附: 爱琴海的珍珠(Penelope) , 橄榄项链 (El bimbo) , 兰色的爱(Love is blue)
La Reine De Saba 中文译为"萨巴女王","示巴女王","西巴女王"或"沙巴女王",是法国轻音乐队—雷蒙.拉斐尔乐队的经典曲目,曾被全球各大乐队广泛演奏过。下面先看一段视频和听一下它的音乐
这是一首非常优秀的抒情类型的轻音乐.以"旧约圣经"中的神话和传说中的的古代阿拉伯萨巴女王(La Reine De Saba 又译为示巴女王或西巴女王)和著名的以色列英明君主所罗门王之间的浪漫爱情故事为主题,并将其置于现代背景下而创作的一首音乐.原曲由法国歌手米歇尔·劳伦特 (Michel Laurent)于1967年创作.1969年由法国雷蒙·勒菲夫乐队(Raymond Lefevre Ochestra)重新改编,演出后广受欢迎并在全球迅速流传.其旋律轻柔浪漫、优雅感伤,对于历经爱恋感受的人,更容易触动心扉,浮想不尽.让人充分领略音乐的深蕴而深爱不舍.本站特编辑此页以和喜爱这首曲目的朋友们共享
001 关于所罗门王和萨巴女王
01 圣经故事——所罗门与示巴女王
Solomon was a wise king; God had promised no other king shall compare with him. Solomon composed proverbs, poems and songs; he spoke of trees and animals and his fame spread wide. Under his forty years of magnificent rule, his country became very prosperous and strong. Then he decided to build a temple for God. After the construction of the temple, he prayed for the welfare of his people, which was heard and provided by God, and his nation became most affluent and his riches and wisdom were much admired.
Queen Sheba heard about his fame and decided to visit him. She came with both precious gifts and hard questions. When she saw the magnificent temple that Solomon built for his God, the officials in colorful costumes and all the sumptuous food on the table; when Solomon had given each of her hard questions a wise answer, there was no more spirit in her. She said to Solomon, "The report that I heard in my own land of your accomplishments and of your wisdom was true. Your wisdom and prosperity far surpassed the report I had heard. Happy are your wives! Happy are your servants,
who continually attend you and hear your wisdom! Blessed be the Lord your God, who was delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel!" Then she offered the king her gifts of gold, precious stones and spices and left with her servants.
Ma Reine de Saba - Queen of Saba" turned into his second big hit which was recorded by over 250 singers in many languages and was sold over 50,000,000 copies all over the world. The song also brought him the chance to participate in the World Most Popular Songs Festival in Tokyo in 1983 and "Ma Reine de Saba" itself has become one of the favorites in Yahama pianos and keyboard Melodies and is sold in music sheets since then
Born in a bourgeois family of an actress mother and a violinist father in Tunisia, Michel was cradled in the music of Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Bethoven and Mozart in his early ages. It was also his family who inspired him at the age of 13 to pursuit his hobby of music by offering him his first guitar, his first recording machine and all the top hit albums in the American music chart at that moment like those of Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochran, Little Richard and the Platters.
Since then, Michel and his friends grouped together to practise and play under the sun and on the white sandy beach of Carthage, the beautiful resort city where later on they started playing in hotels and restaurants to the music lovers of the French colony country.
Moving to Paris after the political change in Tunisia in 1961, Michel kept playing in different groups whilst continuing his education in the two famous high-schools of France - Le Lycee de Jesuite Albert de Mun and Le Lycee Chaptal.
His training and education at the "Ecole Normale de Musique" has made this young man the official musician of the balls playing during weekends and festivals around the country until the day he met with an American Guitarist and Composer of Blues/Soul - Mickey Baker. This American composer of the famous hit "Love is Strange" has persuaded Michel to record the adaptation of "Ain't that a Shame" into "C'est bien Fini" marking Michel's debut into the showbiz as a singer. And this American composer has always been Michel's "big" old friend until now.
The second single that Michel introduced was called "Le Pantin". Composed and sung himself, Le Pantin became the hit which lasted the longest time ever in the history of the show "Salut les Copains" - France's renowned show of rock n' roll for teenagers at that time.
After 7 albums of rock n' roll, Michel returned to his original feelings of classical music writing songs which are fervent with poems and sentiment. His "Ma Reine de Saba - Queen of Saba" turned into his second big hit which was recorded by over 250 singers in many languages and was sold over 50,000,000 copies all over the world. The song also brought him the chance to participate in the World Most Popular Songs Festival in Tokyo in 1983 and "Ma Reine de Saba" itself has become one of the favorites in Yahama pianos and keyboard Melodies and is sold in music sheets since then.
In the period of Funk and Soul that followed, he wrote "Sing Sing Barbara" which was recorded in New York by himself and the Group Mardi Gras in English, French and Italian. Immediately Sing Sing Barbara was nominated as the Number One in Europe, and in Italy, it stayed the top of the hit for six months consecutively, the record which had never been gained by any of the foreign songs before.
