第十週 - 歌詞聽歌 - 從何說起?

March 05, 2021 1 Comment

各位朋友們平安:

今天的週末問安的主題是 - 歌詞聽歌, 從何說起?

我們聽英文歌, 常常是喜歡歌的旋律, 卻因為英文不是母語, 往往不深讀歌詞, 或者讀了歌詞卻抓不住其中的感覺, 如果我們把詞不但翻譯也潤飾為中文, 一面聽歌, 一面讀譯文歌詞, 這個時候會得到一個奇特的聆賞感受, 旋律悠雅, 歌聲美妙, 而歌詞又令我們抓到旋律加歌聲要傳達的情感, 真是奇特的經驗.

週末問安每隔一陣子就會分享”歌詞聽歌", 歡迎您在 Comment 欄填寫您想修改的某些譯詞, 或者整首歌詞重新譯過?

歌名: Where do you start? 從何說起?
歌者: Shirley Horn (1934 - 2005)

Where do you start? 從何說起?
How do you separate the present from the past? 是現在呢? 還是過去?
How do you deal with all the things you thought 你如何看待你以為不會褪去的事?
Would last that didn't last? 它們不會存留
With bits of memories scattered here and there 片段回憶, 這裏那裏

I look around and don't know where to start 我週遭看看, 不知如何說起...

Which books are yours? 那些書是你的呢?
Which tapes and dreams belong to you and which are mine?
那些唱片, 那些夢, 那些是你的, 是我的?
Our lives are tangled like the branches 我們的日子像爬藤般纏在一起,
Of a vine that intertwine 纏在一起,
So many habits that we'll have to break 一些習慣我們必須打破,
And yesterdays we'll have to take apart 昨前的日子我們必須拆除,
One day there'll be a song or something in the air again 有一天會有一首歌, 或空氣裏有一些東西會再浮現, 
To catch me by surprise and you'll be there again 令我驚訝, 你又在我的日子裏出現,
A moment in what might have been 一些我們以為會實現的日子,

Where do you start? 從何說起?
Do you allow yourself a little time to cry? 給一些時間哭泣好嗎?
Or do you close your eyes and kiss it all goodbye? 或者閉上眼睛輕吻過去的日子, 再見?
I guess you try 我猜, 你已經試過...
And though I don't know where 
And don't know when
I'll find myself in love again
我想, 我不知何時何地願意再愛,
I promise there will always be
A little place no on will see 我卻允諾, 我心深處,
A tiny part within my heart 沒有人看見的小塊地方,
That stays in love with you 永遠棲居我給你的愛....

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