2008年12月5日星期五

Heaven's light/Hell fire

当卡西莫多在钟楼的顶端俯视凡间,我们看到,一个丑陋的躯壳之内隐藏了多么高贵的灵魂;

当佛洛罗在燃烧的壁炉前饱受情欲的折磨,我们发现,一个高尚的外表之下的内心有多腐朽;

卡西莫多唱起Heaven's light,配乐就像小夜曲一般优美。他的声音磁性而充满感情,对自由和爱情的渴望。高耸如云的钟楼,成为整个巴黎最接近天堂的地方;清脆的钟声就像爱神手中的竖琴一般奏响,浪漫而旖旎;在一片阴暗中,因为天使一般的艾斯美拉达,他看到了天堂的光;佛洛罗压抑自己的情感和声腔,美丽的吉普赛女郎就像魔鬼撕裂他,欲望就如火焰灼烧他,在上帝存在之所,因为占据不了的爱和抗拒不了的恨,他妄想用地狱之火来焚烧一切。听,他竟然还在祈求上帝的怜悯!沉重的钟声敲响着,宿命!佛洛罗!这是你的命,你的罪!

Quasimodo:
So many times out here
I've watched a happy pair
Of lovers walking in the night
They had a kind of glow around them
It almost looked like heaven's light

I knew I'd never know
That warm and loving glow
Though I might wish with all my might
No face as hideous as my face
Was ever meant for heaven's light

But suddenly an angel has smiled at me
And kissed my cheek without a trace of fright

I dare to dream that she
Might even care for me
And as I ring these bells tonight
My cold dark tower seems so bright
I swear it must be heaven's light



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