在迪士尼几十年以来的卡通长片经典中,《风中奇缘》可以说是非常特别的一部,因为这是在所有以“人”为主角的迪士尼卡通里面,头一次让“有色人种”当主角,而且也不是以“皆大欢喜”作为故事的结局。而尽管我对这个故事已经十分熟悉,但是每次重新观赏、特别是在听到片中着名的插曲“Colors of the Wind”的时候,都仍然难免有许多感慨。
一贯的迪斯尼传统,影片中的音乐成分是很重的,也很精致,迪斯尼公司再度请得艾伦.曼肯(Alan Menken)出马,他为《小美人鱼》(Little Mermaid, The),《美女与野兽》(Beauty And The Beast),《阿拉丁》(Aladdin)创造了浪漫音乐的奇迹,也为自己赢得六座奥斯卡奖,六座格林美奖及十一座金球奖。这次为《风中奇缘》(Pocahontas)配乐,更丝毫不减大师功力。填词由两获格林美的奖斯蒂芬.舒瓦兹(Stephen Schwartz)操刀。主唱则请来范妮莎.威廉姆斯(Vanessa Williams),使片中那种深沉的感伤、却又自由新生的浪漫气氛展露无遗。风之彩(Colors Of The Wind)也因此获得了第六十八届奥斯卡最佳电影歌曲。
在风之彩(Colors Of The Wind)这首歌曲中,那个印第安公主Pocahontas对奉命随同总督前来新大陆寻找黄金的英国船长John Smith说,你们自以为拥有任何你们所踏上的土地,大地只是让你们予取予求、没有生命的东西,但是我知道每块石头、每棵树和每一种动物,都有生命、有灵魂、也有自己的名字。你们以为世间只有长相跟想法都跟你们一样的人才能算人,但是如果你能够认识一下“陌生人”的想法,你将会学习到许多你从来不知道的事情。你可曾听过野狼对明月的嚎叫?或者是问过山猫它为何带着笑?你能不能跟山里所有的声音一起歌唱?能不能用风所有的色彩来作画?
You think you own whatever land you land on The earth is just a dead thing you can claim But I know every rock and tree and creature Has a life has a spirit has a name You think the only people who are people Are the people who look and think like you But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger You’ll learn things you never knew You never knew
Have you ever heard the wolf cry To the blue corn moon Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned Can you sing with all the voices of the mountain Can you paint with all the colors of the wind Can you paint with all the colors of the wind
Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest Come taste the sun-sweet berries of the earth Come roll in all the riches all around you And for once never wonder what they’re worth
The rainstorm and the river are my brothers The heron and the otter are my friends And we are all connected to each other In a circle in a hoop that never ends
Have you ever heard the wolf cry To the blue corn moon Or let the eagle tell you where he’s been Can you sing with all the voices of the mountain Can you paint with all the colors of the wind Can you paint with all the colors of the wind
How high does the sycamore grow If you cut it down then you’ll never know And you‘ll never hear the wolf cry To the blue corn moon For whether we are white of copper-skinned We need to sing with all the voices of the mountain We need to paint with all the colors of the wind You can own the earth and still All you’ll own is earth until You can paint with all the colors of the wind