1997年4月8日,果然,整整十年,然而十年前,我还不知道会有一个叫做Laura Nyro的灵魂将来会用她的音乐深深打动我......
Laura Nyro的母亲由于卵巢癌在49岁去世,这一阴影一直笼罩在Laura心头,然而,作为一个坚强的女子,她在18岁时候就写了"我弥留之际"("And When I Die",再次借用福克纳的小说名).歌中,18岁的少女坚定有力的唱道:"......当我弥留之际,当我辞世一刻,会有婴儿新生,世界运转不停......".虽然乐观豁达的Laura同样是在49岁时候也因卵巢癌去世.然而我们都知道,这一次她和命运的角力,胜者仍旧是她.
Laura Nyro - And When I Die
I'm not scared of dyin'
And I don't really care
If it's peace you find in dyin'
Well then let the time be near
Just bundle up my coffin
'Cause its cold way down there
And when I die
And when I'm gone
There'll be one child born
And a world to carry on
My troubles are many
They're deep as a well
I swear there ain't no heaven
And I pray there ain't no hell
But I'll never know by livin'
Only my dyin' will tell
And when I die
And when I'm gone
There'll be one child born
And a world to carry on
Give me my freedom
For as long as I be
All I ask of livin'
Is to have no chains on me
All I ask of livin'
Is to have no chains on me
And all I ask of dyin'
Is to go naturally
And when I die
And when I'm gone
There'll be one child born
And a world to carry on
Laura Nyro - He's A Runner January 15, 1969 （年仅22岁）
任何Laura Nyro的视频都是相当珍贵的,这次演出成为少有的珍贵资料.为了抵制流行音乐的商业化,Laura在24岁正值个人事业巅峰的青春选择退出乐坛.同样,她也抵制纯商业演出,例如The Tonight Show和The David Letterman Show两大Show曾经同时抛出重金希望Laura可以上他们的节目,然而,全部被Laura拒绝,包括众多商业电影剧本甚至现场演出的记录片......
据我所知,Laura Nyro唯一参演的影片是讲述纳瓦霍印第安人被美国政府强行迁徙的记录片(美版"三峡好人"?)Broken Rainbow,该片也赢得了1985年奥斯卡最佳记录片奖.
Laura Nyro - Save the Country
这首是Laura写在肯尼迪遇刺之后
