一、歌名以及演唱者:
1. You Raise Me Up Westlife
2. Under the Sea Raven-Symoné
二、歌词原文及翻译
1. You Raise Me Up
When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
灵魂伴随着失落的心变得如此厌倦;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
心灵承受着烦恼带来的困惑;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
然后,我只能静静的在这儿等待
Until you come and sit a while with me.
直到你降临于我身旁的那一刻
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
你唤醒了我,让我得以屹立于高山之颠;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
你唤醒了我,让我得以遨游于大海之深
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
依着你的肩膀,让我变得如此坚强
You raise me up… To more than I can be.
你唤醒了我,让我得以重生!
2. Under the Sea
The seaweed is always greener in somebody else's lake
别的湖里的海草总是更有生气
You dream about going up there but that is a big mistake
你想上去看看,但大错特错
Just look at the world around you, right here on the ocean floor
看看你身边的美丽世界
Such wonderful things surround you, what more is you looking for?
这么美丽的景色环绕着你,你还奢求什么呢?
Under the sea Under the sea
海洋之下,海洋之下
Darling it's better, down where it's wetter, take it from me
让我们随时享受湿漉漉的大海
Up on the shore they work all day, out in the sun they slave away
岸上的人总是要在烈日下劳苦工作
While we devoting full time to floating under the sea
而我们整天在海里畅游
Down here all the fish is happy as off through the waves they roll
在这里所有的鱼都开心地翻滚
The fish on the land ain't happy. They sad cause they in their bowl
陆上的鱼可没有这么开心,因为它们被困在鱼缸里
But fish in the bowl is lucky. They in for a worser fate
但鱼缸里的鱼倒也幸运,它们不会面临更坏的命运
One day when the boss get hungry, guess who's gonna be on the plate
哪天人类生气了,猜猜谁会被做成佳肴
Under the sea, under the sea
海洋之下,海洋之下
Nobody beat us, fry us and eat us in fricassee
没有人攻击我们,把我们吃掉
We what the land folks loves to cook. Under the sea we off the hook
我们是渔夫喜欢的食物,但在海洋下我们能躲过鱼钩
We got no troubles, life is the bubbles
我们无忧无虑地生活
Under the sea, under the sea
海洋之下,海洋之下
三、歌曲背景信息
1. You Raise Me Up
《You raise me up》由新世纪音乐乐队神秘园(Secret Garden)创作,被西城男孩(Westlife)翻唱。这是一首励志、感恩歌曲,感谢每个给予支持、帮助自己的人。
2. Under the Sea
《Under The Sea》是动画《小美人鱼》的片尾曲和插曲,由Raven-Symoné演唱音乐表现了螃蟹塞巴斯丁恳求小美人鱼爱丽儿留在海底,不要去岸上会见埃里克的情节。曲风轻快,画面感强。
四、教学建议
这两首歌的串烧出现了较多次方位介词in, on, at,为初中介词重点。且大部分出现的用法正是方位介词,结合图片可形象生动地展现。老师可用于课前热身部分进行导入,或课中讲解部分帮助解释。