最后一片叶子

创作团队

贝斯：James Whiton

管风琴：Tom Waits

专辑：《Bad As Me》(2011)

创作背景

本歌曲选自美国民谣歌手汤姆·韦茨（Tom Waits）2011年发行的新专辑《Bad As Me》。汤姆·韦茨生于1949年12月7日，1973年发行第一张个人专辑《Closing Time》，至今已发行24张专辑。他的音乐作品多以低下层人民的生活为主题，以低哑的嗓音、幽默而辛酸的歌词，及充满灵性的词曲编配手法，演绎出一个个楚楚动人的人生故事。通过Last Leaf 这首歌，汤姆·韦茨用苍老的歌喉重新演绎了美国短篇小说家欧·亨利(O.Henry)的经典小说The Last Leaf(最后一片树叶)，表达了自己对人生的坚定信念及对音乐的执着追求。

英文歌词

Last Leaf

I'm the last leaf on the tree

The autumn took the rest

But they won't take me

I'm the last leaf on the tree

When the autumn wind blows

They're already gone

They flutter to the ground

Cause they can't hang on

There's nothing in the world

That I ain't seen

I greet all the new ones

That are coming in green

I'm the last leaf on the tree

The autumn took the rest

But they won't take me

I'm the last leaf on the tree

They say I got staying power

Here on the tree

But I've been here since Eisenhower

And I've out lived even he

I'm the last leaf on the tree

The autumn took the rest

But they won't take me

I'm the last leaf on the tree

I fight off the snow

I fight off the hail

Nothing makes me go

I'm like some vestigial tail

I'll be here through eternity

If you want to know how long

If they cut down this tree

I'll show up in a song

I'm the last leaf on the tree

The autumn took the rest

But they won't take me

I'm the last leaf on the tree

I'm the last leaf on the tree

I'm the last leaf on the tree