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Over the rainbow 彩虹之上……
IZ是夏威夷音乐里赫赫有名的歌唱家,擅长演唱和弹奏夏威夷四弦琴,全名Israel Kamakawiwo'ole。由于名字实在太长,所以歌迷们都昵称他为IZ。他别具匠心地把Somewhere Over The Rainbow和What A Wonderful World这两支曲子串在一起用当地乐器演绎。在纯美的音乐后面,正是他深深而脉脉涌动的温情。
IZ于1959年出生于火奴鲁鲁(檀香山)一个名为Kaimuki的小镇上,后来移居到Makaha(马卡哈,夏威夷著名的旅游圣地)。IZ深深爱上了这个新家。为了表达他的热爱之情,IZ和他的哥哥Skippy Kamakawiwo'ole 以及其他三位朋友在70年代成立了一支名为The Makaha Sons(马卡哈之子)的乐队。
然而,好景不长,IZ的哥哥Skippy因为肥胖引起的心脏病于1982年突然去世,这给当年才23岁的IZ造成了很大的打击,乐队的活动也因此停滞了比较长的时间。此时,IZ青梅竹马的情人Marlene(马琳)不断地鼓舞和支持IZ,他们于83年成婚并很快生下了女儿Ceslianne。而在经历了这一切之后,IZ和他的朋友精心打造的两张专辑PUANA HOU ME KE ALOHA和HOOLA也终于成为了经典,分别于85年和87年获得了夏威夷最佳传统音乐大奖,而且马卡哈之子也三年内两次成为年度最佳乐团。
与此同时,IZ开始推出他自己的个人专辑,89年的KAANOI是他第一张个人专辑,此后93年的FACING FUTURE的成功让世界开始注意IZ,而95年的E ALA E和96年的N DIS LIFE则令IZ的名声传遍世界。97年的时候,BILLBOARD杂志的资深乐评人Doug Reece惊叹道:“在97年全年52个星期的世界音乐榜上,只有7个星期没有出现Israel Kamakawo'ole的名字!”
然而,非常遗憾的是,辉煌的97年并没能让世界留住IZ。他的肥胖终于让他在97年6月离开了人世,年仅38岁的他去世时体重超过750磅。
Overthe Rainbow/What a Wonderful World by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Somewhere over the rainbow way up high
And the dreams that you dream of once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly
And the dreams that you dream of, dreams really do come true
Someday I'll wish upon a star,
wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly
And the dreams that you dare to, oh why, oh why can't I?
Well I see trees of green and red roses too,
I'll watch them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
Well I see skies of blue
and I see clouds of white and the brightness of day
I like the dark
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 passing by
I see friends shaking hands saying,
How do you do?
They're really saying , I I love you
I hear babies cry and I watch them grow,
They'll learn much more than we'll know
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
Someday I'll wish upon a star,
wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow way up high
And the dreams that you dare to, oh why, oh why can't I?
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