1971年，美国民谣女歌手Lori Lieberman在一次偶然的机缘下，去听了当时还并不见传的另一位民谣歌手Don Mclean的现场演唱。Lori Lieberman被Don的一首歌“Empty chair”深深地打动了，她随后写下诗歌“Killing me softly with his blues”。这首诗后来被Charles Fox和Norman Gimbel创作成了歌曲“Killing me softly with his song”,并由Lori Lieberman亲自演唱。但真正让这首歌走红的是美国老牌黑人女歌手Roberta Flack，1973年，Flack碰巧在飞机上听到这歌，下飞机后立马找到作者要求录製这歌，结果一个月里登上BILLBOARD的冠军，接下来又收录在一张专辑里，获得当年GRAMMY年度最佳女流行歌手、最佳专辑、最佳歌曲奖。

Roberta Flack的曲风带有流行色彩的“轻柔爵士”，嗓音厚实，略带沙哑，高亢嘹亮，中气十足，也蕴藏多变的真假声技巧。现在，Roberta Flack虽然隐退歌坛，但像Madonna、Whitney Houston等后生巨星，均曾拜她为师。她也会应邀偶然出现在白宫，为总统以及国宾表演。歌曲“Killing me softly with his song”后被许多歌手演唱过，传唱至今，成为不朽名曲之一。就中国歌手而言，早年的邓丽君、当今的超女李宇春都曾翻唱过该曲。

这首歌曲在一部叫作“About a boy”的电影里可以听到。电影里的男孩为了让整日忧忧郁寡的母亲快乐，于是决定参加学校里的音乐比赛，演唱母亲最喜爱的歌曲“Killing me softly with his song”。男孩在学校里是经常被同学们嘲弄的对象，且演唱也确不为他所擅长，，歌曲演唱得很糟糕。但这次糟糕的演唱却是一段很感人的情节。由于年代久远，这首歌不可避免地带上了留声机时代遗留下来的怀旧味道，但这种味道深情而并不陈旧。歌曲一遍遍重複着“killing me softly with his song”这句歌词的优美旋律，她是真的醉了，已经无力逃脱了，又更像是在自言自语，脑子里全是他的声音... ...

Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack

73年全美流行单曲榜5周冠军曲

演唱Roberta Flack

Strumming my pain with his fingers,

Singing my life with his words,

Killing me softly with his song,

Killing me softly with his song,

Telling my whole life with his words,

Killing me softly with his song.

I heard he sang a good song.

I heard he had a style.

And so I came to see him

To listen for a while.

And there he was, this young boy

A stranger to my eyes.

Strumming my pain with his fingers,

Singing my life with his words,

Killing me softly with his song,

Killing me softly with his song,

Telling my whole life with his words,

Killing me softly with his song.

I felt I flushed with fever,

Embarrassed by the crowd.

I felt he found my letters

And read each one out loud.

I prayed that he would finish.

But he just kept right on.

Strumming my pain with his fingers,

Singing my life with his words,

Killing me softly with his song,

Killing me softly with his song,

Telling my whole life with his words,

Killing me softly with his song.

He sang as if he knew me,

In all my dark despair.

And then he looked right through me

As if I wasn‘t there.

And he just kept on singing,

Singing clear and strong.

Strumming my pain with his fingers,

Singing my life with his words,

Killing me softly with his song,

Killing me softly with his song,

Telling my whole life with his words.

Killing me softly with his song.

oh,oh..............

La, La, La...

Strumming my pain with his fingers,

Singing my life with his words,

Killing me softly with his song,

Killing me softly with his song,

Telling my whole life with his words,

Killing me ......

he was strumming my pain

yeah~,he was singing my life

killing me softly with his song,

killing me softly with his song,

telling me whole life with his words,

killing me softly with his song.

