伯林(1888～1989年)

Berlin, Irving，原名Israel Baline。

美国歌曲作家。出身俄罗斯犹太人唱诗班领唱人家庭，1893年全家移居纽约。伯林只受过两年正规教育，童年时是个街头卖唱和歌唱侍者。1907年发表第一首歌〈来自阳光义大利的玛丽〉；出版人员误把他的名字写为Irving Berlin。他不会读谱或写谱，全凭耳朵来学习和演唱。1911年写了〈亚历山大繁拍乐队〉一曲，立即在锡盘巷流行的繁拍风造成轰动。1919年创建伯林音乐出版社。一生约写了一千五百多首歌曲，包括〈噢，我多恨在早晨起床〉、〈总是〉、〈贴面而舞〉、〈正在丽池上演〉以及〈天佑美国〉。他还为《假日饭店》（1942）写了一首〈银色耶诞〉，这是有史以来最畅销的歌曲之一。伯林一共为十九部百老汇歌舞剧（包括《飞燕金枪》〔1946〕、《风流贵妇》〔1950〕）和十八部电影配过乐。享年一百零一岁。

English version：

1888～1989年

Berlin, Irving

U.S. songwriter. He was born to the family of a Russian Jewish cantor that emigrated to New York in 1893. With only two years of formal education, he worked as a street singer and singing waiter. His first published song, “Marie from Sunny Italy,” appeared in 1907; a printer's error named him Irving Berlin. Unable to read or write music, he learned and played by ear. In 1911 he wrote the great hit of Tin Pan Alley's ragtime vogue, “Alexander's Ragtime Band.” In 1919 he founded the publishing house Irving Berlin Music Corp. He may have written more than 1,500 songs, including “Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning,” “Always,” “Cheek to Cheek,” “Puttin' on the Ritz,” and “God Bless America.” His film scores include Top Hat (1935), Easter Parade (1948), and White Christmas (1954); his score for Holiday Inn (1942) introduced “White Christmas,” one of the best-selling songs of all time. Altogether Berlin wrote the scores for 19 Broadway shows (including Annie Get Your Gun, 1946, and Call Me Madam, 1950) and 18 films. He died at 101.