After working sometime with an American production house All Platinum Records in New York, he returned to Paris writing the album "New York City" with his friend Luc Aulivier, that composes of song stories of a Frenchman in New York trying to make his way out in the American chaotic society after the Vietnam War. He wrote songs for Sheila, Dalida and some other French singers after the album.
With the coming into being of the disco and the techno trends in the late 80s, Michel withdrew from the showbiz to rest in his peaceful garden - his professional studio- where he keeps writing and recording just for his loved ones and friends like he always says "once you start writing, you will never be able to stop."
本站译文: 米歇尔·劳伦特生于突尼斯的一个中产阶级家庭.母亲是一个演员,父亲是一位小提琴家. 在他幼年就受到肖邦,拉赫玛尼诺夫,贝多芬和莫扎特音乐的熏陶.13岁时他开始学习吉它.受到当时美国音乐的影响,他非常喜爱 Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochran, Little Richard等人的演出
在1961年突尼斯政变后他们迁居巴黎.米歇尔继续参加不同乐队的演出,同时在两所著名的法国高等学校 Le Lycee de Jesuite Albert de Mun 和 Le Lycee Chaptal接受教育.
在这两所学校所受的教育造就了这个年轻人成为一个正式的音乐家.他常常在周末或节日在这个国家各地的舞厅演出.直到有一天他遇到了美国的吉它演奏家和作曲家米奇 贝克尔(Mickey Baker).这位著名的流行音乐"爱情是奇异的"美国作曲家劝说米歇尔改编和录制"那不是耻辱"成为"这是菲尼"("C'est bien Fini")并首次作为一名音乐家登场演出.直到现在,这位美国作曲家仍然是米歇尔的"伟大"的老朋友.
米奇 贝克尔
1983年东京世界流行歌曲节
由他自己谱曲和演唱的另一个节目被称为"Le Pantin".这个节目成为了流行音乐.它的持续时间甚至超过了当时在青少年当中流行的著名的法国摇滚乐"嗨 伙计"("Salut les Copains")
在出版了7个专辑之后,米歇尔重新回到他自己喜爱的古典音乐,他创作带有热情诗意的歌曲.他的"我的萨巴女王 - 萨巴王后"("Ma Reine de Saba - Queen of Saba")成为他最著名的另一首流行乐曲. 在全世界有超过250名不同语言的歌唱家录制了这首乐歌曲,销售量超过了5000万张.由于这首歌曲,使得他有机会参加了1983年在东京举办的最流行歌曲的歌唱节.从那以后,这首歌曲成为了雅马哈钢琴和键盘旋律最受喜爱和销售量最大的乐曲之一
其后,他写出了"唱吧唱吧芭芭拉"("Sing Sing Barbara"),这首曲子由他自己演奏并在纽约录音,由 Mardi Gras乐队在英国,法国和意大利演出.这首歌立即在欧洲名列首位,在意大利,它排名在流行音乐的榜首连续达6个月之久,此前.没有任何外国歌曲获得过这样的记录.
在纽约一家美国白金唱片录制厂工作一段时间之后,他回到了巴黎和他的朋友Luc Aulivier共同创作"纽约城"("New York City").该歌剧描写了越战之后在美国混乱的社会中一个法国人在纽约谋生的故事.其后,他还为 Sheila, Dalid和一些其它的法国歌手创作了一些歌曲
Raymond Lefèvre (From Wikipedia)
Raymond Lefèvre (November 20, 1929 – June 27, 2008) was a French easy listening orchestra leader, arranger and composer.
Born in Calais, France, Lefèvre is is best known for his 1968 theme "Soul Coaxin' (Ame Caline)", which became an international hit. He also wrote soundtracks for movies with Louis de Funès like La Soupe Aux Choux (1981) or the series of legendary Le Gendarme De Saint Tropez. During late 1950s and early 1960s he accompanied Dalida on most of her recordings (Bambino, Por Favor, Tu Peux Tout Faire de Moi, Quand on N'A Que l'Amour). He started his musical career in 1956 on the Barclay Records label.
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1 Early career
2 Eurovision
3 Death
4 Filmmusic (excerpt)
5 Records (excerpt)
6 External links
Early career
He was accepted at the Paris Conservatory at 17 years old. During the early 1950s he played the piano for the Franck Pourcel orchestra. In 1953 he played the piano at the Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. He started his musical career in 1956 on the Barclay label and recorded his debut album in the same year.
He worked in the French television programs Musicorama (1950s) and Palmarés des Chansons (1965, 1966, 1967) accompanying famous artists as Dalida, Claude Francois, Richard Anthony, with his own orchestra.
