标题: Tribute to Karen Carpenter（凯伦.卡朋特） [打印本页] 作者: hotily 时间: 2003-3-2 00:00 标题: Tribute to Karen Carpenter（凯伦.卡朋特）
不知道这个年代还有多少人知道70年代的美国兄妹演唱组合the Carpenters，中文译作卡朋特或卡彭特，也有人称为木匠合唱团。记不起来吗？他们就是《Yesterday Once More》（《昔日重来》）的原唱者。the Carpenters由哥哥Richard Carpenter（理查德）和妹妹Karen Carpenter（凯伦）组成，Richard多才多艺，是钢琴家也是作曲家，编曲家，《Yesterday Once More》就是他和约翰贝迪斯一起创作的，Richard也擅长改编歌曲，常常担任监制和负责作品的键盘部分，出道早期Karen的声音尚未成熟，许多歌是由Richard主唱的。现在我们常听到的卡朋特的歌曲，都是Karen主唱的，她也担任鼓手，与哥哥一起和音。
YESTERDAY ONCE MORE
Words & Music by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis
词曲：理查德.卡朋特/约翰.贝迪斯
When I was young 当我小的时候
I'd listen to the radio 我聆听收音机
Waitin' for my favorite songs 等待着心爱的歌曲
When they played I'd sing along 合着旋律清唱
It made me smile. 笑容满面
Those were such happy times 那是多么幸福的时光
And not so long ago 并不遥远
How I wondered where they'd gone 可我却不知道它们到哪去了
But they're back again 但它们又回来了
Just like a long lost friend 像久无音信的朋友
All the songs I loved so well. 所有我那么爱过的歌曲
Every Sha-la-la-la 每一个Sha-la-la-la
Every Wo-o-wo-o 每一个Wo-o-wo-o
Still shines 依然闪亮
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling 他们开始唱的
That they're startin' to sing's 每一个shing-a-ling-a-ling
So fine. 如此悦耳
When they get to the part 当他们唱到
Where he's breakin' her heart 他让她伤心的那一段
It can really make me cry 真的让我哭泣
Just like before 像从前一样
It's yesterday once more. 昔日又重来
Lookin' back on how it was 回首过去的
In years gone by 那些时光
And the good times that I had 我曾有过的欢乐
Makes today seem rather sad 使今天更加伤感
So much has changed. 太多的改变
It was songs of love that 只有那些跟着唱过的
I would sing to then 旧情歌
And I'd memorize each word 我还记得每一个字
Those old melodies 那些旧旋律
Still sound so good to me 仍然那么动听
As they melt the years away. 可以把岁月融化
Every Sha-la-la-la 每一个Sha-la-la-la
Every Wo-o-wo-o 每一个Wo-o-wo-o
Still shines 依然闪亮
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling 他们开始唱的
That they're startin' to sing's 每一个shing-a-ling-a-ling
So fine. 如此悦耳
All my best memories 所有我最美好的回忆
Come back clearly to me 清晰地浮现眼前
Some can even make me cry. 有些甚至让我泪流满面
Just like before 就像从前一样
It's yesterday once more. 昔日又重来
the Carpenters的成名曲。歌名是不是有点面熟？莫文蔚在专辑《i》中也翻唱了这首《Close To You》。the Carpenters也不是这首歌的原唱，Dionne Warwick和Dusty Springfield（我也不知道这两个人是谁）都演唱过这首歌，但始终没有走红。Richard舒缓的改编突出了温暖的小号独奏和柔润的加利福尼亚式和声的渲染。原作者Burt Bacharach说：“我认为理查德真正抓住了这首歌的精华。”事实证明了这一点：在过去40年所有发行过的Bacharach歌曲几百个版本中，唯有这一首取得冠军宝座。《Close To You》为the Carpenters赢得两项格莱美奖：最佳年度新人奖和最佳时代组合歌手奖。
(They Long To Be) Close To You
Words & Music: Burt Bacharach & Hal David 词曲：伯特.巴卡拉克; 海尔.大卫
Arranged by Richard Carpenter 改编：理查德.卡朋特
Why do birds suddenly appear 为什么鸟儿突然出现
Every time you are near? 在你每次来到的时候
Just like me, they long to be 像我一样，它们渴望
Close to you. 靠近你
Why do stars fall down from the sky 为什么星星陨落
Every time you walk by? 在你每次走开的时候
Just like me, they long to be 像我一样，它们渴望
Close to you. 靠近你
On the day that you were born 在你出生的那天
The angels got together 天使聚在一起
And decided to create a dream come true 决定来一次梦想成真
So they sprinkled moon dust 他们在你的金发中撒下月影
in your hair of gold
And starlight in your eyes of blue. 在你湛蓝的眼中投下星光
That is why all the girls in town 为此全镇的女孩
Follow you all around. 到处围着你转
Just like me, they long to be 像我一样，她们渴望
Close to you. 靠近你
Wahhhhhhhhhhh, close to you.
