Perry Como - Catch a Falling Star

Perry Como已故的老牌歌星 Perry Como派瑞.柯莫),有一首非常有名的歌曲 "Catch a Falling Star" ——摘取一顆流星。

摘取流星

這是一首充滿童趣的曲子。天際的流星,稍縱即逝,而若能把握住那瞬間,將閃耀的流星捉下,放在自己的口袋裡,讓其燦爛的光華,能長伴自己左右,這該是多麼幸福的事啊!

這首 1957 年的暢銷曲,據說是美國唱片史上第一張獲頒「金唱片」(gold record)的歌曲。在電影《麻雀變公主》(The Princess Diaries)和《愛是您.愛是我》(Love Actually)裡,也都有選用這首歌作為插曲。

大學慶典序曲

提到這首曲子,是因為有資料說,這首歌的旋律,也是取自古典音樂。被取材的對象,是布拉姆斯(Brahms)的《大學慶典序曲》( Academic Festival Overture)。

↓ Brahms: Academic Festival Overture,蕭提與芝加哥交響樂團。

我們從小就聽過布拉姆斯的《大學慶典序曲》……呃,應該說,我們聽的是以《大學慶典序曲》為曲調,配上孟郊的古詩,而成的〈遊子吟〉。

慈母手中線,遊子身上衣;
臨行密密縫,意恐遲遲歸;
誰言寸草心,報得三春暉。

布拉姆斯自稱,這首《大學慶典序曲》是一首「歡笑的序曲」,創作於 1880 年,是他接受德國布雷斯勞大學贈與名譽博士學位後,回贈給大學的新曲。這首曲子,變成歌頌母愛的歌,恐怕是布拉姆斯始料未及的吧!

聽不太出來

同樣取材自《大學慶典序曲》,那 "Catch a Falling Star" 是不是與我們熟悉的〈遊子吟〉很類似呢?可能是擷取的段落不同,使得這兩首歌一點也不像。

我是聽不太出來 "Catch a Falling Star" 取材自《大學慶典序曲》的哪個段落。只覺得《大學慶典序曲》在接近結尾的部分,和 "Catch a Falling Star" 的主旋律有一點相似。

這首 "Catch a Falling Star",我並沒有將其列入我的排名之中,主要就是我不太有把握。
 

 

Catch a Falling Star

Music and Lyrics by Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance


Catch a falling star an’ put it in your pocket,
Never let it fade away!
Catch a falling star an’ put it in your pocket,
Save it for a rainy day!

For love may come an' tap you on the shoulder,
Some star-less night!
Just in case you feel you wanna’ hold her,
You’ll have a pocketful of starlight!

Catch a falling star an’ ( Catch a falling . . . ) put it in your pocket,
Never let it fade away! ( Never let it fade away! )
Catch a falling star an’ ( Catch a falling . . . ) put it in your pocket,
Save it for a rainy day! ( Save it for a rainy day! )

For love may come and tap you on the shoulder,
Some star-less night!
An’ just in case you feel you wanta’ hold her,
You’ll have a pocketful of starlight!

( . . . pocketful of starlight! ) [ hum in time ]

Catch a falling star an’ ( Catch a falling . . . ) put it in your pocket,
Never let it fade away! ( Never let it fade away! )
Catch a falling star an’ ( Catch a falling . . . ) put it in your pocket,
Save it for a rainy day! ( Save it for a rainy . . . Save it for a rainy, rainy rainy day! )

For when your troubles startn’ multiplyin’,
An' they just might!
It’s easy to forget them without tryin’,
With just a pocketful of starlight!

Catch a falling star an’ ( Catch a falling . . . ) put it in your pocket,
Never let it fade away! ( Never let it fade away! )
Catch a falling star an’ put it in your pocket,
Save it for a rainy day!

( Save it for rainy day! ) Save it for a rainy day!

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