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Reggae Songs ，

在這裡，天才們把這種節奏的音樂稱為「雷鬼」，

我沒有意見。好聽就好。

這是從牙買加的專輯中下載的一首曲子，





Green, Green Grass of Home

跟原唱 Tom Jones 的嗓音相似，但不是他，

主唱是 Lou Thomm 。

這首曲子，大家應該蠻熟悉的。


夢中的家園，是這般地清晰，

家鄉景色依舊，油漆斑駁的老家，童年攀爬的老橡樹，

陽光下，情人被染金的髮絲和櫻紅的雙唇，歷歷在目，

夢中，迎接歸鄉遊子的手，滿溢爸媽長年的思念，

臉上掛著的，還是那麼溫馨的笑容....，

那是我綠草如茵的家園；


夢中醒來，四週蒼白的灰牆環伺著我，

晨曦裡，陪我步上人生最後一刻的，

只有警衛和一臉哀傷的老牧師，

那一瞬間，當我頻臨死亡的那一瞬間，

我又回到我懷念的地方，

那是我綠草如茵的家園。


其實，這也是一首蠻悲傷的歌，聽吧。


Green, Green Grass of Home



The old home town looks the same

as I step down from the train,

and there to meet me was my Mama and Papa.

Down the road I look and there runs Mary

hair of gold and lips like cherries.

It's good to touch the green, green grass of home.

The old house is still standing

tho' the paint is cracked and dry,

and there's that old oak tree that I used to play on.

Down the lane I walk with my sweet Mary,

hair of gold and lips like cherries.

It's good to touch the green, green grass of home.

[spoken:]

Then I awake and look around me,

at four grey wall surround me

and I realize that I was only dreaming.

For there's a guard and there's a sad old padre -

arm in arm we'll walk at daybreak.

Again I touch the green, green grass of home.


Yes, they'll all came to meet me,

arms reaching, smiling sweetly.

It's good to touch

the green, green grass of home.


The old house is still standing

tho' the paint is cracked and dry,

and there's that old oak tree that I used to play on.

Down the lane I walk with my sweet Mary,

hair of gold and lips like cherries.

It's good to touch the green, green grass of home.

Yes, they'll all came to see me

in the shade of that old oak tree

as they lay me

neath the green, green grass of home



後註

我只能試著寫出我體會的意境，沒按詞句翻。

我寧可相信他是烈士，而不是死囚。

最後，親人把他埋葬在那橡樹下的綠茵裡。

歌是這麼說的，不是我猜的。

想想，還是應該要花時間重寫一次。