KissfromaRose

張儀

從小學習語文，老師就教我們要學會歸納文章的主要內容并提煉文章的中心思想。說明文、議論文可能還好說，尤其是一些“形散神不散”的詩歌和散文，要在“下筆千里，不知所云”的散亂行文中找出若隱若現的風骨精神，我們就極有可能跑偏。來，不妨一起嘗試歸納一下英國歌手Seal的神作《玫瑰之吻》（Kiss from a Rose）的主要內容和中心思想。

這首歌的單詞并不難，但就是這些簡單的詞匯組成的歌詞卻并不好懂。初一看，這首歌貌似一首普通情歌。而且聽眾一聽到歌曲中的baby一詞，自然也會聯想到親密愛人。同時“You became the light on the dark side of me”“You remain my power， my pleasure， my pain”以及“youre like a growing addiction that I cant deny”等歌詞也很像愛情給歌者帶來的救贖與重生。

然而，很多人并不認為這首歌有明顯的情歌因素。有樂評認為，這首歌是“one of the mysterious songs ever written， there has been much speculation as to the meaning of ‘Kiss from a Rose”。尤其是據傳歌手Seal有吸毒史，很多人也認為這首歌和毒品有關。若是如此，歌中出現的“Love remained a drug thats the high and not the pill”以及“You remain my power， my pleasure， my pain”以及“youre like a growing addiction that I cant deny”也能解釋得通。

對于歌迷和樂評人的種種揣測和疑問，Seal卻一言以蔽之曰：“some kind of relationship that inspired the lyrics”。如此似是而非的回答，讓聽眾更想挖掘他所說的some kind of relationship到底是指什么？是圣潔的愛情，還是卑污的毒品？對于大家的追問，Seal終于做出了比較中肯的回答：“I think its the general vibe of what Im saying that is important and not the exact literal translation … The song is always larger in the listeners mind because with it they attach imagery which is relative to their own personal experience. So it is your perception of what Im saying rather than what I actually say that is the key.”這也符合Seal的一貫矯情之處。他喜歡在一首歌曲中埋藏多元豐富的意義，因此在他看來，一首歌一種含義未免太膚淺了。

Seal在創作這首歌曲時，或許已經有清晰的主題，抑或根本沒有想好，或者就是純粹的意識流，想到哪兒寫到哪兒。只是難為了廣大歌迷為其操心非要在一片grey和gloom的歌詞中找出blooming rose。

雖然歌曲晦澀，但并不影響其熱賣。這首歌成為1995年電影《蝙蝠俠》的主題曲，并在1996年格萊梅音樂獎中收獲了三項大獎。也正是因為這首歌，Seal成了家喻戶曉的名字。

There used to be a greying tower alone on the sea

You became the light on the dark side of me

Love remained a drug thats the high and not the pill

But did you know that when it snows

My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen？

Baby， I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey

Ooh， the more I get of you， the stranger it feels， yeah

Now that your rose is in bloom

A light hits the gloom on the grey

There is so much a man can tell you， so much he can say

You remain my power， my pleasure， my pain

Baby， to me， youre like a growing addiction that I cant deny

Wont you tell me， is that healthy， baby？

But did you know that when it snows

My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen？

Baby， I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey

Ooh， the more I get of you， the stranger it feels， yeahendprint

Now that your rose is in bloom

A light hits the gloom on the grey

Ive been kissed by a rose on the grey

Ive been kissed by a rose on the grey

And if I should fall， will it all go away？

Ive been kissed by a rose on the grey

There is so much a man can tell you， so much he can say

You remain my power， my pleasure， my pain

To me， youre like a growing addiction that I cant deny

Wont you tell me， is that healthy， baby？

But did you know that when it snows

My eyes become large， and the light that you shine can be seen？

Baby， I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey

Ooh， the more I get of you， the stranger it feels， yeah

Now that your rose is in bloom

A light hits the gloom on the grey

Yes I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey

Ooh， the more I get of you stranger it feels， yeah

And now that your rose is in bloom

A light hits the gloom on the grey

Now that your rose is in bloom

A light hits the gloom on the greyendprint