《Tell Laura I Love Her告訴蘿拉我愛(ài)她》是1960年美國十佳流行歌曲之一, 當年在英國單曲榜第一名,原唱歌手Ray Peterson來(lái)自德州,1958年貓王去服兵役,RCA簽了一批年輕歌手,希望培養出新的偶像,Ray就是其中一位。
歌詞講述的是男孩Tommy和女孩Laura的悲慘故事,他們要結婚了,Tommy為了給Laura購買(mǎi)結婚戒指,參加了危險 的非法賽車(chē),結果賠上了自己的性命,他臨終前的最後的一句話(huà)是:'Tell Laura I love her...my love for her will never die'。最後Laura參加Tommy葬禮時(shí)聽(tīng)到了Tommy的告白。
歌詞▼
TELL LAURA I LOVE HER-Ray Peterson
Laura and Tommy were lovers
蘿拉和湯米是一對戀人
He wanted to give her everything
他想要給她一切
Flowers, presents and most of all, a wedding ring
鮮花、禮物 還有珍貴的 一只結婚戒指
He saw a sign for a stock car race
他看到一張賽車(chē)告示
A thousand dollar prize it read
可以得到一千元的賞賜
He couldn't get Laura on the phone
他無(wú)法在電話(huà)里告訴蘿拉
So to her mother Tommy said
所以請了她的母親轉告
Tell Laura I love her, tell Laura I need her
告訴蘿拉 我愛(ài)她 告訴蘿拉 我需要她
Tell Laura I may be late
告訴蘿拉 我可能會(huì )遲到
I've something to do, that cannot wait
我迫不及待的想做這件事
He drove his car to the racing grounds
他緩緩駛了進(jìn)賽車(chē)場(chǎng)
He was the youngest driver there
在那里他是最年輕的一個(gè)
The crowed roared as they started the race
群眾歡呼聲中 比賽開(kāi)始
'Round the track they drove at a deadly pace
他們以致命的速度繞著(zhù)圈子 追逐著(zhù)
No one knows what happened that day
沒(méi)有人知道那天發(fā)生了什么事
How his car overturned in flames
他的車(chē)在火焰中翻滾
But as they pulled him from the twisted wreck
當人們將他從扭曲的車(chē)身中拉出來(lái)
With his dying breath, they heard him say
在奄奄一息中 聽(tīng)到他說(shuō)
Tell Laura I love her, tell Laura I need her
告訴蘿拉 我愛(ài)她 告訴蘿拉 我需要她
Tell Laura not to cry
告訴蘿拉 不要哭
My love for her will never die
我對他的愛(ài) 永遠不會(huì )逝去
And in the chapel where Laura prays
在教堂里 蘿拉為逝去的湯米祈禱著(zhù)
For Tommy who passed away
對她來(lái)說(shuō) 湯米雖死猶生
It was just for Laura he lived and died
蘿拉獨自在教堂里
Alone in the chapel she can hear him cry
好像聽(tīng)到湯米哭著(zhù)說(shuō)
Tell Laura I love her, tell Laura I need her
告訴蘿拉 我愛(ài)她 告訴蘿拉 我需要她
Tell Laura not to cry
告訴蘿拉 不要哭
My love for her will never die
我對他的愛(ài) 永遠不會(huì )逝去
Tell Laura I love her
告訴蘿拉 我愛(ài)她
這首歌曲也出現在梁朝偉、梁家輝和劉嘉玲主演的電影《新難兄難弟》里,下面的視頻是梁朝偉在舞會(huì )上唱這首Tell Laura I Love Her》▼