Wahhhhhhhhhhh, close to you.
Hahhhhhhhhhhh, close to you.
Lahhhhhhhhhhh, close to you.
作者: hotily 时间: 2003-3-2 00:00
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http://www.990.net/2000/entertainment/starshow/person/women/carpenters/MP3/TopoftheWorld.mp3
《Top Of The World》是险些错过的冠军热门歌曲。理查德.卡朋特和约翰.贝迪斯在1972年为大碟《A Song For You》创作了这首轻快的民谣，但没有作为单曲发行。歌手Lynn Anderson录制了这首歌，大受欢迎。the Carpenters为适合《The Singles 1967-1973》的发行将这首歌稍作修改出版。《Top Of The World》终于在1973年12月夺金。
TOP OF THE WORLD
Words & Music by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis
词曲：理查德.卡朋特/约翰.贝迪斯
Such a feelin's comin' over me 这样的感觉向我袭来
There is wonder in most everything I see 在我所见的一切中隐藏着奇迹
Not a cloud in the sky 在我眼中
Got the sun in my eyes 天空无云 阳光闪耀
And I won't be surprised if it's a dream 如果这是梦 我不会惊奇
Everything I want the world to be 我想要这世界达成的一切
Is now coming true especially for me 正在为我而特别成为现实
And the reason is clear 理由很清楚
It's because you are here 因为有你在这里
You're the nearest thing to heaven that I've seen 你是我所见过离天堂最近的事物
I'm on the top of the world lookin' 我在世界之巅俯瞰众生
down on creation
And the only explanation I can find 我能找到的唯一解释
Is the love that I've found 是你在我身边的时候
ever since you've been around 我发现的那份爱
Your love's put me at the top of the world 你的爱放我在世界之巅
Something in the wind has learned my name 风中有东西知道了我的名字
And it's tellin' me that things are not the same 它在告诉我事情不再一样
In the leaves on the trees 在枝头落叶
and the touch of the breeze 和微熙和风中
There's a pleasin' sense of happiness for me 我感觉到一种幸福
There is only one wish on my mind 我心中只有一个愿望
When this day is through I hope that I will find 当今天过后，我希望我能发现
That tomorrow will be 明天对于你我仍然相同
just the same for you and me
All I need will be mine if you are here 如果有你在此，我会心想事成
I'm on the top of the world lookin' 我在世界之巅俯瞰众生
down on creation
And the only explanation I can find 我能找到的唯一解释
Is the love that I've found 是你在我身边的时候
ever since you've been around 我发现的那份爱
Your love's put me at the top of the world 你的爱放我在世界之巅
作者: hotily 时间: 2003-3-2 00:00
the Carpenters作品介绍之（4）——We've Only Just Begun
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We've Only Just Begun
Richard选中这首歌用作洛杉矶电视台的一则银行广告。《We've Only Just Begun》一路升至冠军位置，获格莱美奖的最佳年度歌曲奖，成为70年代第一婚礼歌曲。1998年，这首歌正式入选格莱美的名歌堂。
We've Only Just Begun
Words & Music by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols 词曲：保罗.威廉/罗杰.尼古斯
Arranged by Richard Carpenter 改编：理查德.卡朋特
We've only just begun to live, 我们才刚刚开始生活
White lace and promises 白色的蕾丝与诺言
A kiss for luck and we're on our way. 一个幸运吻，我们就这样上路
We've only begun. 我们才刚开始
Before the rising sun we fly, 在初升的太阳前我们飞翔
So many roads to choose 可以选择的道路很多
We start our walking and learn to run. 我们开始走路 学习奔跑
And yes, We've just begun. 是的！我们刚刚开始
Sharing horizons that are new to us, 分享这崭新的地平线
Watching the signs along the way, 观赏这一路的风光
Talking it over just the two of us, 悠悠细说，只有我俩
