The Boxer – Simon and Garfunkel：歌詞及意思
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The Boxer (1969) – Simon and Garfunkel
In the clearing stands a boxer
The Boxer – Simon and Garfunkel
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of every glove that laid him down
And cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
“I am leaving, I am leaving”
But the fighter still remains, he’s still remains
今天為大家介紹的歌曲叫做 The Boxer，是由美國組合Simon and Garfunkel在1969年唱出。歌曲長達5分10秒，屬於Folk Rock 民謠搖滾類型，填詞作曲由Paul Simon負責，歌曲被收錄於專輯《Bridge over Troubled Water》，亦成為了Simon and Garfunkel的代表作品之一。歌曲大約用了100個小時錄製，錄製地點不止一個地方，哥倫比亞大學、紐約、哥倫比亞及納士維。在歌曲音樂榜，多個地方擠進頭十的名次。之後，更被《滾石》雜誌列入500首最佳歌曲之一。
Paul Simon 的作品，民謠搖滾曲風作主導，以第一人稱描寫悲慘拳擊手的一生。歌曲形容主角在紐約獨自克服寂寞及貧富懸殊。而在歌曲的最後一句，則由第一稱轉為第三人稱。
In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of every glove that laid him down
And cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
"I am leaving, I am leaving"
But the fighter still remains, he's still remains
歌詞方面
填詞作曲由Paul Simon負責
I am just a poor boy
Though my story’s seldom told
I have squandered my resistance
For a pocketful of mumbles
Such are promises
All lies and jest
Still, a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest
When I left my home and my family
I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers
In the quiet of the railway station
Running scared
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters
Where the ragged people go
Looking for the places only they would know
Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie
Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, la la lie la lie
Asking only workman’s wages
I come looking for a job
But I get no offers
Just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue
I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome
I took some comfort there
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
Now the years are rolling by me
They are rocking evenly
And I am older than I once was
And younger than I’ll be
But that’s not unusual
No, it isn’t strange
After changes upon changes
We are more or less the same
After changes we are
More or less the same
Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie
Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, la la lie la lie
Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie
Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, la la lie la lie
Then I’m laying out my winter clothes
Wishing I was gone
Going home
Where the New York City winters aren’t bleeding me
Leading me
To going home
In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of every glove that laid him down
And cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
“I am leaving, I am leaving”
But the fighter still remains, he’s still remains
Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie
Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, la la lie la lie
Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie
Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, la la lie la lie
Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie
Lie la lie, lie la lie la lie la lie, la la lie la lie
Thank you, good night
Thank you, thanks
