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Wedding Song (Anaïs Mitchell - Hadestown)

OK. So after some thinking, I decided to post this song for this Wednesday. This song is from Broadway musical "Hadestown". I would like to introduce this wonderful musical to you all.

Anaïs Mitchell 的这部音乐剧在2019的第73届托尼奖中获得14项提名，8项大奖。这部音乐剧是根据希腊神话中俄耳甫斯和欧律狄克的爱情故事改编的。

“根据古希腊神话传说的描述，古希腊色雷斯地方有个著名的诗人与歌手叫俄耳甫斯，他的父亲便是太阳神兼音乐之神阿波罗，母亲是司管文艺的缪斯女神卡利俄帕。这样的身世使他生来便具有非凡的艺术才能。在他还很小的时候，阿波罗便把自己用的宝琴送给他。这把琴制作精巧，经俄耳甫斯一弹更是魅力神奇，传说俄耳甫斯的琴声能使神、人闻而陶醉，就连凶神恶煞、洪水猛兽也会在瞬间变得温和柔顺、俯首贴耳。

传说俄耳甫斯有一位情投意合，如花似玉的妻子，叫欧律狄克。她生性活泼，最喜欢跟众仙女到山间田野嬉戏游玩。有一天，她正在原野上跑着，不料脚下踩着了一条毒蛇，毒蛇出其不意狠狠地咬了她一口，她只哎哟了一声便倒在了草地上，当同来的女伴赶来救护时，只见她已是毒气攻心一命呜呼了。

俄耳甫斯听到噩耗痛不欲生，他拿出金琴震颤地弹出一曲歌，那琴声就连冥顽的石头都为之流泪。为了再见见妻子，他不惜自己的生命，舍身进入地府。地府是一个凄惨可怖的境界，那里黑暗冷酷、悲凉愁惨。俄耳甫斯顾不了许多，他一心要把妻子找回来!他的琴声打动了冥河上的艄公，驯服了守卫冥土大门的三头恶狗，连复仇女神们都被感动了。最后他来到冥王与冥后的面前，请求冥王把妻子还给他，并表示如若不然他宁可死在这里，决不一个人回去!冥王冥后见此，怜悯之情油然而生，便答应了他的请求，但提出一个条件：在他领着妻子走出地府之前决不能回头看她，否则他的妻子将永远不能回到人间。

俄耳甫斯满心欢喜地谢了冥王冥后，然后领着心爱的妻子踏上重返人间的道路。欧律狄克的蛇伤还没有好，每走一步都痛苦地呻吟一声，然而俄耳甫斯却连看也不看她一眼。他们一前一后默默地走着，出了死关，穿过幽谷、渡过死河，沿途一片阴森。终于看到了人间的微光，他们就要离开昏暗的地府重返光明的乐土了!这时，欧律狄克再也禁不住丈夫的冷遇，嘴里不高兴地嘟嚷起来，可怜的俄耳甫斯听到妻子的埋怨忘却了冥王的叮嘱，他回过身来想拥抱妻子。突然，一切像梦幻一样消失，死亡的长臂又一次将他的妻子拉回死国，只给他留下两串晶莹的泪珠……。俄耳甫斯历尽艰辛结果却功亏一篑，他真想随着妻子一起去地府，可是死河上船夫不肯将他渡过河去，他只好一个人返回人间。”

Anaïs Mitchell的《冥府》情节有所改变。但结局还是一样。俄耳甫斯和欧律狄克一前一后从冥府往外走。一路上俄耳甫斯听不到一点后面的脚步声，他心里不确定欧律狄克是否跟着他。就要出冥府的那一刻，这种怀疑咬噬着他，他再也忍受不了。回头看了一眼，发现欧律狄克一直就在他身后。但他的这一回头违反了冥王的规定，欧律狄克就只能永远呆在冥府了。

几年前，很偶然的我在NPR的一个节目中听到这个剧中的另一首歌《Why Do We Build the Wall》很喜欢，就去找来听了。然后循着这首歌，知道了这部剧。那是2016年。那时这部剧还没有在百老汇上演。我把这部剧推荐给一个擅长舞台剧演唱的歌友，他和他的伙伴录了好几首这部剧里的歌。他们也很喜欢这部剧。希望你们也会喜欢。

“Hadestown is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Anaïs Mitchell. It tells a version of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, where Orpheus goes to the underworld to rescue his fiancée Eurydice.

The original version of the musical premiered in the town of Barre, Vermont in 2006. There was also a production in Vergennes in the same year and a tour between Vermont and Massachusetts in 2007. Then Mitchell, unsure about the future of the musical, turned it into a concept album, released in 2010.[1]

In 2012, Mitchell met director Rachel Chavkin, and the two started to rework the stage production, with additional songs and dialogue. The new version of the musical, developed for the stage and directed by Chavkin, premiered Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop on May 6, 2016 and ran through July 31. Following productions in Edmonton and London, the show premiered in previews on Broadway in March 2019.

