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标题: Old Folks at Home ---Stephen C. Foster（图） [打印本页]

作者: aekk 时间: 2007-4-29 06:23
标题: Old Folks at Home ---Stephen C. Foster（图）

Old Folks at Home ---Stephen C. Foster

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Way down upon the Swanee River, Far, far away
That's where my heart is turning ever
That's where the old folks stay
All up and down the whole creation, Sadly I roam
Still longing for the old plantation
And for the old folks at home

Chorus:
All the world is sad and dreary everywhere I roam
Oh darkies, how my heart grows weary
Far from the old folks at home

All 'round the little farm I wandered, When I was young
Then many happy days I squandered, Many the songs I sung
When I was playing with my brother, Happy was I
Oh, take me to my kind old mother,
There let me live and die

Chorus:
All the world is sad and dreary everywhere I roam
Oh darkies, how my heart grows weary
Far from the old folks at home

One little hut among the bushes, One that I love
Still sadly to my mem'ry rushes, No matter where I rove
When shall I see the bees a humming, All 'round the comb
When shall I hear the banjo strumming,
Down by my good old home

Chorus:

史蒂芬.福斯特（Stephen Foster 1826-1864)）美国早期民谣作曲家，他的作品广传於世界各地.
如：苏珊娜、老黑奴、肯塔基老家乡等等. 对南方黑人族群充满无奈、悲悯又乐观、
坚忍的描绘，无人能出其右.

"Old Folks at Home," also known by the words of its first line, "
(Way Down Upon the) Swanee River," is a song originally written in 1851
by composer Stephen Foster, to be performed by the New York performing
troupe Christy's Minstrels. The name of E. P. Christy, the troupe's leader,
appears on early printings of the music as the song's creator, as shown
in the illustration; Christy had paid Foster to be credited, something Foster
himself had suggested. Though Foster later regretted this, the deal stood.
It has been the official state song of Florida since 1935.

According to legend, Foster had most of the lyrics in place but was casting
about to give a name to the river of the opening line and asked his brother
to suggest one. The first suggestion was "the Yazoo" of Mississippi, which,
despite fitting the melody perfectly, Foster rejected. The second suggestion
was "the Pee Dee" of the Carolinas, to which Foster said, "Oh pshaw! I won't
have that." His brother then consulted an atlas and called out "Suwannee!".
Foster immediately wrote it in (misspelling it "Swannee"), saying "That's it
exactly!". Foster himself never saw the Suwannee or even visited Florida,
but the popularity of the song singlehandedly started a major tourist
movement to Florida to see the river, as travelers from the Northeastern
states in particular flocked to the region.

作者: 大清太平 时间: 2007-4-29 06:25
标题: 沙发上听！！！

沙发上听！！！

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作者: angeleyes 时间: 2007-4-29 06:28
标题: 忙着看点点的礼物,一没留神被大清兄抢了沙发

忙着看点点的礼物,一没留神被大清兄抢了沙发

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作者: 怎么还要笔名？ 时间: 2007-4-29 06:28
标题: 想坐板凳听，没坐上。干脆，坐地上听。

想坐板凳听，没坐上。干脆，坐地上听。

本贴由[怎么还要笔名？]最后编辑于：2007-4-28 22:29:13

作者: aekk 时间: 2007-4-29 06:32
标题: 无所不知的笔兄! 俺也要加入笔丝集团了...[@};-][@};-]

无所不知的笔兄! 俺也要加入笔丝集团了...

作者: raindrops 时间: 2007-4-29 06:32
标题: 好听。像圣歌，听着心里很平静、安详[:-Q][:-Q][:-Q]

好听。像圣歌，听着心里很平静、安详

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