专辑：A Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection
歌手：Alison Krauss
曲目：
01. You’re Just a Country Boy
02. Simple Love
03. Jacob’s Dream
04. Away Down the River
05. Sawing on the Strings
06. Down to the River to Pray
07. Baby Mine
08. Molly Ban
09. How’’s the World Treating You (duet with James Taylor)
10. The Scarlet Tide
11. Whiskey Lullaby (duet with Brad Paisley)
12. You Will Be My Ain True Love
13. I Give You to His Heart
14. Get Me Through December
15. Missing You (duet with John Waite)
16. Lay Down Beside Me
(previously unreleased duet with John Waite)
Alison Krauss 是当今美国兰草音乐的领军者，“兰草音乐”
（Blue Grass）是美国民间音乐的一种，从上世纪二十年代出现并开
始发展，在新世纪里未显丝毫颓败之势，因Alison 这样优秀兰草歌手
的不断革新，使兰草音乐焕发出更为迷人的气质，作品逐渐挤占主流
唱片市场份额，且在全球都拥有越来越多的歌迷。
Alison 的歌曲之所以吸引人是因其个人演唱魅力和她所创作的精
致、纯正的兰草音乐。Alison 的歌曲中使用的乐器依然是小提琴、曼
陀铃、木吉他和斑鸠琴这样兰草的标准乐器，编曲配器也绝少矫饰，
没有任何世俗渲染的音乐配上 Alison Krauss 清泉般透彻的歌声，使
得兰草音乐愈加发扬光大。
听Alison Krauss唱歌，恍如清晨站在草原上，轻风拂在脸上，和
煦的阳光照在身上，抬起头，看蓝天上白云悠然而过……
孤独，而且最好有点寂寞的时候适合欣赏Alison Krauss，无论内
心还是环境，都异常安静。
Alison Krauss单薄而清亮的歌声，时而欢喜昂扬，时而抑郁低吟，
很简单的音乐，很平实地唱着生活中的点点滴滴。
这是一种不愠不火，温暖却忧郁，柔美又坚强的感动，一种舒服
得令人想掉泪的感动。
Jacob's Dream
—— ~. ~ 人生悲哀莫过如此 ~. ~
In the Spring of 1856 with the snow still on the ground
Two little boys were lost in the mountains above the town
The father went out hunting the boys had stayed behind
While mother tended to her chores they wandered from her side.
The two had gone to follow him and lost their way instead
By dusk the boys had not been found and fear had turned to dread
Two-hundred men had gathered there to comb the mountain side
The fires were built on the highest peak in hopes they'd see the light.
Oh, mommy and daddy why can't you hear our cries
The day is almost over, soon it will be night
We're so cold and hungry and our feet are tired and sore
We promise not to stray again from our cabin door.
Now Jacob Diverd woke one night from a strange and erie dream
He saw a path between two hills near a dark and swollen stream
He told his wife he saw the boys huddled close beside a log
For two more nights the dream returned this vision sent from God.
Oh, mommy and daddy why can't you hear our cries
The day is almost over, soon it will be night
We're so cold and hungry and our feet are tired and sore
We promise not to stray again from our cabin door.
A thousand men had searched in vain the west side of pop's creek
But Jacob's wife knew of this place and said to travel east
With a guide to take him there, Jacob came upon the scene
And found the boys cold and still beneath the old birch tree.
Oh, mommy and daddy, look past the tears you cry
We're both up in Heaven now, God is by our side
As you lay us down to rest in the presence of the Lord
Know that we will meet you here at Heaven's door.
Oh, mommy and daddy, look past the tears you cry
We're both up in Heaven now, God is by our side
And as you lay us down to rest in the presence of the Lord
Know that we will meet you here at Heaven's door...