The Broadway production opened to critical acclaim and received numerous awards and nominations. At the 73rd Tony Awards, Hadestown received a total of 14 nominations (the most for the evening) and won eight of them, including Best Musical and Best Original Score.

Characters

Orpheus is a legendary musician, poet, lover of Eurydice, and prophet in ancient Greek religion. The main protagonist, he is a dreamer and always sees how things could be. He sees the best in people. He is awkward and clumsy but ultimately determined. Eurydice is the lover of Orpheus. She is more experienced in life than Orpheus. She has been alone her whole life and has learned to fight for herself, which has made her reluctant to trust people. The Fates follow her through most of the musical, planting seeds of doubt and encouraging her to leave and go to Hadestown. Hades is god of the underworld and husband of Persephone. He is the primary antagonist. He is the ruler of Hadestown. He is cold and uncaring. However, he has become even more cold and hardened ever since his relationship with Persephone has become distant. He sees the workers of Hadestown as "his children", and believes that through totalitarian control of their lives he has set them free. Persephone is goddess of Spring and wife of Hades. She is free spirited and fun loving. She is an alcoholic and is frequently shown to be drunk at many points of the musical. Though she still loves him, her relationship with Hades has broken down over the years and the pair constantly bicker. With her arrival to our world she brings spring, summer, and good times. Hermes, Greek god of boundaries, roads, travelers, commerce, thieves, athletes, shepherds, and Psychopomps, is the divine messenger. Throughout the musical, he plays the role of narrator. He is completely honest and smooth-spoken. Though he claims not to do things "because he is kind", he is shown to care for Orpheus by taking him in as his aide and shows kindness to Eurydice. The Fates are three spirits that act as the driving force of many key decisions other characters make in the show by influencing and manipulating their thoughts. Hermes, in the opening number, describes them as "three old women who dressed the same" and says that "they was always singin' in the back of your mind". Synopsis[edit] Act I[edit]

In a Great Depression-era inspired post-apocalyptic setting, the god Hermes enters to narrate the story and introduce each of the characters ("Road to Hell"). This is followed by the three Fates watching Eurydice as she wanders the dying land looking for shelter ("Any Way the Wind Blows"). Orpheus, Hermes's ward, meets Eurydice and asks her to marry him with some encouragement from Hermes ("Come Home With Me"). Eurydice is doubtful since they both live in poverty and she wants a life of stability. Orpheus, a musician, persuades her by telling her that he is writing a song that will bring the world back to its original harmonious state, and they will no longer have to struggle ("Wedding Song").

After an interlude in which Orpheus tells the story of the godly couple Hades and Persephone ("Epic I"), Persephone arrives to celebrate the brief joy of summertime brought alongside her ("Livin' it Up on Top"). Orpheus makes a toast to Persephone and expresses hope for his future with Eurydice, who reflects on her growing love for Orpheus despite her independence ("All I've Ever Known").

Winter comes, and along with it a train to bring a reluctant Persephone back to Hadestown – Hades' underground factory. Orpheus and Eurydice watch as Persephone voices her misery at having to return to the factory, while the Fates appear to praise Hadestown's riches. Despite hearing about Hades' harsh treatment of his workers, Eurydice is intrigued ("Way Down Hadestown"). As an especially harsh winter progresses, Orpheus continues to write his song while Eurydice desperately searches for food and firewood for the both of them ("A Gathering Storm"/"Epic II"). At the same time, Hades and Persephone fight about the decline of their own relationship ("Chant").

Hades leaves the factory to find someone who will appreciate the safety and comfort of Hadestown. He comes across a starving Eurydice and offers her a chance to join him in a secure life far away from poverty ("Hey Little Songbird"). The Fates arrive and urge Eurydice to put her survival first by taking up Hades' offer ("When the Chips are Down"). With Orpheus away working on his song, Eurydice chooses survival and decides to follow Hades to the factory ("Gone, I'm Gone"). When Orpheus returns to look for Eurydice, Hermes tells him that she's gone to Hadestown; Orpheus pledges to retrieve her, and Hermes tells Orpheus how to get there without the use of Hades' train ("Wait For Me"). Eurydice arrives at Hadestown, and begins her work on the wall surrounding it ("Why We Build the Wall").

Act II[edit]

Following Persephone subverting Hades' rule by passing contraband wares to the workers for a fee ("Our Lady Of The Underground"), we see Eurydice realize that in making the irreversible decision of giving her life to Hadestown, all her memories will soon be lost in exchange for mindless work ("Way Down Hadestown (Reprise)"). She sings of her regrets as her memories of the aboveground slowly begin to fade ("Flowers").

