阿尔伦(1905～1986年)

Arlen, Harold，原名Hyman Arluck Arlen。

美国歌曲作家，生於纽约水牛城（Buffalo）。先前为唱诗班领唱者及钢琴家，後来辍学自组乐队，以此谋生至二十四岁，後成为专业表演这和经理人。1929年开始与抒情诗人寇希勒（Ted Koehler, 1894～1973）合作写歌曲〈得到快乐〉（Get Happy），一炮而红，後来创作的歌曲包括〈我在弦乐上拥有了世界〉（I've Got the World on a String），在哈林的棉花俱乐部表现出色。阿尔伦为百老汇写的音乐剧有《你说对了》（You Said It, 1931）、《生活从八点四十分开始》（Life Begins at 8:40, 1934）、《万岁为了什麽》（Hooray for What?, 1937）、《布鲁默女孩》（Bloomer Girl, 1944），与默塞尔合写的《圣路易斯女人》（St. Louis Woman, 1946）和《萨拉托加》（Saratoga, 1959），以及与卡波特合写的《花房》（House of Flowers, 1954）。为好莱坞写的电影歌曲包括〈这仅仅是一个纸月亮〉（It's Only a Paper Moon）、〈让我们相恋〉（Let's Fall in Love）以及〈老布莱克魔法〉（That Old Black Magic）。其最着名的歌曲可能是《绿野仙踪》（The Wizard of Oz, 1939）的主题曲〈飞越彩虹〉（Over the Rainbow，哈伯格填词）。

English version：

1905～1986年

Arlen, Harold

U.S. songwriter. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., to a Jewish cantor and a pianist, Arlen left school to form a band, and he made a living until he was 24 chiefly as a performer and arranger. In 1929 he began a successful collaboration with lyricist Ted Koehler (1894-1973) with “Get Happy”; their later songs, including “I've Got the World on a String,” were featured in shows at Harlem's Cotton Club. Arlen's Broadway musicals included You Said It (1931); Life Begins at 8:40 (1934); Hooray for What? (1937); Bloomer Girl (1944); St. Louis Woman (1946) and Saratoga (1959), both with J. Mercer; and House of Flowers (1954), with Truman Capote. For Hollywood, Arlen wrote “It's Only a Paper Moon,” “Let's Fall in Love,” and “That Old Black Magic.” His most famous song is perhaps “Over the Rainbow” (lyrics by E.Y. Harburg) from The Wizard of Oz (1939).