Pallas《wearewhoweare》

Pallas《wearewhoweare》
熊猫哥哥一半是默尔索,
Pallas《wearewhoweare》
我们就是我们
译者: @熊猫哥哥
虽然pallas不是我最喜欢的新前卫乐队之一,但在我看来这支苏格兰乐队有几张专辑堪称经典。一张是84年的首专sentinel,显得非常老式复古,在键盘上的旋律令人回忆起七十年代,当然这张并不是他们最好的。2005年的《the dreams of men》在我看来是一张新前卫的巅峰之作,当然这也是共识了,它充满了美妙大气的旋律,新前卫一切应有的元素都有了,当中的小提琴为之增色不少,而专辑概念似乎是“某些人的美梦是另一些人的噩梦”也很有深度。而之前的一张《The Cross & The Crucible》则比较黑暗晦涩,主诉宗教与科学的矛盾,音乐来说没有新前卫的畅快感。我喜欢的第三张则是他们最后发布的一张专辑,2014年的wearewhoweare,这和他们之前的专辑都不同。pallas一般来说是有些金属化的新前卫,这在2011年的XXV里表现得最为明显(我不太喜欢这张),XXV也是sentinel的续集,讲述了同样的关于战争和乌托邦的命题。而在wearewhoweare中,pallas变得更加流行了,更加pf化了,迷幻电子的部分增加,而一直以来营造氛围的键盘并未丢失(在我看来,键盘才是pallas的灵魂所在),变得更加宁静优美,歌曲更加旋律化、流行化,而录音和制作似乎也有不少提高。另一个变化是歌手由Alan Reed换成了Paul Mackie,这符合他们音乐的变化。虽然Alan Reed更负盛名,但Paul的声音听起来更舒适,更适合pop曲风。这些变化让wearewhoweare更耐听,当然似乎也更不前卫?不管如何,wearewhoweare和the dreams of men是我认为pallas最好的两张专辑,也是新前卫领域内不可不听的两张杰作。
1.Shadow Of The Sun
太阳的影子
And now no more fear
At last no more tears
The time has now come
Clear cut and run from here
现在不再有恐惧
终于不再有眼泪
现在是时候了
快离开这里
Pretension has gone
It's time to go home
There is no confusion
There's no illusion
I'm going home
虚假已经过去,
是时候回家了,
没有混乱,
没有幻觉,
我要回家了
To the shadow of the sun
My dizzy head spins
In the shadow of a lie
My aspirations die
在太阳的阴影下,
我晕眩的头
在谎言的阴影下旋转,
我的抱负死了
But the sparkle of the night
Takes my hand and leads me there
I am the shadow and the light
This new life will feed me
但是夜晚的光芒
牵着我的手,带我去那里
我是影子和光明
这种新生活将养活我
I need space to breathe
Where my soul won't grieve
I will reminisce
On my youthful bliss again
我需要空间呼吸
在那里我的灵魂不会悲伤
我会再次回忆起我年轻时的幸福
The sickness has gone
I'm moving on
Just one premonition
One lucid vision
I'm going home
疾病已经过去,
我有一种预感
一种清晰的视觉
我要回家了
To the shadow of the sun
My dizzy head spins
In the shadow of a lie
My aspirations die
在太阳的阴影下,
我晕眩的头
在谎言的阴影下旋转,
我的抱负死了
But the sparkle of the night
Takes my hand and leads me there
I am the shadow and the light
This new life will feed me
但是夜晚的光芒
牵着我的手,带我去那里
我是影子和光明
这种新生活将养活我
From the shadows to the sun
My dizzy head spins
From the shadow of a lie
Aspirations rise
从太阳的阴影下,
我晕眩的头
在谎言的阴影下旋转,
我的抱负升起了
To the sparkle in the night
And in my heart I'll see you there
With a sparkle in my eyes
This new life will free me
在夜空中闪耀
我将看到你在那里,
我的眼睛里闪烁着光芒,
新的生活将使我获得自由
2.New Life
新生活
Altruistic and less absorbed
The way we think and the way we talk
