Showing posts with label Laura Pausini. Show all posts
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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Laura Pausini: Parlami

One of my favourites. Lyrics by Pausini and Cheope.
parlami, io ti pergo non respingermi
dimmi se, se ti ho perso oppure no
ho creduto a lui alle labbra sue...
un errore da pagare
“Speak to me, please don’t reject me. Tell me if I have lost you or not. I believed him, his lips ... a mistake to pay for.” - Laura begs the man that she once deserted to forgive her for what she has done. She turned away from him and went for the wrong guy. After realizing who she loves, she comes back and asks for his forgiveness.
ho creduto che non fossi...
nelle mani, nella mia testa, nei miei muscoli
l’emozione per me più intensa è qui... con te
“I thought that you were not within my hands, within my head, within my muscles. The most intense emotion for me is here ... with you.” - Chorus. She was not aware of her feeling for him at first, and admits that she was wrong. What she wants the most now is to be with him.
parlami, per favore non escludermi
come io ho fatto con te
oh, no, no... e dimmi se, se è finita oppure c’è,
oppure c’è
nel tuo dolore un raggio di sole,
che non scalda ma non muore
“Speak to me, please don’t exclude me, like what I did to you. Tell me whether it is finished or whether there is, in your sorrow, a ray of sunlight that, although it does not heat up, never dies. ” - Again, she asks him to accept her despite the way she treated him. She wants to know whether there is still hope, no matter how little it may be (and she is certain it is still there).
ho bisogno di sentirti qui...
nelle mani, nella mia testa, nei miei muscoli
l’emozione per me più intensa è così
“I need to feel you here, in the hands, within my head, within my muscles. The most intense emotion for me is like this.” - She expresses how much she wants him. Among all, what she wants the most is simply feel him, have him by her side.
...io spero che anche tu,
che un giorno anche tu la ritroverai...
“I hope that one day you will find it/her again too ...” - Here comes the bridge. Not sure what la refers to. It can be it or her. If it is her, maybe she wishes he can find the girl he loves again, and this means her, Laura. Otherwise, la here can be l’emozione, the emotion that she feels, the emotion that they both felt before.
mi troverai, in noi
...è così, l’emozione per me più immensa è qui
parlami, è finita oppure no

“You will find me, in us ... it is like this, the most immense emotion for me is here. Speak to me, is it finished or not?” - She is sure that he will miss her and feel her like the way she does (nelle mani, nella mia testa, nei miei muscoli). ‘It is like this,’ she asks him to feel the emotion she has right now, when they are here, together. Then, she wants to know, after experiencing what she feels, if he can still deny their love.

This song has a gloomy start, yet, it is so powerful and confident at the end.

超愛這首。之前突然迷上了,就一直聽……結尾非常讚。充分展現出 Laura 歌聲中的力量。整首歌的轉折也很有趣:從一開始的低沉、絕望,到最後充滿力量,充滿光輝,充滿自信……希望大家會喜歡。(歌詞:Pausini, Cheope)
parlami, io ti pergo non respingermi
dimmi se, se ti ho perso oppure no
ho creduto a lui alle labbra sue...
un errore da pagare
「跟我說話,求你不要拒絕我。告訴我,我是否已經失去你了。我錯信了他、他的雙脣……一個需要付出代價的錯誤。」
一開始,Laura 懇求對方原諒她。當初因為一時的糊塗,走了錯誤的路;知道心裡真正嚮往的人,其實就在身旁,她回到他身邊,承認自己那時的冷淡,希望穫得對方原諒。
ho creduto che non fossi...
nelle mani, nella mia testa, nei miei muscoli
l’emozione per me più intensa è qui... con te
「那時我以為你並不在我的雙手、我的頭腦、我的肌肉裡。此刻我最強烈的情感,就在這裡,與你一起」
副歌這邊,Laura 坦承,剛開始時,並沒有注意到自己對他的感覺;後來,她才發現,即便不在對方身邊,自己仍可在雙手中、腦海裡、肌膚底下,感受到對方的存在。此刻,她告訴對方,她最想要的,就是和他在一起。
parlami, per favore non escludermi
come io ho fatto con te
oh, no, no... e dimmi se, se è finita oppure c’è,
oppure c’è
nel tuo dolore un raggio di sole,
che non scalda ma non muore
「跟我說話,求你不要拒絕我,如同我當初對待你那樣。告訴我,這是否已經結束了,亦或是,在你的傷痛裡,仍存有一絲雖不使人感到溫暖,卻不會逝去的陽光?」
再一次地,她哀求對方的寬恕。雖然曾經傷害了對方,不過她想知道,這一切是否還存有一絲的希望?他是否依舊感覺到兩人相處過的時光?
ho bisogno di sentirti qui...
nelle mani, nella mia testa, nei miei muscoli
l’emozione per me più intensa è così
「我需要感覺到你在這裡……在我雙手中,我頭腦裡,我的肌肉裡。我最強烈的情感,就是這樣」
她表達出自己多麼地需要對方……她渴望對方就在身邊,她想要在雙手中,思想裡,以及每一寸肌膚下,感覺到他的存在……她告訴對方,這就是她所感受過最強烈的情感:感覺到對方就處於自己身體裡。
...io spero che anche tu,
che un giorno anche tu la ritroverai...
「我希望你有一天也能夠再次找到她/它」
不是很確定這邊的 la 是指什麼。有可能是指,那位對方所喜歡的,也就是…… Laura。除此之外,也有可能是指 l’emozione,那種感受到對方就存在於心裡、每一寸神經理的感覺。
mi troverai, in noi
...è così, l’emozione per me più immensa è qui
parlami, è finita oppure no
「你會在我們之中找到我……就像這樣,我那最強烈的情感,就在這裡。跟我說,這是否已經結束了?」
這裡她確信對方有一天,就像她一樣,會在身體裡感覺到她的存在。然後,她詢問對方:在體會過我此刻對你如此強烈的感受以後 (感覺到對方就在自己身體、內心裡),你是否還忍心拒絕我、否認我們的愛?
Laura Pausini - Parlami

