曲中事，歌中人～歌曲中的故事 - ABBA《Fernando》阿巴樂隊的「費爾南多」

歌名: ABBA《Fernando》1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OJQmWl4vD

歌詞:

Can you hear the drums Fernando?1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRM2mKxL1b
I remember long ago another starry night like this1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9YeE8FTIe
In the firelight Fernando1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPeH5xRNoaF
You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvkXG8Q9Oj
I could hear the distant drums1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aTNds7zMI
And sounds of bugle calls were coming from afar

They were closer now Fernando1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQpFNxWWit
Every hour every minute seemed to last eternally1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKutZFjNXf6
I was so afraid Fernando1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0zeI2720s
We were young and full of life and none of us prepared to die1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcIkPcPYB1
And I'm not ashamed to say1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWS9FTxQRoO
The roar of guns and cannons almost made me cry

There was something in the air that night1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhs0nmbxmmy
The stars were bright, Fernando1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAo9Ax342mK
They were shining there for you and me1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ic0RhPwfk
For liberty, Fernando1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvfbW68fd7
Though I never thought that we could lose1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimmsoueBtS
There's no regret1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhsapWjuxi
If I had to do the same again1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ961rIXzwmG
I would, my friend, Fernando1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoQUrTd7jF
If I had to do the same again1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FohGeJEg9
I would, my friend, Fernando

Now we're old and grey Fernando1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJv4EvqcKcD
And since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2scDTVBVP
Can you hear the drums Fernando?1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1r4lIIL2t
Do you still recall the frightful night we crossed the Rio Grande?1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTK2hOdIUkx
I can see it in your eyes1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJuRoFGRoe
How proud you were to fight for freedom in this land

There was something in the air that night1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjxcEyMvlS
The stars were bright, Fernando1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jqIucK0ZZ
They were shining there for you and me1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pKXgGljLw
For liberty, Fernando1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQghlUKQxp
Though I never thought that we could lose1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8FtbXVbjaG
There's no regret1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzEAB0c5FT
If I had to do the same again1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9U5CZ4eYT3
I would, my friend, Fernando

Yes, if I had to do the same again1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMiRJyjd7Bg
I would, my friend, Fernando...

內文: 1021Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsImHBNdG1u

記得以前大學迎新營活動中，新生與老鬼都很「文青」，一次的野火營晚會上，大家都拿出結他彈奏及大唱英文歌。其中，最難忘的是阿巴樂隊的「費爾南多」(ABBA《Fernando》) ，為什麼？不知道！

但在黑白的記憶中，這歌曲卻是故事中有故事、敘事者中再有敘事變奏：首先，原版瑞典語版本的歌詞由 ABBA 經理 Stig Andersson 創作，與英語版本有很大不同。在原著中，敘事歌者試圖安慰因失去摯愛而傷心追憶的費爾南多。

但後來，英文版的歌詞到了比約恩·烏爾瓦烏斯 (Björn Ulvaeus) 的手上創作，歌詞則截然不同------表述了兩位老兵的懷舊情懷，以及對他們參加過的久違戰鬥的回憶。填詞者說過：「我把所有的歌曲都寫成了小故事。《費爾南多》是關於兩個老人為擺脫墨西哥革命而爭取自由的故事。一個夏夜，他們躺在外面，盯著星星……」「我想一定有一個標題叫《費爾南多》，想了想，我發現墨西哥有兩個年老受傷的革命者生活在夜裡，我的腦海裡浮現出我們坐在外面談論舊事的情景…… 」

一眨眼間，又在星光下海灘中某星座在頭上，大家圍著野火彈奏唱歌了。有一次，朋友A在大學教書並做了某宿舍註校總監，邀請我們這些老鬼回去參加大學迎新營活動；原來晚上也有野火營晚會，也有結他伴奏唱歌，我們這些老鬼也唱了ABBA《Fernando》------但就不知為何會唱這一首老歌------既跟當時氣氛不大配合，也好像跟年青人格格不入？為何會記得歌詞？就像《Carry On Till Tomorrow》一樣，大家一說便會唱？其實也有人把歌詞列印了出來，讓大家跟著唱！

事後想來，好的歌曲或都有好的旋律，無論時地人怎改變也好，也都會令人朗朗上口而回味無窮吧？