轻歌销魂

他手指敲击着我的痛苦

他的歌倾诉我的一生

我沉醉在他温柔的歌声里

我沉醉在他温柔的歌声里

他用歌声讲述着我的一生

我沉醉在他温柔的歌声里

我觉得他唱的不错

我听他的歌很有风格

所以，我来见他

倾听了一会儿

他是这样一个年轻男孩

看上去如此陌生

他手指敲击着我的痛苦

他的歌倾诉我的一生

我沉醉在他温柔的歌声里

我沉醉在他温柔的歌声里

他用歌声讲述着我的一生

我沉醉在他温柔的歌声里

我感到面颊似火烧

在人群中感到如此尴尬

我觉得他发现了我这些举动

并大声说出

我祈祷，他赶紧说完吧

但他却一直不停

他手指敲击着我的痛苦

他的歌倾诉我的一生

我沉醉在他温柔的歌声里

我沉醉在他温柔的歌声里

他用歌声讲述着我的一生

我沉醉在他温柔的歌声里

他唱的歌，仿佛早就认识我

了解我最黑暗的绝望

然后，他仿佛目光穿越了我

就好像我不存在

他只是不停地唱

唱的如此清晰响亮

他手指敲击着我的痛苦

他的歌倾诉我的一生

我沉醉在他温柔的歌声里

我沉醉在他温柔的歌声里

他用歌声讲述着我的一生

我沉醉在他温柔的歌声里

喔~喔~

他手指敲击着我的痛苦

他的歌倾诉我的一生

我沉醉在他温柔的歌声里

我沉醉在他温柔的歌声里

他用歌声讲述着我的一生

我沉醉在他温柔的歌声里

我如此沉醉...

他弹奏出我的痛苦

歌唱我的生命

我醉倒在他温柔的歌声里

我醉倒在他温柔的歌声里

用他的话告诉我的整个生命

我醉倒在他温柔的歌声里

Killing Me Softly with His Song
他用歌声将我温柔处死
Strumming my pain with his fingers
他用指尖拨动我心苦楚
Singing my life with his words
他用言语吟唱我的一生
Killing me softly with his song
他用歌声将我温柔处死
Killing me softly with his song
他用歌声将我温柔处死
Telling my whole life with his words
他用言语道尽我的一生
Killing me softly with his song
他用歌声将我温柔处死
I heard he sang a good song
我听到他吟唱佳曲
I heard he had a style
我听到他风格迥异
And so I came to see him to listen for awhile
我前去一睹其容
And there he was this young boy, a stranger to my eyes
目中只见翩翩陌生少年
Strumming my pain with his fingers
他用指尖拨动我心苦楚
Singing my life with his words
他用言语吟唱我的一生
Killing me softly with his song
他用歌声将我温柔处死
Killing me softly with his song
他用歌声将我温柔处死
Telling my whole life with his words
他用言语道尽我的一生
Killing me softly with his song
他用歌声将我温柔处死
I felt all flushed with fever embarrassed by the crowd
我脸颊潮红羞怯于众
I felt he found my letters and read each word aloud
我听到他大声读出我信中的每字每句
I prayed that he would finish But he just kept right on
我祈祷这一幕儘快结束但他仍在继续
Strumming my pain with his fingers
他用指尖拨动我心苦楚
Singing my life with his words
他用言语吟唱我的一生
Killing me softly with his song
他用歌声将我温柔处死
Killing me softly with his song
他用歌声将我温柔处死
Telling my whole life with his words
他用言语道尽我的一生
Killing me softly with his song
他用歌声将我温柔处死
He sang as if he knew me in all my dark despair
他歌唱 一如懂得我无尽的绝望
And then he looked right through me as if I wasn't there
他洞悉 仿佛我不在场
And he just kept on singing
他兀自吟唱
Singing clear and strong
清晰而响亮
Strumming my pain with his fingers
他用指尖拨动我心苦楚
Singing my life with his words
他用言语吟唱我的一生
Killing me softly with his song
他用歌声将我温柔处死
Killing me softly with his song
他用歌声将我温柔处死
Telling my whole life with his words
他用言语道尽我的一生
Killing me softly with his song
他用歌声将我温柔处死