AVANT DE MOURIR
小提琴演奏家 Geroges"Boulanger" 1924年的作品。原名字 Georges Pantazi (1893-1958), 生於 Romania 羅馬尼亞 有悠久音樂傳統的 Gypsy 吉卜賽家庭, 父親 Vasile Pantazi 亦是知名小提琴演奏家, 綽號 "Boulanger 麵包師", Georges 自幼受父親的音樂熏陶, 成為家族的第六代小提琴樂手, 承傳了父親的演奏風範, 亦繼承了 "Boulanger 麵包師" 這綽號 !
Georges 十二歲獲獎學金考進 Romania 羅馬尼亞 Bucharest 布加勒斯的音樂學院進修; 三年後, 得到名小提琴家, 亦是指揮家 Leopold Auer 的賞識, 帶他到當年東德 Dresden 德斯敦 跟隨學藝, 两年後, 這位伯樂對他的造詣嘉許之外, 並送了一支小提琴, 着他往外發展。這支小提琴伴隨他一生至1958年, Georges 在 Argentina 阿根廷 Buenos Aires 布宜洛斯艾利斯 逝世, 終年六十五歲。
"AVANT DE MOURIR" - Georges Boulanger (1893-1958)
意譯: "臨死之前 Before Dying"
樂譜於1939年由 Ireland 愛爾蘭作曲, 亦是撰詞家 Jimmy Kennedy 撰上英文歌詞, 同年由其他歌手演繹之外, Glenn Miller 與樂隊 "The Ink Pot" 的唱片錄音, 同登流行榜第二與第三位, 是我們所熟悉的經典 "My Prayer"; 之後有近百位歌手演譯, 但未受樂迷關注, 其中 "The Platters" 1956年的演譯, 登上流行歌曲榜首, 引起樂壇一番漣漪。今天仍有很多樂迷把此曲視作 "The Platters" 的招牌歌曲之一, 至於前後不同年代歌手的演譯, 樂迷似乎是少有提及了!
MY PRAYER - Glenn Miller 1939
2008: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
港澤: 奇幻逆緣
"MY PRAYER" The Platter
STARRING:
Brad Pitt
Cate Blanchett
Taraji P. Henson
Julia Ormond
Jason Flemyng
1992: "MALCOLM X"
港譯: 民權領袖 / 黑領袖傳奇
"MY PRAYER" - The Ink Pot
STARRING:
Denzel Washington
Angela Bassett
Albert Hall
Al Freeman, Jr.
Spike Lee
義大利文的版本 "Sì, voglio vivere ancor!" 是由 Norma Bruni and Cinico Angelini's Orchestra, 歌劇女演員 Norma Bruni 以 "Tango 探戈" 的節奏演譯。 德國語言版本是1951年, 由 Curth Flatow 作詞, Rosita Serrano 演唱的 "Eine Saite zersprang", 並收錄在德國電影 "Schwarze Augen (Dark Eyes)"。
Italian Diva: Norma Bruni - My Prayer (Si voglio vivere ancor) 1939
"Ma Prière" 1940 French - André Dassary
"MY PRAYER"- Cover Versions 歌手以英文字母序列:
Ambrose and His Orchestra, Andy Lee Lang & The Marco Zarello Big Band, Anita Bryant, Anne Walsh
Barry Wood and His Music, Beau Hannon & The Mint Juleps, Bert Kaempfert, Bobby Hatfield, Bobby Solo,
Big Boy Bloater and The Limits, Billy Cotton, Bobby Vee, Brenda Lee, Brian Burd et les Black Sabbath, Brian Protheroe
Carlos and The Bandidos, Chet Atkins, Chick Henderson
Dave Newman, Dean Martin, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dee Dee Sharp, Digger Revell, Dodie Stevens
Edna Savage, Eero ja Jussi & The Boys, Ella Fitzgerald, Emile Ford, Engelbert Humperdinck,
Ernie Newton and The Toppers, Esther Phillips
Four Jacks, Franchesca Robi, Frank Chacksfield
Gene Krupa, Gene Pitney, Gerry Monroe, Gerry Monroe Wayne, Glen Campbell, Glenn Miller, Gretl Rath
Howard Morrison, Harry Connick, Jr.
