我經常上網找東西，有天想找有沒有網站是有免費的外國兒童繪本看的、另外又要找外國童謠(Humpy Dumpy 那種) ，找的過程中想起娘很久以前在文化廣場買的一盒白色童謠卡式帶，我很愛聽的。有首童謠我小四學的叫《蘇格蘭的藍鐘花》，不知為什麼我很喜歡到現在還會唱。於是就找找看，找到的和音樂書的歌詞不太一樣，而英文原版的歌詞──那個少年最後捐軀!!!!GOSH!!!!

另一首金髮珍妮，是因為我想找一套小時候總是和它擦身而過的卡通《歲月飄零/ 風の中の少女 金髪のジェニー》(人家還有買《兒周》追劇情)，誰知找到的資料不多、只有換起我記得男主角叫史提芬；我記得我有看結局，先是主角三人分道揚鑣、最後史提芬和珍妮結婚。 原來這套卡通的起源就是史提芬寫給妻子珍妮的一首歌!!!

本來因為篇幅好像太長...唯有將本來都要說的留下一篇說。

”Bluebells of Scotland is a piece written by Arthur Pryor for Trombone with potential orchestra accompanyment. Although the exact date is disputed due to some naming questions, it is generally accepted that Pryor wrote the piece in 1899. Since then, it has become famous around the world as an incredibly difficult piece for trombonists to play. Bluebells is highly respected amongst colleges and is a solid choice for an audition piece.”

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The Bluebells Of Scotland

Oh where, tell me where is your highland laddie gone?
Oh where, tell me where is your highland laddie gone?
He’s gone with streaming banners where noble deeds are done
And it’s oh! in my heart I wish him safe at home.

Oh where, tell me where did your highland laddie dwell?
Oh where, tell me where did your highland laddie dwell?
He dwelt in bonnie Scotland where bloom the sweet bluebells
And it’s oh! in my heart I rue my laddie well.

Oh what, tell me what if your highland lad be slain?
Oh what, tell me what if your highland lad be slain?
Oh no, true love will be his guide and bring him safe again
For it’s oh! my heart would break if my highland lad were slain.


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蘇格蘭藍鐘花

請你告訴我，高原青年在何方?
請你告訴我，高原青年在何方?
他在前方打仗，保衛祖國把名揚，
我永遠惦念他，希望他為國爭光。
藍鐘花仍盛放，在他居住的地方，
我永遠惦念他，希望他平安回來。

”Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair” is a 1854 song by the American songwriter Stephen Foster. It was written for his wife, Jane McDowall, who would end up leaving him as his life declined in later years.


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Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair -- Stephen Foster

I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair,
Borne, like a vapor, on the summer air;
I see her tripping where the bright streams play,
Happy as the daisies that dance on her way.
Many were the wild notes her merry voice would pour,
Many were the blithe birds that warbled them o’er:
Oh! I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair,
Floating, like a vapor, on the soft summer air.

I long for Jeanie with the daydawn smile,
Radiant in gladness, warm with winning guile;
I hear her melodies, like joys gone by,
Sighing round my heart o’er the fond hopes that die:-
Sighing like the night wind and sobbing like the rain,-
Wailing for the lost one that comes not again:
Oh! I long for Jeanie, and my heart bows low,
Never more to find her where the bright waters flow.

I sigh for Jeanie, but her light form strayed
Far from the fond hearts round her native glade;
Her smiles have vanished and her sweet songs flown,
Flitting like the dreams that have cheered us and gone.
Now the nodding wild flowers may wither on the shore
While her gentle fingers will cull them no more:
Oh! I sigh for Jeanie with the light brown hair,
Floating, like a vapor, on the soft summer air.

(曲譜)
http://www.musicroom.com/imagezoom.aspx?product_id=20911

Kendor Music Online - JEANIE WITH THE LIGHT BROWN HAIR
http://www.kendormusic.com/ensembles/16067.htm

Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
http://www.stephen-foster-songs.de/Foster13.htm

【兒歌童謠】
http://www.those-days.com/kidsong/kidsong_a.html

[minstrels] Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/418.html

The Bluebells Of Scotland
http://www.electricscotland.com/music/bluebell.htm

WIKIPEDIA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebells_of_Scotland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanie_with_the_Light_Brown_Hair