Bressanon

Bressanon2008-11-1101:00BressanonMATTHEWLIEN当你了解这首歌的创作过程，会更加喜欢上它的。HereIstandinBressanonewiththestarsupintheskyAretheyshiningoverBrennerandupontheothersideyouwouldbeasweetsurrenderImustgotheotherwayAndmytrainwillcarrymeonwardthoughmyheartwouldsurdlystayWomyheartwouldsurelystayNowthecloudsareflyingbymeandthemoonistheriseIhaveleftstarsbehindmetheyweredisamondsinyourskiesYouwouldbeasweetsurrenderImustgotheotherwayAndmytrainwillcarrymeonwardthoughmyheartwouldsurelystayWomyheartwouldsurelystayMatthew'slettertofriend...HelloForrest,Thankyouforyourcomments.Nowmakeyourselfacupofhottea,sitback,andI'lltellyouastoryaboutBressanone...Severalyearsago,Ifelldeeplyinlovewithayoungwoman,andalsowithapartofnorthernItalyknownasSouthTyrol.ItbordersAustria,justsouthoftheBrennermountainpasswhichseparatesItalyfromAustria.SouthTyrolusedtobejoinedwithNorthTyrol(nowapartofAustria)andWestTyrol(nowapartofSwitzerland).ThepeopleofthisareaspeakadialectofGerman.ButsinceTyrolwasdividedandSouthTyrolbecameapartofItaly,alltheplacenamesareinbothGermanandItalian.Anyway...IonceworkedforGreenpeacemanyyearsago,whereImetayoungwomanwhomeltedmyheart.WemetwhileonaretreatinCalifornia'sYosemiteNationalPark.Aftertheretreat,shereturnedtotheColoradoGreenpeaceoffice,andeventuallywentbacktoschoolinNewYorkstate.IreturnedtotheSanDiegoGreenpeaceOffice,andeventuallywentbacktomyhomeintheYukon,Canada.Overthemonthswestayedintouch.Soonwediscoveredthatwewouldbothbecloseagain.ShewasgoingtostudyartinFlorence,Italy,andIwasgoingtoliveinMunich,Germanyperformingwitharockbandcalled"MarchingPowder"...ahhhhyes,MarchingPowder...butthat'sanotherstory.WhenwewerebothinEurope,wemadearrangementstomeetinaplacethatwasclosetobeingbetweenFlorenceandMunich.ThiswastheSouthTyroliantowncalled"Brixen"inGerman,or"Bressanone"inItalian.Bressanoneisabeautifultownsurroundedbysmallvillageshighinthemountainvalleyswithchurchesringingandsheepinthemeadows,andtheawesomepeaksoftheDolomitemountainstoweringbeyond.Wespentseveraldaysexploringthemountainvillagesandeachother'shearts.Andwhenthedaycameforhertoreturn,Itookhertoatrainstationinanearbyvillage,andwesaidgoodbye.Itwasverysadtobegoingourownwaysagain.Withtearsinmyeyes,IgotonabusandheadedforthetrainstationinBressanone.Duringtheshort40minutebusride,Ifellasleep.AndwhileIslept,IhadadreaminwhichIcouldhearthissong,completewiththewordsandmusic.WhenIawoke,Igotoffthetrainandwenttothenearestcoffeeshoptowritethewordsandmusiconanapkin,soIwouldnotforget.ItwasyearslaterwhenIfinallyrecordedthesong.Iwillalwayshaveaplaceinmyheartforher...andforthatvillage...andforthissong.Thankyouforlistening.Now...offtobedwithyou!!!Matthewoh,Mybaby,whencanyoureaditandunderstandtheprofoundandcomplicatedfeelingofhumanbeing?作者：马修·连恩凯日期：2002年2月20日18:10  福利斯，你好谢谢你的评论，现在给你自己冲杯热茶，坐好，我接下来给你说个关于bressanone的故事......几年前，我疯狂地爱上了一个年轻的女孩，还有，也爱上了南部蒂罗尔山区，它在意大利的北部，与奥地利接壤，就在勃伦尔山脉的南边（勃伦尔山脉正好把意大利和奥地利分隔开来）。南部蒂罗尔曾经跟北部蒂罗尔（现在属于奥地利）和西部蒂罗尔（现在属于瑞士）是一个整体。这个地区的人说的是德国的一种方言，但是由于蒂罗尔被分割开来，而南部蒂罗尔变成意大利的一部分，所以这里的地名一般都有意大利文和德文两种名字。总之呢...许多年前我给绿色和平组织工作，在那时候我遇上了一个让我心动的女孩子。我们是在加州的约塞米蒂国家公园归途中相遇的。自那以后，她回到科罗拉多州的绿色和平组织，最后回到纽约州去上学，而我则回到圣迭戈的绿色和平组织，并且最后回到我在加拿大育空地区的老家。此后的几个月里我们不停地通讯。很快我们都希望能有更进一步的发展。她将要去意大利的佛罗伦萨学习艺术，我就要去德国的慕尼黑开始新的表演生活，跟一支叫“三月粉”的摇滚乐队...哈啊，没错，三月粉...那是另外一个故事了。当我俩都在欧洲的时候，我们选了一个处在佛罗伦萨和慕尼黑之间的地方约会。这就是南部蒂罗尔的一个小镇，德文里面它叫“Brixen”，意大利文就是“bressanone”。Bressanone是个非常优美的小镇。它被小乡村包围着，而山谷中回响着教堂的钟声，山羊在牧场漫步，远处是高耸的白色山头。我们在那里玩乐了几天，探索过周围的小乡村，还有彼此的心。离别的日子到了，她要回去的时候我陪着她去附近乡村的火车站，真是很令人沮丧啊，我们都要踏上各自的道路。流着泪水，我上了去火车站的公共汽车，在短短的40分钟路程里，我缓缓入睡了，在梦中，我隐隐约约地似乎听到了这样的一首歌，非常美妙的旋律和歌词。我醒来的时候，赶紧下了火车，来到最近的咖啡店，把所听到的旋律和歌词写在一张餐巾纸上，好让我能够永远地记住它。一年以后，我才有机会把这首歌录下来。在我的心里，永远会留个地方是给她，还有那些小乡村，和这首歌。谢谢你这么认真地听我说。现在...是时候跟你同睡了，晚安!!!:-)  马修