兩個女巫從心(新)開始的對話：For Good (From Wicked)

Wicked 黑髮的是Idina Menzel (Elphaba)、金髮的是Kristin Chenoweth (Glinda)

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自從第一次聽到Wicked之後，就一直對Wicked念念不忘。

這齣於2004年大放異彩的百老匯音樂劇，講述的是綠野仙蹤前一章的故事。原來好女巫Glinda跟壞女巫Elphaba之前在同一間巫師學校唸書，兩個人是同班同學。在學校生活裡，Elphaba因為擁有一身碧綠的皮膚而受到同學排擠，不過Elphaba不以為意。起先Glinda也是排擠Elphaba的一員，Elphaba也不喜歡Glinda的大小姐脾氣。不過，時間流逝，漸漸的兩個人消除了對彼此的成見，變成了好朋友。

然而，生活總是困難且充滿危險的，充滿正義之心的Elphaba因為看不慣Oz王對動物的非法不人道行徑，決定挺身出來對抗。Glinda雖然知道Oz王的不齒行為，但卻選擇了站在Oz王那一邊，伺機而動奪取Oz王的政權。

就這樣，兩個人走上了不同的道路。

我要介紹的這首歌：For Good，其實是Wicked裡最令人動容的女聲對唱。Glinda擊敗了Elphaba，Elphaba發現自己雖有一身優異的巫師資質，卻仍然無法成功完成他想做的事情(I'm limited)，在一切莫須有的罪名枷鎖不停的套在Elphaba身上，她感到疲倦且無力，對著Glinda唱出這首For Good，決定隨Glinda處置。然而，Glinda也娓娓唱出： But I know I'm who I am today Because I knew you。

就這樣，這首詞曲皆美麗的For Good，每一次聽都會讓我紅了眼眶！底下附上Idina Menzel和Kristin Chenoweth的Rehearsal及現場剪輯版本！當然，我blog裡的歌曲就是這兩位原唱的錄音！

順帶一提，Idina Menzel是1996 Rent的OBC(Maureen)，近10年的百老匯生涯，終於在2004年因Wicked裡的Elphaba一角拿到了Tony Awards的最佳女主角！同年，飾演Glinda的Kristin Chenoweth也因同一齣劇獲得提名。這真的是一齣讓人感動的音樂劇唷！推薦給大家！


(For good - Rehearsal版)



(For good - 剪輯現場演出版)



(Broadway on Brodway 2004，Glinda是Jennifer Laura Thompson唱的)



(Tony Awards - Idina Menzel的得獎畫面，Renee Zillweger是頒獎人)



(來多送個一首One Short Day，這首是Wicked裡我最愛的歌曲唷！兩個原卡司在Broadway on Broadway的演出！)

歌詞如下：

ELPHABA
I'm limited:
Just look at me - I'm limited
And just look at you -
You can do all I couldn't do, Glinda
So now it's up to you
(spoken) For both of us
(sung) Now it's up to you:

GLINDA
I've heard it said
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you:

Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good

ELPHABA
It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend:
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you:

GLINDA
Because I knew you:

BOTHI have been changed for good

ELPHABA
And just to clear the air
I ask forgiveness
For the things I've done you blame me for

GLINDA
But then, I guess we know
There's blame to share

BOTH
And none of it seems to matter anymore

GLINDA ELPHABA
Like a comet pulled Like a ship blown
From orbit as it Off it's mooring
Passes a sun, like By a wind off the
A stream that meets Sea, like a seed
A boulder, half-way Dropped by a
Through the wood Bird in the wood

BOTH
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
I do believe I have been changed for the better?

GLINDA
And because I knew you:
ELPHABA
Because I knew you:

BOTH
Because I knew you:
I have been changed for good.