《女人，不要哭泣》，《救贖之歌》by Bob Marley

kingfung · 2008-05-08 13:58:46Z

《女人，不要哭泣》，《救贖之歌》by Bob Marley簡介

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說到雷鬼樂，這裏不得不提雷鬼樂之父：鮑布•瑪利（Bob Marley）。人們因為知道了雷鬼而知道了牙買加，第一個把自己祖國的民族音樂傳播到世界任何一個角落的牙買加藝術家利順理成章的成了牙買加的民族英雄。

鮑布•瑪利1945年出生於牙買加的貧民窟，1961年就開始了演藝生涯，他的音樂和熱情很快贏得了牙買加音樂界的支持。1975年，鮑布•瑪利的世界巡演更讓他的音樂遍及全球，數百萬的人都在為他的成功而歡呼。1981年5月11日，鮑布•瑪利死於癌症，年僅36歲。

他把牙買加Reggae樂帶到歐美流行音樂/搖滾音樂的領域，他那充滿激情、力量、鬥誌的靈魂之聲登時震驚了整個歐美樂壇，並以獲譽為“首位第三世界的流行巨星”實踐了音樂無國界的理念；同時他也是一位真正人民英雄，擁有一顆偉大的心靈，一直以音樂來支持牙買加承受苦難、壓迫的人民。1981年5月11日， Bob Marley病逝，全牙買加的人民舉國哀悼這位他們心目中最偉大的民族英雄，因為，他讓牙買加的人民贏得了自信、尊重與和平。
（來源：http://bbs.w0451.com/viewthread.php?tid=29416&page=1&authorid=5161）

No Woman, No Cry

Some interesting facts about the song: Though Bob Marley likely wrote the song himself, songwriter credits were given to "V. Ford". Vincent Ford was a friend of Marley's who ran a soup kitchen in Trenchtown, the ghetto of Kingston, Jamaica where Marley grew up. The royalty cheques received by Ford ensured the survival and continual running of his soup kitchen.(Wikipedia)

在我看來，這是一首感人至深的勵誌歌曲。回憶往昔歲月，雖貧瘠，雖有的友人已不在，美好的記憶卻栩栩如生。生活依然值得珍視，擦去眼淚，笑對明天。

No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry.

Said - said - said: I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown,
Oba - obaserving the 'ypocrites
As they would mingle with the good people we meet.
Good friends we have, oh, good friends we've lost
Along the way.
In this great future, you can't forget your past;
So dry your tears, I seh.

No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry.
'Ere, little darlin', don't shed no tears:
No, woman, no cry.

Said - said - said: I remember when-a we used to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown.
And then Georgie would make the fire lights,
As it was logwood burnin' through the nights.
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge,
Of which I'll share with you;
My feet is my only carriage,
So I've got to push on through.
But while I'm gone, I mean:
Everything's gonna be all right!
Everything's gonna be all right!
Everything's gonna be all right!
Everything's gonna be all right!
I said, everything's gonna be all right-a!
Everything's gonna be all right!
Everything's gonna be all right, now!
Everything's gonna be all right!

So, woman, no cry;
No - no, woman - woman, no cry.
Woman, little sister, don't shed no tears;
No, woman, no cry.
---
[Guitar solo]
---
I remember when we used to sit
In the government yard in Trenchtown.
And then Georgie would make the fire lights,
As it was logwood burnin' through the nights.
Then we would cook cornmeal porridge,
Of which I'll share with you;
My feet is my only carriage,
So I've got to push on through.
But while I'm gone:

No, woman, no cry;
No, woman, no cry.
Woman, little darlin', say don't shed no tears;
No, woman, no cry.

Eh! (Little darlin', don't shed no tears!
No, woman, no cry.
Little sister, don't shed no tears!
No, woman, no cry.)

Redemption Song

寫這首歌時Bob Marley已經身患癌症。他的絕大多數歌曲都是Reggae風格，但這首《救贖之歌》是一首民謠（folk song）。一副歌喉，一把箱琴，為他的人民喊出了民族自由之歌。

Old pirates, yes, they rob I;
Sold I to the merchant ships,
Minutes after they took I
From the bottomless pit.
But my hand was made strong
By the 'and of the Almighty.
We forward in this generation
Triumphantly.

Won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom? -
'Cause all I ever have:
Redemption songs;
Redemption songs.

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ourselves can free our minds.
Have no fear for atomic energy,
'Cause none of them can stop the time.
How long shall they kill our prophets,
While we stand aside and look? Ooh!
Some say it's just a part of it:
We've got to fulfil de book.

Won't you help to sing
These songs of freedom? -
'Cause all I ever have:
Redemption songs;
Redemption songs;
Redemption songs.
---
[Guitar break]
---
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ourselves can free our mind.
Wo! Have no fear for atomic energy,
'Cause none of them-a can-a stop-a the time.
How long shall they kill our prophets,
While we stand aside and look?
Yes, some say it's just a part of it:
We've got to fulfil de book.
Won't you help to sing
Dese songs of freedom? -
'Cause all I ever had:
Redemption songs -
All I ever had:
Redemption songs:
These songs of freedom,
Songs of freedom.