美國就是美金好---- 一中餐館侍者
紐約堂叔
堂叔按:我們老中先是哭著喊著要留在美國,山姆大叔心一軟就把大夥兒收留了。回過頭來,立刻發現美國不但沒有為新來的人鋪紅地毯,居然連鮮花和掌聲也不給一點,失望之餘,就此種下了美國對咱黃皮膚的老中搞「種族歧視」的情結。另一方面,我們老中總是下意識地排斥美國文化,就像本文的題頭所說,美國就是美金好。做了美國人,心裡還老是惦記著天朝: 北京烤鴨小籠包,飛來飛去兩頭跑。堂叔以為,想要讓人家不歧視,就要一點一滴地融入美國社會,學習和接受美國文化。
今天,我想試試帶著大家一起來學唱英文歌。為此我選了幾首流行的英文歌曲,其特點是:流行度廣,旋律和歌詞都極優美,易懂易學易唱,沒有聲部的問題;和中國的紅歌不一樣,完全沒有高八度英雄般的光明結尾,從未學過歌唱的老頭老太都可以很快朗朗上口。
《what a wonderfull world》是一首jazz風格的老歌,他的原唱是號稱 king of jazz 的Louis Armstrong。下面是它的歌詞:
"What A Wonderful World"
I see trees of green,
red roses too.
I see them bloom,
for me and you.
And I think to myself,
what a wonderful world.
I see skies of blue,
And clouds of white.
The bright blessed day,
The dark sacred night.
And I think to myself,
What a wonderful world.
The colors of the rainbow,
So pretty in the sky.
Are also on the faces,
Of people going by,
I see friends shaking hands.
Saying, "How do you do?"
They're really saying,
"I love you".
I hear babies cry,
I watch them grow,
They'll learn much more,
Than I'll ever know.
And I think to myself,
What a wonderful world.
Yes, I think to myself,
What a wonderful world.
視屏:堂叔唱《What a wonderful world》。希望大家喜歡。
視屏製作:紐約知青,在此再次感謝。
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