January 21, 2009

Dance With My Father




Dance With My Father

演唱:Luther Vandross(路瑟范德魯斯)

Back when I was a child,
before life removed all the innocence
My father would lift me high and
dance with my mother and me and then
Spin me around 'til I fell asleep
Then up the stairs he would carry me
And I knew for sure I was loved

If I could get another chance, another walk, another dance with him
I'd play a song that would never, ever end
How I'd love, love, love
To dance with my father again

When I and my mother would disagree
To get my way, I would run from her to him
He'd make me laugh just to comfort me
Then finally make me do just what my mama said
Later that night when I was asleep
He left a dollar under my sheet
Never dreamed that he would be gone from me

If I could steal one final glance, One final step,
One final dance with him,
I'd play a song that'd never never end
Cos I'd love love love, to dance with my father again

Sometimes I'd listen outside her door
And I'd hear how my mother cried for him
I pray for her even more than me
I pray for her even more than me

I know I'm praying for much too much
But could you send back the only man she loved
I know you don't do it usually
But dear Lord she's dying
To dance with my father again

Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream


當我還是個孩子的時候
在歲月把所有的純真帶走以前
我的父親總喜歡把我舉得高高的
與我母親共舞、與我共舞
他會抱著我旋轉,直到我睡著為止
然後他會背著我上樓去
我很清楚我是被愛的

如果我還能有另一次機會
與他一起散步、與他共舞的話
我將放一首永遠永遠不會結束的歌曲
我多麼多麼想再一次與我父親共舞啊

每當我和母親起爭執的時候
為了如我所願,我總會跑到父親的身邊
他會安慰我、逗我開心
最後讓我心甘情願地照我母親說的去做
當天晚上我睡覺的時候
他會放一塊錢在我的床單下
我從來沒有夢到過有一天他會離我而去

如果我能再偷得最後的一瞥
偷走最後的一步
與他最後一次共舞
我會播放一首永遠不會結束的歌
因為我喜歡, 喜歡, 喜歡與父親再次共舞

有時候我在她的門外傾聽
我聽到她在為我父親哭泣
我為她祈禱更甚於為我自己
我為她祈禱更甚於為我自己

我知道我祈求得太多太多
但您能不能把她今生唯一愛過的男人還給她?
我知道您通常不會這麼做
可是親愛的上帝
她是如此渴望與我父親再共舞一次啊

每晚入睡時,我都是這麼夢想著

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很少介紹好聽音樂,最近放寒假,
剛好有機會慢慢仔細把自己收藏的音樂重新品味。
<Dance With My Father>是蕉哥前些日子傳給我的一首歌,
雖然他老說他是文藝青年,不過,
有時我還是很難把他和這四個字聯想在ㄧ起。
說歸說,他傳的這首歌真得是很好聽^^,
因此在這邊提出來和大家分享一下。

之前沒有聽過這個歌手,於是在很多次重複播放之後,
我上網搜尋了一下他的個人資料:

Luther Vandross(路瑟范德魯斯),他自八十年代初期出道,
在節奏藍調和靈魂音樂一直占有相當分量。
他一共拿過八座葛萊美獎和全球3000萬張專輯銷售,並影響許多後進歌手。
他在2003年因中風住院,同時發行了專輯《Dance With My Father與老爸共舞》,
想不到一推出就空降專輯榜冠軍,成為Luther Vandross最暢銷的專輯。
雖然住院讓他病情一度好轉,但他還是於2005年7月1日去世。

Luther Vandross的老爸在他小時候去世,在這首歌中,
他投注了很大的心血,仔細體會他每一句歌詞,
可以看見他深刻的思念透過文字不斷伴隨音樂流瀉出來,
雖然曲調輕鬆,聽完卻感到有點悲傷、、、、、


參考資料:
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