Diamonds and Rust (zt)

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1975年瓊貝茨(Joan Baez)出版了一張全部由她自己創作的專輯，其中的標題歌曲《鑽石與鐵鏽》(Diamond and Rust)被認為是貝茨最出色的歌曲之一，並立即成為主流樂壇的暢銷歌曲。這首曲子以Baez和鮑勃。迪倫(Bob Dylan)十四年間亦師亦友，分分合合的感情為背景描寫的一段貝茨的內心獨白。歌詞或可說晦澀但卻蘊含真情。那之後人們以為他們倆人能夠重歸於好，然而他們隻是繼十年的分手後在當初相識的地方又合作了一場。

貝茨後來說：和鮑勃。迪倫一起演出好象總有觸電的感覺，特別是早期，他那種叛逆性的超凡魅力對我很有吸引力。我雖然是個嚴謹而有度的人，可我們真能融為一體。聽眾總是為我們之間神話般的合作而傾倒，我們的音樂素材也總是新鮮而獨特的！




1977年英國重金屬樂隊Judas Priest翻唱該首歌曲，把《鑽石與鐵鏽）從民謠風格帶到搖滾，從此該首歌曲也成為Judas Priest現場演出時的保留節目。近年，該樂隊重新演奏該首歌曲，使歌曲的搖滾味道減弱，而更接近最初的創作風格，歌曲在樂隊靈魂人物Robert Halford性感磁性嗓音的演繹下變得舒緩和深情。





DIAMONDS AND RUST
(Words and Music by Joan Baez)

Well I'll be damned
Here comes your ghost again
But that's not unusual
It's just that the moon is full
And you happened to call
And here I sit
Hand on the telephone
Hearing a voice I'd known
A couple of light years ago
Heading straight for a fall

As I remember your eyes
Were bluer than robin's eggs
My poetry was lousy you said
Where are you calling from?
A booth in the midwest
Ten years ago
I bought you some cufflinks
You brought me something
We both know what memories can bring
They bring diamonds and rust

Well you burst on the scene
Already a legend
The unwashed phenomenon
The original vagabond
You strayed into my arms
And there you stayed
Temporarily lost at sea
The Madonna was yours for free
Yes the girl on the half-shell
Would keep you unharmed

Now I see you standing
With brown leaves falling around
And snow in your hair
Now you're smiling out the window
Of that crummy hotel
Over Washington Square
Our breath comes out white clouds
Mingles and hangs in the air
Speaking strictly for me
We both could have died then and there

Now you're telling me
You're not nostalgic
Then give me another word for it
You who are so good with words
And at keeping things vague
Because I need some of that vagueness now
It's all come back too clearly
Yes I loved you dearly
And if you're offering me diamonds and rust
I've already paid