Working together day to day Together. 日复一日共同工作
And when the evening comes we smile, 当夜晚来临，我们微笑
So much of life ahead 前面有太多的生活要经历
We'll find a place 我们会找到一个地方
where there's room to grow, 那里有我们成长的空间
And yes, We've just begun. 是的！我们刚刚开始
曾写过《We've Only Just Begun》的Paul Williams and Roger Nichols再次创作了这首忧郁的《Rainy Days And Mondays》。这是感情最裸露的民谣(the most nakedly emotional ballads)之一,并成为流行畅销曲。Karen忧伤的声音(bluesy vocal)收放自如,从私语般的开始(conversational opeaning)到憔悴的结束(searing finish)，她都表现得轻松自如。Bob Messenger的萨克斯独奏更加渲染了这首歌的爵士的沧桑意味(jazz-tinged sophistication)。《Rainy Days And Mondays》为the Carpenters赢得了第二次格莱美的最佳时代组合歌手奖。
Rainy Days And Mondays
Words and Music by: Paul Williams & Roger Nichols
词曲：保罗.威廉/罗杰.尼克斯
Talkin' to myself and feelin' old 自言自语，感觉老了
Sometimes I'd like to quit 有时候真想退出
Nothing ever seems to fit 没什么东西适合自己
Hangin' around 四处游荡
Nothing to do but frown 无所事事，只有锁紧眉头
Rainy Days and Mondays always get me down. 雨天和周一总让我伤感
What I've got they used to call the blues 我所拥有的，他们称之为忧郁
Nothin' is really wrong 没有什么真的错了
Feelin' like I don't belong 感觉自己不属于这里
Walkin' around 四处游荡
Some kind of lonely clown 像个孤独的小丑
Rainy Days and Mondays always get me down. 雨天和周一总让我伤感
Funny but it seems I always 可笑的是似乎我和你总是在这里结束
wind up here with you
Nice to know somebody loves me 知道有人爱着我的感觉真好
Funny but it seems that 可笑的是这似乎是唯一可做的事
it's the only thing to do
Run and find the one who loves me. 到处奔跑寻觅爱我的人
What I feel has come and gone before 我的感觉曾来来往往
No need to talk it out 没有必要说出口
We know what it's all about 我们知道到底是些什么
Hangin' around 四处游荡
Nothing to do but frown 无所事事，只有锁紧眉头
Rainy Days and Mondays always get me down. 雨天和周一总让我伤感
这是我自己很喜欢的一首歌。
《I NEED TO BE IN LOVE》是Karen所有畅销金曲中最得意的作品(Karen’s favorite of all the Carpenters’ hits),有评论说这是Karen唱功最棒的歌曲之一。Richard和John Bettis与Albert Hammond一起合作创作了这首动人心魄的乡谣，1976年发行，Karen蹒跚在醒觉与希望之间（teeters between disillusionment and hope）。这首歌哼唱式的质地被竖琴和合唱加以强调，更加烘托了Karen夜半觉醒的精神拯救的重要性（underscoring the spirit-mending importance of Karen’s late-night realization）。
I NEED TO BE IN LOVE
Words and Music by: Richard Carpenter & John Bettis & Albert Hammond
词曲：理查德.卡朋特/约翰.贝迪斯/阿尔伯特.海蒙德
The hardest thing I've ever done 我所做过最艰难的事
is keep believing 是相信
There's someone in this crazy world for me 这疯狂的世界会有个人为我存在
The way that people come and go 在现实生活中，人来人往
through temporary lives
My chance could come and I might never know 我的机会来临，我也许不会知道
I used to say "No promises, 我曾说：“不要承诺，
let's keep it simple" 让一切简单”
But freedom only helps you say goodbye 但自由只促使你说再见
It took a while for me to learn 过了很久我才明白
that nothing comes for free 没有白给的东西
The price I paid is high enough for me 我付出的代价对于我太昂贵了
I know I need to be in love 我知道我需要爱
I know I've wasted too much time 我知道我浪费了太多的时间
I know I ask perfection of 我知道我向不完美的世界
a quite imperfect world 索求完美
And fool enough to think that's what I'll find 蠢到以为那就是我要找的
So here I am with pockets 我站在这里
full of good intentions 口袋里满是美好的希冀
