这是Luther Vandross(逝于2005年7月1日,享年54岁)所有唱片中的第一张Billboard 200排行榜的冠军专辑。在专辑中Luther Vandross亲自创作了大部分歌曲,并担任监制,制作人。这位R&B大师的深厚功力再一次得到了证明,他的音乐毫不夸张的说是完美嗓音和诗意歌词的完美结合,而且他还拉来了Richard Marx,Destiny's Child的Beyonce Knowles等歌星来协助录音。专辑第一首歌就让R&B后生们领教了这位老将的实力,节奏,嗓音,一切都是那么的和谐。可以说提到R&B,就不能不提到Luther Vandross,这位与Stevie Wonder齐名的R&B天王有着超一流的演唱、创作和制作才华……
《Dance With My Father》充满了Luther Vandross对父亲的纪念,清淡的钢琴伴奏,
和他伤感的演唱,在爱里透露出更多的是思念和伤感。此曲获第46届格莱美音乐的年度最佳歌曲..
Back when I was a child,
小时候,
Before life removed all the 1)innocence,
天真懵懂。
My father would 2)lift me high,
父亲会把我高高举起,
And dance with my mother and me,
跟我和母亲一起翩翩起舞。
And then...
然后,
Spin me around til' I fell asleep,
抱着我转圈,直到我入睡。
Then 3)up the stairs he would carry me,
父亲会把我抱上楼。
And I knew 4)for sure I was loved [
LIGHT]我知道父亲深深爱着我。[/LIGHT]
5)If I could get another chance,
如果我还有一次机会,
Another walk, another dance with him,
跟父亲散步,与父亲共舞,
I'd play a song that would never ever end
我会放一首永远不会结束的曲子。
How I'd love love love...
我是多么想
To dance with my father again.
再跟父亲跳一次舞。
When 6)I and my mother would 7)disagree,
当我不想听母亲话的时候,
To 8)get my way I would run from her to him.
我就会跑到父亲跟前。
He'd make me laugh just to comfort me,
他会想办法让我笑起来,安慰我。
Then finally make me do just what my momma said.
但是最后让我照母亲的话去做。
Later that night when I was asleep,
那一晚在我睡觉的时候,
He left a dollar under my sheet.
他在我的床单下放了一块钱。
Never dreamed that he would 10)be gone from me.
从来没有想过父亲会离开我。
If I could steal one final 11)glance,
如果我能再看父亲一眼,
One final step,
再迈出一步舞步,
One final dance with him,
再跟父亲跳最后一支舞。
I'd play a song that would never ever end
我会放一首永远不会结束的曲子。
Cause I'd love love love...
因为我是多么想
To dance with my father again.
再跟父亲跳一次舞。
Sometimes I'd listen outside her door
有时候我会在母亲的门外,
And I'd hear how my momma 12)cried for him
听见她思念父亲的哭声。
I pray for her even more than me...
我为母亲祈祷…
I pray for her even more than me.....
我为母亲祈祷...
I know I'm 13)praying for much too much,
我知道我的要求有点过分,
But could you send back,
但是你能不能
The only man she loved.
把她唯一深爱的男人送回来?
I know you don't do it usually,
我知道你一般不会这么做,
But dear Lord 14)she's dying,
但是我的主啊,
To dance with my father again.
她是多么想再和父亲共舞啊!
Every night I fall asleep
每晚入睡以后,
And this is all I ever 15)dream...
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