Self obsessed but it's your life
利他主义和更少的夺取
这是我们思考的方式和我们说话的方式
自我迷恋,但这是你的生活
Elevation is what you need
Find your balance and rule your greed
Consumes your time
Talk to strangers
崇高是你所需要的
找到你的平衡,控制你的贪婪
花你的时间
和陌生人交谈
Go see a sunrise once in a while
So warm and alive
偶尔去看日出
如此温暖而充满活力
It’s a beautiful thing
And it's your life
To walk on the beach when the moonshines
And sit for a while huddled and warm
Is this your life
Is this your life
这是一件美好的事情,也是你的生活
在月光下漫步在海滩上
然后挤在一起温暖地坐一会
这是你的生活
这是你的生活
Huddled and warm
This is your life
挤在一起温暖地坐一会
这是你的生活
3.Harvest Moon
秋天的满月
Outside, night sky
Pale moon, way up high
Space, time, rending torn
Air burns, something forms
Black wings, unfold
Take flight, take hold
Bird-beast, blood lust
Suck you dry, turn to dust
外面,夜空
苍白的月亮,高高挂起
空间,时间,撕裂
空气燃烧,一些东西形成
黑色翅膀,展开
飞吧,飞吧
鸟兽,嗜血
把你吸干,化为尘土
Harvest moon is in the sky
Who will live and who will die?
Who will wash away my sin?
Dim the lights, the show begins
秋月当空
谁会活着,谁会死?
谁能洗去我的罪?
灯光变暗,表演开始
Mirror mirror on the wall
Who is the sweetest of them all
Rest in peace, antiquity
Vanquished soul and empathy
Someone loves me, this I know
The Bible tells me so
墙上的镜子
谁是他们中最可爱的
安息,古代的遗物
被征服的灵魂和移情
有人爱我,这我知道
圣经告诉过我
Out of your head and into the night
The human sea, the blood, the light
Over the river the hunt begins
The primal desire, the city, the sin
Drink, drink deep from the mortal still
Drink from the heartflow, the spirit, the will
从你的脑海中消失,进入黑夜
人海,血,光
在河上,狩猎开始了
原始的欲望,城市,罪恶
喝吧,尽情地畅饮尘世的甘甜
饮其心流,饮其精神,饮其意志
Jesus loves me!
This I know
For the Bible tells me so
Little ones to Him belong
They are weak, but I am strong
耶稣爱我!
耶稣爱我!
因为圣经告诉我
他的孩子们是弱小的,但我是强壮的
Let go, can you see the river?
Can you see him waiting ?
Waiting by the water
Reaching for his Obal
Reaching for your mouth
Reaching for your soul
Do you want to cross?
Do you want the cross?
放手,你能看见河吗?
你能看到他在等吗?
在河边等着
伸手去拿他的银币
伸手触及你的嘴
触及你的灵魂
你想通过吗?
你想通过吗?
4.And I Wonder Why
我想知道为什么
Golden years…. bereft for me
My pretty little angel
Please be strong and find some peace
Free your soul somehow
我失去了黄金岁月
我美丽的小天使
请坚强一点,找到一些平静。
以某种方式解放你的灵魂
There's a photograph at my best for you my love
So hold on to that moment will you
I'm feeling more as I found less
Upon my fragile joy I rest
有一张我最爱你的照片,我的爱人
所以,抓住那一刻,你会吗?
