奧運特輯

雪梨奧運音樂特輯 澳洲歌手樂團齊動員

BMG與Sony兩大音樂集團聯手策劃的「The Official Soundtrack: The Games Of The XXVII Olympiad - Music From The Opening Ceremony」奧運喝采特輯，動員Olivia Newton-John（奧莉薇亞紐頓強）、Tina Arena、John Farnham等澳洲中生代與新生代歌手參與錄製演唱。動員澳洲歌手發揚運動精神的「The Official Soundtrack: The Games Of The XXVII Olympiad - Music From The Opening Ceremony」裏，曾與Marc Anthony（馬克安東尼）對唱電影『蒙面俠:蘇洛』主題曲I Want To Spend My Lifetime For Loving You的女歌手Tina Arena獻唱The Flame，70年代起風靡全球的超級巨星Olivia Newton-John與90年代澳洲搖滾天王John Farnham則對唱Dare To Dream，參與此特輯的傑出澳洲樂手尚有：Human Nature、Vanessa Amorosi、Nikki Webster、Julie Anthony、Elena Kats-Chernin, David Page、Michael Askill、Chong Lim、Paul Grabowsky/Ian Cooper/John Frolich、Pee Wee Ferris、David Stanhope、 Richard Mills,還有「來自雪河的人Man From The Snowy River」電影音樂家Bruce Rowland與以『鋼琴師Shine』獲奧斯卡最佳電影音樂提名的David Hirschfelder以及墨爾本交響管絃樂團。
Tina Arena ＆ Sydney Children's Choir - The Flame

Tina Arena這首是她和雪梨兒童合唱團共同為2000年奧運演唱的歌曲

The Flame歌詞

Is this the hope of the world in my hands
I'll take this moment, to be all that I can
Look to you to see the future
Stronger and free
 
Today we will show who we are
We are the earth
And we're together again
My friends, will you show us the way
We travel on, guided by the flame

The fire within makes you reach out to the goal
You redefine the best, by stretching the soul
A world in need of inspiration
And looks to you and me

Since ancient times we've come together
In the light of the flame
To stand for all the world to see
People reaching out to greatness
And all we can be

Today we will show who we are
We are the earth
Together again
Today you will show who you are
The best on earth, and you bring the world together again
My friends, you have shown us the way
Look to your heart
You will find the flame

 Nikki Webster - Under Southern Skies

2000年雪梨奧運開幕式與閉幕式演唱的那位可愛的女孩 , 大家都對她的表演印象深刻 , 柔美的歌聲加上兒童合唱團的合聲感動了當時在場的每一位觀眾 , 她在開幕時演唱了這首Under Southern Skies , 另外在閉幕時還演唱了We'll Be One ! 那也是Nikki首次在國際媒體上大量曝光且備受矚目 , 目前發行了Follow Your Heart和Bliss兩張專輯 , 近幾年來在澳洲歌壇也非常的活躍 ! 本站的女童聲 歌手區亦有她的介紹 !

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Under Southern Skies歌詞

There's a peace in our hearts and a hope in our hands,
We're the family of children; we come from many different lands.
Our time is just beginning; our race is yet to run,
But if you will take us with you, then we have already won.

Under the southern skies,
Together in this land,
Every voice in celebration,
A family hand in hand!
Under the southern skies,
As one we rise,
And turn our eyes to see
All the wonder of the future
In a world of harmony.

There's a great spirit rising from the desert to the sea.
As it sweeps across this southern land it calls to you and me:
We're the dreamers and the dreaming; we're the face of things yet to come.
Every child can be a hero if our world can live as one.

Sydney Children's Choir - Deep Sea Dreaming  奧運專輯另外也收錄了這首由雪梨兒童合唱團的歌曲 , 除了上方那首The Flame有他們的合聲外 , 他們也在Deep Sea Dreaming中擔綱演唱 , 在這兩首歌曲當中可以聽到優美的旋律和童聲合聲 Official Site>>