内心深处, 我是个老人家

Don Mclean

Empty Chair


又唱了一次<< killing me softly with his song>>,呵呵每次声音沙哑的时候,我总是想唱这首歌, 不记得这首歌具体是什么典故了, 只记得是和<<vincent>>的主唱有关, 随便在网上查了一下, 原来是当年民谣女歌手洛里·利伯曼被朋友骗去听Don McLean的演唱会，一听之下大有感触，随手写了一首诗《Killing me softly with his blues》,后来词曲作者Norman Gimbel和Charles Fox就将其改编成歌，利伯曼自己演唱。当时很红的另一位女歌手 Roberta Flack 碰巧在飞机上听到这歌，下飞机后立马找到作者要求录制这歌，结果一个月里登上BILLBOARD的冠军，接下来又收录在一张专辑里，获得当年GRAMMY年度最佳女流行歌手、最佳专辑、最佳歌曲奖。


而Don Mclean 唱的这首歌, 我之前一直以为是<<vincent>>， 原来是<< Empty Chair>> 。

谢谢他，唱了三首我喜欢的歌。我把歌词翻译下吧。


Empty Chair


I feel the trembling tingle of a sleepless night
Creep through my fingers and the moon is bright
Beams of blue come flickering through my window pane
Like gypsy moths that dance around a candle flame


夜未央

月正浓

蓝光爬上窗格

像蛾儿绕着烛火

跳一支吉普赛


And I wonder if you know
That I never understood
That although you said you'd go
Until you did I never thought you would


你知道么

我从不相信

即使你说要远走

直到那背影模糊

我目光还钉死在原地

不曾离开




Moonlight used to bathe the contours of your face
While chestnut hair fell all around the pillow case
And the fragrance of your flowers rest beneath my head
A sympathy bouquet left with the love that's dead



月光

曾抚你面

你栗色的发

亦陷入夜的枕

花香还憩在旁

宛一把似曾温柔的花束

年华已枯



And I wonder if you know
That I never understood
That although you said you'd go
Until you did I never thought you would



你知道么

我从不相信

即使你说要远走

直到那足迹远逝

轻叩地板的脚步声

仍在梦中
踢踢踏踏

不得停歇



Never thought the words you said were true
Never thought you said just what you meant
Never knew how much I needed you
Never thought you'd leave, until you went


从未想过你说的字句

从未想过都是直指内心

从未想过你的位置

直到探出手

抓不到你了

Morning comes and morning goes with no regret
And evening brings the memories I can't forget
Empty rooms that echo as I climb the stairs
And empty clothes that drape and fall on empty chairs


晨光曳地

来了又去

暮色微至

驮回记忆

我艰难爬过梯子的声响

在空灵的房间里回荡着

你的空衣

和窗帘一起

重重跌落在那空空的椅

上面还游着你留的体温


And I wonder if you know
That I never understood
That although you said you'd go
Until you did I never thought you would


你知道么

每次你说要远走

我从来都不懂

直到这一天

你真的不在

END

很喜欢这首歌, 曾经放在SPACE很多天, 很好听,一直想学吉他和鼓,内心深处, 也许我是个老人家.