音乐剧魅影《悲惨世界》I Dreamed a Dream 弱女子的控诉

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沪江英乐讯随着《英国达人》苏珊·博伊尔的一炮而红，这首I Dreamed a Dream 听歌也随之变得流行起来。取自音乐剧《悲惨世界》的这支女声独唱，唱出了一个社会底层女子对于美好生活、温暖人世的向往，控诉了社会的黑暗和无情。以下唱段来自经典的《悲惨世界》十周年纪念音乐会，表演的是英国著名的歌手、舞者及演员Ruthie Henshall。

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I Dreamed a Dream
by Ruthie Henshall

[FANTINE]
There was a time when men were kind
When their voices were soft
And their words inviting
There was a time when love was blind
And the world was a song
And the song was exciting
There was a time
Then it all went wrong

I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high
And life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no wine untasted

But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
And they turn your dream to shame

He slept a summer by my side
He filled my days with endless wonder
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when autumn came

And still I dream he'll come to me
That we will live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather

I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I'm living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.

【背景介绍】音乐剧《悲惨世界》（Les Misérables）由法国作曲家克劳德-米歇尔·勋伯格（Claude-Michel Schönberg）作曲、阿兰·鲍伯利（Alan Boublil）作词，完成于1980年。第一个舞台版的《悲惨世界》在巴黎体育馆演出，大获好评。而后，音乐剧“沙皇”之称的卡麦隆·麦金托什（Cameron Mackintosh）促成了《悲惨世界》音乐剧的全球化推广，力邀音乐剧届高手将原本的的法语版打造成英文版，很快打入英国西区，并登陆美国百老汇，在世界各地的舞台上大放异彩。

音乐剧《悲惨世界》改编自法国文豪维克多·雨果的同名长篇小说，是十九世纪浪漫主义文学作品的代表作。作者在序言中写道当时的社会现状使得“男人因贫穷而沉沦，女人因饥饿而堕落，儿童因黑暗而羸弱”，其中女人的代表，就是演唱这首歌曲的女主角芳汀Fantine。芳汀是个唇红齿白、一头金发的美丽女子。阔公子在玩弄了她之后，将母女两人赶出了庄园。芳汀被迫将女儿珂赛特寄养在乡村的一个小客栈，自己进城里的工厂挣钱为女儿谋生活费。苛刻吝啬的客栈老板夫妇背地里虐待珂赛特，却一而再再而三写信问芳汀要钱，而工厂的一个女主管从这些信中发现芳汀是个未婚的母亲，无情地把她开除了。芳汀走投无路，为了女儿，卖了自己的一头秀发，卖了自己的门牙，直到卖笑卖身，堕落成一个妓女。

I Dreamed a Dream出现在全剧第一幕，芳汀被开除出工厂之后。这一唱段感人肺腑，催人泪下。第一段芳汀低诉着曾经美好的世界，人与人之间充满了和善，爱情真诚而盲目，世界是一首激动人心的歌曲，然而不知从何时开始一切都改变了。第二段的副歌部分出现了点题的芳汀的梦想，在她曾经少女般的梦中生活充满了希望，真爱不会消亡，上帝充满了宽容，青春岁月中歌无不尽酒无不欢。第三段音乐直转急下，现实像黑夜中偷袭的猛虎，它如雷般的吼声撕碎了所有的希望和梦想。第四段的叙述讲述了芳汀深爱的男子曾经如何深情地追求取悦她，却只是一夏一秋的时间便以将其抛弃。第五段的芳汀已然绝望，她虽幻想男子会回到她的身边，但她清楚地知道这是不可能实现的梦想。最后一段的控诉，现实生活犹如地狱，打破了芳汀所有的梦想，剥夺了她做梦的权利。