M: Let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start.When you read you begin with? Gretl: ABC.
瑪：讓我們從頭開始學。有個好開頭。讀書從什么開始？ 格：ABC.
M: When you sing you begin with Do Re Mi.
瑪：唱歌就從哆，來，咪開始。
M: Do Re Mi, the first three notes just happen to be: Do Re Mi.
瑪：哆，來，咪。一開始三個音符。哆，來，咪。
M: Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti. Let's see if I can make it easier.
瑪：哆，來，咪，發(fā)，嗖，啦，唏。讓我們看能不能容易些。
Doe, a deer, a female1 deer.
“哆" 是一只小母鹿
Ray, a drop of golden2 sun.
“來" 是一束金色的陽光
Me, a name I call myself.
“咪"是稱呼我自己
Far, a long, long way to run.
"發(fā)" 是道路遠又長
Sew, a needle pulling thread.
"嗖"是穿針又引線
La, a note to follow Sew.
"啦"是音符跟著“嗖"
Tea, a drink with jam and bread.
"唏" 是飲料與茶點
That will bring us back to Doe, oh, oh, oh.
然后我們再返回去唱“哆".
(repeat.)
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do! So, Do!
M: Now children, Do Re Mi Fa So, and so on are only the tools we use to build a song. Once you have these notes in your heads you can sing a million different tunes3 by mixing them up. Like this: So Do La Fa Mi Do Re. You do that?
瑪：現(xiàn)在孩子們，哆！來！咪！發(fā)！嗖等等只是我們譜一首歌的工具，一旦你們記熟了這音符，你們就可以將它們組合起來，唱出成千上萬的不同的曲調。就象這樣：嗖, 哆, 啦, 發(fā), 咪, 哆, 來。你們會嗎？
Children: So Do La Fa Mi Do Re.
孩子們：嗖, 哆, 啦, 發(fā), 咪, 哆, 來。
M: So Do La Ti Do Re Do.
瑪：嗖, 哆, 啦, 唏, 哆, 來，哆。
Children: So Do La Ti Do Re Do.
孩子們：嗖, 哆, 啦, 唏, 哆, 來，哆。
M: Now, put it all together.
瑪：現(xiàn)在合起來唱。
Children: So Do La Fa Mi Do Re, So Do La Ti Do Re Do.
孩子們：嗖, 哆, 啦, 發(fā), 咪, 哆, 來；嗖, 哆, 啦, 唏, 哆, 來，哆。
M: Good!
瑪：很好！
Frederick: But it doesn't mean anything.
弗：但是這沒有什么意思呀。
M: So we put in words. One word for every note. Like this: When you know the notes to sing, you can sing almost anything. Together!
瑪：好，我們來填詞，一個詞一個音符，就象這樣：（唱）當你知道這些音符，你會唱許多的歌。一起來！
Children: When you know the notes to sing, you can sing almost anything.
孩子們：當你知道這些音符，你會唱許多的歌。
瑪：讓我們從頭開始學。有個好開頭。讀書從什么開始？ 格：ABC.
M: When you sing you begin with Do Re Mi.
瑪：唱歌就從哆，來，咪開始。
M: Do Re Mi, the first three notes just happen to be: Do Re Mi.
瑪：哆，來，咪。一開始三個音符。哆，來，咪。
M: Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti. Let's see if I can make it easier.
瑪：哆，來，咪，發(fā)，嗖，啦，唏。讓我們看能不能容易些。
Doe, a deer, a female1 deer.
“哆" 是一只小母鹿
Ray, a drop of golden2 sun.
“來" 是一束金色的陽光
Me, a name I call myself.
“咪"是稱呼我自己
Far, a long, long way to run.
"發(fā)" 是道路遠又長
Sew, a needle pulling thread.
"嗖"是穿針又引線
La, a note to follow Sew.
"啦"是音符跟著“嗖"
Tea, a drink with jam and bread.
"唏" 是飲料與茶點
That will bring us back to Doe, oh, oh, oh.
然后我們再返回去唱“哆".
(repeat.)
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do! So, Do!
M: Now children, Do Re Mi Fa So, and so on are only the tools we use to build a song. Once you have these notes in your heads you can sing a million different tunes3 by mixing them up. Like this: So Do La Fa Mi Do Re. You do that?
瑪：現(xiàn)在孩子們，哆！來！咪！發(fā)！嗖等等只是我們譜一首歌的工具，一旦你們記熟了這音符，你們就可以將它們組合起來，唱出成千上萬的不同的曲調。就象這樣：嗖, 哆, 啦, 發(fā), 咪, 哆, 來。你們會嗎？
Children: So Do La Fa Mi Do Re.
孩子們：嗖, 哆, 啦, 發(fā), 咪, 哆, 來。
M: So Do La Ti Do Re Do.
瑪：嗖, 哆, 啦, 唏, 哆, 來，哆。
Children: So Do La Ti Do Re Do.
孩子們：嗖, 哆, 啦, 唏, 哆, 來，哆。
M: Now, put it all together.
瑪：現(xiàn)在合起來唱。
Children: So Do La Fa Mi Do Re, So Do La Ti Do Re Do.
孩子們：嗖, 哆, 啦, 發(fā), 咪, 哆, 來；嗖, 哆, 啦, 唏, 哆, 來，哆。
M: Good!
瑪：很好！
Frederick: But it doesn't mean anything.
弗：但是這沒有什么意思呀。
M: So we put in words. One word for every note. Like this: When you know the notes to sing, you can sing almost anything. Together!
瑪：好，我們來填詞，一個詞一個音符，就象這樣：（唱）當你知道這些音符，你會唱許多的歌。一起來！
Children: When you know the notes to sing, you can sing almost anything.
孩子們：當你知道這些音符，你會唱許多的歌。