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歌曲California DreamingThe MamasThe Papas加州梦中英文互译California Dreamingis asong writtenby John Phillips and Michelle Phillipsandfirst recordedby BarryMcGuire.However,the best-known versionis byThe MamasThe Papas,who sangbackup on the originalversion andreleasedit asa singleonthe1965album IfYou CouldTrust YourEyes andEars.TheMamasthe Papaswere anAmerican folkrock vocalgroupformed inLos Angeles,California whichrecorded andperformed from1965to
1968.The groupwas adefining forcein themusic sceneof thecountercultureof the1960s.The groupwas composedof AmericansJohnPhillips,Cass Elliot,andMichellePhillips andCanadian DennyDoherty.Theirsound wasbased onvocal harmoniesarranged byJohnPhillips,thesongwriter,musician andleader of the group,who adaptedfolk tothe newbeatstyle ofthe early1960s.This song,whose lyricsexpress thenarrators longingfor thewarmth ofLosAngeles duringa coldwinter inNew YorkCity,became asignpost oftheCalifornia sound.Also,it turnedout tobe abridge betweenemergingcounterculture trendsand avast popmarket inthe mid-1960s.Folk-rock as1the basis,along withTheMamasThe Papasunique imageand lifestyleshownin theirsongs,their passionateand beautifulmusic gainedwidepopularity.The songis No.89in RollingStones listofthe500Greatest Songsof AllTime.Furthermore,It wascertified asa GoldRecordsingle bythe RecordingIndustry Associationof Americain June1966and was inducted intothe GrammyHall ofFame in
2001.《加州梦》是美国民谣组合妈妈爸爸乐队的热门单曲,出自他们的经典专辑《如果你能相信你的耳朵和眼睛》尽管音乐在当时的西海岸反文化潮流的冲击下变得十分抽象,但妈妈爸爸乐队却将大众流行化和严肃音乐的内涵在他们的作品中巧妙地结合起来年,电影《阿甘正传》中,阿甘在越南的雨中写信时,响起的背1994景音乐正是这首《加州梦》看过王家卫导演的电影《重庆森林》的朋友应当会对这首歌有印象,它在电影中多处出现,也是剧情发展的重要标签,轻快而又稍显忧郁的节奏伴随王菲摇头晃脑的形象而深入人心《重庆森林》里的故事不是发生在重庆,更与森林无关,全片反而充斥着让人联想到年代加州模糊风貌的氛围这使影片中这首《加州梦》的插I960入恰到好处,甚至称得上巧夺天工它带着叛逆而又充满激情的嬉皮士精神款款走来,在听众的脑中只留下独属于一个年代的美的体会[California Dreaming]「加州梦」All theleaves arebrown树叶转黄And thesky isgrey天空灰蓝Fve beenfor awalk我散着步On a winters day在一个冬日里Id besafe andwarm我会安全又温暖If IwasinLA如果这是在洛杉矶California dreaming加州梦On sucha winters day在这样的一个冬日Stopped intoa church停步走进教堂I passedalong theway穿过走道Well,I gotdown onmy knees我跪了下来And Ipretend topray并假装祈祷You knowthe preacherlikes thecold你知道神父喜欢寒冷He knowsFm gonnastay他知道我会留下来California dreaming加州梦On sucha wintersday在这样的一个冬日All theleaves arebrown树叶转黄And thesky isgrey天空灰蓝Fve beenfor awalk我散着步On a wintersday在一个冬日里If Ididnt tellher如果不是告诉了她I couldleave today我今天就会离去California dreaming加州梦On sucha wintersday在这样的一个冬日California dreaming加州梦On suchawintersday在这样的一个冬日California dreaming加州梦On suchawintersday在这样的一个冬日。