廣受台灣歌迷喜愛的新音樂女王〔恩雅〕──新世紀傑作──空靈飄渺的〔Anywhere Is…〕
〔Anywhere Is…〕
I walk the maze of moments
But everywhere I turn to
Begins a new beginning
But never finds a finish
I walk to the horizon
And there I find another
It all seems so surprising
And then I find that I know
Chorus:
You go there youre gone forever
I go there Ill lose my way
If we stay here were not together
Anywhere is
The moon upon the ocean
Is swept around in motion
But without ever knowing
The reason for its flowing
In motion on the ocean
The moon still keeps on moving
The waves still keep on waving
And I still keep on going
Chorus
I wonder if the stars sign
The life that is to be mine
And would they let their light shine
Enough for me to follow
I look up to the heavens
But night has clouded over
No spark of constellation
No vela no orion
The shells upon the warm sands
Have taken from their own lands
The echo of their story
But all I hear are low sounds
As pillow words are weaving
And willow waves are leaving
But should I be believing
That I am only dreaming
Chorus
To leave the thread of all time
And let it make a dark line
In hopes that I can still find
The way back to the moment
I took the turn and turned to
Begin a new beginning
Still looking for the answer
I cannot find the finish
Its either this or that way
Its one way or the other
It should be one direction
It could be on reflection
The turn I have just taken
The turn that I was making
I might be just beginning
I might be near the end.
1961年出生於愛爾蘭的恩雅(Enya)是當代新世紀(New Age)音樂界的首席天后
優美的民謠旋律 精緻的電子背景配樂 古典的主題
加上其優雅空靈的形象 讓她特出於眾家歌手之間
成為歌壇少見的氣質派歌者
恩雅的父親是歌舞秀團長 母親是業餘工作者
1976年她與手足與幾位叔伯父成立了民謠/新世紀樂團克蘭納德(Clannad)
1982年單飛 開始與製作人Nicky Ryan 詞曲作家 Roma Ryan夫婦合作
1986年推出首張作品—BBC電視紀錄片〔The Celts〕的配樂
但沒引起多少注意
不過1988年的專輯〔Watermark/水印〕與英國冠軍〔Orinocon Flow〕卻意外讓恩雅走紅
1995年秋天 恩雅推出第四張大碟〔The Memory of Trees/樹的回憶〕再度暢銷
全球賣出9百萬張(美國三白金 英國雙白金 日本一百萬張)
首支單曲為〔Anywhere Is…〕
這是首節奏輕盈 旋律曼妙新世紀歌曲在探討人生倫常之謎卻有股拋棄一切奧秘的振奮之感
恩雅的聲音輕柔剔透 經過合成樂器層層鑲釋
充滿一種空靈飄渺之感 讓聽者能靜下心
此曲登上英國榜#7 奧地利&愛爾蘭#8 荷蘭#19 瑞典#33 澳洲#34 德國#44 比利時荷語區#50
恩雅 的MV一向拍得相當精緻唯美 〔Anywhere Is…〕亦然
攝影絢麗 讓人彷彿覺得處身於仙境樂園般 有種寬闊的空間感
專輯封面封底的照片即出於此
90年代中期 恩雅雖然不像當時美國四大天后名氣那麼高
不過這位新世紀女王在台灣的專輯平均銷售量可能比她們任何一人都要高
〔The Memory of Trees〕就是一例
以前我就很喜歡藉恩雅的歌曲來幫助入眠
總覺得她的音樂可以沈澱人心 讓人反省諸己
推薦這位新音樂女王的名作給各位
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ98IJ0usoE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVf-1I4UZ0o
Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPKIKWCrzUc
Live
參考資料 : Allmusic , wikipedia