When You Say Nothing At All [Alison Krauss]

Alison Krauss 是当今美国兰草音乐的领军者，“兰草音乐”（Blue Grass）是美国民间音乐的一种，从上世纪二十年代出现并开始发展，在新世纪里未显丝毫颓败之势，因Alison 这样优秀兰草歌手的不断革新，使兰草音乐焕发出更为迷人的气质，作品逐渐挤占主流唱片市场份额，且在全球都拥有越来越多的歌迷。

Alison的歌曲之所以吸引人是因其个人演唱魅力和她所创作的精致、纯正的兰草音乐。Alison的歌曲中使用的乐器依然是小提琴、曼陀铃、木吉他和斑鸠琴这样兰草的标准乐器，编曲配器也绝少矫饰，没有任何世俗渲染的音乐配上Alison Krauss清泉般透彻的歌声，使得兰草音乐愈加发扬光大。“When You Say Nothing At All”是Julia Roberts 与 Hugh Grant 领衔主演的浪漫文艺片《Notting Hill》的主题曲，95年由Alison Krauss翻唱，她凭借这首歌以精湛传情的演唱勇夺格莱美奖，声音听得让人舒服的无法形容。

歌词：

It's amazing how you
can speak right to my heart
Without saying a word
you can light up the dark
Try as I may I could never explain
What I hear when you don't say a thing
The smile on your face
lets me know that you need me
There's a truth in your eyes
saying you'll never leave me
A touch of your hand says
you'll catch me whenever I fall
you say it best
when you say nothing at all
All day long I can hear
people talking out loud
But when you hold me near
you drown out the crowd
Old Mr. Webster could never define
What's being said
between your heart and mine
The smile on your face
Lets me know that you need me
There's a truth in you eyes
Saying you'll never leave me
A touch of your hand
Says you'll catch me
wherever I fall
you say it best
When you say nothing at all