英语入门教程5 英语语法 第6章 形容词 第24课 歌曲分析 Vincent

The ragged men in ragged clothes （
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The silver thorn; a bloody rose （
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Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow
Answer Key to Exercise 1
Complete the lyrics with correct adjectives. 用正确的形容词补 全歌词。
McLean wrote the lyrics in 1971 after reading a book about the life of Van Gogh. The song makes use mainly of the guitar but also includes the accordion, marimba, and strings.
Background
"Vincent" is a song by Don McLean written as a tribute to Vincent van Gogh. It is also known by its opening line, "Starry Starry Night", a reference to Van Gogh's 1889 painting The Starry Night. The song also describes other paintings by the artist.
(Starry), starry night (Flaming) flowers that brightly blaze (Swirling) clouds in (violet) haze Reflect in Vincent's eyes of (china blue) Colors changing hue Morning fields of (amber) grain (Weathered) faces lined in pain Are soothed beneath the artist's (loving) hand
[Chorus] Now I understand What you tried to say to me And how you suffered for your sanity And how you tried to set them free They would not listen, they did not know how Perhaps they'll listen now
Vincent
[Verse 2] Starry, starry night Flaming flowers that brightly blaze Swirling clouds in violet haze Reflect in Vincent's eyes of china blue Colors changing hue Morning fields of amber grain Weathered faces lined in pain Are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand
Vincent
[Verse 1] Starry, starry night Paint your palette blue and grey Look out on a summer's day With eyes that know the darkness in my soul Shadows on the hills Sketch the trees and the daffodils Catch the breeze and the winter chills In colors on the snowy linen land
的名词。
Starry, starry night （
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Portraits hung in empty halls
Frameless heads on nameless walls （
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With eyes that watch the world and can't forget
Like the strangers that you've met
Vincent
[Verse 3] Starry, starry night Portraits hung in empty halls Frameless heads on nameless walls With eyes that watch the world and can't forget Like the strangers that you've met The ragged men in ragged clothes The silver thorn; a bloody rose Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow
另外还有一行歌词“火红的花朵灿烂地燃烧着（flaming flowers that brightly blaze）”描述了梵高最为著名的系列画作《向日葵》。这句歌词 不仅借鉴了画作中明亮的黄色和橘色，也创造出了充满能量的太阳的意象。
歌曲背景
在最开始的两句合唱“人们不曾倾听你的心声，他们也不知道怎么做， 也许他们现在明白了（They would not listen / they did not know how / perhaps they'll listen now）”中，麦克林对于梵高生前缺乏知名度表 示了赞颂。在最后的合唱中，麦克林唱到“人们不曾倾听你的心声，现在 依然未倾听你的心声，也许永远不会 （They would not listen / they're not listening still / perhaps they never will）。这是梵高的故事，直到 他死，他才被认为是一位艺术家。这些歌词表明梵高试图通过他的作品 “使人们变得自由（set people free）”。麦克林对这有着清楚的而强烈 的感觉：“现在，我理解了你试图告诉我的（And now I understand what you tried to say to me）”。
Answer Key to Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks. 写出以下歌词中的划线形容词对应 的名词。 Starry, starry night （ star ） Portraits hung in empty halls Frameless heads on nameless walls （ name ） With eyes that watch the world and can't forget Like the strangers that you've met The ragged men in ragged clothes （ rag ） The silver thorn; a bloody rose （ blood ） Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow
歌曲背景
《文森特》（Vincent）是美国歌手唐·麦克林所唱的一首纪念文森 特·梵高的歌曲。这首歌也因为开场歌词“Starry Starry Night”而闻名， 这句歌词意指梵高的作品《星夜》。
1971年，麦克林在读完一本讲述梵高一生的书籍之后写下了这首歌的 歌词，使用了手风琴、颤音琴、弦乐器和吉他配乐。在当年，这首歌一度 成为英国单曲排行榜的第一名，并在美国获得第12名。
English Grammar
英语语法
主讲者：Tim
第六章
Adjectives 形容词
第24课 Vincent 歌曲分析
学习目标
1 了解歌曲Vincent的背景。 2 能基本演唱Vincent全曲。
Vincent
Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night (1889)
Vincent
[Bridge] For they could not love you But still your love was true And when no hope was left in sight On that starry, starry night You took your life, as lovers often do But I could have told you, Vincent This world was never meant for one As beautiful as you
[Chorus] Now I understand What you tried to say to me And how you suffered for your sanity And how you tried to set them free They would not listen, they did not know how Perhaps they'll listen now
[Outro] Now I think I know What you tried to say to me And how you suffered for your sanity And how you tried to set them free They would not listen, they're nቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱt listening still Perhaps they never will
该首也是荷兰梵高博物馆天天伴随梵高画作播放的歌曲。
歌曲背景
这首歌清楚地表达了对梵高作品以及对梵高本人深深的崇拜。这首歌 包含了大量对梵高作品的描述。歌词“描绘出树林和水仙花（sketch the trees and the daffodils）”和“清晨的田园里琥珀色的谷物（morning fields of amber grain）”描述了梵高作品中数次出现的琥珀色的小麦。 其中有几句歌词也婉转地提到了梵高的自画像，例如“饱经风霜的脸上写 满了痛苦，在艺术家的手里得到抚慰（weathered faces lined in pain / are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand）”。麦克林在此暗示梵 高可能在创作自画像的过程中寻找到一些安慰。但是，这句歌词也可能指 梵高的另一作品《吃马铃薯的人》，这幅画中描述了一个辛苦工作的农民 家庭。