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Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley is the greatest ever reggae singer. He spread reggae and his message of love and unity to a worldwide audience. His live performances were legendary for their passion and energy. Marley’s album ‘Exodus’ was voted by ‘Time’ magazine as the best of the 20th Century. The BBC declared his song ‘One Love’ as the song of the millennium.
鮑勃·馬利是史上最偉大的雷鬼音樂歌手。他將雷鬼樂，團結與愛傳遞到了全世界。他在現場演出時所散發出的激情和能量讓他成為了不朽的傳奇。時代雜志將馬利的專輯《走出埃及》評為20世紀最佳專輯。英國廣播公司將《One Love》單曲評為了世紀之歌。
Marley was born in 1945 in a small village in Jamaica to a white father and black mother. The racist bullying he received as a child had an impact on his songwriting. He left school at the age of 14 to make music.He met members of his future band The Wailers at a jam session. It took several years before they became famous.
1945年，馬利出生于牙買加的小村莊中，父親是白人，母親是黑人。孩童時期所受到的種族歧視對他的音樂創作產生了影響。14歲時他離開學校開始創作音樂。他在搖滾即興演唱會上遇見了以后“哭泣著的哭泣者”樂隊成員。樂隊在成名之前又經歷了許多年的時間。
The Wailers' first album ‘Catch a Fire’ was released in 1973 and sold well. Another album followed a year later which included the song ‘I Shot The Sheriff’. Eric Clapton’s cover of the song in 1974 brought Marley a lot of global attention. In 1975, Marley released his breakthrough song ‘No Woman, No Cry’, still regarded as a classic today.
樂隊的首張專輯“引火燒身”于1973年發布，唱片銷量很好。一年之后又發布了第二張專輯，專輯中包括那首“我向警長開槍”。1974年，音樂人埃里克·克萊普頓所翻唱的這首歌曲讓馬利獲得了許多全球矚目。1975年，馬利發表了他的《NoWoman No Cry》，這首歌至今還被視為是經典之作。
Marley left Jamaica for England in 1976 to record his ‘Exodus’ and ‘Kaya’ albums. He toured the world and performed to campaign against apartheid in South Africa and to celebrate Zimbabwe’s independence. He died of cancer in 1981, aged 36. He was given a state funeral in Jamaica according to the Rastafari tradition. He continues to be an important influence on today’s music.
1976年，馬利離開了牙買加前往英格蘭錄制自己的“走出埃及”以及“日本榧樹”兩張專輯。他在全球進行巡演，并在南非宣傳并反對種族隔離，并慶祝埃塞俄比亞獨立。1981年，他因癌癥去世，享年36歲。根據塔法里教的傳統，他在牙買加受到了國葬的待遇。如今，他仍然對當今樂壇產生了重要的影響。
譯文屬可可英語原創，未經允許，不得轉載。
