給前世今生愛我與我所愛的人:李歐納柯恩凝練自省的愛-〈是否我曾愛過你〉(Did I ever love you)
〈是否我曾愛過你〉(Did I ever love you)這首歌詩由李歐納柯恩(Leonard Cohen)作詞,派翠克李歐納(Patrick Leonard)作曲。毋需典故,不需隱喻,關於愛,只有真誠凝練的自省。選自李歐納柯恩於2014年歡度80大壽兩天後,全球問市最新的第13張個人錄音室專輯《大眾困擾》(Popular Problems)。
Did I ever love you是否我曾愛過你
Did I ever need you是否我曾需要你
Did I ever fight you是否我曾和你爭吵
Did I ever want to是否我曾想這麼做
Did I ever leave you是否我曾離開你
Was I ever able是否我真能做到
Are we still leaning我們是否仍相依偎
Across the old table隔著那老舊的桌子
Did I ever love you…是否我曾愛過你…
Was it ever settled是否終老一生
Was it ever over是否就此結束
And is it still raining然而雨仍落下
Back in November在當初那11月的時節
The lemon trees blossom檸檬樹開花
The almond trees whither杏花樹綻放
Was I ever someone是否我就是那個人
Who could love you forever有幸能永遠愛你
Was it ever settled是否終老一生
Was it ever over是否就此結束
And is it still raining然而雨仍落下
Back in November在當初那11月的時節
The lemon trees blossom檸檬樹開花
The almond trees whither杏花樹綻放
It’s Spring and it’s Summer春去夏至
And it’s Winter forever冬日漫漫
Did I ever love you是否我曾愛過你
Does it really matter是否這真的重要
Did I ever fight you是否我曾和你爭吵
You don’t need to answer你已不需回答
Did I ever leave you是否我曾離開你
Was I ever able是否我真能做到
Are we still leaning我們是否仍相依偎
Across the old table隔著那老舊的桌子
Did I ever love you是否我曾愛過你…
django譯於2015.02.15早晨
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