荡气回肠 德国金属歌剧乐队Avantasia--Farewell

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德国金属歌剧乐队Avantasia的《The Metal Opera Pt.I》《The Metal Opera Pt.II》。这是被称为是前无古人后无来者的两张金属歌剧专辑。两张专辑其实是一个整体，分为第一部和第二部。专辑讲述的是一个古老欧洲风格浓郁的神话故事。这两张专辑已经是非一般意义的金属歌剧，专辑集合了所有你知道和不知道的优秀元素。两张专辑26首歌曲，你不会挑剔出任何有瑕疵的地方。每一首都用最完美的形态呈现出来。其中的歌剧元素的创作也已达到了顶峰。金属歌剧的特征，是在神话和传说中寻求题材,积极进入浪漫主义的世界。当然,随着时间的推移,流派和倾向愈加复杂,现在大体上已具有了各自鲜明的特色.专辑比较特殊的地方就是请了多位主唱来担当角色。每个主唱都具有自身的特色。就好像是神话中不同的人物描述自己的故事。专辑速度很具力量，旋律也堪称一流，听过以后就会知道什么叫一尘不染的音乐。对于金属歌剧来说，旋律和唱词就是生命，专辑这两点表现的极为出色。专辑气势磅礴，大气宏伟，犹如身处圣地。用耳朵就可以看到你所有能想象的欧洲神话壮观场面。神话的感觉体现的非常深远，所有美丽的，激烈的，悲哀的，一起呈现。

  Avantasia用了所有表现手段来表现所想，表现所思。专辑中所具有的内涵绝非轻易就能全部领略。 Avantasia是一个临时团体。首脑人物是一个比较新的金属乐队Edguy的主唱Tobia Sammet与速度金属的高音教父Ernie。这两张超长篇的金属歌剧绝对是2000年最重要的专辑之一。而在专辑中，由于Ernie这位重量级人物的加入，更体现了这张专辑的含金量。这张专辑怎么看都是结合了前辈和新生代金属歌剧的典范。

大概的故事情节:
  这是一个融入了历史情节具有宗教色彩的神话故事。背景在17世纪初的修道院，Gabriel是一个备受赏识的见习生。在一次任务中进入巫女之塔，却看见自己的妹妹Anna被当成巫女囚禁。困扰不已的Gabriel寻求导师Jakob的帮助，却发现Jakob神情有异。经过私下调查，发现Jakob正在阅读一本异教徒的书。好奇之下不禁翻阅其内容，却无法理解。 Gabriel偷阅异教徒书籍被发现，结果被关进大牢。而与他同室囚禁的正式Druid教徒Lugaid。 Lugaid告诉他有一个精灵与精神的世界叫做Avantasia。而那本异教徒书籍就是开启Avantasia的七个封印之一。罗马教皇Pope Clemens IIX与主教von Bicken、Jakob受到宗教、权势的诱惑，正要进入Avantasia释放其中黑暗之塔的神秘人物，如此一来将会破坏Avantasia。而失去灵魂的世人将会变成软弱的傀儡。在了解事情真相之后，Gabriel与Lugaid以乞逃狱，躲过监守官von Kronberg的追击到达古老的沼泽。借助环境的力量进入Avantasia。并在Avantasia的精灵Elderane和矮人Regrin的协助下企图拓会封印……

Farewell

Days had come, winters had gone,
and we gamboled like siblings in Paradise.
I was your knight, holding you tight
as a brother when I saw your crying eyes.
Time went by and we had to say goodbye.

Staring up to the clouds above
Children - so little and sad.
Hoping the saints could help one day
Lead us together again.
Holding the key to the alley of dreams
still in hands.

Time telling me to say farewell
but I knew that I would fight hell
and I knew: We will
go for another time we can see,
for another time we'll be free,
for no more farewell.
Time telling me to say farewell
but I knew that I would fight hell
and I knew: We will
go for another time we can see,
for another time we'll be free,
for no more farewell.


Stepbrother tell me where have you been
when they brought me to this godforsaken place.
Sign of the cross - they took me away
for healing with herbs by the way of grace.
Now I wait for the day to feed the flames.


I have been caught in a cage of despair.
My heart as a monk's cell so empty and bare.
But no holy water can make me
forget you again...

Time telling me to say farewell
but I knew that I would fight hell
and I knew: We will
go for another time we can see,
for another time we'll be free,
for no more farewell.
Time telling me to say farewell
but I knew that I would fight hell
and I knew: We will
go for another time we can see,
for another time we'll be free,
for no more farewell.
Time telling me to say farewell
but I knew that I would fight hell
and I knew: We will
go for another time we can see,
for another time we'll be free,
for no more farewell.
Time telling me to say farewell
but I knew that I would fight hell
and I knew: We will
go for another time we can see,
for another time we'll be free,
for no more farewell.
Time telling me to say farewell
but I knew that I would fight hell
and I knew: We will
go for another time we can see,
for another time we'll be free,
for no more farewell.
Time telling me to say farewell
but I knew that I would fight hell
and I knew: We will
go for another time we can see,
for another time we'll be free,
for no more farewell.
Time telling me to say farewell
but I knew that I would fight hell
and I knew: We will
go for another time we can see,
for another time we'll be free,
for no more farewell.