創作背景
《White Horse》的創作靈感來源于泰勒·斯威夫特的一個前男友,具體原因是,泰勒在之前認為她的這位男朋友是自己的白馬王子,但是當她發現她的這個男朋友腳踏兩條船後,便向他提出分手。這首歌主要寫的是泰勒在接受這段感情已經結束了的事實時的心情。泰勒說她本來是準備把這首歌放進第三張專輯《Speak Now》裡的,但在後來因為《實習醫生格蕾》一劇提前出現在《Fearless》裡。
歌曲歌詞
英文歌詞
Say you're sorry
That face of an angel comes out just when you need it to.
As I paced back and forth all this time
'cause I honestly believed in you.
Holding on,
the days track on.
Stupid girl
I should've known, I should've known.
That I'm not a princess; this ain't a fairy tale.
I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet,
lead her up the stairwell.
This ain't Hollywood; this is a small town.
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down.
Now it's too late for you and your white horse to come around.
Maybe I was naive,
got lost in your eyes and never really had a chance.
My mistake,I didn't wanna be in love
you had to fight to have the upper hand
I had so many dreams about you and me:
happy endings.
Now I know
I'm not a princess; this ain't a fairy tale.
I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet,
lead her up the stairwell.
This ain't Hollywood; this is a small town.
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down.
Now it too late for you and your white horse to come around.
And there you are on your knees
begging for forgiveness, begging for me
just like I always wanted, but I'm so sorry.
'Cause I'm not your princess; this ain't a fairytale.
I'm gonna find someone someday who might actually treat me well.
This is a big world; that was a small town,
there in my rearview mirror disappearing now.
And it's too late for you and your white horse.
Now it's too late for you and your white horse to catch me now.
Oh whoa whoa whoa try and catch me now.
Ooh it's too late to catch me now.
中英歌詞
Say you're sorry
你說你很抱歉
That face of an angel comes out just when you need it to.
那天使般的面孔有必要的時候才會出現
As I paced back and forth all this time
我一直以來都在來回徘徊着
'cause I honestly believed in you.
因為我深信着你
Holding on,
始終堅持着,一直忍受着
the days track on.
時間還長着呢
Stupid girl
傻女孩啊
I should've known, I should've known.
我早該知道的 我早該知道的
That I'm not a princess; this ain't a fairy tale.
我不是公主 這也不是童話故事
I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet,
我不是那個能令你拜倒在石榴裙下的人
lead her up the stairwell.
也不是那個你會把她領到樓梯間的女孩
This ain't Hollywood; this is a small town.
這裡不是好萊塢這兒隻是一個小城鎮
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down.
在你離開讓我失望之前我是一個喜歡幻想的人
Now it's too late for you and your white horse to come around.
現在你想回心轉意 帶上你的白馬回到我身邊 已太遲了
Maybe I was naive,
也許我很天真幼稚
got lost in your eyes and never really had a chance.
沉迷在你溫柔的眼神中 根本沒有機會
My mistake,i didn't wanna be in love
這是我的錯誤,我不想再愛
you had to fight to have the upper hand
你必須全力以赴才能占上風
I had so many dreams about you and me:
我有很多關于你我的美好夢想
happy endings.
幸福美滿的結局
Now I know
現在我知道了
I'm not a princess; this ain't a fairy tale.
我不是公主 這也不是童話故事
I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet,
我不是那個能令你拜倒在石榴裙下的人
lead her up the stairwell.
你會領到樓梯間去的女孩
This ain't Hollywood; this is a small town.
這裡不是好萊塢這兒隻是一個小城鎮
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down.
在你離開讓我失望之前我是一個喜歡幻想的人
Now it too late for you and your white horse to come around.
現在你想回心轉意 帶上你的白馬回到我身邊已太遲了
And there you are on your knees
現在你雙膝跪地
begging for forgiveness, begging for me
乞求我的原諒 不停地乞求我
just like I always wanted, but I'm so sorry.
就像我常希望的那樣 但是我還是很抱歉
'Cause I'm not your princess; this ain't a fairytale.
因為我不是你的公主 這也不是一個童話故事
I'm gonna find someone someday who might actually treat me well.
總有一天我會找到一個真正對我好的人
This is a big world; that was a small town,
這是偌大的一個世界 那隻不過是一個小城鎮
there in my rearview mirror disappearing now.
此刻就在我的後視鏡裡逐漸消失了
And it's too late for you and your white horse.
對于你和白馬一切都太晚了
Now it's too late for you and your white horse to catch me now.
現在你想要騎着你的白馬追上我已經太遲了
Oh whoa whoa whoa try and catch me now.
現在就試着追上我吧
Ooh it's too late to catch me now.
可是現在想要趕上我已太遲了
歌曲鑒賞
《White Horse》在共同的時間段,擁有每分鐘92次的音樂節奏,因此可将其歸類為民謠,音調以C大調為主,歌曲和弦依循“C–F(ADD)–Am–F(ADD)”。而作為錄唱歌手,泰勒·斯威夫特的歌聲音域必須位于G和A之間。歌曲的伴奏樂器為原聲吉他、鋼琴和大提琴。《White Horse》的内容采用第一人稱書寫,歌詞談到了“痛苦”與“幻滅”,以一段童話般的歌詞開場,采用了清晰的視角表達了現實主義。
歌曲MV
MV由著名MV導演特雷·範喬伊所執導的MV充滿了偶像劇的劇情,描述的是女主人公發現男朋友背叛自己另尋新歡、後者知道後懇求女主人公再給她一次機會,但女主人公決絕地挂斷電話的故事。
MV中的女主人公自然是泰勒·斯威夫特扮演,而在MV中扮演“劈腿男友”的男生則是史蒂芬·科裡蒂。泰勒在接受采訪時,表示她之前所有歌曲的MV都隻需要看着鏡頭唱歌就可以,但是這首歌不同,需要涉及一些更内心的東西,特别是一場又一場需要表達強烈情感的戲,所以她整整哭了三個小時,哭得眼睛都腫了。
歌曲成績
曾在billboard達到13名,在鄉村榜最高為第2名。在Billboard公布的2009年年度歌曲Hot 100中排名第76名。在第52屆格萊美上憑借《White Horse》,taylor獲得最佳鄉村歌曲、最佳鄉村女歌手的獎項。(2012年Taylor同樣憑借《Mean》獲得這兩個獎項)。
歌手介紹
泰勒·斯威夫特(Taylor Swift),1989年12月13日出生于美國賓夕法尼亞州雷丁,美國著名女歌手、詞曲作者、音樂制作人、演員。
2006年,泰勒與獨立唱片公司Big Machine簽約并推出了首支單曲《Tim McGraw》,緊接着推出了首張同名專輯《Taylor Swift》,該專輯獲得美國唱片業協會的5倍白金唱片認證。第二張專輯《Fearless》于2008年11月11日發行,在公告牌二百強專輯榜上一共獲得11周冠軍,并被美國唱片業協會認證為6倍鉑金唱片,與此同時依靠這張專輯收獲無數格萊美獎項。
首支單曲《Love Story》在公告牌百強單曲榜排名第四,成為美國史上第二暢銷的鄉村單曲,同時該專輯獲得第52屆格萊美"年度專輯"的最高榮譽。2009年,泰勒被《公告牌》雜志評選為年度藝人。同年,泰勒在《福布斯》名人榜名列第69位。2014年5月30日,泰勒·斯威夫特将在上海梅賽德斯-奔馳文化中心開啟亞洲巡演首站。