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

復仇 Vengeance (2009)

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說句實話,當初進電影院看這部電影,完全是因為 Johnny Hallyday。我看過的法國電影不多,第一次看到 Johnny Hallyday 上鏡,竟然是 2009 年的 The Pink Panther 2。在飛機上看到的時候,有點驚喜 (雖然劇情有夠鳥的)!不管如何,看到一位有一億多張唱片在地球上流通著的法國搖滾巨星,在香港電影裡參一腳……在電影院裡偶然看過預告後,那個當下,就決定一定要衝這部!

基本上,這部電影的劇情還蠻有吸引力的……一個法國廚師,飛越半個地球,到香港澳門來報仇……很有趣不是嗎?不過,真正有吸引力的地方,不是殺人報仇,而是復仇過程中,牽引出的友情、義氣。電影裡,主角 Costello (Johnny Hallyday) 提出一個問題:「沒有了記憶,仇恨還在嗎?」電影的後段,復仇,不再是出於仇恨,而是因為友情,因為義氣。

當你看完電影後,一定會這樣覺得……「男人與男人間,就該是這樣!」

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不過……大家別對這部電影抱太多期望。讓我們忘記導演是杜琪峰吧。首先,電影的音樂還有特效,真的是非常差勁。我想這是資金問題吧,畢竟港片已不像過去熱門;資金少,做出來的,品質上,和其他資金充裕的電影比,必然會有段差距。像是音樂,跟前一陣子的電影《畫皮》一樣,《復仇》的配樂就像是十多年前電動裡的音樂一樣。另外,用紅色粉末來表現鮮血,不管用意如何,每次看到,都會覺得有點突兀。

另外劇情上也有些不合理的地方。從白天開始,在澳門的熱鬧大街上,一直開幹殺到夜晚……警察都跑到賭場裡嘿皮了嗎?如同坐我後面的香港人說的:「邊有可能啊?」(怎麼可能!)

儘管音樂、特效、劇情上有所不足,不得不稱讚的是,幾個大卡的演技真的很讚。像是黃秋生、林雪、林家棟、任達華。喜歡這幾位演員的話,光是他們的演出,就值回票價了。另外,Johnny Hallyday 的雙眼真的很特別,有種很憂愁的感覺!

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Primavera in Anticipo !

Language: English | 中文
Finally, I can spend some time finishing this post. Yeah, the latest album of Laura Pausini!
 
As you can see in a previous post, the release date of « Primavera in Anticipo », in Hong Kong, is November 13. So, the afternoon, before I headed to the Alliance Française, I went to a neighbouring HMV, but found that they didn’t have it on the shelf yet. So, I decided to stop by the HMV in Causeway Bay on the way.
 
After getting off the métro, I rushed all the way to the store, and headed to the Word Music / Classical / Jazz Section directly once I got there. And there, a shelf full of both the Italian and Spanish versions of the album, just magnificent! After weeks of waiting, finally! I grabbed one, without hesitation, and paid, and rushed all the way back to the métro and to the Alliance Française.
 
For the rest of the day, I really hoped that I could have a walkman so that I didn’t have to wait till I got home to sit back and listen to the music.
 
Here are some photos I took:
Primavera in Anticipo
with plastic wrapper
 
Primavera in Anticipo
wrapper removed (another wrapper!)
 
