『主歌、副歌』英文怎麼說?不再搞混歌曲相關英文!

2018.12.26 08:01AM
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假日閒暇時,三五好友相約到 KTV 唱唱歌,已成了現代人的一大樂事。不過,你對音樂的了解有多少呢?你知道一首歌的「主歌、副歌」英文怎麼說嗎?要形容一個人在演唱過程中「忘詞、走音」,英文又該如何表達呢?今天就跟著希平方一起認識一下吧!

● 歌曲架構


一首歌往往包含數個段落,常見的歌曲段落有像是:

◎ intro 前奏
◎ verse 主歌
◎ pre chorus 導歌:主、副歌的連接段落
◎ chorus 副歌
◎ bridge 橋樑:重複主、副歌之間插入的過渡段落,曲風常有別於原曲
◎ outro 尾奏、歌曲結尾


A: I heard you are writing a new song these days. Is it done?

(我聽說你這幾天在寫新歌。完成了嗎?)
B: Not yet. The verse and the chorus have been written out, but the bridge is still on the way. I’ll let you know when I finish.

(還沒。主歌跟副歌已經寫好了,但還沒寫好橋段。寫好時告訴你。)
 

● 歌曲要素
 

一首歌,光有架構不夠,還要有詞曲等歌曲要素:

◎ lyric 歌詞
She lost the singing contest because she forgot the lyrics to her song.

(她輸掉了歌唱比賽,因為她忘詞了。)

◎ melody 旋律、曲調
一首歌的旋律由節奏(rhythm)跟音調(pitch)構成。

Jane wrote beautiful lyrics that matched the existing melody perfectly.

(Jane 寫出了一段優美歌詞,跟現有的旋律完美搭到了一起。)
 

◎ rhythm 節奏
拍子(beat)是音樂基本單位,節拍(meter)是拍子強弱表現,從中設計變化就形成了節奏。

A: I don’t know if I should change the beats here to eighth notes.

(我不知道該不該把這裡的拍子改成八分音符。)
B: Why don’t you tap out the rhythm to see if you like it?

(你為什麼不把節奏敲出來,看看自己喜不喜歡呢?)

至於節奏感,則可以說 sense of rhythm。

Singing without music is difficult; you may easily fall behind or speed up if you don’t have an acute sense of rhythm.

(清唱很難;如果你沒有敏銳的節奏感,很容易慢拍或搶拍。)

◎ pitch 音調
音的音調有高低之分,常用音符(note)標記。如果要表示音準好,可以說 on pitch、in tune,走音的話則可以說 off pitch、out of tune。

I can't believe Eric is Steven’s big brother. Eric could sing a song almost always on pitch, while Steven is so off pitch that I could hardly recognize the song.

(我不敢相信 Eric 是 Steven 的哥哥。Eric 一首歌唱下來音準幾乎都是完美的,但 Steven 五音不全到我都快認不出歌了。)

Pitch 也可以用來表示一個人的音準能力,如絕對音感是 perfect pitch,相對音感是 relative pitch。
Lily has a wonderful gift for music. She has perfect pitch, and her range is remarkably wide.

(Lily 的音樂天賦驚人。她有絕對音感,而且音域非常廣。)
 


◎ harmony 和聲
演唱或演奏過程中,同時出現而能創造悅耳和諧效果的不同音高。樂器和弦則稱作 chord。

學會這些常見歌曲結構和要素,相信下回再想評價一首歌或一個人的歌唱表現,就更知道該如何用英文表達囉!

 

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