But none of them will comfort me tonight 但今夜它们都不能给我安慰
I'm wide awake at 4 a.m. 凌晨4点我睁着大眼
without a friend in sight 没有朋友在旁
I'm hanging on a hope but I'm all right 我在追求希望，我没事
作者: hotily 时间: 2003-3-2 00:00
I Just Fall In Love Again
Steve Dorff / Larry Herbstritt / Gloria Sklerov / Harry Lloyd
Dreaming, I must be dreaming 梦, 我一定是在做梦
or am I really lying here with you 又或者, 我是真的和你在一起了
Baby, you take me in your arms 宝贝, 你拥我入怀
and though I'm wide awake 虽然我是那么的清醒
I know my dream is coming true 我知道, 我的梦已成真
And, oh, I just fall in love again 而且, 噢, 我又堕入了爱河
just one touch and then 只是一次感动,
it happens every time 便充满了每时每刻
And there I go, 以及我到的每一处,
I just fall in love again 我又堕入了爱河
and when I do can't help myself 在我抑制不住自己的时候
I fall in love with you 我爱上了你
Magic, it must be magic, 魔法, 那一定是魔法
the way I hold you and the night just seems to fly 在那样的夜晚, 你握住我的手
Easy for you to take me to a star 就象可以轻而易举地带我飞上星空
Heaven is that moment 当我看着你的眼睛,
when I look into your eyes 那一刻就是天堂
Can't help myself I fall in love with you 我不由自主地爱上了你
如果说the Carpenters版的《Close To You》是沙滩上的阳光，那么他们演绎的《Superstar》就是阴冷的黑夜。Richard让人难忘的改编技巧营造出一份刺骨的寒冷感(a chilling sense of forboding)。Joe Osborn的清晰的贝斯衬底更烘托出歌曲的气氛。歌曲听来轻松却令人难忘。这首歌首次被Rica Coolidge收录在Joe Cocker的1970年大碟《Mad Dogs and Englishmen》，受到欢迎。从此被众多的艺术家翻唱，但没有人能够超越the Carpenters 1971年的版本。
Superstar
Words and Music: Leon Russell & Bonnie Bramlett
词曲：莱恩.鲁索/B.博拉姆雷特
Long ago, and, oh, so far away 很久以前，那么遥远
I fell in love with you before the second show. 在第二场演出前我爱上了你
Your guitar, it sounds so sweet and clear, 你的吉他声，那么甜蜜清晰
but you're not really here. 但如今你已不在
It's just the radio. 空余收音机的回响
Don't you remember you told me you loved me baby? 你可曾记得你说过爱我
You said you'd be coming back this way again baby. 你说你会这样再回来
Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby. 哦，爱人，爱人
I love you, I really do. 我真的爱你
Loneliness is such a sad affair, 孤独是一件伤感的事情
and I can hardly wait to be with you again. 我迫不及待想再与你一起
What to say, to make you come again? 该说什么你才会回来
Come back to me again, 回到我的身边
and play your sad guitar. 重弹那忧伤的吉他
Don't you remember you told me you loved me baby? 你可曾记得你说过爱我
You said you'd be coming back this way again baby. 你说你会这样再回来
Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby. 哦，爱人，爱人
I love you, I really do. 我真的爱你
Richard对《Goodbye To Love》的改编是他最富有创造性和影响性的作品之一。他把这首哀歌拟想成为写实风格的杰作，用让人难舍的杂乱的吉他来独奏。他把幻想变成了现实，不仅创造了世界各地的十大排行榜歌曲，还造就了一种新的风格：乡谣的风格加一段强劲的吉他独奏作引子。Richard找到了一位优秀的年轻吉他表演家，Tony Peluso，要求他在五家酒吧演奏这段曲子，然后即兴表演。Richard的直觉告诉他魔术般的东西即将发生。他是正确的。长长的渐弱，单纯的吉他，风琴和人声，有一种奇妙的质地，使得《Goodbye To Love》成为这类单恋情歌的经典之作。这首乡谣，是Karen的最爱之一，是第一首Richard Carpenter和John Bettis共同作曲并作为单曲发行的歌。歌词很长，让人难以换气。这是Karen最具挑战性的工作，但她却唱得非常轻松。
GOODBYE TO LOVE
Words and Music by Richard Carpenter & John Bettis
词曲：理查德.卡朋特/约翰.贝迪斯
Arranged by Richard Carpenter
改编：理查德.卡朋特
I'll say goodbye to love 我要对爱说再见
No one ever cared if I should live or die 每人理会我的生与死
