拉娜?德雷：不一樣的天籟

Its probably safe to say that the entertainment industry has rarely seen a figure more polarizing than Lana Del Rey.

幾乎可以肯定地說(shuō)當(dāng)今娛樂(lè)圈很難找出第二個(gè)像拉娜·德雷一樣讓人愛(ài)憎分明的明星了。

On the one hand， the 29-year-old American singer and songwriter managed to capture a lot of fans with her breathy and delicate vocals， which bring out a sense of nostalgia for the 1960s. On the other hand， she is also—as an American music magazine said—“one of the eras most controversial stars”.

一方面，這個(gè)29歲的美國(guó)歌手兼創(chuàng)作人以她慵懶的氣音和60年代的復(fù)古音樂(lè)風(fēng)征服了大批粉絲。另一方面，正如美國(guó)某音樂(lè)雜志說(shuō)的，她是“這個(gè)時(shí)代最具爭(zhēng)議的明星之一”。

With the release of her new album， Honeymoon， it will doubtlessly make her become the object of debate again.

新專(zhuān)輯《蜜月》的發(fā)布，顯然又會(huì)將她推向輿論的風(fēng)口浪尖。

The criticism of Del Rey mainly surrounds her “true identity”.People are suspicious of the fact that she abandoned her birth name， Elizabeth Grant， for a more exotic pseudonym. The way she portrays herself as a small-town girl trying to achieve the American dream was also found to be dubious， especially when people learned that she had a rich father.

大多數(shù)對(duì)她的批評(píng)都是圍繞著她的“真實(shí)身份”。人們質(zhì)疑她改名的初衷，因?yàn)樗龡売昧苏婷聋惿住じ裉m特而取了一個(gè)帶有異域色彩的藝名。她的公眾形象也引起了大家的質(zhì)疑：她把自己塑造成一個(gè)追尋美國(guó)夢(mèng)的小鎮(zhèn)姑娘，尤其是當(dāng)有人發(fā)現(xiàn)她有個(gè)有錢(qián)的老爸的時(shí)候。

But show business is not exactly the best place to talk about authenticity. In fact， adopting stage personas is an old trick among pop stars， including American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan， who was born Robert Zimmerman.

不過(guò)娛樂(lè)圈本身就是個(gè)虛虛實(shí)實(shí)的行業(yè)。事實(shí)上，流行歌手為自己塑造舞臺(tái)形象司空見(jiàn)慣，包括美國(guó)歌手兼創(chuàng)作人鮑伯·迪倫也是藝名（他的真名叫羅伯特·齊默爾曼）。

Del Reys authenticity aside， one thing is certain—her music is unique， setting her apart from the current pop mainstream.

且不說(shuō)德雷的真實(shí)身份，有一件事是確定無(wú)疑的，那就是她的音樂(lè)是獨(dú)一無(wú)二的，和主流流行音樂(lè)風(fēng)格相去甚遠(yuǎn)。

“While radio playlists are full of futuristic electronic dance beats ... Lana Del Rey has taken a contrary path， melodic and melancholy，” commented The New York Times. “Her voice sounds human and unguarded， offering sweetness and ache.”

“當(dāng)音樂(lè)電臺(tái)播放列表上充斥著未來(lái)派的電音舞曲節(jié)拍樂(lè)時(shí)……拉娜·德雷卻背道而馳，她的歌曲韻律優(yōu)美，充滿(mǎn)憂(yōu)郁和感傷，”《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》評(píng)價(jià)她說(shuō)，“她的聲音富有人性，毫不設(shè)防，甜蜜和疼痛并存。”

This is why The Daily Telegraph praised Del Rey as “the most authentic kind of fake”.

正因如此，《每日電訊報(bào)》將德雷譽(yù)為“最真實(shí)的虛假”。

When talking to The New York Times in an interview， Del Rey admitted that she sometimes felt close to being crushed by all the controversies， but she managed to stand strong amid the rumors.

在接受《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》采訪時(shí)，德雷承認(rèn)自己也曾差點(diǎn)因?yàn)榱餮则阏Z(yǔ)而崩潰，但最終堅(jiān)強(qiáng)地挺了過(guò)來(lái)。

“Yes， Im in a different place today than I was four years ago，” she said. “But in some ways Im still in the exact same place. Im still on the periphery.”

“是，我現(xiàn)在和四年前所處的地位不一樣了。”她說(shuō)，“不過(guò)從某方面來(lái)講，我還是站在原地。我依舊與主流格格不入。”