Five-Hundred-Miles

FiveHundredMiles离家五百里四兄弟(TheBrothersFour)是美国60年代著名的合声四重唱演唱组，他们演绎的民谣舒缓、清新，纯净如山溪，温柔若春水。他们的歌曲很受青年男女尤其是大学生们的喜爱。他们演唱了许多著名的民谣，离家五百里(FiveHundredMiles)就是流传甚广的一首。离家五百里(FiveHundredMiles)频繁使用数词和重复手段，表达了人生路途之艰辛。主人公乘火车走了。“如果你没赶上我这列火车，你会知道我已走，百里之外，你可听见车笛在响。”在第一段重复了五遍Ahundredmiles，表达了他恋恋不舍，有此彷徨甚至凄凉之感。为什么要走？要去往何方？火车不停地走，一百里，二百里、三百里，四百里,五百里。此刻，主人公离家已有五百里。在这第二段中，awayfromhome共出现六次,即重复五次,表这了主人公对家的眷恋。第二段歌词说他身无分文，这个样子，这么遥远，不能回家。thisaway或thisaway共出现六次，充分表明他的无可奈何,穷困在异地，不能返回家乡。这五百里路，是人生艰辛路。古今中外，背井离乡讨生活的人们，有的富足，也有的穷困；但无论是富足还是穷苦，心中的乡愁却是永远难以磨灭的。IfyouI'mon,Youwillknowthat,Youcanhearthewhistleahundredmiles.Ahundredmiles,ahundredmiles,Ahundredmiles,Ahundredmiles,YoucanhearthewhistleAhundredmiles.Lord,I'mone,Lord,I'mtwo,Lord,I'mthree,Lord,I'mfour,Lord,I'mawayfromhome.Awayfromhome,awayfromhome,awayfromhome,awayfromhome,Lord,I'mawayfromhomeNotashirt,*(1)Notapenny.*(2)Lord,Ican'tthis-away.This-away,this-away,This-away,this-away,Lord,Ican'tthis-away.IfyouI'mon,YouwillknowthatIamgone,YoucanhearthewhistleAhundredmiles.Ahundredmiles,Ahundredmiles,Ahundredmiles,Ahundredmiles,YoucanhearthewhistleAhundredmiles.IfyoumissthetrainI'mon,YouwillknowthatIamgone,Youcanhearthewhistleblowahundredmiles.Ahundredmiles,ahundredmiles,Ahundredmiles,Ahundredmiles,YoucanhearthewhistleblowAhundredmiles.Lord,I'mone,Lord,I'mtwo,Lord,I'mthree,Lord,I'mfour,Lord,I'mfivehundredmilesawayfromhome.Awayfromhome,awayfromhome,awayfromhome,awayfromhome,Lord,I'mfivehundredmilesawayfromhomeNotashirtonmyback,*(1)Notapennytomyname.*(2)Lord,Ican'tgobackhomethis-away.This-away,this-away,This-away,this-away,Lord,Ican'tgobackhomethis-away.IfyoumissthetrainI'mon,YouwillknowthatIamgone,YoucanhearthewhistleblowAhundredmiles.Ahundredmiles,Ahundredmiles,Ahundredmiles,Ahundredmiles,YoucanhearthewhistleblowAhundredmiles.注释(1)．Notashirtonmyback:穷得衣不遮体(2)．Notapennytomyname:不名一文