K歌情人(Music and Lyrics)這部電影中,女主角(茱兒·芭莉摩Drew Barrymore)說旋律是外表,歌詞才是靈魂。對此,我無法同意更多了。許多英文歌曲,就算不管歌詞維和,旋律還真是好聽,也常會被當成純音樂來演奏,百聽不厭。當年的懷念老歌中,旋律聽來就很悲悽的,有一首我這個世代大都耳熟能詳的歌曲:「Dust in the wind」,在歌詞不容易取得的年代,大致只能聽懂歌詞中的Dust in
the wind這句,只這句歌詞影響力就很大了!在對未來徬徨不安,還在思索存在意義的年歲裡,這句歌詞實在聽來真讓人灰心,一切都有如風裡的灰塵,那努力有何用呢?青燈古佛前,又多了些蕭瑟的身影。
了解全部歌詞後,就更感悲觀了!
歌詞如下:
I close my eyes
閉上雙眼
Only for a moment and the moment's gone
Only for a moment and the moment's gone
只是一瞬間,而且已消逝
All my dreams
All my dreams
我所有的夢
Pass before my eyes in curiosity
Pass before my eyes in curiosity
還未實現就已從我眼前溜走
Dust in the wind
Dust in the wind
風中之塵
All they
are is dust in the wind
它們都是風中的塵土
Same old song
Same old song
同樣的老歌
Just a drop of water in an endless sea
Just a drop of water in an endless sea
只是無限海洋中的一滴水
All we do crumbles to the ground
All we do crumbles to the ground
所有我們所做的一切粉碎成塵土
Though we refuse to see
Though we refuse to see
儘管我們拒絕去目睹
Dust in
the wind
風中之塵
All we are dust in the wind
All we are dust in the wind
我們都是風中的塵土
Don't hang on
Don't hang on
別握住不放
Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
Nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
沒有一切是永遠的除了天與地
It slips
away
當時光偷偷溜走
All your money won't another minute buy
All your money won't another minute buy
所有財富也無法多買一分鐘
Dust in the wind
Dust in the wind
風中之塵
All we are is dust in the wind
All we are is dust in the wind
我們都是風中的塵土
Dust in the wind
Dust in the wind
風中之塵
Everything is dust in the wind
Everything is dust in the wind
所有一切都是風中之塵
這首歌在不識愁之味的年少時代,聽來是很有強說愁的感覺。但年紀一長,就會覺得歌詞未免過於說教、過於自怨自艾了,感覺反倒沒這麼強烈了!
現在想想,這首歌拿來當佛教學校的校歌,好像還蠻合適的。

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