2006年06月24日

功夫快打 Kung Fu Fighting

從早期的李小龍(Bruce Lee)、成龍(Jacky Chan)、少林寺(Shao Lin Temple),到最近的《臥虎藏龍》、《英雄》、《功夫》....等武俠電影的引介,「功夫」這個名詞,顯然已漸漸成為西方人所熟知的中華文化之一,而功夫的英文「Kung Fu」,也早已被收入於英語辭典之中。

 

然而,西方人或許不知,其實真正懂得功夫的中國人,並沒有如他們所想像之多,而會飛簷走壁的人更是少之又少


拜李小龍電影所賜,將中國功夫流傳到西方國家,使得西方人對於「功夫」一詞開始感到興趣。1974年,卡爾道格拉斯(Carl Douglas)演唱《Kung Fu Fighting》一曲風靡全球,並成為英美排行冠軍金曲。現在,就先來看看他在電視上的表演片段。

 

 

 

Kung Fu Fighting Carl Douglas

 

Oh-oh-oh-oh...
Everybody was kung-fu fighting
Those cats were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit frightning
But they fought with expert timing

They were funky China men from funky Chinatown
They were chopping them up and they were chopping them down
It's an ancient Chineese art and everybody knew their part
From a feint into a slip, and kicking from the hip

Everybody was kung-fu fighting
Those cats were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit frightning
But they fought with expert timing

There was funky Billy Chin and little Sammy Chung
He said here comes the big boss, lets get it on
We took a bow and made a stand, started swinging with the hand
The sudden motion made me skip now we're into a brand knew trip

Everybody was kung-fu fighting
Those cats were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit frightning
But they did it with expert timing

(repeat)..make sure you have expert timing
Kung-fu fighting, had to be fast as lightning

 

《Kung Fu Fighting》這歌曲對各位來講應該並不陌生,像周星馳的電影《功夫》,以及最近某人壽保險公司的廣告,不約而同的都拿這曲子來當配樂。以園長來說,聽是有聽過啦,但要不是因為這次為了寫這篇文章,而重新去了解這首歌曲的話,園長還未看過原唱者的真面目呢!

 

除了這首《Kung Fu Fighting》這首歌以外,《小子難纏(The Karate Kid)》這部電影應該也可以算是西方人受功夫影響,所創造出來的代表作之一。下面這段影片就是以中國功夫的代表人物──李小龍,以及《小子難纏》裡的主角丹尼爾及師父宮城為演員所拍攝的飲料廣告。

 

 

在西方所謂的「功夫」,其實指的因該是中國武術 ─ 意指「技術」或是「能力」;對中國和其他亞洲國家而言,更正確的說法應該是「武術」,意指「格鬥的藝術」。 中國的武術種類多達數百種,其中大部份均能被歸類為「硬式/外家」及「軟式/內家」兩種形式。外家拳包括強調速度及力量的少林拳,而太極拳等內家拳則更專注於一些內在的元素,例如自我性靈的覺醒,以及「氣」(即能量) 的調整。

若是你想對武術有更多的了解,可以到 《Discovery Channel - 武術》 的網站看看,裡頭有世界各國武術的詳盡介紹。


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ㄎㄎ...飲料廣告好可愛:D
Posted by 飄浮 at 2006年06月26日 18:17