《悲慘世界》那一曲最動聽？

《悲慘世界》那一曲最動聽？
(問到底 No.6937 2008 0210 Sunday)

*星期天籟*

人的取向不同。《悲慘世界》中的名曲，首首動
聽，難分先後。但是，如果問：這音樂劇中的主題曲
是那一首？答案就是非常顯明的：必定是當法國革命
前夕，人們唱起的那一首："Do you hear the people
sing? "

此曲，在音樂劇中一共唱了三次。第一次是在革
命學生在街頭築起了街堡，戰鬥前夕唱的。第二次是
在劇終時唱的。至於第三次，則是在此劇倫敦首演十
周年時（1995)，在謝幕時由十七個國家的代表，一
人一句那樣地唱的。這十七位男高音，來自十七個國
家，可能是該劇在各國以不同文字演出時的歌唱家。

　　而全劇的最高潮，就在此刻發生。不是在劇情最
緊張的時候發生，而是在十七個國家的代表，各自舉
著自己的國旗上台，每人一句地輪唱，這時才發生。

　　問題是：這明明是「法國」大革命，不是「全世
界」大革命，這樣的唱，有何意義？歌詞中的一句：

The blood of the martyrs
Will water the meadows of France!

明明是法國人的鮮血，在灌溉法蘭西大地。與
我們何干？

今天的我們，或者都已經很老成地知道，所謂「革
命」，不過是一種「暫時」的興奮。曾經癢癢地和蠢
蠢地熱過的血，很快又會化為冰冷。用洋文來說，革
命不過是一種temporary measure，是作不得真的。

但問題是，世界上，還有一種不可磨滅的「內在
繼承」。革命雖然是已經過去，但精神是存在的。我
們永遠相信，There is something could be called:

"Tomorrow"

更加永遠希望一聽再聽這句：

Beyond the barricade is there
A world you long to see?

是的，這一種癢癢的、熱熱的感覺，每過若干
時日，又會再次在我們的脈管裡面流動。這就是世界
之所以為世界，希望之所以為希望的唯一理由。



The Epilogue(Finale)

Do you hear the people sing?
Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slave again!
When the beating of your heart
Echos the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!

Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Beyond the barricade is there
A world you long to see?
Then join in the fight that will
Give you the right to be free!

Do you hear the people sing?
Singing the song of angry men?
It is the music of the people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of the drums
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!

Will you give all you can give
So that our banner may advance
Some will fall and some will live

Will you stand up and take your chance?
The blood of the martyrs
Will water the meadows of France!

Do you hear the people sing?
Singing the song of angry men?
It is the music of the people
Who will not be slaves again!

When the beating of the drums
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!


終場時唱出同一曲，但歌詞略有不同。


Do you hear the people sing
Lost in the valley of the night?

It is the music of the people
Who are climbing to the light?

For the wretched of the earth
There is a flame that never dies.

Even the darkest night will end
And the sun will rise.

They will live again in freedom
In the garden of the Lord.

They will walk behind the ploughtshare,
They will put away the sword.

The chain will be broken
And all men will have their reward

Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?

Somewhere beyond the barricade
Is there a world you long to see?

So you hear the people sing?
Say, do you hear the distant drums?
It is the future that they bring
When tomorrow comes!

Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Somewhere beyond the barricade
Is there a world you long to see?

Do you hear the people sing?
Say, do you hear the distant drums?
It is the future that they bring
When tomorrow comes…..

Tomorrow comes!




17 valjeans from just some of the world-wide productions

Les Miserables
The 10th anniversary concert

1995

Conducted by
David Charles Abell

the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

in the
Royal Albert Hall

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(本文貼出日期： 2008.2.9 香港時間：4:20 pm)
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