西洋歌曲The older I get -
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“The older I get”
一首非常優美的英文歌,老牌鄉村歌手Alan Jackson的創作,深具啟發性,尤其對退休年紀的人,感觸尤深。每句歌詞都寫入心底,每個音符都敲進靈魂。
Alan Jackson利用鄉村歌曲的輕快、灑脫音調,寫出歷經滄桑而回歸淡泊的老年意境。細讀歌曲的英文原句,體會英文詩歌的文字之美。
The Older I Get
英文原創:Alan Jackson
歌詞中文翻譯:洪明洲
( 中文翻譯以新詩形體格式呈現)
The older I get
The more I think
You only get a minute, better live while you're in it
'Cause it's gone in a blink
年紀愈大,想得愈多
活在當下
因為「當下」稍縱即逝
And the older I get
The truer it is
It's the people you love, not the money and stuff
That makes you rich
年紀愈大,活得愈真實
你所愛的人,讓你富有,而不是金錢或財富
And if they found a fountain of youth
I wouldn't drink a drop and that's the truth
Funny how it feels I'm just getting to my best years yet
即便有回春之泉,我一滴也不沾
感受正享受的最美好歲月,才有趣
The older I get
The fewer friends I have
But you don't need a lot when the ones that you got
Have always got your back
年紀愈大,朋友愈少
只要有知己,朋友不須很多
就沒有後顧之憂
And the older I get
The better I am
At knowing when to give
And when to just not give a damn
年紀愈大,活得愈幸福
愈知奉獻,愈能淡泊自在
And if they found a fountain of youth
I wouldn't drink a drop and that's the truth
Funny how it feels I'm just getting to my best years yet
即便有回春之泉,我一滴也不沾
感受我正享受的最美好歲月,才有趣
The older I get
And I don't mind all the lines
From all the times I've laughed and cried
Souvenirs and little signs of the life I've lived
年紀愈大,愈能放下
放下所有歡樂與悲傷,放下曾擁有的記憶
The older I get
The longer I pray
I don't know why, I guess that I
Got more to say
年紀愈大,祈禱時間愈長
大概是想說的話愈來愈多
And the older I get
The more thankful I feel
For the life I've had, and all the life I'm living still
年紀愈大,感恩的心愈強
感謝我生命中擁有的,
感謝我曾活過的每一時刻