李健 曾經的學霸如今只想安靜地歌唱

They say that good wine needs no bush, but a TV show means that people now know Li Jian is a fine wine indeed.

俗話說：酒香不怕巷子深。但是，登上電視銀幕之後，現在李健成了人人都知道的一罈“好酒”。

On the reality show I Am a Singer 3, the 40-year-old singer-songwriter has been praised for his singing ability and, unexpectedly, for his sense of humor. On stage, Li sings quiet songs slowly and “rescues the program”, commented Cheng Zhenwei on People’s Daily Online.

在真人秀節目《我是歌手》第三季的舞臺上，這位40歲的創作型歌手因其精湛的唱功而備受好評。意想不到的是，受到稱讚的還有他的幽默感。在舞臺上，李健輕吟淺唱，人民網轉載 的一篇文章中作者陳振偉更是寫道：李健“拯救”了《我是歌手》。

Harbin-born Li has a clear and smooth voice, which he inherited from his Peking Opera singer father. And his shy nature and poetic lyrics have also given him the nickname “Poetic Musician”.

李健出生於哈爾濱，從京劇演員父親那裏繼承了一副乾淨、悅耳的嗓音。他靦腆的性格、充滿詩意的歌詞，則讓他擁有了“音樂詩人 ”的雅號。

“In my younger days, music was like therapy,” he told China Daily.

在接受《中國日報》的採訪時，他說，“年輕的時候，音樂之於我就像心理治療。”

Music was also the bridge that got him into Tsinghua University. A self-taught guitarist, Li won a number of singing competitions. He was admitted thanks to Tsinghua’s plan to recruit students with musical talent.

音樂也是他進入清華大學的橋樑。作爲一名自學成才的吉他手，李健曾在諸多歌唱比賽中獲獎。如他所言，正是清華大學對音樂特長生的加分才讓他有緣名校。（譯者注 ：1993年，上高三的李健爲了高考加分，參加了清華大學面向全國文藝愛好者舉辦的冬令營，在活動中他以一首《說句心裏話》獲得了全國第一名，爲高考加了50分，最終被保送進入清華大學電子工程系。）

In the 1990s, so-called “campus ballads” were popular in China. Shuimu Nianhua, a group that Li formed with another Tsinghua student called Lu Gengxu, was one of the best groups of the type.

90年代，正是“校園樂隊”在中國如火如荼之時。李健和另一名清華學生盧庚戌組成的水木年華樂隊正是其中最經典的一支。

But the pair went their separate ways in 2002. Li was tired of doing commercial performances. Also, he didn’t agree with their decision to change their style from folk to rock.

2002年，疲於商演的李健離開水木年華，選擇單飛。但他依然堅持自己的通俗的曲風，不願染指搖滾。

Afterward, Li released several albums on his own. They were all in his own musical style: “soft and warm, down-to-earth and intimate”, commented China Radio International.

此後，李健又發佈了幾張個人專輯。如中國國際廣播電臺所評價，（這些專輯）全部堅持了他“溫柔、接地氣、有親和力”的曲風。

Unlike some other musicians who release their songs quickly, Li took his time to write heartfelt music.

不同於一些出歌很快的音樂人，李健總是會花很久去創作感人肺腑的音樂。

“Writing songs is like collecting water in a cup. When the cup is full, the water comes out naturally,” he told China Daily.

在接受《中國日報》的採訪時，他曾說，“創作歌曲就像收集一杯水，杯子滿時，水自然就會溢出來。”

For nearly ten years, he did very few interviews or concerts. His low-key life may well have continued if Faye Wong hadn’t sung his song, Legend, at 2010’s CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

最近十年間，他幾乎沒有接受過任何採訪，也沒有舉辦過演唱會。如果不是2010年王菲在央視春晚上演唱了他創作的歌曲《傳奇》，也許他還會繼續着如此低調的生活。

Li said the song brought him out of his “cave ” and back into spotlight: concerts and reality shows have been endless, including this year’s I Am a Singer.

他說，這首《傳奇》讓他走出了“洞穴”，回到聚光燈下：一場接一場的演唱會、真人秀節目撲面而來，今年的《我是歌手》就是其中之一。

On TV, Li has not fitted the stereotype most people have of pop stars, mostly because of his academic background.

電視上的李健打破了人們心中流行歌星的形象。這也許和他的學術背景息息相關。

And while studying electronic engineering at Tsinghua might not have helped Li’s career musically, it certainly gave his songs and mindset a different touch.

在清華大學學習電子工程的經歷也許對李健的音樂生涯幫助不大，但無疑改變了他的思維方式，也爲他的音樂帶來一抹不一樣的色彩。

His answer on the show of “I am already very smart. Why do I need a smartphone?” to the question “Why don’t you use smartphones?” was perhaps unusual for a pop star. He went on to show it when he said, “Two is good! 2 is No 1 among prime numbers,” commenting on the fact that he was chosen as the second singer to get on stage! Are you impressed yet?

節目中，當被問道“爲什麼不用智能手機？”時，李健的回答是“我就挺智能的，還用什麼智能手機。”而當抽到第二個上場時，他的評價是“2挺好的！2在質數裏是第一位。”這些流行歌星的非典型性回答，是否也給你留下了深刻印象？