《Father and Son》第一次聽(tīng)這首歌肖方,就喜歡上了。
歌詞大意講述了父親和孩子相處的整個(gè)過(guò)程未状,從兒時(shí)的蹣跚學(xué)步俯画,到成年后的把酒言歡。父親的欲言又止司草,兒子的叛逆深情艰垂。老一輩和年輕一代觀念的差異衍生出的代溝,讓父親和兒子之間保有親情和溫情埋虹,卻缺乏同時(shí)代的共鳴猜憎。父親尊重著兒子的決定,卻依舊希望兒子可以聽(tīng)進(jìn)去自己的一部分諄諄教導(dǎo)搔课。
歌詞:
father:(父親的話(huà))
It's not time to make a change 現(xiàn)在還不是做出改變的時(shí)候
Just relax--take it easy 請(qǐng)放松點(diǎn)吧胰柑,別緊張
You're still young--that's your fault 你還是太年輕了,那是你的缺點(diǎn)
There's so much you have to know 你需要學(xué)習(xí)的東西還很多
Find a girl, settle down 找個(gè)女孩安定下來(lái)爬泥,不再浪跡天涯
If you want, you can marry 如果你想柬讨,那么你可以步入婚姻的殿堂
Look at me--I am old 看著我,我已逐漸老去
But I'm happy 但我卻很活得很開(kāi)心
I was once like you are now 我也曾像你這樣年輕過(guò)
And I know that it's not easy 而且我知道那并不容易
To be calm when you've found 當(dāng)你發(fā)覺(jué)外頭有些奇妙的事情時(shí)
Something going on 務(wù)必保持冷靜
But take your time--think a lot 凡事三思而后行
While think of everthing you've got 思考你所擁有的一切
For you will still be here tomorrow 因?yàn)槊魈炷愕娜艘廊粫?huì)在這兒
But your dreams may not... 而你的夢(mèng)想?yún)s并非如此…… (即做出改變必須謹(jǐn)慎袍啡,是否值得為夢(mèng)想而失去現(xiàn)在所擁有的東西)
son:(兒子的回答)
How could I try to explain? 我該怎么和你解釋呢踩官?
When I do--it turns away again 事實(shí)總是和意愿背道而馳
And it's always been the same 歷史不斷犯著相似的錯(cuò)誤
Same old story 同樣的故事正在發(fā)生
From the moment I could talk 那我能夠說(shuō)話(huà)的那一刻起
I was ordered to listen 我就被要求必須傾聽(tīng)
Now there's a way, and I know 現(xiàn)在,路在眼前葬馋,我知道
That I have to go away 我必須要走了(即兒子要離開(kāi)父親的庇護(hù)卖鲤,獨(dú)自去闖蕩)
I know, I have to go... 是的肾扰,我必須走……
father::(父親的話(huà))
It's not time to make a change 現(xiàn)在還不是做出改變的時(shí)候
Just sit down 請(qǐng)坐下
and take it slowly 慢慢去找出解決的辦法
You're still young--that's your fault 你還是太年輕了畴嘶,那是你的缺點(diǎn)
There's so much you have to go through 你還需要經(jīng)歷更多風(fēng)雨的洗禮
Find a girl, settle down 找個(gè)女孩安定下來(lái),不再居無(wú)定所
If you want, you can marry 如果你想集晚,那么你可以享受婚姻的幸福
Look at me--I am old 看著我窗悯,我已垂垂老矣
But I'm happy 但我依然開(kāi)心
son:(兒子的回答)
All the times, that I've cried 每次當(dāng)我淚流的時(shí)候
Keeping all the things I knew inside 我都將這一切深藏心底(指自己的理想和抱負(fù))
And it's hard 這是很不容易的
But it's harder to ignore it 但更難的是要對(duì)它視而不見(jiàn)
If they were right--I'd agree我承認(rèn),有時(shí)候別人的生活是對(duì)的
But it's them--they know 但那是別人偷拔,是他們追求的生活
Not me. Now there's a way, and I know 不是我蒋院,現(xiàn)在我知道該怎么做了
That I have to go away 我會(huì)離開(kāi)你的生活亏钩,自己去闖蕩
I know, I have to go. 是的,我該走了……