What a Wonderful World
by Louis Armstrong

I see trees of green........ red roses too
I see em bloom..... for me and for you
And I think to myself.... what a wonderful world.

I see skies of blue..... clouds of white
Bright blessed days....dark sacred nights
And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world.

The colors of a rainbow.....so pretty ..in the sky
Are also on the faces.....of people ..going by
I see friends shaking hands.....sayin.. how do you do
Theyre really sayin......i love you.

I hear babies cry...... I watch them grow
Theyll learn much more.....than Ill never know
And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world

(instrumental break)

The colors of a rainbow.....so pretty ..in the sky
Are there on the faces.....of people ..going by
I see friends shaking hands.....sayin.. how do you do
Theyre really sayin...*spoken*(I ....love....you).

I hear babies cry...... I watch them grow
*spoken*(you know their gonna learn
A whole lot more than Ill never know)
And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself .......what a wonderful world.

【關(guān)于歌曲】耳熟能詳?shù)摹癢hat a Wonderful World”是著名爵士樂人路易斯·阿姆斯特朗最富盛名的金曲之一，這首歌錄制于1967年，在1968年的元旦發(fā)行。這是一個令人激動的年代，反越戰(zhàn)、反種族歧視的運動在美國本土進行得如火如荼。而“What a Wonderful World”正是表達了在轟轟烈烈的時代大背景中積極樂觀的心態(tài)，對未來充滿了希望。歌中唱到綠的樹、紅的玫瑰、藍天白云、日夜交替、彩虹架橋等種種美景；朋友之間友好地握手，相互傾訴“我愛你”的表白；新生嬰兒的啼哭，然后他們漸漸成長——于是這個世界處處是美好的事物，處處是明日的希望。

【關(guān)于歌者】路易斯·阿姆斯特朗生于1901年8月4日的新奧爾良，1971年7月6日死于紐約。他是爵士史上最杰出的小號手，也是爵士樂歷史上最有影響力的音樂家。他個人精湛的演奏技巧打破了當時強調(diào)和諧的新奧爾良爵士樂風格。多種樂器的運用，優(yōu)美音色的創(chuàng)造，形成了變化多端的旋律。正是阿姆斯特朗將爵士樂即興演奏的旋律性大大提高，并使之廣泛普及，開創(chuàng)了爵士搖滾的樂風。