The Music Man是一首广为流传的童谣。1975年,英国人Peter Kennedy,一位民间音乐采集者将The German Musicianer这首歌收录在Folk Songs of Britainand Northern Ireland这张唱片中。歌曲中出现了不同的乐器,唱到每种乐器,孩子们要做出相应的弹奏动作,并模仿乐器的声音。这首童谣的旋律朗朗上口,节奏感强,又唱又跳,特别适合爸爸妈妈带着孩子一起唱。其中“I play the…”(我演奏……)句式反复出现。Play有很多用法,玩某物用play with xxx,如play with a toy,玩某种玩具,进行某体育项目用play xxx,如play football,踢足球,弹奏某种乐器用play the xxx ,如play the piano。也许你学英语的时候因为play这个知识点丢过很多分,但你的孩子因为会了这首歌,在提到各种乐器时,会很自然的用play the xxx的形式。这首歌有很多版本,各版本中出现的乐器种类不尽相同。下文综合了不同版本中的9种乐器,并在文末为大家额外总结了12种常见的乐器,我们可以任意将其代入童谣中。
I Am the Music Man 我是音乐家
一种版本是模仿乐器的声音:
2. Violin / Fiddle 小提琴
I am the music man. I come from far away.
我是音乐家。我来自远方。
And I can play.
我会演奏。
What can you play?
你会演奏什么?
I play the violin.
我会拉小提琴。
Vio-vio, violin, violin, violin,
Vio-vio, violin, vio-violin.
3. Tambourine [,tæmbə'rin] 铃鼓
I am the music man. I come from far away.
我是音乐家。我来自远方。
And I can play.
我会演奏。
What can you play?
你会演奏什么?
I play the tambourine.
我会敲铃鼓。
T, t, t, t, tambourine,tambourine, tambourine,
T, t, t, t, tambourine, t, t, tambourine.
另一版本:Chink a chink a chink a chink, chink a chink, chink a chink,
Chink a chink a chink a chink, chink a chink a chink.
4. Bass Trombone 低音长号
I am the music man. I come from far away.
我是音乐家。我来自远方。
And I can play.
我会演奏。
What can you play?
你会演奏什么?
I play the bass trombone.
我会吹低音长号。
Umpa-umpa-um-pa-pa, um-pa-pa, um-pa-pa,
Umpa-umpa-um-pa-pa, umpa-um-pa-pa.
5. Bass Drum 大鼓
I am the music man. I come from far away.
我是音乐家。我来自远方。
And I can play.
我会演奏。
What can you play?
你会演奏什么?
I play the big bass drum.
我会敲大鼓。
Big-bass, big-bass, big bass drum, big bass drum, big bass drum,
Big-bass, big-bass, big bass drum, big-bass, big-bass drum.
6. Saxophone 萨克斯
I am the music man. I come from far away.
我是音乐家。我来自远方。
And I can play.
我会演奏。
What can you play?
你会演奏什么?
I play the saxophone.
我会吹萨克斯。
Saxo-saxo-saxophone, saxophone, saxophone,
Saxo-saxo-saxophone, saxo, saxophone.
7. Bell 铃铛
I am the music man. I come from far away.
我是音乐家。我来自远方。
And I can play.
我会演奏。
What can you play?
你会演奏什么?
I play the bells.
我会摇铃铛。
Jing a ling a ling a ling, jing a ling, jing a ling,
Jing a ling a ling a ling, jing a ling a ling.
8. Wood Block 响筒
I am the music man. I come from far away.
我是音乐家。我来自远方。
And I can play.
我会演奏。
What can you play?
你会演奏什么?
I play the wood blocks.
我会敲响筒。
Tap a tap a tap a tap, tap a tap, tap a tap,
Tap a tap a tap a tap, tap a tap a tap.
9. Shaker 沙锤
I am the music man. I come from far away.
我是音乐家。我来自远方。
And I can play.
我会演奏。
What can you play?
你会演奏什么?
I play the shakers.
我会摇沙锤。
Shaky shaky shaky shake, shaky shake, shaky shake,
Shaky shaky shaky shake, shaky shaky shake.
10. harmonium [ha:'məunjəm] 风琴
11. Pipe Organ 管风琴
管风琴Pipe Organ常见于教堂。百老汇音乐剧Phantom of the Opera(《剧院魅影》)极富盛名的开场音乐就是一段管风琴独奏。
12. Keyboard / Electronic Keyboard 电子琴
13. Accordion[ə'kɔ:djən]手风琴
14. Harmonica [ha:'mɔnikə] 口琴
15. Flute 长笛
16. Piccolo ['pikələu] 短笛
17. Recorder 竖笛
18. Bagpipes 风笛
风笛Bagpipes是一种极具苏格兰特色的乐器。苏格兰民谣The Brave是最广为人知的由风笛演奏的乐曲。
19. Cello ['tʃeləu] 大提琴
20. Harp 竖琴
21. Xylophone ['zailəfon] 木琴
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