Don McLean：Vincent*Starry Starry Night

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这是一首很老的歌曲，是纽约歌手Don McLean纪念画家梵高的作品，

这首歌的另一个名字Vincent则源自梵高的英文名字Vincent Willem van Gogh。

歌曲创作的灵感来自梵高的著名画作《星夜Starry Starry Night》

整首曲子的配器是一把木吉他，极致的简约之美，却浑然天成，如诗如画般的唯美。

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Starry starry night繁星点点的夜晚
Paint your palette blue and grey为你的调色盘涂上灰与蓝
Look out on a summer's day你在那夏日向外远眺
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul用你那双能洞悉我灵魂的双眼
Shadows on the hills山丘上的阴影
Sketch the trees and the daffodils描绘出树木与水仙的轮廓
Catch the breeze and the winter chills捕捉微风与冬日的冷冽
In colors on the snowy linen land以色彩呈现在雪白的画布上
Now I understand what you try to say to me如今我才明白你想对我说的是什么
And how you suffered for your sanity你为自己的清醒承受了多少的苦痛
And how you tried to set them free你多么努力地想让它们得到解脱
They would not listen但是人们却拒绝理会
They did not know how那时他们不知道该如何倾听
Perhaps they'll listen now或许他们现在会愿意听

Starry starry night繁星点点的夜晚
Flaming flowers that brightly blaze火红的花朵明艳耀眼
Swirling clouds in violet haze卷云在紫色的薄霭里飘浮
Reflect in Vincent's eyes of China blue映照在文森湛蓝的瞳孔中
Colors changing hue, morning fields of amber grain色彩变化万千，清晨里琥珀色的田野
Weathered faces lined in pain满布风霜的脸孔刻画着痛苦
Are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand在艺术家充满爱的画笔下得到了抚慰
For they could not love you因为他们当时无法爱你
But still your love was true可是你的爱却依然真实
And when no hope was left inside而当你眼中见不到任何希望

On that starry starry night在那个繁星点点的夜晚
You took your life as lovers often do你像许多绝望的恋人般结束了自己的生命
But I could have told you, Vincent我多么希望能有机会告诉你，文森
This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you这个世界上从未有一个人像你如此美丽

Starry starry night繁星点点的夜晚
Portraits hung in empty halls空旷的大厅里挂着一幅幅画像
Frameless heads on nameless walls无框的脸孔倚靠在无名的壁上
With eyes that watch the world and can't forget有着注视人世而无法忘怀的眼睛
Like the strangers that you've met就像你曾见过的陌生人
The ragged man in ragged clothes那些衣着褴褛境遇堪怜的人
The silver thorn of bloody rose像血红玫瑰上的银刺
Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow饱受蹂躏之后静静躺在刚飘落的雪地上
Now I think I know what you tried to say to me如今我想我已明白你想对我说的是什么
And how you suffered for your sanity你为自己的清醒承受了多少的苦痛
And how you tried to set them free你多么努力地想让它们得到解脱
They would not listen但是人们却拒绝理会
They're not listening still他们依然没有在倾听
Perhaps they never will或许他们永远也不会理解

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    《Vincent*Starry Starry Night繁星点点》是唐*麦克林Don Mclean欣赏了凡高《星夜》之后激情创作的。这首歌的曲风同其他乡村民谣相比并无异质，还是那种散发着淡淡的幽香的小品文风格，其过人之处在于其发人深省的歌词上。Mclean用他那诗人般的手笔向我们展示了一幅又一幅的优美画卷，同时也以他那天才般的敏锐洞悉出凡高内心的苦楚，表达了对这位天才画家的深深的理解与敬意。歌中Mclean用极尽绚烂的词藻来描绘凡高的画，旨在表现凡高那灿若向日葵般的生命。当凡高躺在弟弟提奥德怀里静静地离开这个世界上时，他才37岁。天才的生命总是异常的短暂，但却绚烂若夏花。凡高以如火的热情畅游于艺术的海洋，虽然周遭充满了鄙夷与曲解，虽然他时常被饥饿与寒冷折磨，但是他那永不枯竭的创作灵感从来没有被不公的命运所扼杀。他以惊人的创作力为世界艺术宝库留下了一笔巨大的财富。然而，天才不是神人，他同凡人一样，他也会彷徨，也有脆弱的时候。所以Mclean又以朴实无华的语言来倾诉凡高内心的痛苦，以像when there is no hope left inside on that starry starry night, you took your life as lovers often do这样凄婉的语句来暗示凡高的自杀。
    从这首歌中，听众不难体会到一种英雄惜英雄的情感。Mclean是一位才华横溢的民谣歌手，但是他的星途却充满坎坷，他总是被美国的主流音乐排斥在外。他曾经沦落到街头唱歌的地步，这不失为一种悲哀。其实整首歌也是Mclean在向世人诉说自己的苦痛，他以极为柔和的歌调折射出满腔的哀怨。因为天才总是被世俗所曲解，所以能洞悉天才内心的人本身就是天才。
    这首名叫《Vincent文森特》的歌可算是美国民谣音乐中的经典。它的演唱者是著名民谣歌手Don Mclean，他用这首感人的歌献给这位“疯子”凡高，在感动其本人的同时，也感动了全世界热爱生活/心存希望的人们。在荷兰阿姆斯特丹的凡高纪念馆前，人们总能听到这首歌，它一遍一遍地放着，永远让人感动/让人怀念……

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I feel the trembling tingle of a sleepless night无眠的夜，刺痛颤抖的我
Creep through my fingers and the moon is bright明亮月光，透过我的指缝
Beams of blue come flickering through my windowpane闪烁的蓝月光，穿过我的窗玻璃
Like gypsy moths that dance around the candleflame如同吉普赛飞蛾绕着烛光飞舞
And I wonder if you know你可知？
That I never understood我原来不懂
That although you said you'd go你虽说你要走
Until you did, I never thought you would不想你竟真会离去
Moonlight used to bathe the contours of your face月光沐浴着你的脸庞
While chestnut hair fell all around the pillowcase栗色长发撒落枕上
And the fragrance of your flowers rest beneath my head我枕在你的花朵的芳香上
A sympathy bouquet left with the love that's dead这是你留下的花束，哀悼已逝爱情
Never thought the words you said were true没想到你实话实说
Never thought you said just what you meant没想到你口吐真言
Never knew how much I needed you没想到我那么的需要你
Never thought you'd leave, until you went没想到你真的会离开，直到你远走
Morning comes and morning goes, with no regret晨来晨去，时光不待
And evening brings the memories I can't forget夜晚带来我无法抹去的记忆
Empty rooms that echo as I climb the stairs空荡的房间里回响着我的脚步
And empty clothes that drape and fall on empty chairs空空的衣服，坠落在空椅子上