His recording of "The Day the Rains Came" was a best seller in the United States in 1958. The song "Ame Caline" (Soul Coaxin') became an international hit in 1968 and "La La La (He Gives Me Love)" was a minor hit in 1968 in Canada and the United States. In 1969 his recording of "La Reine de Saba" (Queen of Sheba) became a big hit in Japan. Between 1972 and the early 2000s he made successful tours in Japan.(More)
勒菲夫生于法国加莱,在1968年由于"Ame Caline"的主题音乐"Soul Coaxin'在世界流行而出名.他还为许多电影谱曲例如1981年的"La Soupe Aux Choux"和"Le Gendarme De Saint Tropez".在50年代后期和60年代早期他的大部分时间配合达里达(Dalida)在她的录音棚工作(Bambino, Por Favor, Tu Peux Tout Faire de Moi, Quand on N'A Que l'Amour).1965年他通过巴克利(Barclay)唱片司开始了自己的音乐事业
50年代,他为法国 Musicorama 电视节目和Palmarés des Chansons工作.1965-1967年间,他和他自己的乐队配合著名的艺术家 Dalida, Claude Francois, Richard Anthony等人合作演出
1958年,他的专辑"The Day the Rains Came"在美国创造了最好的销售量.1968年他的歌曲"Ame Caline" (Soul Coaxin')成为了国际上的流行音乐.1968年"啦啦啦(他给我爱)在加拿大和美国成为青少年的流行歌曲.1969年他录制的"萨巴女王"(La Reine de Saba/Queen of Sheba)在日本成了最著名的流行歌曲.1972年到2000年期间他在日本旅居.(更多)
01 萨巴女王 La Reine De Saba
02 冰雪的狂欢节 Snow Carnival
03 欺骗的心 Soul Coaxing
04 倒塌的城堡 La Maison Est En Ruine
05 想象 Imagine
06 恶水河上的大桥 Bridge Over Trouble Water
07 安吉 Angie
08 灰色的阴影 A Whiter Shade Of Pale
09 鸽子 El Condor Pasa
10 爱的世界 Monde D Amour
11 夜间飞行 Night Fly
12 昨日重现 Yesterday Once More
13 我的爱 My Love
14 两个天使 Concerto Pour Une Voix
15 夏日先生 Une Belle Histoire
16 时钟停止 El Reloj
17 雨 Viens Viens
18 午夜的陌生人 Strangers La The Night
19 雨滴不停落在我头上 Raindrops Keeps Falling On My Head
20 我的路 My Way
由日本JVC出品的雷蒙·勒菲夫乐队的CD(含萨巴女王)
Detailed Information
List Price $54.99 (You save $3.74)
Category Rock/Pop, World, International, Rock
Label Jvc Victor
All Time Sales Rank 175256
CD Universe Part number 7109986
Catalog number 60557
Discs 1
Release Date Dec 19, 1998
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Additional Info Japan
Track Listing
1. Reine de Saba
2. Adagio Cardinal
3. MacArthur Park
4. Tous les Deux Pres D'un Beceau
5. Comme Toi
6. Long Sera L'Uver
7. Si Ca Vous Chante
8. Hey Jude
9. Le Temps des Fleurs (Those Were the Days)
10. 100,000 Chansons
11. Pour Etre Sincere
12. Les Bicyclettes de Belsize
13. Iresistiblement
14. Oh Happy Day
15. Oh Lady Mary
16. Un Jour un Enfant
17. 13 Jours en France
18. Day Dream (Reverie)
19. Lily the Pink (Sirop Typhon)
20. Isadora
21. L'Orage
22. Liberte Mon Amoure
23. Catherine
24. Bye Bye Barbara
25. Castschok
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La Reine De Saba 《萨巴女王》原曲是发表于1967的一首法国歌,1969年雷蒙·勒菲夫皇家乐队(Raymond Lefevre) 重新编配后,巧妙地把古典音乐和现代轻音乐的不同特征融为一体,营造出华丽而又伤感的画面,令该曲更为浪漫、优雅,聆听时如感轻风拂面,丝丝柔情触动心扉,让人充分领略到深蕴其中的法式浪漫情怀。 虽然没有同样来自法国的保罗莫里亚乐队的知名度高,也许是后者的作品过多的原因吧,我反而觉得不被大家熟悉的雷蒙乐队作品更加精致。
由法国 Claude Morgan 创作的此曲由于有一个漂亮的标题而深深地打动了那些情调音乐的乐迷.原曲是宾朋乐队(BIMBO JET)演唱的"叹息的宾朋".1974年底到1975年初.经由保罗·莫里亚的改编,在法国一举进入了排行榜的前五位.全曲节奏分明。曲风华丽优美,深受乐迷喜爱,获得了极大的成功.在日本该曲被译为富有浪漫气息的"橄榄项链".
这首乐曲曾获1967年欧洲电视网歌唱大赛(Eurovision song contest)的第四名,但并未引起人们太多的注意.曲作者是安德烈·波普(Andre Popp),由女歌手维姬·林卓丝(Vicki)代表卢森堡出赛.虽然与冠军无缘,但保尔莫里亚慧眼识珠,终于让它一跃成为二十世纪的情调音乐经典名曲。古钢琴音色的运用,营造出一股独特而优雅的浪漫气息,为情调音乐写下了辉煌灿烂的篇章,保尔莫里亚也被法国媒体尊为"第二次世界大战后的法国音乐之神."