你的来临对我是多么沉重，在我的心灵里，在我的血液里，引起多么痛苦的陌生。一切狂欢和所有的春光，只会将厌倦和愁闷注入我的心。请给我狂暴的风雪，还有那幽暗的漫长冬夜！——普希金《春天》
卡朋特演唱的“Rainy Days and Mondays”看歌曲名称很适合今天，雨天和星期一，“强强”联合。我不喜欢湿漉漉的下雨天也不喜欢开始劳作的星期一。
曾写过“We’ve Only Just Begun”的Paul Williams and Roger Nichols再次创作了这首忧伤的“Rainy Days And Mondays”。 这是最感人动情的民谣(the most nakedly emotional ballads)之一，并成为流行畅销曲。 Karen忧伤的声音(bluesy vocal)收放自如,从私语般的开始(conversational opeaning)到憔悴的结束(searing finish)， 她都表现得轻松自如。 Bob Messenger的萨克斯独奏更加渲染了这首歌的爵士的沧桑意味(jazz-tinged sophistication)。 《Rainy Days And Mondays》为The Carpenters赢得了第二届格莱美的最佳时代组合歌手奖。
卡伦卡朋特（Karen Carpenter）是七十年代美国红影星。七十年代初，她与她的哥哥理查·卡朋特组成兄妹演唱组，因一首歌《靠近你》而名声大振，开始走红。前总统尼克 松称他们为“最出色的美国青年”。一九八三年，卡伦卡彭特因精神性厌食症在洛杉矶去世。年仅32岁。
Talking to myself and feeling old,
Sometimes I’d like to quit,
Nothing ever seems to fit.
Hangin’ around,
Nothing to do but frown.
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.
What I’ve got they used to call the blues.
Nothing is really wrong.
Feeling like I don’t belong,
Walkin’ around,
Some kind of lonely clown.
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.
Funny but it seems
I always wander up here with you.
Nice to know somebody loves me;
Funny but it seems that it’s the only thing to do,
Run and find the one who loves me.
What I feel has come and gone before.
No need to talk it out.
We know what it’s all about.
Hangin’ around,
Nothing to do but frown.
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.
Funny but it seems that it’s the only thing to do,
Run and find the one who loves me.
What I feel has come and gone before,
No need to talk it out.
We know what it’s all about.
Hangin’ around,
Nothing to do but frown.
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.
Hangin’ around,
Nothing to do but frown.
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.