Decoding Beyonce's 'Lemonade' 解密碧昂絲新專輯《Lemonade》
(CNN)-Beyonce
gave viewers a lot to process Saturday night when she released
"Lemonade."
The
"visual album," which aired on HBO, features videos for 12 of the 13
songs on her new album. It was a dreamy and powerful mix of visuals, spoken
word, confessions and lyrics.
當碧昂絲發行新專輯《Lemonade(檸檬水)》時，讓觀眾在星期六晚上有很多東西可以消化。
在HBO播出的這張視覺專輯，其特色為新專輯中13首歌有12首歌拍成短片。這是一個視覺、口語、自白及歌詞之夢幻且強而有力的結合。
Add
to that themes of love, betrayal, empowerment, tribalism and family, and it was
enough to make heads spin.
Over
on the internet the struggle has been real as folks try to sort it all out. But
"Hold Up," we are here to try and help you process your reaction in
all its stages.
再加上愛、背叛、女權、種族及家庭等的主題，這些就足以讓人頭暈目眩了。
因此當大眾試圖在網路上將其全部分類，這就不是一件容易的事了。但是，等等，我們將在這試圖幫助你們解讀影片所有階段的反應。
- 否認與隔絕
碧昂絲以身穿全黑綁著頭巾、跪在舞台上獨唱開場，接著她開始唱她的單曲〈Pray You Catch Me〉：「你能嘗到欺瞞的滋味 / 在你的漫不經心中，是那麼明顯。」
登愣…
Fans
were sad about Bey wandering alone through a field, her "lonely ear/
Pressed against the walls of your world. There were immediately questions about
her husband Jay Z's role in all of it.
粉絲們對於碧昂絲獨自漫步在田野感到很心疼，「她孤獨的耳朵壓在你世界的牆外。」有很多問題是直接與她老公傑斯在其中所扮演的角色相關。
2.
Anger
Soon
we were deeply into the world of ticked off Beyonce.
In
"Hold Up," the singer strolls through the streets to a reggae beat
opining "What's worse, looking jealous or crazy?" Then she takes out
a car window with a bat.
2.憤怒
很快地我們就深入了氣炸的碧昂絲的世界。
在〈Hold Up〉這首歌裡面，她漫步走過街頭，用雷鬼的節奏開場：「還有什麼更糟的，看起來嫉妒或瘋狂？」接著她用球棒打破車窗。
And
wait, does that bat she's swinging really say "Hot Sauce?" That's the
swag she's had in her bag all along?!
然後，等等，她在揮的那球棒真的叫做「辣醬」？
那是她一直放在包包裡的贓物？！
The
song "Sorry" is where things really start to get messy.
"He
only want me when I'm not there / He better call Becky with the good
hair," Beyonce sings.
"Lemonade"
already has us mad at Jay, and then Rachel Roy gets added to the mix.
而〈Sorry〉這首歌是一切真正混亂的開始。
碧昂絲唱著：「只有我不在的時候他才會想要我 / 他最好打給那位有漂亮頭髮的 Becky。」
《Lemonade》已經讓我們對傑斯很生氣了，然後瑞秋·羅伊還加入這場混亂。
Roy
is a fashion designer and ex-wife of Damon Dash, who is Jay Z's former best
friend and business partner. There was speculation in 2014 that Roy was somehow
involved in the famous elevator altercation between Jay Z and Beyonce's sister,
Solange Knowles.
羅伊是一位時尚設計師也是傑斯先前的好朋友兼生意夥伴Damon Dash的前妻。據推測，羅伊就是2014年傑斯和碧昂絲妹妹索蘭芝之間有名的電梯爭執所牽涉的不明原因。
None
of the principals involved have ever addressed those rumors. But Roy posted a
photo of herself and some friends on Instagram with the caption: "Good
hair don't care, but we will take good lighting, for selfies, or self truths,
always. live in the light #nodramaqueens." The Instagram has been deleted.
沒有任何一個所牽涉到的當事人有出面解釋這些謠言。
但是羅伊在Instagram上發了一張她和其他朋友的照片，標題為：「是否擁有一頭秀髮倒無所謂，重要的是自拍時要有好的光源！而追求自我的真理就是永遠都要活在光明之下。#nodramaqueens」這篇貼文已經被刪掉了。
Roy
was almost immediately stung by Beyonce's rabid fan base; the Bey Hive swarmed
her social media accounts with criticism. It got so bad that confused fans were
attacking TV chef Rachael Ray online.
