尼爾西達卡(Neil Sedaka)獻給約翰藍儂(John Lennon)的歌曲-〈移民〉(The Immigrant)

The Immigrant  (N.Sedaka/P.Cody)    移民  

Harbors open their arms to the young searching Foreigner
港口張開臂彎迎接尋夢的年輕異鄉人
Come to live in the light of the beacon of liberty
在自由燈塔的光輝下共同打拼
Planes and open skies, billboards would advertise
朗朗藍天鐵翼翱翔,看板上展示的廣告
Was it anything like that when you arrived?
和我們當初來到這裡時有什麼不同呢?
Dreamboats carried the future to the heart of America
夢之船帶來美國心的憧憬
People were waiting in line for a place by the river
人們在河畔排隊等待一席之地

It was a time when strangers were welcome here
這是初來乍到的人們在這裡接受歡迎的時刻
Music would play
音樂演奏著
They tell me the days were sweet and clear
他們告訴我這光榮的日子仍然甜蜜清晰
It was a sweeter tune and there was so much room
溫馨的音樂及廣大的空間
That people could come from everywhere
人們從四面八方來到這裡

Now he arrives with his hopes and his heart set on miracles
如今他懷抱著希望及雀躍的心情來到這裡
Come to marry his fortune with a handful of promises
懷著一絲絲願景就帶著身家財產來到這裡
To find they've closed the door
卻發現他們已關閉了這扇門
They don't want him anymore
他們再也不要他了
There isn't anymore to go around
這裡不再是安身立命之地
Turning away he remembers he once heard a legend
猛然回首他憶起曾經聽過的傳說
That spoke of a mystical, magical land called America
訴說著美國這一個神秘又奇妙的地方

It was a time when strangers were welcome here
這是初來乍到的人們在這裡接受歡迎的時刻
Music would play
音樂演奏著
They tell me the days were sweet and clear
他們告訴我這光榮的日子仍然甜蜜清晰
It was a sweeter tune and there was so much room
溫馨的音樂及廣大的空間
That people could come from everywhere  (repeat)
人們從四面八方來到這裡  (反覆)

 

1971年,約翰藍儂(John Lennon)和小野洋子離開英國移居
美國紐約。同年,他們參與平反社運詩人約翰辛克萊(John
Sinclair)遭受政治迫害的演唱會,加以時值美國深陷越戰
泥沼,約翰藍儂又帶頭反戰,因而成了尼克森總統與聯邦調
查局(FBI)情報頭子胡佛的眼中釘。希望他返回英國,別再
與美國政府作對。往後幾年,藍儂不但電話遭到竊聽跟監,
移民局還不斷找麻煩,千方百計要撤銷他的居留簽證。藍儂
與移民局打了多年官司,終於在1976年拿到綠卡,取得美國
的永久居留權。遺憾的是,四年之後藍儂卻在這塊他極力維
護自由、公義、和平的國度被槍擊身亡。至於藍儂為何要移
居美國,有一說是因披頭四
(The Beatles)拆夥,藍儂與洋子才
會赴美發展。另一說則是指稱因為英國稅負過重,藍儂為了
要避稅才移民美國。
尼爾西達卡(Neil Sedaka)的父親是早年由俄國移居紐約的
猶太人,因此尼爾西達卡深知移民的甘苦。1975年,西達卡
完成了〈移民〉(The Immigrant)一曲,由詞曲搭擋菲爾寇
迪(Phil Cody)填詞,將這首歌獻給與美國政府奮戰約翰藍
儂(John Lennon)。

 

David LeafJohn Scheinfeld2006年執導的紀錄片《與美國政
府對幹》
(U.S. Vs. John Lennon) 就完整客觀的呈現那個白色恐
怖的年代約翰藍儂與美國政府之間一連串的理念角力與政治對抗。

U.S. Vs. John Lennon Trailer 與美國政府對幹預告片


參考連結:

The U.S. vs. John Lennon 與美國政府對幹紀錄片官網
http://www.actionext.com/names_n/neil_sedaka_lyrics/the_immigrant.html

音速青春: The U.S. vs. John Lennon   http://pulp.bluecircus.net/archives/009967.html

http://www.gold-typhoon.com.tw/music/album/816

John Lennon (1/10) - US vs. John Lennon

http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=0-EnvmSiXRs
http://www.iamthebeatles.com/article1037.html 

Oh Look Out!, Part 20, John Lennon the Immigrant - Music History

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