網友評論暴雪魔獸音樂《上層精靈的輓歌》和《無敵》_風聞

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The story of Lament of the Highborne

《上層精靈的輓歌》的故事

Originally thought to be a lament to the Fall of Quel’Thalas, or possibly the Troll Wars, Lament of the Highborne is a tribute to both these events and more. The original song may have actually been in Darnassian, but given the similarities between it and Thalassian, this is probably a moot point. The original version is a Kaldorei song lamenting the losses during the War of the Ancients — a tribute to the members of the Kaldorei Resistance who fought against, and died by the claws of, the Burning Legion. Some 2,800 years ago, the words were altered (though the melody remained the same) to reflect the similar losses and courage found in the Troll Wars. The song (possibly modified slightly) rose to popularity in recent years, after the Fall of Quel’Thalas, again to honor the fallen of Quel’Thalas and those who persevered. Hence, the song is a dirge, not for just the high elves, but for all elves; Kaldorei, quel’dorei, and sin’dorei alike.

《上層精靈的輓歌》最初被認為是對奎爾薩拉斯(Quel’Thalas)陷落的輓歌，或者可能是巨魔戰爭的輓歌，而《上層精靈的輓歌》是對這些事件以及更多其它事件的致敬。最初的歌曲可能實際上是達納蘇斯語(非常古老的暗夜精靈語言)，但考慮到它與薩拉斯語(血精靈和上層精靈的主要語言)之間的相似性，這可能是一個有爭議的問題。最初的版本是一首卡多雷歌曲，為上古戰爭中的損失而哀慟——這是一首獻給卡多雷抵抗組織成員的歌曲，他們曾與燃燒軍團作戰，最終死於燃燒軍團的爪牙手中。大約2800年前，歌詞被修改了(儘管旋律保持不變)，以反映在巨魔戰爭中類似的損失和勇氣。這首歌(可能稍作修改)近年來流行起來，在奎爾薩拉斯陷落之後，再次紀念奎爾薩拉斯陷落和那些堅持下來的人。因此，這首歌是一首輓歌，這首歌不僅是為上層精靈唱的，也是為所有精靈唱的：Kaldorei(暗夜精靈), Quel’dorei(上層精靈)和Sin’dorei(血精靈)都一樣。

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The story of Invincible

戰馬“無敵”的故事

Invincible was born to the mare Brightmane on the Balnir Farmstead in Tirisfal Glades, in the winter of the year Stormwind fell. Prince Arthas, then nine years old, was present when he was born, and was given the horse by the Balnir family, who bred horses used by the royal family. The horse had a white coat, different from the usual Balnir stock, which normally had gray coats. Arthas had considered naming the horse “Snowfall” or “Starlight”, but in the informal tradition of Lordaeron knights and nobles naming their steeds after a quality (Uther’s was “Steadfast”, King Terenas’ “Courageous”), he named the colt “Invincible”.

暴風城陷落的那年冬天，(戰馬)無敵誕生於提瑞斯法林地的巴爾尼農場的母馬布萊曼（Brightmane）。阿爾薩斯王子當時9歲，小馬駒出生時他就在場，這匹馬是巴爾尼爾家族送給他的，巴爾尼爾家族飼養的馬是皇室使用的。這匹馬的毛是白色的，不同於通常的巴爾尼爾馬，普通的巴爾尼爾馬的毛是灰色的。阿爾薩斯曾考慮過給這匹馬命名為“雪落”或“星光”，但按照洛丹倫騎士和貴族的非正式傳統，他們用一種品質(烏瑟的是“堅定”，泰瑞納斯國王的是“勇敢”)來命名他們的戰馬，阿爾薩斯把這匹小馬駒命名為“無敵”。