羅伊立即被碧昂絲偏激的粉絲團嗆爆；粉絲團Bey Hive蜂擁至她的社群帳號批判她。這使得情況變得很糟，導致粉絲搞混，上網攻擊電視廚師瑞秋雷。
Roy
responded by tweeting: "I respect love, marriages, families and strength.
What shouldn't be tolerated by anyone, no matter what, is bullying, of any
kind."
羅伊在推特上回應：「我尊重愛、婚姻、家庭和信念，無論如何，這是霸凌的一種，是不被容許的。」
3.
Bargaining
On
the song "6 inch," we learn about a woman who has "Stars in her
eyes/She fights for the power, keeping time."
The
internet rallied around Beyonce. One person tweeted "Beyoncé just won
custody of the internet in the divorce."
- 討價還價
在〈6 inch〉這首歌中，我們知道一個女人「眼中閃爍著星光，一直以來都捍衛著自己的權利。」
網路上有很多人力挺碧昂絲。有人在推特上寫道：「在這場離婚裡，碧昂絲還贏得了網路監護權。」
In
one of the most personal moments of "Lemonade," the singer appears
with her husband in "Sandcastles." She sings lyrics like, "We
built sandcastles that washed away / I made you cry when I walked away / And
although I promised that I couldn't stay, baby / Every promise don't work out
that way" made us suspect that it was even deeper than we thought.
在《Lemonade》其中一個最專屬的時刻是她和她老公一起現身在〈sandcastles〉這首歌。她的歌詞是這樣唱的：「我們一起造了沙堡，最終他被海水沖走了 / 在我離開時，我讓你哭了 / 即使我承諾我不會留下來 / 承諾是無法解決這些事的。」這使我們猜想，這甚至比我們所認為的還要深刻。
4.
Depression
Beyonce
teamed up with singer James Blake for "Forward." At less than a
minute 20 seconds it's the shortest song on the album, and it's mournful.
Fans
were also sad that it didn't feature more Beyonce vocals.
4. 沮喪
碧昂絲和歌手詹姆斯·布雷克合作這首〈Forward〉。整首歌不到1分20秒，是整張專輯最短的歌而且聽起來很悲傷。
- 接受
當我們準備攤成一團時，這時歡欣鼓舞的碧昂絲唱著〈Freedom〉進來。這首曲調的特色是和比賽出來的熱門饒舌歌手肯卓克拉瑪合作。
Suddenly
Beyonce is sing-chanting "Freedom! Freedom! I can't move/Freedom, cut me
loose!/Singin', freedom! Freedom! Where are you/Cause I need freedom too!/I
break chains all by myself/Won't let my freedom rot in hell/Hey! I'm a keep
running/Cause a winner don't quit on themselves."
突然間碧昂絲在高歌：「自由！自由！我動不了了/自由，讓我釋放！/唱吧，自由！自由！/你在哪裡/因為我也需要自由！/我打破所有我自己的枷鎖/絕不會讓我的自由在地獄中腐爛/嘿！我不斷地跑著/因為贏家不會放棄自己。」
It's
an anthem. It's a call to action. Dammit, we are ready to ride for Queen
Beyonce.
And
still we rise.
By
the time Beyonce sings, "Found the truth beneath your lies/ And true love
never has to hide" in "All Night," we are emotionally spent.
這是一首頌歌。是一項行動呼籲。天啊，我們準備好捍衛碧昂絲天后了。
我們的情緒依舊強烈。
到碧昂絲在〈All Night〉唱到：「揭開你謊言下的事實/而真愛不需要隱藏。」時，我們的情緒高漲。
The
next montage can't come soon enough: It shows intimate moments from Beyonce and
Jay Z's private life. There they are at their wedding, with Beyonce's
nine-month pregnant belly and celebrating daughter Blue Ivy's birthday.
已經迫不及待看下一段剪輯片段了：它秀出碧昂絲和傑斯私人生活的親密時刻。在他們的婚禮上，碧昂絲還挺著九個月的大肚子，慶祝他們女兒布露・艾薇的生日。
It
was a wild ride and good luck getting into "Formation" and learning
the lyrics to all the songs on "Lemonade" before her tour kicks off
on April 27.
