! p NOW THE HALF-TIME AIR WAS SWEET PERFUME ( o3 G, v3 o% B( j, |
WHILE SERGEANTS PLAYED A MARCHING TUNE
$ {6 k; I5 b9 W* J' m; d WE AL GOT UP TO DANCE ! c! b; s$ }' U; T: O3 ^
OH ,BUT WE NEVER GOT THE CHANCE
1 P) @% s) n* r! J! A0 b CAUSE THE PLAYERS TRIED TO TAKE THE FIELD
; f2 n; t1 R4 ~2 v& D; i! l THE MARCHING BAND REFUSED TO YIELD * T2 w! }% L5 f1 K' t, |+ d1 t
DO YOU RECALL WHAT WAS REVEALED 7 O$ R' e. [: a2 s3 m
THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
: X. a$ ]+ w$ B! h" s WE STARTED SINGING ......[接副歌]" M+ H4 C9 S) J: e- E
4段中,歌曲进入喧嚣的20世纪60年代[1966-1969],这时美国社会与政治制度都受到激烈挑战,同时越南战争也受到人们的剧烈批评.传统文化被青少年认为是无用的垃圾需要统统废除掉.而披头士的音乐中体现出反主流的倾向,从而取代了因车祸长期修养的迪伦成为了新偶像.歌词中的JESTER的名字出现在演员表的边上就指这一现象,JESTER自然就是指迪伦了.叙述人[作者]把迪伦比做小丑更加说明了他对于这位同样在美国音乐上占重要地位的歌手的不屑.
4 t& Z5 J' Y0 t0 h2 K 5 OH,AND THERE WE WERE ALL IN ONE PLACE 0 F9 b3 r4 n- f1 j B4 M7 g( _
A GENERATION LOST IN SPACE4 Z/ \& ]0 H: m! J) d
WITH NO TIME LEFT TO START AGAIN
; S( d( b$ D. d( t r SO COME JACK BE NIMBLE JACK BE QUICK & Q/ i0 ]" v/ J+ {
JACK FLASH SAT ON A CANDLESTICK) l4 i" _3 S. }9 H
CAUSE FIRE IS THE DEVIL'S ONLY FRIEND
; K5 e- s5 @, N' I% r AND AS I WATCHED HIM ON THE STAGE
2 t( z3 ]$ b, p+ A, A! y' q5 A. U MY HANDS WERE CLENCHED IN FIRST OF RAGE
5 f2 ^7 f# H z; _ NO ANGELS BORN IN HELL1 X. F6 t4 B7 ]- f( i+ M
COULD BREAK THAT SATAN'S SPELL+ E3 C) L3 g, g- m# C* u
AND AS THE FLAMES CLIMBED HIGH INTO THE NIGHT
- z! y& ~+ N' z TO LIGHT UP THE SACRIFICIAL RITE
" Y; [# j v$ E( V' V I SAW SATAN LAUGHING WITH DELIGHT
: C: } J2 g% ~9 t0 P) j1 H THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED3 Q- A' H( _& ?# U, X
HE WAS SINGING ......[接副歌]
+ _6 t W5 e; d" B" ^" H2 { 5段是我最喜欢的一段.此段中滚石乐队主唱米克甲格占据了中心位置,在1969年滚石乐队在加洲阿尔塔芒体育场举行的免费音乐会上,一个企图跃上舞台的黑人青年被乐队请来维持秩序的飞车党组织地狱天使成员刺死,这一流血事件也标志着反主流文化运动的终结.在演唱会上,青年们被各式毒品刺激的忘乎所以,早已失去了希望和目标,所以歌词中出现了一代人迷失在太空中的句子.* q! L7 b# P, q6 F: u! P% T; d
6 I MET A GIRL WHO SANG THE BLUES ) a" `4 P/ B7 T" R J
AND I ASKED HER FOR SOME HAPPY NEWS 1 |$ R# Q8 u8 R: I; z
BUT SHE JUST SMILED AND TURNED AWAY
# w& x) `! A# j. ^ ?1 [0 B7 T I WENT DOWN TO THE SACRED STORE
# l$ _( G* M) b ^ WHERE I'D HEARD THE MUSIC YEARS BEFORE
! p* n3 [# E! P8 w" F BUT THE MAN THERE SAID THE MUSIC WOULDN'T PLAY
- l$ O) q: T! y% p7 N AND IN THE STREETS THE CHILDREN SCREAMED & Q% ~" |; T6 [' V
THE LOVERS CRIED AND THE POETS DREAMED 6 E3 @6 N# R( L. w" {: r' F R: W
BUT NOT A WORD WAS SPOKEN
1 h) Q* B/ [& }7 O( |4 l- P THE CHURCH BELLS WERE ALL BROKEN ) g- t7 f+ K' M8 _
AND THE THREE MEN I ADMIRED MOST
) V" H+ n% j) g0 d5 l+ x THE FATHER , SON AND THE HOLY GHOST
/ R# x& X, x7 O* {7 n2 [. H THEY CAUGHT THE LAST TRAIN FOR THE COAST * n+ R+ p( f3 @7 P: U
THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
% ~7 \* z6 W- w2 _& p, [6 A AND THEY WERE SINGING....[接副歌]
; H, q( z2 X9 s2 m& j& i6段中,歌曲进入理性思考,叙述人从一代人的废墟上走过,寻找从前留下的印记,但是他似乎什么也没发现,反主流文化的价值观已经成为昨日黄花.歌词中的GIRLWHO SANG THE BLUES是指因过量用药而身亡的女歌手詹尼斯乔普林.教堂的大钟已经破败,往日美好的音乐也不知飘向何方.一代人纯真的梦想也随着离开尘世的三位艺术家[指1前面歌词中提到的巴迪霍利和他的两位同事]而远去. |
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