「給老趙的朋友」請聽撫慰人心的歌聲2－I wish I knew …－從台灣聽世界

「給老趙的朋友」請聽撫慰人心的歌聲2－I wish I knew …

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free

(希望我知道自由的滋味)

全曲洋溢著堅定的信念、昂揚的希望，不僅是黑人人權運動的名曲，也是撫慰許多人心的傑作。

〈但願我知道自由的滋味〉(I wish I knew how it would feel to be free)

And I wish I knew how it would feel to be free但願我知道自由的滋味
I wish that I could break all the chains holding me我希望我能打破束縛之鏈
I wish I could say all the things that I should say我希望我可以暢所欲言
Say 'em loud say 'em clear 大聲地說，清楚地說
For the whole round world to hear讓整個世界都聽見

I wish I could share all the love that's in my heart但願我能分享心底所有的愛
Remove every bars that keep us apart排除所有阻隔我們的障礙
And I wish you could know what it means to be me而我希望你能明瞭它對我的意義
Then you'd see and agree that every man should be free然後你將體認並認同人人都該是自由的

I wish I could give all I'm longing to give但願我能給予我所渴望付出的
I wish I could live like I'm longing to live我希望我能過著如我所渴望的生活
I wish that I could do all the things that I can do我希望我能做一切我能做的事
though I'm way overdue I'd be starting a new.即便我來遲了，但我將重新開始

I wish I could be like a bird in the sky我希望我能如鳥兒翱翔天際
How sweet it would be if I found I could fly倘若能展翅高飛該有多愜意
Well I'd soar to the sun and look down at the sea嗨，我會奔騰逐日並躍入碧海
And I'd sing cos I know how it feels to be free而我將引吭高歌，只為我識得自由的滋味
I'd sing cos I know how it feels to be free我將引吭高歌，只為我識得自由的滋味

E A A 6 A 7 D9 Dm 6 A E7

I wish I knew how it would feel to be free;

A A 6 F #m B7 E E7

I wish I could break all the chains holding me.

A A 6 A 7 D9 Dm 6 A E7

I wish I could say all the things that I should say

A C# 7 F #m Bm D9 Dm 6 A

Say 'em loud, say 'em clear for the whole round world to hear.

E A A 6 A 7 D9 Dm 6 A E7

I wish I could share all the love that's in my heart,

A A 6 F #m B7 E E7

Remove all the bars that keep us apart.

A A 6 A 7 D9 Dm 6 A E7

I wish you could know what it means to be me

A C# 7 F #m Bm D9 Dm 6 A

Then you'd see and agree that every man should be free.

E A A 6 A 7 D9 Dm 6 A E7

I wish I could give all I'm long - ing to give;

A A 6 F #m B7 E E7

I wish I could live like I'm longing to live.

A A 6 A 7 D9 Dm 6 A E7

I wish that I could do all the things that I can do

A C# 7 F #m Bm D9 Dm 6 A

Though I'm way o - ver - due, I'd be start - ing anew.

E A A 6 A 7 D9 Dm 6 A E7

Well I wish I could be like a bird in the sky;

A A 6 F #m B7 E E7

How sweet it would be if I found I could fly!

A A 6 A 7 D9 Dm 6 A E7

Oh, I'd soar to the sun and look down at the sea

A C#7 D9 Cdim

Then I'd sing 'cause I'd know, yeah,

A C#7 D9 Cdim

Then I'd sing 'cause I'd know, yeah

A C#7 D9 Cdim A C#7 D9

Then I'd sing 'cause I'd know, I'd know how it feels,

Cdim A C#7 D9

I'd know how it feels to be free,

B 7 A E D 9 A

I'd know how it feels to be free.

歌詞及和弦取自http://www.theguitarguy.com/iwishik2.htm

《 I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free》是爵士鋼琴大師比利泰勒於1960年代所譜寫的經典名曲(作詞為Dick Dallas)，曾被<紐約時報>譽為「60年代最偉大的作品之一」、也是60年代人權運動的「聖歌」，大導演Rob Reiner執導的密西西比謀殺案(Ghosts Of Mississippi)就選用此歌為片頭、片尾曲。

這首歌最初由 Nina Simone於1968年所灌唱，後來 Solomon Burke 和盲歌手Ray Charles都曾翻唱過，原作者比利泰勒也重新詮釋灌錄演奏版。

Tunde Baiyewu和Paul Tucker組成二人組團體Lighthouse Family(光明前程合唱團)，於2001年完美結合Nina Simone的《I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free》以及U2合唱團的《One》改編的《Free》是最近的翻唱版本。Paul Tucker的重新編曲，讓Tunde如魚得水、散發撫慰人心的歌聲，頌讚60年代黑人民權運動，堪稱翻唱歌曲的絕佳示範。