我发现的越少,感觉就越好
我在脆弱的快乐中安息
Oh oh I just can't breathe
Oh oh I can't breathe
噢,噢,我只是喘不过气来
噢,噢,我喘不过气来
This pain will fade and your heart will know
And you'll understand I had to go
这种痛苦会消失,你的心会知道
你就会明白我必须去
Don't be sad I had to go
The silence is too strong I can't breathe
Your pain will fade and you will grow
When you flourish I'll feel you
别难过我得走了
寂静太浓密,我无法呼吸
你的痛苦会消失,你会成长
当你绽放时,我会感觉到你
Oh oh I just can't breathe
Oh oh I can't breathe
噢,噢,我只是喘不过气来
噢,噢,我喘不过气来
Oh oh
哦哦
5.Dominion
领土
Stand on the outside look from within
Yesterday's gone a new day begins
The rite of spring has gone with the wind
Nothing remains
Nothing to lose
Nothing to gain.
Raise your arms
Reach for your dominion
Your heart
Your soul
站在外面,从内部看
昨天过去了,新的一天开始了
春天的仪式随风而去
没什么遗留
没什么可失去
没什么可获得
举起你的手臂
触及你的领土
你的心脏,你的灵魂
Love will have dominion over each and every thing
Love will build Jerusalem
Love will have dominion
爱将统治每件事
爱将建造耶路撒冷
爱会有统治权
We are cast in a play by an unknown hand
Riding the wave or lost in the sands
Then we leave the stage, one by one
Alone at the end when the play is done
我们在一出戏中扮演一个不知名的角色
乘风破浪或迷失在沙滩上
然后我们一个一个地离开舞台
演出结束时独自一人
A step in the river, the river of change
The ripple is carried away
Resist the tide of ideology
And turn the wheels of history
变化之河中的一步
涟漪消失了
抵制意识形态的潮流
转动历史的车轮
To live without
To dance alone
To open your heart
And seek dominion
苟且偷生
独自跳舞
打开你的心
寻求统治
Love will have dominion over each and every thing
Love will build Jerusalem
Love will have dominion
爱将统治每件事
爱将建造耶路撒冷
爱会有统治权
Keep looking for a miracle
Suddenly there's no time to kill
One step closer to the edge looking down
继续寻找奇迹
突然没时间了
往下看,离边缘又近了一步
Losing sight of the guiding light
Someone to lead us from wrong to right
Great is the mind that moves the hand
That writes the law that dominates man
看不见指路灯
有人引导我们从错误走向正确
感动人心的是伟大的思想
写着支配人类的法律
Love will have dominion over each and every thing
爱将支配每一件事。
When youth has flown
From the fully grown
Saving the last dance
But everyone's gone
当青春从成熟中飞走
拯救最后一支舞,
但每个人都走了
Love will have dominion
One voice
One song
One heart
One love
爱情会有统治权
一个声音,一首歌,一颗心,一份爱
Love will build Jerusalem
One voice
One song
One heart
One love
爱将建造耶路撒冷
一个声音,一首歌,一颗心,一份爱
6.Wake Up Call
唤醒电话
Broken dreams
Broken promises
Broken families
Broken people
Broken politics
Broken cities
Broken everything
Broken
破碎的梦想,破碎的承诺,破碎的家庭,破碎的人,破碎的政治,破碎的城市
破碎的一切
Slither on your belly like a hungry snake
Living on your wits means to an end
Tricky hungry cannibals, feeding on the meek
Gorging on the patience of souls and friends
像一条饥饿的蛇一样在你的肚子上滑行
靠小聪明生活意味着达到目的
狡猾的食人族,以温顺者为食
吞噬灵魂和朋友的耐心
This dream is not your dream at all
It's scary and its dark
Your silken sheets won’t keep you warm at all
Think about the man who wears a sleeping bag tonight
When he smiles and says this is your wake up call
这个梦根本不是你的梦想
它是可怕的和黑暗的
你的丝质床单根本不能保暖
想想那个今晚带着睡袋的人
当他微笑着说这是你的唤醒电话
Time for a wake up call
We fight or face a fall
Time for your wake up call
And would die for us all
该起床了
我们要么战斗,要么面对失败
你该起床了
为我们所有人而死
Broken hearts, broken minds
Broken dignity, broken people
Broken love broken majesty
Broken everything,
Broken
破碎的心灵,破碎的思想,破碎的尊严,破碎的人,破碎的爱,破碎的威严
破碎的一切
Illuminati swill a melchizedek of champagne
And dining from your children's shrinking bowl
Were’e all in this together
Or that’s how their story goes
Now shut your face and crawl back in your hole
光明会要一杯香槟酒
从你孩子们越来越小的碗里吃东西
我们都在一起
或者他们的故事就是这样
现在闭上你的脸,爬回你的洞里
Your dream is not your dream at all
It's scary and its dark
No sense of shame about them none at all
Light another cigarette and turn the Tv on
If you listen you will hear the wake up call
你的梦想根本不是你的梦想
它是可怕的和黑暗的
他们一点羞耻感也没有
再点一支烟,把电视打开
如果你听的话,你会听到唤醒电话
Time for a wake up call.