Jack Hylton, Jan Peerce, Jay & The Americans, Jeannie Thomas, Jerry Inman,Jerry Vale, Jim Breedlove, Jimmie Rodgers, Jimmy Dorsey, Joe Longthorne, Joe Loss, Joe Loss and His Band, John Lloyd Young, Johnny Contardo, Johnny Desmond, Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge
Karel Gott, Kim & The Cadillacs
Larry's Rebels, Lee Wilson, Leslie (Hutch) Hutchinson, Lionel Hampton, Lou Ragland
Maria Thereza
Nancy Ford, Narvel Felts, Newton Eva Olmerová, Nora Aunor, Norro Wilson
Olympic feat. Karel Gott, Orchester Ambros Seelos, Oriel Clair
P.J. Proby, Pat Boone, Patti Page
Ray, Goodman & Brown, Ray Conniff, Rhonda Lehman, Richard Hayes, Robert Gennari, Roger Whittaker, Roy Hamilton, Roy Orbison, Ruby and The Romantics, Ruggero Raimondi, Ruth Brown
Sammy Kaye, Sharon, Shelley Fabares, Solomon Burke, Sonny Til, Stephen Ackles, Sue Raney
The Busted Jug Band, The Deep River Quartet, The Four Seasons, The Honeycombs, The Impressions,
The Ink Spots, The Platters, The Righteous Brothers, The Rocky Fellers, The Shirelles, The Vibrants,
The Vibrations, Thomas Lang, Timi Yuro, Tom Andersen, Tom Foolery, Tom Jones, Tony Williams
Vera Lynn, Vikki Carr
Wayne Newton
MY PRAYER - Bobby Vee
這經典曾被不少知名歌手翻唱, 其中有樂迷的摯愛歌手演繹, 可以從以上的歌手名字, 在不同視頻網絡欣賞好了。當中的 Vera Lynn 是拙筆特別喜愛的女歌手之一, 可能是她背後的故事吧, 在前文已有她的出生與經歴作簡述!
1944: "ONE EXCITING NIGHT"
港譯: 愛情何價 "You Can't Do Without Love"
When the twilight is gone and no songbirds are singing
When the twilight is gone you come into my heart
And here in my heart you will stay while I pray
My prayer is to linger with you
At the end of the day in a dream that's divine
My prayer is a rapture in blue
With the world far away and your lips close to mine
Tonight while our hearts are aglow
Oh tell me the words that I'm longing to know
My prayer and the answer you give
May they still be the same for as long as we live
That you'll always be there at the end of my prayer
OTHER LANGUAGES:
CZECH
Můj pláč - Eva Olmerová
FINNISH
Ennen kuolemaa - Olavi Virta ja Toivo Kärjen yhtye
Sydämeni toivomus - Olavi Virta
FRENCH
Tout nous parle d'amour - A. J. Pesenti et son orchestre de tangos
Ma prière - André Dassary - Acc. d'orchestre, direction Marcel Cariven Après - Franck Olivier
GERMAN
Warum müssen Jahre vergeh'n - Christa Williams
ICELANDIC
Þú ferð - Lúdó og Stefán, Berti Möller syngur
ITALIAN
Vivrò - Tonina Torrielli - William Galassini e la sua orchestra
PORTUGUESE
Minha Oração - Agostinho dos Santos
SPAIN
Mi oración - Tito Guízar con orquesta de salón
Rogar - Dúo Dinámico y su conjunto
SWEDISH
Kärleksvår - Sven-Olof Sandberg,Sven Arefeldts orkester
Avant de mourir - Arja Saijonmaa