《Alexander Hamilton》是由林-曼努爾·米蘭達作詞、作曲並參與編曲的嘻哈風格歌曲,作為2015年百老匯音樂劇《漢密爾頓》的插曲,收錄於同年9月25日發行的同名原聲專輯。該劇由米蘭達根據Ron Chernow的漢密爾頓傳記創作,其音樂融合嘻哈、節奏布魯斯、流行及傳統音樂劇元素,編曲工作由林-曼努爾·米蘭達與Alex Lacamoire合作完成。原版演唱陣容包括小萊斯利·奧多姆、安東尼·拉莫斯、戴維德·迪格斯、奧基里特·奧諾多瓦、菲莉帕·蘇、克里斯·傑克遜等演員。
該音樂劇於2015年8月在百老匯首演,2016年獲得11項托尼獎(含最佳音樂劇、原創配樂)及普利茲戲劇獎。原聲專輯獲格萊美最佳音樂劇專輯獎,主創團隊涵蓋導演Thomas Kail、音樂總監Alex Lacamoire等。歌曲主題旋律通過變奏形式貫穿全劇,編曲採用說唱語速與旋律變奏結合的手法。
基本介紹
- 外文名:Alexander Hamilton
- 所屬專輯:《漢密爾頓》
- 歌曲時長:3分56秒
- 歌曲原唱:林-曼努爾·米蘭達、小萊斯利·奧多姆、安東尼·拉莫斯、戴維德·迪格斯、奧基里特·奧諾多瓦、菲莉帕·蘇、克里斯·傑克遜
- 填詞:林-曼努爾·米蘭達
- 譜曲:林-曼努爾·米蘭達
- 編曲:林-曼努爾·米蘭達、Alex Lacamoire
- 音樂風格:嘻哈
- 發行日期:2015年9月25日
- 歌曲語言:英語
歌曲歌詞
How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a 為何一個私生子、孤兒、妓女和 Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a 蘇格蘭佬的兒子 Forgotten spot in the Caribbean by providence 降生於加勒比海的一片荒蕪 Impoverished, in squalor 家徒四壁,潦倒困苦 Grow up to be a hero and a scholar? 最終能夠成為一個偉人與學界巨富? The ten-dollar founding father without a father 十美元上喪父的國父 Got a lot farther by working a lot harder 以己之力求索人生之路 By being a lot smarter 憑藉稟異天賦 By being a self-starter 依靠自學以塑 By fourteen, they placed him in charge of a 在十四歲,眾人請他掌管 Trading charter 貿易財務 And every day while slaves were being slaughtered and carted 每一日目睹黑奴慘遭屠戮,運進船庫,遠渡海陸 Away across the waves, he struggled and kept his guard up 他時刻飽受掙扎,警惕如臨深谷 Inside, he was longing for something to be a part of 內心中卻在尋找一種信仰來守護 The brother was ready to beg, steal, borrow, or barter 這小子已經準備去討去偷去借或乖乖做一個商戶 Then a hurricane came, and devastation reigned 此時一場颶風襲來,留下遍地屍骸 Our man saw his future drip, dripping down the drain 這兄弟眼望自己的未來,似要墜入陰霾 Put a pencil to his temple, connected it to his brain 於是提筆抵著太陽穴,連線向他的腦海 And he wrote his first refrain, a testament to his pain 寫下了他第一首詩篇,自己苦難的頌讚 Well, the word got around, they said, “This kid is insane, man” 作品傳頌開來,人道這孩子真挺不賴 Took up a collection just to send him to the mainland 快送他到本土大陸,為他籌筆錢財 “Get your education, don’t forget from whence you came, and 去上學吧,別忘了自己從何處而來 The world is gonna know your name. What’s your name, man?” 這世界將會聽聞你的名字, 你叫什麼,現在登台—— Alexander Hamilton 亞歷山大·漢密爾頓 My name is Alexander Hamilton 我叫亞歷山大·漢密爾頓 And there’s a million things I haven’t done 這裡還有千萬未竟之事為我等待 But just you wait, just you wait... 