第1197期:美国50州歌谣
那天在一部电影里看到两个人一起唱美国50州歌谣,查证了一下,发现了两个版本,跟你分享一下。
版本1:Fifty States in Rhyme
Alabama, and Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas
California, Colorado, Co-nnecticut and more
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, then Hawaii, Idaho
Illinois, Indi-a-na, I-o-wa …still 35 to go…
Kansas, and Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine
Maryland, Massachusetts and good old Michigan
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, and Montana
Then Nebraska’s 27, number 28’s Nevada
Next, New Hampshire, and New Jersey, and way down, New Mexico
There’s New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, now let’s see
Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee
Texas and there’s Utah, Vermont, I’m almost through
Virginia and there’s Washington, and West Virginia, too
Could Wisconsin be the last one or is it 49?
No, Wyoming is the last state in the 50 states that rhyme.
*这个版本流传最广,视频参见:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNWg5AZJgWc
版本2:50 States
From the CD, Kid’s Country Song & Dance
by The Learning Station
℗©Monopoli/The Learning Station
涉及版权,歌词就不贴在这里了。有兴趣的读者可自行查阅:https://www.learningstationmusic.com/blog/2021/04/20/50-states/
很多国家和文化里都有类似的歌谣,通常使用押韵的手法把很多内容编排到一起,帮助儿童快速记忆。例如中国的24节气歌,还有所有国学蒙学读本都是这样做的,《三》、《百》、《千》、《千》无不如此。还有传统相声里的灌口,如《地理图》、《报菜名》等,都使用了同样的语言技巧。
例如郭德纲在相声里唱的那段铁片大鼓《劝妓女》:
春雨蜇春清谷天,夏满芒夏二暑相连。秋处白秋寒霜降,冬雪雪冬大小寒。春夏秋冬分为了四季,清明佳节都把这坟添。死去良民的女儿孙祭奠,苦命的个妓女何人把她可怜。
参考资源
- 《二十四節氣歌》 (粵語/廣東話) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amowZGyuwmA