true love苏珊娜 中英互译

"Oh!Susanna"

isa

minstrelsong

by

StephenFoster

(1826–1864),firstpublishedin1848.ItisamongthemostpopularAmericansongseverwritten.

Thesongblendstogetheravarietyofmusicaltraditions.Theopeninglinerefersto"abanjoonmyknee",butthesongtakesitsbeatfromthepolka,whichhadjustreachedtheU.S.fromEurope.GlennWeisersuggeststhesongwasinfluencedbyanexistingwork,"RoseofAlabama"(1846),withwhichitsharessomesimilaritiesinlyricalthemeandmusicalstructure.

▲Originalsheetmusic(1848)StephenFoster

isconsidered“thefatherofAmericanmusic”asthefirstfull-time,professionalsongwriter.Hewroteprimarilyintheparlorandminstrelmusictraditionsandpennedenduringtitlessuchas“CamptownRaces,”“JeaniewiththeLightBrownHair,”and“OldBlackJoe.”

“Oh!Susanna”wasFoster’sfirstpublishedandmostsuccessfulsong.Thoughhismotiveforwritingthesongisunknown,“Oh!Susanna”waspopularizedbyminstreltroupes.ThesongalsobecameananthemfortheCaliforniaGoldRush,helpingtospuritsnationalpopularity.Amidstitssuccess,manyversionsofthesongsprangabout,oftenusingFoster’smelody,butalteringthelyricstosuitthecontextofaparticularcommunityorpopulation.《哦，苏珊娜》是美国作曲家斯蒂芬·福斯特创作的一首乡村民谣。美国西部发现金矿后，大批淘金者就是唱着这支生动活泼的歌曲直奔加利福尼亚的。后来此曲飘洋过海，传遍整个世界，一直深受各国人民的喜爱。福斯特创作了两百多首歌曲，还包括《故乡的亲人》《我的肯塔基故乡》《金发的珍妮姑娘》《美丽的梦神》《老黑奴》等，其中很多都广为流传。Oh!

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AnthemsOh!SusannaOhIcomefromAlabamaWithabanjoonmykneeI'mgoingtoLouisianaMytruelovefortoseeItrainedallnightthedayIleftTheweatheritwasdryThesunsohotIfrozemyselfSusanna,don'tyoucry

Oh!SusannaOh!don'tyoucryformeForIcomefromAlabamaWithmybanjoonmyknee

IhadadreamtheothernightWheneverythingwasstillIthoughtIsawSusannaComingdownthehillThebuckwheatcakewasinhermouthThetearwasinhereyeIsaidI'mcomingfromtheSouthSusannadon'tyoucry

Oh!SusannaOh!don'tyoucryformeForIcomefromAlabamaWithmybanjoonmyknee

OhIsoonwillbeinNewOrleansandthenI'lllookaroundAndwhenIfindmySusanna,I'llfalluponthegroundButifIdonotfindher,thismanwillsurelydieAndwhenI'mde