Primavera in Anticipo (HMV)
somewhere in HK, the day the album was released
 
Primavera in Anticipo (HMV)
somewhere in HK, few days after
It was really exciting when I found that they had put some of her albums on the shelf, as shown in the last picture above. It was like a little exhibition of her works, ha ha, though it only lasted for few days.
 
And the album itself! It is terrific! Especially the duet « Primavera in Anticipo » featuring James Blunt! Before I actually heard the song, I mean, Italian and English? Laura’s voice with James’? I never thought this would work. But, what turns out is just amazing! Just make sure you don’t miss it. I hope they release the next single sooner, and I really want to visit the island they shot the video, and the Bar!

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Laura in Monza!

Language: English | 中文
I was watching the Italian Grand Prix Monday afternoon, when, just before the commercial break, I spotted someone, a woman, which looked so familiar. Sure I know who she is!

Apparently she was watching the competition, staring at a screen, in a VIP room or somewhere, with a red cap showing that she supported Ferrari.

And I sat there, in front of the TV, not believing what I had just seen. I asked myself who she was. She looked so familiar!

Then, after a few seconds or so, it hit me that she is Laura Pausini! The first time EVER I have seen her on TV, in Hong Kong! I bet the broadcasters from Hong Kong had no idea who she was.

Actually, I don’t watch F1. I turned on the TV because I wanted to see if there was the Inter match that I missed. And, with no reason, I stopped at STARSPORTS and, not knowing why, began to watch the Grand Prix. I think I just got luck XD

Check this.

Monday, July 14, 2008

Laura Pausini: Dove L’Aria E’ Polvere

Language: English | 中文
Artist: Laura Pausini
Album: Resta In Ascolto (2004)

«Dove L’Aria E’ Polvere» is a song about an Iraqi boy, Ali Ismail Abbas, whose arms and entire family were taken away by American missiles.

The song begins with l'aquila, which means the eagle:
Cronaca del giorno in cui
L'aquila volò
Su confini dove l'aria è polvere
I spent some time figuring what l'aquila refers to. At first, I thought l'aquila could be the missile that hit the boy's house. I am quite sure about this because Laura described the missile as a big metal bird (grosso uccello di metallo). However, don't you think that a eagle reminds you of something, or, a country? You know what I mean, right?

Besides the eagle, here, it tells us where the event happened: dove l'aria è polvere, literally, where the air is dust.

After this, the song tells us what happened to the boy: the eagle took away the boy's arms. Then, the chorus begins:
Ed un soldato raccontò
Di come il cielo si oscurò
A soldier speaked of how the sky darkened. Does it really mean that the sky grew dark? Or, is it trying to tell us that our reason, our mind, and our relationship were darkened by this violent, unreasoning act?
E in terra pianse lacrime
Urlando ruggine
The soldier then cried on the ground, shouting. Have you ever thought that a soldier may cry as well?

Then, Laura asks us a simple but meaningful question:
Ma che cos'è la libertà?
E che significato ha?
What is freedom? Is this the freedom that promised to bring to us? And freedom, what does it mean?

In the second verse, it says that the eagle sacrifices its heroes and displays its "stars" and trophies. But sadly:
Il bambino è orfano di casa e di poesia
Per l'indifferenza che
La guerra ha dentro sé
The boy is now an orphan, without home and without "poetry." (You may check my previous post for the meaning of the word poesia.) He became an orphan because of the indifference that war has in itself. How sad, and how cruel! War turns people cold-blooded!

Then, in the chorus, a similar question is asked:
Ma che cos'è la verità?
E che significato ha?
This time, the question is: What is the truth? And what does it mean? Honestly, this is a serious question. What is the truth? Is it what they tell us on TV? Or is it what we read in the newspaper? Does it give us both sides of the story? Can we trust it? How should one judge?

Then, in the 3rd chorus, after the questioning:
E' il sole che non sorge mai
E' il buio addosso a noi
The sun never rises. The dark is upon us. Is this freedom?

Then, at the end, Laura ends the song with a strong question:
[D]immi che cos'è la libertà... cos'è?
Tell me what freedom is... what is it? Great ending.

At first, I found this song a little bit sharp. The pain, the anger, and thouse powerful questions, they make it a bit hard to swallow, at the beginning. But, after you start questioning yourself, hate how ugly we have become, and shout the anger secretly in your heart, you will find that the song is actually fabulous. And you will start to love it immediately.

Here are some related clips on Youtube:

LAURA PAUSINI Donde el Aire es Ceniza TG
A brief reportage of the event with a short interview of Laura


Dove l'aria è polvere
A fan-made video with Portuguese subtitles. Few of the pics can be unpleasant and even terrifying.



For more about Ali Ismail Abbas: About Laura: About the album: