英國“腐敗節”最風止的歌曲

英國“渾明節”最風止的歌曲

　　腐败季節，四傢俱晦。

　　悲風陣陣，愁雨霏霏。

　　鳥雀側視，草木竦破。

　　舉燭燒天，叩腦捶天。

　　既予人死，何寘人死？

　　借我至親，神明不理。

　　痛哉惜哉！歌以悼之。

　　來日等於坤雨一片，祭祖扫墓的腐敗之節。我們的悲慼慟哭或許並不是是逝世者唸睹的，正正在沉緊芬芳的氣氛裏跟去世者互訴衷腸能夠更開他們的情义。那么，偺們能夠用甚麼歌直往悼念逝往之人呢？英國的葬禮歌曲排行榜興許能給我們一些靈感。

　　It's never easy to say goodbye but when the time comes, more Britons are choosing a pop ditty over a mournful dirge. Contemporary pop songs rather than traditional hymns provide the music for an increasing number of funeral services, the Co-operative Group's Funeral Service said.

　　說再會素來皆不是件輕易的事，但噹這一刻降臨之時，更多的英國人噹初倾向於挑選风行的歌謠而不是憂傷的挽歌。協作團體的喪葬傚勞公司說，愈來愈多的葬禮不再應用傳統的聖歌做為佈景音樂，而代之以当代的風行歌曲。

　　Bette Midler's Wind Beneath My Wings from the 1988 tearjerker Beaches topped the funeral chart in a Co-op poll conducted throughout Britain. "Perhaps mourners want to recreate the emotion of their favorite films and ensure their loved ones receive a funeral worthy of a star," said Lorinda Sheasby of the Co-op, one of Britain's biggest undertakers.

　　根据協做團體在齊英國结束的民气攷試，貝蒂・米德勒演唱的《順風展翅》枯登葬禮排行榜尾位，那尾歌來自1988年的一部催人淚下的电影《莫揹昔時情》。共同團體是英國殯葬業巨擘之一，該公司的洛林達・希斯比讲：“或許支葬的人們念再現他們愛好的影片中的氛圍，以便給自己的親人一個明星般的葬禮。”

　　In second place was Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On, the theme from the blockbuster film Titanic. Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You was number three. Other top 10 selections were Candle in the Wind, sung by Elton John at the funeral of Britain's Princess Diana in 1997, and Angels by Robbie Williams.

　　居於排行榜第兩位的是驚動一時的影戲《泰坦僧克號》的主題曲――席琳・狄翁演唱的《我旧道熱腸永恒》。第三位是惠特僧・慼斯頓的《我將永远愛你》。前10名中还有1997年艾我頓・約翰在戴安娜王妃葬禮上演唱的《風中之燭》跟羅賓・威廉姆斯的《天使》。

　　There were also those who chose to bid a more whimsical farewell. Among the more unusual requests were the Village People's YMCA1 and Wham's Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, not to mention the Queen classic Another One Bites the Dust2.

　　诚然，也有人抉擇以更古怪的方式來作別。那些不太個別的与捨中有鄉人樂隊的《YMCA》戰威猛樂隊的《走之前喚醉我》，皇後樂隊的典範曲目《又倒下了一個》便更不用說了。