Time and time again 一次又一次
the chance for love has passed me by 爱的机会和我擦身而过
And all I know of love is 我对爱所知的一切就是
how to live without it 没有它我怎样才活得好
I just can't seem to find it 我似乎找不到答案
So I've made my mind up I must live my life alone 所以我决定一辈子孤身一人
And though it's not the easy way 尽管不是简单的事
I guess I've always known 我想我都知道
I'd say goodbye to love 我要对爱说再见
There are no tomorrows for this heart of mine 我的心没有明天
Surely time will lose these bitter memories 时间肯定会抚平伤痛的记忆
And I'll find that there is someone to believe in 我会找到可以信任的人
And to live for something I could live for 为我可以寄托的东西而活
All the years of useless search 所有这些年无用的寻觅
Have finally reached an end 最终到了尽头
Loneliness and empty days will be my only friend 寂寞和空虚的日子是我唯一的朋友
From this day love is forgotten 从今开始爱被遗忘
I'll go on as best I can 我会尽量过好以后的日子
What lies in the future is a mystery to us all 未来的一切对我们都是迷
No one can predict the wheel 没人能预测命运之伦的转动
of fortune as it falls
There may come a time 也许将来有一天
when I will see that I've been wrong 我会发现自己的错误
But for now this is my song 但现在这就是我的歌
And it's goodbye to love 就是对爱说再见
I'll say goodbye to love 我要对爱说再见
《Please Mr. Postman》是一首分别三次荣登美国榜首冠军的歌曲，分别是the Marvelettes，the Beatles和the Carpenters的版本。
众所周知，the Carpenters擅长于旋律性强的乡谣。但1974年，随着《Please Mr. Postman》一曲的发行，他们证明了他们也可以演绎节奏性强的怀旧歌曲。Richard整齐有力的编配使the Marvelettes的经典歌曲得到再一次升级。Karen戏谑的歌声和充满朝气的击鼓更增加了歌曲的魅力。《Please Mr. Postman》是the Carpenters演唱生涯的一个辉煌的亮点，成为the Carpenters永恒的国际畅销金曲。
Please Mr. Postman
Words and Music by W. Garrett, B. Holland, F. Gorman, G. Dobbins & R. Bateman
Arranged and Produced by Richard Carpenter 改编制作：理查德.卡朋特
Please Mister Postman, look and see 求求你，邮差先生，你看一看
(Oh yeah) （哦，是的）
If there's a letter in your bag for me 你的袋子里有没有我的信
(Please, Please Mister Postman) （求求你，邮差先生）
Why's it takin' such a long time 为什么要这么久
(Oh yeah) （哦，是的）
For me to hear from that boy of mine 我才能听到男朋友的音讯
There must be some word today 今天一定有信
From my boyfriend so far away 寄自我远方的男友
Pleas Mister Postman, look and see 求求你，邮差先生，你看一看
If there's a letter, a letter for me 有没有。给我的信
I've been standin' here waitin' Mister Postman 我站在这里等待着邮差先生
So patiently 这么耐心
For just a card, or just a letter 只为一张卡或一封信
Sayin' he's returnin' home to me 告诉我他正回家来见我
(Mister Postman) （邮差先生）
Mister Postman, look and see 邮差先生，你看一看
(Oh yeah) （哦，是的）
If there's a letter in your bag for me 你的袋子里有没有我的信
(Please, Please Mister Postman) （求求你，邮差先生）
Why's it takin' such a long time 为什么要这么久
(Oh yeah) （哦，是的）
For me to hear from that boy of mine 我才能听到男朋友的音讯
So many days you passed me by 这么多天你从我身旁经过
See the tears standin' in my eyes 看到我眼眶里的泪水
You didn't stop to make me feel better 你没有停下来带给我安慰
By leavin' me a card or a letter 给我一张卡片或一封信
(Mister Postman) （邮差先生）
Mister Postman, look and see 邮差先生，你看一看
(Oh yeah) （哦，是的）
If there's a letter in your bag for me 你的袋子里有没有我的信
(Please, Please Mister Postman) （求求你，邮差先生）