Ten years later in winter, before Arthas was inducted into the Knights of the Silver Hand, Arthas and Invincible were caught in a sudden blizzard while en route to Balnir Farmstead. When Arthas came to a jump that Invincible regularly made, the horse lost its footing on the ice, propelling the young prince and his mount into rough terrain. Arthas blacked out for mere moments, but his steed was laying in the bloody snow with two broken front legs. Too far from help and unable to heal the wounded horse, Arthas forced himself to drive his sword through the beast’s heart in order to relieve his pain. After the storm tapered off, Jorum and Jarim Balnir found the young prince curled up next to his once majestic mount. Stricken by a mix of guilt and pride, Arthas didn’t tell anyone that it was a completely unnecessary jump that lead to the accident. He was buried on the grounds of the Balnir Farmstead at Arthas’ request. Invincible’s death was one of the events that inspired Arthas to become a paladin.

十年後的冬天，在阿爾薩斯加入白銀之手騎士團之前，阿爾薩斯和“無敵”在前往巴爾尼爾農場的途中遭遇了一場突如其來的暴風雪。當阿爾薩斯進行了一次“無敵”經常完成的跳躍時，這匹馬在冰面上失足，推動年輕的王子和他的坐騎摔倒在崎嶇的地面上，阿爾薩斯昏迷了片刻，但他的戰馬躺在血淋淋的雪地上，兩條前腿斷了，阿爾薩斯無法幫助這匹受傷的坐騎，也無法治癒它，為了減輕它的痛苦，他強迫自己用劍刺穿它的心臟。在風暴逐漸減弱後，喬魯姆和賈林·巴爾尼爾發現年輕的王子蜷縮在他曾經雄偉的坐騎旁。在內疚和驕傲的雙重打擊下，阿爾薩斯沒有告訴任何人，這是一個完全不必要的跳躍導致了事故。在阿爾薩斯的要求下，他被安葬在巴爾尼爾農場。“無敵”之死是激勵阿爾薩斯成為聖騎士的原因之一。

After the fall of Lordaeron years later, Arthas - now a death knight - ran directly from Lordaeron after murdering his father, to the Balnir Farmstead where Invincible was buried. With the power of Frostmourne, Arthas resurrected the horse as his undead steed. Now fully living up to his name, Invincible could become a spectre and disappear, to be resummoned by Arthas at any time.

在洛丹倫陷落數年後，阿爾薩斯——現在是一名死亡騎士——在謀殺了自己的父親後，直接從洛丹倫跑到了埋葬“無敵”的巴爾尼爾農場。阿爾薩斯用霜之哀傷的力量使這匹戰馬復活，成為他的亡靈戰馬。“無敵”現在完全符合他的名字，可以變成一個幽靈並消失，阿爾薩斯可以在任何時候召喚它。

During the Scourge’s siege on the Sunwell, Anasterian Sunstrider confronted Arthas in single combat, severing Invincible’s forelegs with his runeblade,  [Felo’melorn], to dismount him. Witnessing Invincible’s injuries brought on a surge of memories and sent Arthas into a rage, during which he shattered Felo’melorn and struck down Anasterian. This time, however, Arthas was able to necromantically repair the injuries. It is likely that Invincible served as his master’s steed, even after Arthas became the new Lich King, though Sindragosa has also been referred to as his mount.

在天災軍圍攻太陽井的過程中，安納斯特里亞·逐日者(血精靈領袖凱爾薩斯·逐日者的父親，奎爾薩拉斯王國最後一任君主)與阿爾薩斯進行了單挑，他用符文劍烈焰之擊切斷了“無敵”的前腿，讓他跌落馬下。目睹“無敵”的受傷，讓阿爾薩斯的記憶洶湧而出，他陷入了憤怒之中，粉碎了(符文劍)烈焰之擊，擊倒了安納斯特里亞。然而，這次阿爾薩斯能夠用死靈法術修復這些傷害，即使在阿爾薩斯成為新的巫妖王之後，無敵也很可能是他主人的戰馬，儘管辛達苟薩(巫妖王在開場動畫裏復活的那條冰霜巨龍)也被稱為他的坐騎。