從 孤 寂 而 起 唐尼四十歲

11/12/2000

Close every door 關閉每一扇門 

買了張安德魯韋伯(「歌劇魅影」作曲家)的生日音樂會VCD看著, 幾首過後，舞台走出個中年男歌手，好熟悉的眼神，一時卻想不起是誰。

又細看了一會兒，不禁叫了出來，是 Donny Osmond ! 七十年代的搖滾歌手，青春偶像，而今已是年逾四十的唐尼奧斯蒙！

中年男子的寬厚臉型，標準短髮、衣著整齊，昔日英俊瀟灑的青春偶像如今像個沈穩親切的公司職員，雖然依然歌聲高吭，笑容可掬，歲月產生的變化不免令人感慨。

那天 Donny Osmond 唱的是 "Close Every Door to Me" ,描述被世界摒棄的孤獨，是首帶有以色列憂傷小調的歌曲，蒼涼感人。尤其是擔任合音的兒童合唱團，童稚無邪的唱腔，淒美感人。

當年 Donny Osmond 離開奧斯蒙家族後演藝事業遭逢失敗，沈寂甚久，直到90年代在安德魯韋伯的音樂劇中演出後才東山再起。他曾藉由自傳 "Life is Just What You Make It" 敘述其悲喜歲月，"Close Every Door to Me" 正是他最喜歡的歌曲之一。

唐尼育有四子，當年的青春偶像，如今長子已進入大學唸書。歲月真的走了好長一段，是不是？




Close Every Door to Me : 歌詞很苦，很美，尤其是那句 "Darken my daytime and torture my night" 寫日以繼夜的椎心折磨，美感苦澀。 Close every door to me hide all the world from me Bar all the windows and shut out the light Do what you want with me hate me and laugh at me Darken my daytime and torture my night If my life were important I would ask will I live or die But I know the answers lie far from this world Close every door to me keep those I love from me Children of Israel are never alone For I know I shall find my own peace of mind For I have been promised a land of my own Just give me a number instead of my name Forget all about me and let me decay I do not matter I'm only one person Destroy me completely then throw me away If my life were important I would ask will I live or die But I know the answers lie far from this world Close every door to me keep those I love from me Children of Israel are never alone For we know we shall find our own peace of mind For we have been promised a land of our own from "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by Tim Rice

background music: "Close every door"
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