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老歌亂談(175)Seven Spanish Angels

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這是一首「故事歌曲」。講述的是一個墨西哥的逃犯和她漂亮的女友,這對亡命鴛鴦試圖要從地方民團的追捕之下逃脫,而最後仍被困住,同時也已精疲力竭,但他們仍決定作最後一搏,要和趨前來的執法者進行槍戰。在槍戰之前,這對情侶深情擁抱,相互應許上帝會赦免他們,他倆也終將會去到一個更好的地方。然後槍戰開始,面對整個民團小隊的槍火,這位墨西哥佬很快地就遭到擊斃。被此場景刺激得要發狂的女友撿起了男人的來福槍,淚流滿面的祈禱說:「天父啊!請原諒我,沒有了我的男人,我無法獨力達成。」儘管她很清楚槍膛已空無彈藥,自己也無任何勝算,她仍將來福槍舉起瞄向執法者。請注意,重點來了,應該是她的祈禱獲得了回應,槍竟然再度擊發,當然,她也隨之身亡。 

這算是一段滿淒美為愛殉情的故事。而有人認為,寫歌的人意藉此以凸顯墨西哥女人一向為了家庭堅毅不拔,以及為了愛人不捨不棄的傳統美德。七位西班牙天使,在兩次的槍戰結束硝煙散去之後,祂們都帶了另一位的天使返回天國。 

這首《Seven Spanish Angels》是Ray Charles和Willie Nelson在1984合唱的單曲,推出後在鄉村排行榜的冠軍位置停留了一週 ( 合計入榜12週 ),也是Ray Charles入榜八首熱門曲中最為成功的作品。 

Willie Nelson後來也錄製了個人獨唱的版本。而Heidi Hauge,之前已介紹過她的歌的這位挪威大姐,也推出了她的版本,我覺得她那種淡淡的又略帶哀愁的唱腔,聽起來得相當的棒,一併貼上來和大家分享。

 

 

 

  

He looked down into her brown eyes, and said
"Say a prayer for me". She
Threw her arms around him, whispered
"God will keep us free"
They could hear the riders comin', He said
"This is my last fight If they
Take me back to Texas
They won't take me back a-live

There were seven Spanish angels
At the altar of the sun
They were prayin' for the lovers
In the valley of the gun
When the battle stopped and the smoke cleared
There was thunder from the throne
And seven spanish angels, took another
Angel home

She reached down and picked the gun up
That lay smokin in his hand
She said, "Father please forgive me
I can't make it without my man."
And she knew the gun was empty
And she knew she couldn't win
But her final prayer was answered
When the rifles fired again

There were seven Spanish angels
At the altar of the sun
They were prayin' for the lovers
In the valley of the gun
When the battle stopped and the smoke cleared
There was thunder from the throne
And seven spanish angels, took another
Angel home

There were seven Spanish angels
At the altar of the sun
They were prayin' for the lovers
In the valley of the gun
When the battle stopped and the smoke cleared
There was thunder from the throne
And seven spanish angels, took another
Angel home

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