《Jamaica Farewell》
down the way where the nights are gay
and the sun shines daily on the mountain top
i took a trip on a sailing ship
and when i reached jamaica
i made a stop
but i'm sad to say, i'm on my way
won't be back for many a day
my heart is down my head is turning around
i had to leave a little girl in kingston town
down at the market you can hear
ladies cry out while on their heads they bear
'akey rice, salt fish are nice
and the rum is fine any time of year
but i'm sad to say, i'm on my way
won't be back for many a day
my heart is down my head is turning around
i had to leave a little girl in kingston town
sounds of laughter everywhere
and the dancing girls swaying to and fro
i must declare my heart is there
though i've been from maine to mexico
but i'm sad to say, i'm on my way
won't be back for many a day
my heart is down my head is turning around
i had to leave a little girl in kingston town
down the way where the nights are gay
and the sun shines daily on the mountain top
i took a trip on a sailing ship
and when i reached jamaica
i made a stop
but i'm sad to say i'm on my way
won't be back for many a day
my heart is down my head is turning around
i had to leave a little girl in kingston town
人物介紹(from web)
BELAFONTE AT CARNEGIE HALL乃音響史上最出色的錄音之一,Belafonte中氣十足的人聲,Carnegie Hall的豐滿堂音,伴奏樂器的細節與位置,現場觀眾反應的真實感,加上歌曲本身超級的可聽性幾十年來, 一直是美國發燒界的楷模。
在上世紀五、六十年代開始,他是美國流行音樂史上與貓王齊 名的偉大黑人歌手,是真正的黑人民族音樂發揚者,他以摻雜西印度群島加利帕騷(galypso)風格的演唱特色而傾倒眾生。與貓王的英年早逝相對 比,BELAFONTE可說是株長青樹,他德高望重,健康長壽。熱心公益事業,本張專輯的絕靚現場演出,就是為做慈善演出。貝拉方特技佳,德美,傾倒眾生。
Harry Belafonte 亨瑞.貝拉方特,原名哈羅德.喬治.小貝拉方特,1927年03月01日生於紐約市哈萊姆區。童年時代在牙買加 他父親的出生地過著貧困的生活。二戰結束後,他勤工儉學在紐約戲劇進修所學習。1952年開始以唱民歌作為他的職業。1953年第一次上銀幕,演出《光輝 的道路》。同年,他還在百老匯演出《約翰.默裏.安迪森的年曆》,獲戲劇托尼獎。
他於1987年獲任命為兒童基金會的親善大使。Belafonte先生在一生中一直公開反對不 正義。他站在美國境內捍衛人權鬥爭的前列,也是“藝術家聯合援助非洲協會”的一位核心人士,並曾參加演唱1986年那首名為“我們是世界”的歌。 Belafonte先生多年來一直支持兒童基金會的各項努力,組織了義演音樂會和籌款活動並參加演出,走訪各國並為兒童大聲疾呼。他向美國國會做了各種工 作,力圖說明當局製訂各項惠及兒童的政策,這些努力對於兒童基金會和世界各地兒童的事業來說十分重要。
Harry Belafonte,人稱“加勒比海歌曲之王”,是最成功的美籍非裔音樂明星之一,其吸收了民謠、爵士和世界打擊節奏音樂的精髓,在主流音樂方麵取得了成 功,其受到歡迎的程度在黑人民權運動之前絕無僅有,而且他也是民權運動的先鋒,2000年獲得格萊美終身成就獎。