<p><img src="http://image.hnol.net/c/2008-01/22/00/2008012200192555625.jpg" border="0" alt=""/></p><p>the brothers four(四兄弟演唱组)是美国老牌民谣乐队之一,成立于50年代末,比beatles出名还要早。这个乐队由四个华盛顿大学的学生bob flick,john paine,mike kirkand,dick foley组成。当时的学校很单纯,年轻人都沉浸在橄榄球和流行音乐的快乐之中,唱歌是每一个联谊会的必备节目,人人都要唱。“四兄弟”的灵魂人物,贝司手bob flick回忆道:“只不过正好我们4个人都有乐器,所以我们组成了乐队。” 乐队一组就是四十多年,唱的一直都是传统的通俗民谣,《green sleeves》那种,平平淡淡,以优美的弦律和琅琅上口的歌词取胜。很多经典名曲,比如《blowing in the wind》、《where have all the flowers gone》经过他们的演绎,一洗肃杀之气,变得清新自然,比原唱还要讨人喜欢———那是一种淡淡的、长长的喜欢,是和狂热崇拜、和喜欢beatles完全不同的喜欢。<br/>SevenDaffodils<br/><br/>I may not have a mansion I haven't any land <br/>Not even a paper dollar to crinkle in my hands <br/>But I can show you morning on a thousand hills <br/>And kiss you and give you seven daffodils <br/><br/>I do not have a fortune to buy you pretty things <br/>But I can weave you moon beams for necklaces and rings <br/>But I can show you morning on a thousands hills <br/>And kiss you and give you seven daffodils <br/><br/>Oh seven golden daffodils all shining in the sun <br/>To light our ways to evening when our day is done <br/>And I will give you music] <br/><br/>And a crust of bread <br/>A pillow of piny boughs to rest your head <br/>A pillow of piny boughs to rest your head <br/><br/></p><p> </p>