Why's it takin' such a long time 为什么要这么久
(Why don't you check it and see （你为什么不再看一次，
one more time for me, you gotta) 为我再看一次）
Wait a minute 等一等
Wait a minute 等一等
Wait a minute 等一等
Wait a minute 等一等
(Mister Postman) （邮差先生）
Mister Postman, look and see 邮差先生，你看一看
(Come on and deliver the letter, (为我带来一封信，
the sooner the better) 越快越好）
Mister Postman 邮差先生
1974年的春天，Paul Williams和Roger Nichols的这首单曲成为热门。甚至获得了日本年度单曲的世界唱片大奖。这首悲痛的哀歌(poignant pop hymn)非常适合Karen的风格和性格（style and persona）。
I WON'T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU
Words and Music by Paul Williams & Roger Nichols
词曲：保罗.威廉/罗杰.尼克斯
Arranged by Richard Carpenter
改编：理查德.卡朋特
Day after day I must face a world of strangers 日复一日我必须面对陌生人的世界
Where I don't belong, I'm not that strong 我不属于那里，我没有那么坚强
It's nice to know that 知道有那么一个我可以求助的人
there's someone I can turn to 真的很好
Who will always care, you're always there 你总在那里，总是那么关心
When there's no getting over that rainbow 当没有办法跨越彩虹
When my smallest of dreams won't come true 当我小小的梦想不能实现
I can take all the madness the world has to give 我可以接受这世界所有的疯狂
But I won't last a day without you 但没有你我一天也活不下去
So many times when the city seems to be 很多时候城市里似乎
without a friendly face 没有一张友善的面孔
A lonely place 一个孤独之地
It's nice to know that 很高兴知道
you'll be there if I need you 我需要时你会在那里
And you'll always smile, it's all worthwhile 你总是微笑，很值得
When there's no getting over that rainbow 当没有办法跨越彩虹
When my smallest of dreams won't come true 当我小小的梦想不能实现
I can take all the madness the world has to give 我可以接受这世界所有的疯狂
But I won't last a day without you 但没有你我一天也活不下去
Touch me and I end up singing 触碰我，我便停止歌唱
Troubles seem to up and disappear 烦恼似乎来了又消失
You touch me with the love you're bringing 你的抚摸带来爱意
I can't really lose when you're near 你在身边时我不会迷失
If all my friends 如果我所有的朋友
have forgotten half their promises 忘记了他们一半的承诺
They're not unkind, just hard to find 他们不是不好，只是一时难以想起
One look at you and 看你一眼
I know that I could learn to live 我知道我可以试着生活下去
Without the rest, I found the best 其他可以不要，我找到了最好的
When there's no getting over that rainbow 当没有办法跨越彩虹
When my smallest of dreams won't come true 当我小小的梦想不能实现
I can take all the madness the world has to give 我可以接受这世界所有的疯狂
But I won't last a day without you 但没有你我一天也活不下去
When there's no getting over that rainbow 当没有办法跨越彩虹
When my smallest of dreams won't come true 当我小小的梦想不能实现
I can take all the madness the world has to give 我可以接受这世界所有的疯狂
But I won't last a day without you 但没有你我一天也活不下去
1981年，the Carpenters推出了这首热情的乡谣《Touch Me When We're Dancing》。这首时髦的单曲，伴着Tom Scott的高音萨克斯演奏，把the Carpenters再次推到流行榜前二十名。同样也成为the Carpenters第五次成人时代畅销曲的冠军。直到1997年，它一直是空前的金曲。
Touch Me When We're Dancing
Words and Music by Terry Skinner / J.L. Wallace / Ken Bell
Arranged and Produced by Richard Carpenter 改编制作：理查德.卡朋特
Play us a song we can slow dance on 放首歌，我们就可以悠悠起舞
We want to hold each other 我们想要抱紧对方
