ABBA是一支瑞典的流行樂樂隊，在當時他們是瑞典最出名的樂隊。字母縮寫（ABBA）源自於樂隊成員姓名的首字母(字母的排列順序並無規定)。少數時候被記為Abba。在1976以前的樂隊的宣傳材料中，樂隊標誌中的第一個「B」字母就已經被反轉過來了。樂隊在1970前後組建，樂隊成員是比約恩·奧瓦爾斯（Björn Ulvaeus），Benny Andersson，Agnetha Fältskog和Anni-Frid Lyngstad（綽號是「Frida」）。他們憑藉歌曲《Waterloo》（《滑鐵盧》）在1974的歐洲歌唱大賽（Eurovision Song Contest）中獲勝，他們從此廣泛地為人所知。ABBA於1982年解散。
ABBA在唱片《The Definitive Collection》封面上的合影 （2001)
ABBA - Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!Lyrics:B.Andersson/B.Ulvaus Music:B.Andersson/B.Ulvaus
Half past twelve
And I'm watchin' the late show
In my flat all alone
How I hate to spend the evening on my own
Autumn winds
Blowin' outside my window
As I look around the room
And it makes me so depressed to see the gloom
There's not a soul out there
No one to hear my prayer
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away?
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! A man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
Movie stars
Find the end of the rainbow
With a fortune to win
It's so different from the world I'm livin' in
Tired of TV
I open the window
And I gaze into the night
But there's nothing there to see
No one in sight
There's not a soul out there
No one to hear my prayer
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away?
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight
There's not a soul out there
No one to hear my prayer
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away?
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
And I'm watchin' the late show
In my flat all alone
How I hate to spend the evening on my own
Autumn winds
Blowin' outside my window
As I look around the room
And it makes me so depressed to see the gloom
There's not a soul out there
No one to hear my prayer
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away?
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! A man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
Movie stars
Find the end of the rainbow
With a fortune to win
It's so different from the world I'm livin' in
Tired of TV
I open the window
And I gaze into the night
But there's nothing there to see
No one in sight
There's not a soul out there
No one to hear my prayer
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away?
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight
There's not a soul out there
No one to hear my prayer
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away?
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
A man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
十二點半
我正欣賞那遲來的表演
在我孤獨與平實中
我是多麼憎惡獨自一人消磨掉整個黃昏
秋風襲來
穿打我窗的外邊
我環顧四周
它讓我窺視幽暗時感到壓力
沒有幽魂在外面遊蕩
沒有人能聽到我的禱詞
(副歌)
來啊!來啊!來啊!午夜之後的人
會有誰來幫助我追逐那些懾人的暗影?
來啊!來啊!來啊!午夜之後的人
引領我穿越深夜的黑暗抵達黎明的破曉
那些活躍於銀幕的明星
尋覓到彩虹另一邊的盡頭
伴隨著隨時都會勝利的時運
這跟我現在所存活的世界截然不同
已對電視機感到厭倦
打開窗子
我注視著幽幽的暗夜
但卻無法看見任何動靜
視野中沒有任何人
沒有幽魂在外面遊蕩
沒有人能聽到我的禱詞
(副歌)
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