
“Get Drunk”為我改編原創詩作”Get Drunk”為副歌,結合台灣原住民阿美族古調《老人飲酒歌》(Elders Drinking Song)為主歌,兩段旋律融合,並以歐風電音風格呈現。
“Get Drunk”電音詩歌,我將原創詩作”Get Drunk”(「醉吧」)改編為此曲副歌。因為「飲酒」為共通主題,我決定向台灣原住民古調《老人飲酒歌》致敬,將其旋律sample使用為主歌,創造出此首雙旋律結合拼貼,充滿流行歌趣味性的作品。
此曲的創作起源,我獲阿美族好友贈送,取得她祖父Ayong Pawang流傳下來的《老人飲酒歌》古老錄音檔,我將這首充滿黑膠唱盤音質的古調,sample用於此曲。《老人飲酒歌》的古老錄音,及我原創的電音”Get
Drunk”副歌,產生奇妙的碰撞及結合,成就這首創新風格的原住民古調電音fusion經典。
《老人飲酒歌》 是首旋律優美,慶祝豐收慶典的古調。1988年,阿美族傳奇歌者郭英男,受法國政府邀請去巴黎演唱《老人飲酒歌》,此曲收錄於世界文化中心(Maison des Cultures du Monde)發行的專輯《台灣原住民的複音音樂演唱》(Polyphonies Vocales des Aborigènes de Taïwan)專輯。
德國電音樂團Enigma,曾於1994年發表的單曲《返璞歸真》(”Return To Innocence”)一曲之中, sample郭英男先生的〈老人飲酒歌〉錄音版本,融於歌曲中,此單曲在10個國家排行榜獲得冠軍,成為Enigma生涯最成功的歌曲。此曲也被1996年的亞特蘭大夏季奥運會選用為主題曲,再度於全球傳頌。
我認為,〈老人飲酒歌〉因爲Enigma的sampling,成為一首揚名全球的旋律,國際上的聽眾卻不知,此曲來自台灣原住民的古調。我決定以台灣歌手的身分,改編這首古調爲現代電音曲,向台灣本土文化致敬。
並且,很恰好的,我選擇創作的新曲,跟Enigma那首風格剛好具反差。我選擇了一首失戀情詩改編,與〈老人飲酒歌〉慶典的意義成為反差,以歌詞反差造成趣味。或者,豐盛的收成及愛情的失落,是可共存在同一個敘事中,那麼,這首新詩歌就更耐人尋味了。
此曲邀到新生代音樂鬼才姚東佑擔任編曲製作,以創新前衛的曲風,創作出古調電音fusion歌曲。
Get Drunk (“Elders Drinking Song”)
詞曲:安祖,《老人飲酒歌》( 阿美族民謠)
演唱:安祖,Ayong Pawang
編曲/製作:姚東佑
He i yai ha i w way ha i,
He i yai ha i w way hai ye i ya an ho ay yan ho ay ya o hi yan,
O ho ay yan hay ya ho wa hay ya i,
Hey he yan, ho way yan,
Ho way yan, hi ya o ho way ho wa I hi yan,
Hay ya o ho wa hay ya i.
Get drunk,
you will hear a soprano's song.
Belt it higher,
the rose will start bleeding.
Heart's wounded.
let the blood sprout a rose.
In the blossom,
you will see your heart and soul.
Wanna to take a step.
A step, it’s eternity...
Eternally, no longer reminiscing.
Get drunk. So you’ll be truly awake
Cuz you can't tell what's love or loss.
He i yai ha i w way ha i,
He i yai ha i w way hai ye i ya an ho ay yan ho ay ya o hi yan,
O ho ay yan hay ya ho wa hay ya i,
Hey he yan, ho way yan,
Ho way yan, hi ya o ho way ho wa I hi yan,
Hay ya o ho wa hay ya i.
Get drunk,
you will hear a soprano's song.
Belt it higher,
the rose will start bleeding.
Heart's wounded.
let the blood sprout a rose.
In the blossom,
you will see your heart and soul.
Wanna to take a step.
A step, it’s eternity...
Eternally, no longer reminiscing.
Get drunk. So you’ll be truly awake
Cuz you can't tell what's love or loss.
I squandered my love mistakenly,
and, thus, I lost the game.
I over indulged in romancing,
All I got is smithereens. 244
Get drunk,
you will hear a soprano's song.
Belt it higher,
the rose will start bleeding.
Heart's wounded.
let the blood sprout a rose.
In the blossom,
you will see your heart and soul.
Wanna to take a step.
One more step, it’s eternity...
Eternally, no longer reminiscing.
Get drunk. So you’ll be truly awake
Cuz you can't tell what's love or loss.