We fight or face a fall
Time for your wake up call
And would die for us all
该起床了
我们要么战斗,要么面对失败
你该起床了
为我们所有人而死
7.In Cold Blood
在冷血里
One bite, bequeaths the night
Until the end of time
All at once the song of life fills this emptiness
Empty soul
Empty heart
咬一口,留下黑夜
直到时间的尽头
生命之歌立刻填补了这空虚
空洞的灵魂,空洞的心灵
Follow
跟随
I will lead you down
Let me take your hand
我会带你下去
让我牵着你的手
In her dream he can feel
the song of life from the hedgerows
Sunlight and rainbow
Then out of her bed and
Into the night
The human sea
The blood, the light
Nothing’s the same everything has changed
在她的梦里他能感觉到
来自树篱的生命之歌
来自树篱的生命之歌
然后从床上爬起来,进入黑夜
人海,血,光
一切都变了
Let go
I will lead you down
Let me take your hand
Leave our worlds behind
We will sail on the river
Your domain of light
My eternal darkness
Whatever lies beyond will be ours
松手
我会带领你下去
让我牵着你的手
离开我们的世界
我们将在河上航行
你的光明领域,我永恒的黑暗
不管前方是什么,都是我们的
While she sleeps they walk down to the river
Everything has changed
But when the dawn lights up the sky
This dream will fade away
当她睡觉的时候,他们走到河边
一切都变了
但当黎明照亮天空
这个梦想会消失
Follow
跟随
8.Winter Is Coming
凛冬将至
It makes no difference what we do
They kick and punch and then they sue
Just leave me here to struggle through
Won't deal with life the way they do
我们做什么都没关系
他们拳打脚踢,然后提起诉讼
就留我在这里挣扎吧
我不会像他们那样对待生活
Society’s a business coup
Exhausting time and killing you
I realise it should not be
This price for life is killing me
社会是一场商业政变
耗尽时间杀死你
我知道不应该
生命的代价正折磨着我
So walk with me
And those who made this winter come will freeze
所以跟我走
那些让这个冬天到来的人会被冻住
An icy wind blows from the past
Are you astounded by the blast
We must consider what we've done
Now we pay for what's to come
冰冷的风从过去吹来
你被爆炸惊呆了吗?
我们必须考虑我们做了什么
现在我们为即将到来的一切付出代价
The nights are long the shadow cast
Winter's settled in so fast
I realise its not for me
This price for life is killing me
黑夜很长,阴影笼罩着
冬天很快就来了
我意识到这不是为了我自己
生命的代价正折磨着我
This price for life is killing me
生命的代价简直要了我的命
So walk with me
And those who made this winter come will freeze
所以跟我走
那些让这个冬天到来的人会被冻住
It makes no difference what we do
They kick and punch and then they sue
Just leave me here to struggle through
Won't deal with life the way they do
我们做什么都没关系
他们拳打脚踢,然后提起诉讼
就留我在这里挣扎吧
我不会像他们那样对待生活
This price for life is killing me
So walk with me
And those who made this winter come will freeze
生命的代价正折磨着我
所以跟我走
那些让这个冬天到来的人会被冻住