Play us a groove so we hardly move 放首歌，我们慢慢移动
Just let our hearts beat together 让心在一起跳动
Oh, baby, `cause it feel so good 哦，亲爱的，因为感觉如此美妙
When we're close like this 当我们这样亲近
Whisper in my ear and let me steal a kiss 在我耳边私语，让我偷吻
（Chorus：）
Come on and touch me 来吧，触碰我
When we're dancing 在我们起舞时
You know you've got that loving touch 你知道你的抚摸充满爱意
(loving touch)
Touch me when we're dancing 起舞时请触碰我
I want to feel you when I'm falling in love. 相爱时我想感觉到你
Tonight's the night and it feels so right 正是今夜，感觉正好
My heart is saying it to me 我的心这样告诉我
You're the one I've waited for so long 你是我等待已久的人
So let your love flow through me 所以让你的爱直达我的身心
Oh, baby `cause it feels so good 哦，亲爱的，因为感觉如此美妙
Just to be this close 象这样的亲近
You've got me up so high 你让我飞起来
I could fly cost to coast 我能飞过一道道海岸
(Repeat Chorus)
Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
Words & Music by Hank Williams
Arranged and Produced by Richard Carpenter 改编制作：理查德.卡朋特
这首歌的歌词非常俚俗，使用了大量的口语，俚语和外来语。gotta go是got to的口语表达，me oh my oh是街头的感叹短语，表达惊讶，欢喜等情绪。Son of a gun在这里用来表达快乐的情绪。Thibodaux, Fontaineaux，ma cher等都是法语。
Good-bye, Joe, he gotta go, me oh my oh 再见了，乔，他要走
He gotta go,pole the pirogue down the bayou. 他要去把木舟推进河湾
His Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh my oh 他的伊芳，亲密的爱人
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou. 我们会在河湾里度过快乐时光
Thibodaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin' 流水响泉四周营营绕绕
A Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen 很多亲戚来看伊芳
Dress in style and go hog wild, me oh my oh 衣着时髦，举止疯狂
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou. 哇噻，我们会在河湾里度过快乐的时光
(Chorus)
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo 什锦菜，龙虾饼，浓汤加肉
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio 因为今夜我要见我的爱人
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o 背上吉他，装上水果，快乐悠悠
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou. 哇噻，我们会在河湾里度过快乐的时光
Settle down far from town, get him a pirogue 远远离开城镇，给他一支木筏
And he'll catch all the fish in the bayou 他会抓住河湾里所有的游鱼
Swap his mon to buy Yvonne what she need-o 换钱来给伊芳买喜欢的东西
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou. 哇噻，我们会在河湾里度过快乐的时光
(Chorus)
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo 什锦菜，龙虾饼，浓汤加肉
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio 因为今夜我要见我的爱人
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o 背上吉他，装上水果，快乐悠悠
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou. 哇噻，我们会在河湾里度过快乐的时光
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Carpenters兄妹是天生的Beatles迷，他们选择了《Ticket To Ride》作为the Carpenters的第一首单曲。依照他们的个性，不会为了快速上市而录制个雷同的版本了事。相反，Richard把这首快节奏的摇滚改成了一首忧郁的民谣。他巴洛克式的钢琴前奏增加了听者的惊异，然后听者意识到自己在听的是Beatles的旋律。这首单曲，徘徊在排行榜上达十二个星期之久，其中包含的多种元素构成了the Carpenters声音的特质。Karen在1973年重新录制她个人的声音和鼓声，这时Richard引进了Tony Peluso来演奏古典吉他和电声吉他部分。
Ticket To Ride
Words & Music: John Lennon & Paul McCartney
词曲：约翰.列农/保罗.麦卡特尼
