AC 11. 《河口之处（一） VII》| Lemba’s Song

音乐剧《河口之处》第一部第七曲：--【歌曲简介】1482年至1483年的刚果河口。在葡萄牙航海者第一次抵达刚果河之前，这片土地上的人们已经与刚果河共同生活了无数代。Lemba是一位生活在河边的七岁小女孩，她的母亲在河畔劳作，她的祖母每天清洗陶罐、捕鱼、照料家庭。对于她来说，刚果河不是一条普通的河流，而是一位古老的朋友、一位守护生命的存在。她看着男孩们乘坐简陋的独木舟捕鱼，看着水流带走落叶，看着太阳在宽阔的河面上升起。她不知道远方的船只意味着什么，也不知道历史即将发生改变。她只是相信，河流记得每一个人的名字。这首歌曲是一首献给刚果河的童谣。通过一个孩子纯真的目光，歌曲展现了葡萄牙人到来之前，刚果河畔宁静而充满生命力的日常世界。它也是整部音乐剧中“河流主题”的第一次出现——在之后几个世纪的历史变迁中，这条河将继续见证相遇、交换、离散与重生。--【歌词】I hear the old river sing(Lemba’s Song, Congo River, 1482/1483)Verse 1When the morning touches the water,When the birds begin to sing,I walk down to the river,I hear the old river sing.My brothers take their little boats,With baskets made of wood.They follow where the silver fishAre dancing with the moon.ChorusOh, river, river,Running to the sea,You carry the clouds above,You carry the dreams in me.Oh, river, river,Deep and wide and free,You know every stone,You know every tree.And the river knows my name.Verse 2My grandmother washes clay pots,Beside the morning light.She tells me stories of the river,That sleeps beneath the night.She says the river was here before us,Before our fathers came.It watched the first sunrise,It remembers every name.ChorusOh, river, river,Running to the sea,You carry the clouds above,You carry the dreams in me.Oh, river, river,Deep and wide and free,You know every stone,You know every tree.And the river knows my name.BridgeSometimes you roar like thunder,Sometimes you whisper low.Sometimes you take the fallen leavesTo places I don't know.But when I close my eyes at night,I hear your endless song.The river keeps on moving,The river carries on.Final Chorus (soft)Oh, river, river,Running to the sea,Hold my little secrets,Keep them safe for me.Oh, river, river,Ancient as the sky,When I grow older,Will you still pass by?Will you remember me?一南 | Yinan前往小宇宙评论区与主播互动