Wonderful lyrics－the Music of the Night
The Music of the Night - Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera
Night-time sharpens, heightens each sensation ...
夜晚让各种感觉更加敏锐强烈
Darkness stirs and wakes imagination ... 黑暗骚动唤醒无限想像
Silently the senses abandon their defenses ...
感官静静地卸下武装
Slowly, gently, night unfurls its splendour ... 缓缓轻柔的 黑夜展露它的华丽
Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender ... 抓紧它 感受它 战战兢兢的
Turn your face away from the garish light of day,turn your thoughts away from cold, unfeeling light
将你的脸庞移离白昼灿烂的光芒 将你的思绪远离冷漠无情的光芒
and listen to the music of the night ...
聆听夜之音乐
Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams!
闭上双眼 臣服于你最深沉的梦中
Purge your thoughts of the life you knew before!
涤净你过往生活的思绪
Close your eyes, let your spirit start to soar!
闭上双眼 让灵魂驰骋翱翔
And you'll live as you've never lived before ...
你将宛如重获新生一般
Softly, deftly, music shall caress you ...
轻柔灵巧的 音乐将抚慰你
Hear it, feel it, secretly possess you.
倾听它 体会它 悄悄的占有你
Open up your mind, let your fantasies unwind, in this darkness which you know you
敞开心扉 让你的幻想天马行空 在你熟悉的黑夜中
cannot fight -- the darkness of the music of the night ...
你无法抗拒 夜之音乐的黑暗
Let your mind start a journey through a strange, new world!
让你的心灵开启奇异新世界之旅
Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before!
抛开你过往生活的一切思绪
Let your soul take you where you long to be!
让你的灵魂带你奔向你所渴望之地
Only then can you belongto me ...
唯有那时你才能属于我
Floating, falling, sweet intoxication!
时起时落 心醉神迷
Touch me, trust me, savour each sensation!
触摸我 信赖我 品尝每种情感
Let the dream begin, let your darker side give in to the power of the music that
让梦再度开启 让你的阴暗面臣服
I write -- the power of the music of the night ...
在我所谱写的音乐力量之下 夜之音乐的力量
You alone can make my song take flight - help me make the music of the night ...
唯有你能令我歌声飞扬 助我共谱夜之音乐
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P.S. As far as I'm concerned, Erik is the most tragic character in all of literature. He loves Christine, but has no idea how to convey it. He desperately wants to be a part of the world that rejected him, and hopes that Christine will be his link to that world. He never developed any social skills, and so has no outlet for his genius. When Christine chooses Raul, He tries to hate her, but can't. In the end he can't reconcile his love for Christine with his own ambitions, and he lets her go. Tragic.