Arranged by Richard Carpenter
改编：理查德.卡朋特
I think I'm gonna be sad 我以为我会悲伤
I think it's today Yeah 我以为会在今天
The boy that's driving me mad is going away. 让我疯狂的男孩要走了
He's got a ticket to ride 他买张车票要走
He's got a ticket to ride 他买张车票要走
He's got a ticket to ride 他买张车票要走
and he don't care. 他不再在意
He said that living with me 他说和我在一起
was bringing him down Yeah 使他消沉
He would never be free 他永远没有自由
when I was around. 当我在他身边
He's got a ticket to ride 他买张车票要走
He's got a ticket to ride 他买张车票要走
He's got a ticket to ride 他买张车票要走
and he don't care. 他不再在意
Don't know why he's riding so high 不知为什么他那么顺心顺意
He ought do right 他应该可以做得好
He ought do right by me 在我身边他应该可以做得好
Before he gets to saying goodbye 在他说再见以前
He ought do right 他应该可以做得好
He ought do right by me 在我身边他应该可以做得好
I think I'm gonna be sad 我以为我会悲伤
I think it's today Yeah 我以为会在今天
The boy that's driving me mad is going away. 让我疯狂的男孩要走了
He's got a ticket to ride 他买张车票要走
He's got a ticket to ride 他买张车票要走
He's got a ticket to ride 他买张车票要走
and he don't care, don't care. 他不再在意，不在意
（注：ride so high一语双关。从字面上看，他坐在高高的位置上不可触及与挽留；这也是一个习语，意为做事顺心成功）
Karen声音中那种渴望的情绪（sense of longing）甚至出现在《Sing》这样快乐的歌曲里面，给这首歌曲一种淡淡的痛苦的甜蜜（a faintly bittersweet quality）。Karen和Richard在1973年1月第一次听到这首歌是在一套《Robert Young With The Young》的ABC电视特别节目中，2月下旬，他们的版本就直逼金唱片销量。
Sing
Words & Music by Joe Raposo 词曲：J.拉普索
Arranged and Produced by Richard Carpenter 改编制作：理查德.卡朋特
Sing, sing a song 唱吧，唱首歌
Sing out loud 高声唱
Sing out strong 放声唱
Sing of good things not bad 唱出美好，不唱丑恶
Sing of happy not sad. 唱出幸福，不唱忧伤
Sing, sing a song 唱吧，唱首歌
Make it simple to last your whole life long 让它简简单单伴随你一生
Don't worry that it's not good enough 别害怕让人听见 觉得不好
For anyone else to hear
Just sing, sing a song. 唱吧，唱首歌
La la la la la la la la la la la 啦啦啦……
La la la la la la la 啦啦啦……
Sing, sing a song 唱吧，唱首歌
Let the world sing along 让世界一起和唱
Sing of love there could be 唱出友爱
Sing for you and for me. 为你我放声唱
Sing, sing a song 唱吧，唱首歌
Make it simple to last your whole life long 让它简简单单伴随你一生
Don't worry that it's not good enough 别害怕让人听见 觉得不好
For anyone else to hear
Just sing, sing a song. 唱吧，唱首歌 作者: hotily 时间: 2003-3-2 00:00
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There's A Kind Of Hush
Words & Music by Les Reed & Geoff Stephens
词曲：雷斯.里德；杰夫.斯蒂文斯
Arranged by Richard Carpenter
改编：理查德.卡朋特
There's a kind of hush 有一种静谧
all over the world tonight 今夜围绕着全世界
All over the world 围绕着全世界
you can hear the sounds of lovers in love 你可以听见恋人们的声音
You know what I mean 你知道我的意思
Just the two of us 只有我们俩
and nobody else in sight 看不见别的人
There's nobody else and I'm feeling good 没有别人，抱紧你
Just holding you tight 感觉真好
So listen very carefully 所以请仔细聆听
Get closer now and you will see what I mean 再近一点，你会明白我的意思
It isn't a dream 这不是一场梦
The only sound that you will hear 你能听到的唯一的声音
Is when I whisper in your ear I love you 是我在你身边低语我爱你
For ever and ever 永远永远
