《A Whiter Shade of Pale》(苍白的浅影)是英国摇滚乐队Procol Harum于1967年5月12日发行的首张单曲。该单曲在1967年6月8日的英国单曲榜上排名第1,并且连续6周,在美国Billboard Hot 100榜上排名第5。
这是历史上最畅销的单曲之一,在全球范围内已售出超过1000万张。
《苍白的浅影》是国内对这首可以追溯到披头士时代的老歌的译名,歌词中充满了隐喻和典故,管风琴犹如神启一般的旋律更给它带来了无限的遐想和神秘。
无须解读,静心聆听,才是对这首不朽诗歌的最好解读。
A Whiter Shade of Pale歌词:
We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels cross the floor
I was feeling kind of sea sick
The crowd called out for more
The room was humming harder
As the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink
The waiter brought a tray
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see
That I wandered through my playing cards
Would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might just as well been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale
And so it was that later
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