The King's Singers
The King's Singers, also known as the King's Singers, are arguably one of the most amazing singing teams in the world, with six people, six mouths, and almost never using any instrument to accompany them, but the harmonic effects they perform are incomparably rich. The six men sang deep and vast, undulating, mournful but not hurtful, and containing strength. They sing a unique and profound understanding. Their choral skills are particularly impressive, and the vocals imitate various instruments, so that people can't believe their ears. The chorus pays attention to the standing position, and their recordings have a strong sense of positioning and space. They have a wide vocal range and distinct layers of different voice parts, which is the best in the human voice test machine. In addition to singing, they often used their hands and ventriloquism to simulate the sounds of various instruments, bringing incredible and interesting effects, and the repertoire they sang ranged from Monte Verdi's pastorals, overtures to Rossini's operas, Strauss's round dances, religious songs, and opera masterpieces, to French chansons, national folk songs, film scores, and even the popular classics of the Beatles and queen choirs. In the past nearly four decades, their performances have traveled all over the world, and everywhere they go, they are deeply loved and respected.
The six people fixed by the "King Singer" are two false tenors, two tenors, one baritone and one bass, which are constantly updated but always maintain the same vitality and harmony. At their concert, there were no gorgeous sound and light effects, no gorgeous costume sets, and no exaggerated body movements, and six people stood in an arc in the center of the stage and took turns to open their mouths. Although there are only six mouths, listening to them sing will achieve the effect of a mixed choir of 40 people plus an orchestra of 40 people, as well as a percussion orchestra of various instruments. When singing religious hymns, they are the top choirs; when singing folk songs, their tones are witty and even dialectal; when singing popular music, they act as musicians who can realistically imitate the effect of blowing pipe chords; and when singing classical music, six mouths can give the illusion of the entire orchestra.
The Rose was written in 1978 and premiered as the ending song in The Trail of Tears, starring Bate Medel.
「The Rose」
Some say love it is a river
Some people say that love is the river
That drowns the tender reed
The river is filled with soft reeds
Some say love it is a razor
Some people say that love is the blade
That leaves your soul to bleed
Leave your soul to pieces
Some say love it is a hunger
Some people say that love is a hunger and thirst
An endless aching need
Burn with the desire for endless pain
I say love it is a flower
And I say, love is a blossoming flower
And you its only seed
And you are the only seed
It's the heart afraid of breaking
If a heart is afraid of breaking
That never learns to dance
You can't learn to dance
It's the dream afraid of waking
If a dream is afraid to wake up
That never takes the chance
It is impossible to seize the opportunity that comes
It's the one who won't be taken
If a person is not cared for
Who cannot seem to give
Nor will he give love
And the soul afraid of dyin'
If a soul fears death
That never learns to live
He can't learn to survive
When the night has been too lonely
When the night seems lonely
And the road has been too long
The road to go seems endless and long
And you think that love is only
You will feel
For the lucky and the strong
Love only cares for those who are lucky and determined
Just remember in the winter
And those who love each other only need to remember, even in winter
Far beneath the bitter snows
Beneath the cold, biting snow
Lies the seed that with the sun's love
As long as there are seeds of love bathed in the sun
In the spring becomes the rose
When spring comes, it will transform into a rose