(16)橋楓2008-10-16 08:48 · 210.69.82.19xSame old lang syne Dan Fogelberg
Met my old lover in the grocery store.
在雜貨店裡遇見了舊情人
The snow was falling Christmas Eve.
雪正下著,那是聖誕節前夕
I stole behind her in the frozen foods.
在冷凍食品區,我偷偷繞到她身後
And I touched her on the sleeve.
然後碰了一下她的袖子
She didn't recognize the face at first.
起初她並沒有認出我來
But then her eyes flew open wide.
然後她張大了眼睛
She went to hug me and she spilled her purse.
她給我一個擁抱皮包因而掉到地上
And we laughed until we cried.
我們就這樣笑到流淚
We took her groceries to the checkout stand.
我們一起把她買的東西拿到櫃台結帳
The food was totaled up and bagged.
所有的食物都已裝袋妥當
We stood there lost in our embarrassment.
我們站在那兒有些困窘
As the conversation dragged.
講起話來斷斷續續的
We went to have ourselves a drink or two.
我們想去喝幾杯
But couldn't find an open bar.
卻找不到一家有營業的酒吧
We bought a six-pack at the liquor store.
於是到酒店裡買了六罐裝的啤酒
And we drank it in her car.
在她的車子裡喝了起來
We drank a toast to innocence.
我們為這份純真乾杯
We drank a toast to now.
為此時此刻乾杯
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness.
我們試著超越這份空虛
But neither one knew how.
卻顯然沒有辦法
She said she'd married her an architect.
她說嫁給一個建築師
Who kept her warm and safe and dry.
讓她的生活飽暖無虞
She would have liked to say she loved the man.
她很想說她愛這個男人
But she didn't like to lie.
但又不想說謊
I said the years had been a friend to her.
我說歲月很寬待她
And that her eyes were still as blue.
她的眼睛碧藍如昔
But in those eyes I wasn't sure if I saw.
但我不確定從她眼裡看到的
Doubt or gratitude.
是疑惑還是感激
She said she saw me in the record stores.
她說她在唱片行裡看到了我(的專輯)
And that I must be doing well.
說我現在一定過得很好
I said the audience was heavenly.
我說歌迷使人如置身天堂
But the traveling was hell.
但旅行演唱的日子卻彷若地獄
We drank a toast to innocence.
我們為這份純真乾杯
We drank a toast to now.
為此時此刻乾杯
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness.
我們試著超越這份空虛
But neither one knew how.
卻顯然沒有辦法
We drank a toast to innocence.
我們為純真乾杯
We drank a toast to time.
為時光乾杯
Reliving in our eloquence.
再次施展我們的口才
Another old lang syne'...
那是另一幅昔日情景----
The beer was empty.
啤酒罐已空
And our tongues were tired.
唇舌也累了
And running out of things to say.
再無話題可聊
She gave a kiss to me as I got out.
我下車時,她吻了我
And I watched her drive away.
我目送著她開車離去
Just for a moment I was back at school.
剎那間我彷彿回到了學校的那段時光
And felt that old familiar pain.
感覺到那熟悉的痛楚
And as I turned to make my way back home.
當我轉身準備回去時
The snow turned into rain---
雪,轉變成了雨-----
(是的!多年來冰封的心,因重逢再也無憾了.......)