歌曲《真爱玫瑰》背后的故事

“ Some say love， it is a razor That leaves your soul to bleed I say love， it is a flower And you， its only seed”

Track 6

by Amanda McBroom

翻译：小狐

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I was driving down the1）freeway one afternoon， sometime in 1977.

I was listening to the radio when the song Magdalena by Danny O’Keefe， sung by Leo Sayer，came on. I liked it immediately. My favorite line was “Your love is like a2）razor. My heart is just a scar.”

As I continued to drive down the road the thought came， I don’t agree with the3）sentiment. I was younger then. I didn’t think love is like a razor. What， then， did I think love is？ Suddenly， it was as if someone had opened a window in the top of my head. Words came pouring in. I had to keep4）reciting them to myself as I drove faster and faster towards home， so I wouldn’t forget them. I5）screeched into my drive way， ran into the house， and sat down at the piano. Ten minutes later， The Rose was there.

1） freeway ［'friːweɪ］ n. 高速公路

2） razor ［'reɪzə］ n. 剃刀

3） sentiment ［'sentɪmənt］ n. 观点，伤感情绪的表达

4） recite ［rɪ'saɪt］ v. 背诵

5） screech ［skriːtʃ］ v.（刹车时轮胎）发出尖锐刺耳的声音

I called my husband， George， into the room and played it for him， as I always did with my new songs. He listened， and quietly said to me， “You’ve just written a6）standard.” I7）protested that no one but my pals would ever hear it. He said， “Mark my words， something is going to happen with this song.”

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A year or so later， a great young songwriter named Michele Brourman， who became my8）primary musical partner and best friend， said， “Listen. There is this movie coming out called The Rose注. They are looking for a title9）tune. Do you want me to10）submit this to them？” I had never really tried to submit this song to anyone. But I said， “Sure.”

She submitted the tune to the producers， who HATED it. They thought it was dull and a11）hymn and NOT rock and roll and totally wrong. But Paul Rothchild， who was the music12）supervisor on the film， asked them to reconsider. They again said no. So he mailed it to Bette Midler. She liked it， and that’s how it got into the film and changed my life forever.

I like to think it was the window that happened to be open when those thoughts needed to come through. I am13）eternally grateful to Bette， to Paul Rothchild， to the person who wrote the screenplay，to my friend who submitted it for me， and to the Universe for showing me what I truly believe.

参考译文

1977年的某天下午，我正开车行驶在高速公路上。

我正听着收音机，突然响起了由丹尼·欧基夫创作、利奥·塞亚演唱的《玛格达丽娜》，我立刻就喜欢上了它。我最喜欢的歌词是：“你的爱就像一把剃刀。我的心只是一道伤痕。”

我继续沿着道路开下去时，一个念头浮现，我并不认同这种伤感的观点。那时候我还年轻。我并不认为爱就像一把剃刀。那么，当时我认为爱情是什么呢？突然间，好像有个人在我的头顶上打开了一扇窗户，词句倾泻而入。我不得不一直对自己反复念诵，把车开得越来越快，想尽快赶回家去，唯恐自己将那些词句忘却。……