黑人盲人歌手Ray Charles 灵魂之作《A Song For You》

演唱：Ray Charles (雷·查尔斯)

I've been so many places in my life and time

I've sung a lot of songs I've made some bad rhymes

I've acted out my life in stages with ten thousand people watching

But we're alone now and I'm singin' this song for you

I know your image of me is what I hope to be baby

I've treated you unkindly but girl can't you see

There's no one more important to me

So darling can't you please see through me

'Cause we're alone now and I'm singin' my song for you

You taught me precious secrets of the truth withholdin' nothin'

But you came out in front and I was hiding yeah

But now I'm so much better so if my words don't come together

Listen to the melody 'cause my love's in there hiding

I love you in a place where there's no space or time

I love you for my life 'cause you're a friend of mine

And when my life is over remember when we were together

We were alone and I was singin' my song for you

I love you in a place where there's no space or time

I've loved you for my life yes you're a friend of mine

And when my life is over remember when we were together

We were alone and I was singin' my song for you yes

We were alone and I was singin' my song for you yes

We were alone and I was singin' my song

Singin' my song singin' my song singin' my song

Singin' my song

好的音乐是没有任何类型限制的，也没有所谓的主流或是跨界之类的分别；其实，只要能传达歌者灵魂深处情感的，便是好的音乐。美国“灵魂乐之父”雷·查尔斯(Ray Charles)带来的《a song for you》（为你而歌）就是一首相当不错的作品。

    Ray Charles是一位黑人盲人歌手，在他七岁时，因为青光眼的恶化而导致双目的失明。后来，他的父母双亡，唯一的兄弟也在一场事故中丧生。Charles他从小自学盲文、钢琴和作曲，一生获得过12座葛莱美奖杯，《A Song For You》就是他赢得最后一座葛莱美奖的音乐作品。美国《时代》杂志曾说过，所有的现代歌手都能从他身上学到些东西。

在Charles的音乐中，爵士、蓝调、乡村和流行等风格被完美融合为一体；而在他的歌声中，灵魂的本质永远是那么触动人心。简单的说，听Ray Charles的音乐，就像是听一个心无杂念的灵魂在唱一样，世上再也没有什么东西，比这样的感觉更动人的了。

Ray Charles曾在他的自传中做出如此的表述，“打从我出生，音乐就在我的内心滋长，音乐就是我身体的一部分，就像是我的血液一样。”而就是这样的一种精神，贯穿了他辉煌的一生。

不是所有的歌手都能演唱出Ray 歌曲中的灵魂，那种不很商业，但确是绝对发自心底的声音。如果你喜欢他的歌，我们便是知音。