只請你們等著看,你們等著看... When he was ten his father split, full of it, debt-ridden 十歲時,父親出走,留下累累負債 Two years later, see Alex and his mother bed-ridden 二年後,母親重病,與他共臥病榻 Half-dead sittin in their own sick, the scent thick 在病房中忍受污濁空氣與病害 And Alex got better but his mother went quick 亞歷山大痊癒了,他的母親卻走得很快…… Moved in with a cousin, the cousin committed suicide 過繼到了表兄家,表兄卻又自我了結 Left him with nothin’ but ruined pride, something new inside 沒留任何東西給他,除了傲骨上新添的傷疤 A voice saying 一個聲音浮現 “You gotta fend for yourself.”(“Alex, you gotta fend for yourself.”) 「你只能依靠自己!」(「亞歷山大,你只能依靠自己!」) He started retreatin’ and readin’ every treatise on the shelf 他忍住哭泣,開始貪婪地篤學古今 There would have been nothin’ left to do 也許他的生命將混混而度 For someone less astute 若無他這種才賦 He woulda been dead or destitute 他或將死去或活於困苦 Without a cent of restitution 承受不住一分的債務 Started workin’, clerkin’ for his late mother’s landlord 但他卻自力更生,為已故母親的房東記賬做工 Tradin’ sugar cane and rum and all the things he can’t afford 打理著他付不起的甘蔗和朗姆酒的買賣來謀生 Scammin’ for every book he can get his hands on 嗜讀著他所能碰到的每一本書 Plannin’ for the future see him now as he stands on 憧憬著未來,現在他終於站上 The bow of a ship headed for a new land 一艘航船,駛向新大陸的海港 In New York you can be a new man 在紐約,你將脫胎換骨大不一樣 In New York you can 在紐約,你將 Be a new man— (Just you wait!) 脫胎換骨大不一樣——(你們等著看!) In New York you can 在紐約,你將 Be a new man— (Just you wait!) 脫胎換骨大不一樣——(你們等著看!) In New York you can be a new man— 在紐約,你將脫胎換骨大不一樣—— In New York— 在紐約—— New York— 紐約—— Just you wait! 你們等著看! Alexander Hamilton(Alexander Hamilton) 亞歷山大·漢密爾頓 (亞歷山大·漢密爾頓) We are waiting in the wings for you(Waiting in the wings for you) 我們在岸上等你到來 (在岸上等你到來 ) You could never back down 你永遠都停不下自己的腳步 You never learned to take your time! 你永遠都學不會別再把自己催促! Oh, Alexander Hamilton 喔,亞歷山大·漢密爾頓 When America sings for you 當美利堅為你頌唱 Will they know what you overcame? 他們可知你所經歷的這些? Will they know you rewrote the game? 他們可知是你重寫了一切? The world will never be the same, oh 這世界將改變得轟轟烈烈,喔 The ship is in the harbor now 船已經駛進港 See if you can spot him 看聚光燈是否已落於他身上 (Just you wait) (你們等著看) Another immigrant 一個移民小子 Comin’ up from the bottom 從底層攀爬而上 (Just you wait) (你們等著看) His enemies destroyed his rep 他被敵人搞得臭不可當 America forgot him 美利堅又將他遺忘 We fought with him 我們與他並肩廝殺 Me? I died for him 我?我殉命正為了他 Me? I trusted him 我?我信任他 Me? I loved him 我?我愛他 And me? I’m the damn fool that shot him 而我?我就是那個蠢貨,一槍崩了他 There’s a million things I haven’t done 這裡還有千萬未竟之事為我等待 But just you wait! 只請你們等著看 What’s your name, man? 你叫什麼,小子 —— Alexander Hamilton! 亞歷山大·漢密爾頓! |
發行信息
發行時間 | 發行版本 | 收錄專輯 | 唱片公司 |
|---|---|---|---|
2015年9月25日 | 錄音室版 | 《漢密爾頓》 | 華納音樂 |