Orpheus, having made his way to Hadestown following Hermes' directions, finds Eurydice and begs her to come home with him ("Come Home With Me (Reprise)"). Hades arrives and reveals to Orpheus that Eurydice signed her soul to him willingly and has his workers beat him up ("Papers"), after which the Fates tell an exhausted Orpheus to give up on saving Eurydice ("Nothing Changes"). Orpheus sings of his despair at losing his lover, inspiring the citizens of Hadestown to follow him and oppose the harsh conditions in which they are made to work, all of which is witnessed by Persephone ("If It's True"). Touched by Orpheus' music, Persephone tells Hades to let Eurydice go ("How Long") which results in him mockingly offering Orpheus a chance to sing before he executes him ("Chant (Reprise)"). Orpheus sings the complete version of the song he'd been writing all this time, reminding Hades of his love for Persephone ("Epic III"). Orpheus and Eurydice affirm their love for each other and promise to stay with each other no matter what hardships they face ("Promises"). Hades is affected more by Orpheus' song than he had expected, and the Fates explain his dilemma: if he kills Orpheus, he becomes a martyr, but if he lets him and Eurydice go, then he loses his authoritarian control over the factory, given that his workers have begun to agitate for their own freedom ("Word to the Wise"). Hades decides to leave their fate in Orpheus' hands: they can leave together, but Orpheus has to lead them out. If he turns to see if Eurydice is following him, she will belong to Hades forever ("His Kiss, the Riot").

Hermes explains Hades' decision to Orpheus and Eurydice. While Hades and Persephone promise to give their relationship another try the next time she returns to Hadestown, Orpheus begins the walk out with Eurydice following him ("Wait for Me (Reprise)"). Orpheus makes it right up until the very end of the journey when he is overcome with doubt and turns to look for Eurydice – only to see that she's been right behind him all along, thus condemning her to stay in Hadestown forever ("Doubt Comes In").

Hermes, now somber, reflects on the story's ending; he does so via a reprise of the first song, and so begins to tell the story again. In explanation, he remarks that no matter how many times they sing it, people always hope for a happier ending—and that this is the value of continuing to sing the tale, and of Orpheus's gifts: "[to] make you see how the world could be in spite of the way that it is.” ("Road to Hell (Reprise)"). The show closes with Persephone and Eurydice raising a toast to Orpheus after the curtain call, reiterating the theme of hope despite unhappy circumstances: "Some birds sing when the sun is bright/Our praise is not for them/But the ones who sing in the dead of night/We raise our cups to them" ("We Raise our Cups").”

Lyrics [EURYDICE]
Lover, tell me if you can
Who's gonna ( ) the wedding ( ) ?
Times being what they are
( ) and getting ( ) all the time [ORPHEUS]
Lover, when I sing my song
All the ( ) sing ( )
And they're gonna ( ) their ( ) for us With all the gold be the generous All a-flashing in the ( ), all to ( ) for your hand
The rivers gonna give us the wedding ( ) [EURYDICE]
Lover, tell me, if you're ( )
Who's gonna lay the wedding ( )?
Times being what they are
( ) and getting ( ) all the time [ORPHEUS]
Lover, when I sing my song
All the ( ) gonna sing ( )
And they're gonna ( ) their branches ( )
To lay their fruit upon the ground
The ( ) and the ( )
And the sugar from the ( )
The ( ) gonna lay the wedding ( ) ******************* Dialogue Starts ******************************** [EURYDICE] So when you sing your song The one you're working on Spring will come again? [ORPHEUS] Yes [EURYDICE] Why don't you sing it, then? [ORPHEUS] It isn't finished [EURYDICE] Sing it You wanna take me home? [ORPHEUS] Yes

[EURYDICE]

Sing the song

[ORPHEUS]

La La La La La La La ...

[EURYDICE]

How'd you do that?

[ORPHEUS]

I don't know?

The song's not finished, though

[EURYDICE]

Even so, it can do this?

[ORPHEUS]

I know

[EURYDICE]

You have to finish it

******************* Dialogue Ends ********************************* [EURYDICE]
Lover, tell me, when we're ( )
Who's gonna make the wedding ( )?
Times being what they are
( ) and getting ( ) all the time [ORPHEUS]
Lover, when I sing my song
All the ( ) gonna sing ( )
And they'll come flying from ( ) ()
To ( ) their ( ) on the ground
And we'll lie down in eiderdown,
A pillow 'neath our heads
The ( ) gonna make the wedding ( )
[EURYDICE] And the ( ) gonna lay the wedding ( ) [ORPHEUS]
And the ( ) gonna give us the wedding ( ) Source: Musixmatch

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大约 3 年

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