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数学教授兼"毒舌"音乐家汤姆·莱勒去世，这位97岁的老顽童用钢琴弹出了最黑暗的幽默——他既能将化学元素周期表编成歌，又能把"公园毒鸽子"唱得妙趣横生。这位哈佛数学系毕业的天才，白天在MIT教课，晚上在夜总会唱"我喜欢你鞭子的触感多过你的嘴唇"。更绝的是，他临终前还把全部作品版权捐给公共领域，附言说："随便用，别给我打钱！"网友纷纷表示：这位把核战争唱成"集体烧烤"的大师，连告别世界都这么有梗！
American musical satirist Tom Lehrer dies at 97, US media report
美媒报道美国音乐讽刺作家汤姆·莱勒去世享年97岁
His death was confirmed to the New York Times by David Herder, a friend.
友人向《纽约时报》证实其逝世消息
Modern comedians such as Weird Al Yankovich said they have been influenced by Lehrer's work.
"怪人奥尔"扬科维奇等当代喜剧人表示深受其作品影响
Lehrer, a Harvard-trained mathematician, wrote darkly humorous songs, often with political connotations, that became popular in the 1950s and 1960s.
这位哈佛数学家创作的黑色幽默歌曲（多含政治隐喻）在1950-60年代风靡一时
American musician and satirist Tom Lehrer has died at the age of 97, according to US media reports.
据美媒报道美国音乐家兼讽刺作家汤姆·莱勒去世享年97岁
His teaching posts included spells at Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the University of California.
他曾在哈佛大学、麻省理工学院和加州大学任教
Born in Manhattan in 1928, Lehrer was a classically trained pianist. But despite his musical success, he spent most of his life pursuing academia.
1928年生于曼哈顿的莱勒受过古典钢琴训练，但主要生涯投身学术
He graduated early from the Loomis Chaffee School in Connecticut, according to the New York Times, and then went to Harvard, where he majored in mathematics and received his bachelor's degree in 1946 aged 18.
18岁获哈佛数学学士学位后继续攻读硕士，但未完成哥伦比亚大学博士学位
He completed a masters there and also pursued a PhD at Columbia University, which he never completed.
在哈佛期间开始为娱乐朋友创作歌词
He began writing lyrics while at Harvard to entertain friends.
最著名的《元素之歌》将化学元素表填入歌剧《彭赞斯海盗》旋律
Lehrer's most enduring songs include The Elements, a list of the chemical elements set to the tune of I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General from The Pirates of Penzance, Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera.
《受虐狂探戈》中唱道"我渴望你嘴唇的触碰，但更想要你鞭子的爱抚"
Other fan favourites include The Masochism Tango, in which the singer extols his beloved's violent passions with the lyrics,"I ache for the touch of your lips, dear / But much more for the touch of your whips, dear..."
以黑色幽默叙事诗闻名，包括恋尸癖史诗《我握着你的手》、性病传播歌曲《我从艾格尼丝那染上的》及描述"氰化物花生喂鸽"的《公园毒鸽子》
He was renowned for his darkly comic ballads, including the necrophiliac epic I Hold Your Hand in Mine, I Got It From Agnes - where he sang about the transmission of a venereal disease - and Poisoning Pigeons in the Park, which detailed the birds' apparent appetite for"peanuts coated with cyanide".
1953年发行邮寄销售的专辑《汤姆·莱勒之歌》，口耳相传售出约50万张，次年遭BBC禁播大部分曲目
In 1953 he released Songs by Tom Lehrer, a record that was sold through the post. It became a word of mouth success and sold an estimated half a million copies. The BBC banned most of Songs from the airwaves the following year.
专辑成功后开始在纽约、洛杉矶和旧金山夜总会演出，并为反战和左翼团体活动创作
Following the success of the album, Lehrer began playing in nightclubs in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, and at events for anti-war and left-wing groups.
为美国版讽刺节目《那一周》创作的歌曲在1965年集结成专辑
He wrote songs for the US edition of the satirical British show That Was the Week That Was, which were were made into an album in 1965.
包含嘲讽教会的拉格泰姆风格《梵蒂冈拉格调》等多首反核武器歌曲
The highly controversial Vatican Rag, a Catholic hymn set in ragtime that mocked the Church, was featured among other songs that condemned nuclear weapons.
最著名的《我们终将同归于尽》唱道："哦我们将一起被炸熟/转眼变成法式炸薯条/当世界变成旋转烤架/再没有痛苦哀伤"
The most notable of these was We Will All Go Together When We Go, which includes the lyrics"Oh, we will all fry together when we fry / We'll be French-fried potatoes by-and-by / There will be no more misery / When the world is our rotisserie / Yes, we all will fry together when we fry."
1970年代为儿童教育节目《电力公司》创作，1980年音乐剧《汤姆的蠢事》使其作品复兴
He wrote for the 1970s educational children's show, The Electric Company, and in 1980 his songs enjoyed a revival when theatre producer Cameron Mackintosh staged the musical revue"Tomfoolery" featuring his work.
据《纽约时报》报道，1972-2001年间在加州大学教授数学与音乐剧课程
He also taught maths and musical theatre courses at the University of California from 1972 to 2001, according to the New York Times.
2020年将全部歌曲创作版权投入公共领域，并放弃所有录音版权
In 2020, Lehrer placed his song writing copyrights in the public domain, allowing anyone to perform, record or interpret his work for free. He also relinquished all rights to his recordings.
在官网声明中写道："简言之，我放弃所有歌曲权利。请随意使用，不必付钱"
In a statement on his website at the time, he wrote:"In short, I no longer retain any rights to any of my songs. So help yourselves, and don't send me any money."
并预告网站将在"不远的将来"关闭（截至发稿时仍可访问）
He also warned the website would be"shut down at some date in the not too distant future". The website was still live at the time of writing.
