加拿大鄉村／流行歌姬［安．茉莉］──鄉村流行經典──輕快的［Snowbird／雪鳥］

Beneath this snowy mantle cold and clean
The unborn grass lies waiting
For its coat to turn to green
The snowbird sings the song he always sings
And speaks to me of flowers
That will bloom again in spring

When I was young
My heart was young then, too
Anything that it would tell me
Thats the thing that I would do
But now I feel such emptiness within
For the thing that I want most in lifes
The thing that I cant win

Spread your tiny wings and fly away
And take the snow back with you
Where it came from on that day
The one I love forever is untrue
And if I could you know that I would
Fly away with you

The breeze along the river seems to say
That hell only break my heart again
Should I decide to stay
So, little snowbird
Take me with you when you go
To that land of gentle breezes
Where the peaceful waters flow

Spread your tiny wings and fly away
And take the snow back with you
Where it came from on that day
The one I love forever is untrue
And if I could you know that I would
Fly away with you

Yeah, if I could I know that I would
Fl-y-y-y-y away with you

安．茉莉（Anne Murray）是１９７０／８０年代著名的加拿大實力歌姬

以鄉村　成人流行曲風聞名　形象清新恬靜

她是首位登上美國單曲榜冠軍的加拿大女歌手

也是首位拿到美國鄉村音樂協會獎‘年度專輯’的女歌手與加拿大藝人

安出生於新高細亞省　自小喜歡歌唱

大學時她曾參加CBS電視音樂綜藝節目［Singalong Jubilee］試鏡　但沒有拿到歌唱角色

兩年後突然接到主持人電話　二度試鏡　終於獲得角色

１９６６年大學畢業後　擔任高中物理老師

一年後　茉莉重回電視圈

在電視秀音樂指導Brian Ahern建議下

１９６８年　安在某家小唱片公司發行首張大碟

１９６９年　安轉到另一家公司　在秋天推出第二張專輯［This Way is My Way］

前兩首單曲反應普通

１９７０年６月　茉莉發行第三主打［Snowbird／雪鳥］

這是她在［Singalong Jubilee］時期認識的Gene MacLellan譜寫　Brian Ahern製作

是首輕快的鄉村流行曲

［Snowbird］登上加拿大單曲榜亞軍　以及成人抒情榜／鄉村榜冠軍　讓安一舉成名　奠定她成為故鄉歌壇巨星的基礎

至於在美國　［Snowbird］出乎意料也打入單曲榜＃８　並賣過百萬張　讓安成為首位在美國拿到金唱片的加拿大歌手

Easy Listening／成人抒情榜則登上冠軍　鄉村榜＃１０

此曲也打開茉莉在美國知名度　讓她成為１９７０／８０年代橫跨鄉村／流行界的紅星

［Snowbird］也成為安事業的代表歌曲之一

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pvAheaqBeA

Studio Version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq9bHd58-LA

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tYd2CbltzM

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2VYP0FCAUE

Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peWwHTTKmVw