April 24, 2008

Where Have All The Flowers Gone

念书时喜欢随意涂涂写写,把生活的点点滴滴记录下来。也喜欢琢磨文章,喜欢一面听歌一面欣赏歌词。 开始工作后,慢慢把这习惯丢了,取而代之的是写不完的程序,无止境的科技。现在多了两个小皇帝,时间更嫌少。现实生活的压力的确可以磨掉一个人的灵魂。希望借此部落格重拾字里行间的喜悦。 第一次从齐豫的英文专辑听到这首歌,虽然旋律简单但印象深刻。 这首歌写于1965年,缘起是一首乌克兰民谣。在YouTube找到原唱版本: Where Have All The Flowers Gone words and music by Pete Seeger Where have all the flowers gone? Long time passing Where have all the flowers gone? Long time ago Where have all the flowers gone? Girls have picked them every one When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn? Where have all the young girls gone? Long time passing Where have all the young girls gone? Long time ago Where have all the young girls gone? Taken husbands every one When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn? Where have all the young men gone? Long time passing Where have all the young men gone? Long time ago Where have all the young men gone? Gone for soldiers every one When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn? Where have all the soldiers gone? Long time passing Where have all the soldiers gone? Long time ago Where have all the soldiers gone? Gone to graveyards every one When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn? Where have all the graveyards gone? Long time passing Where have all the graveyards gone? Long time ago Where have all the graveyards gone? Covered with flowers every one When will we ever learn? When will we ever learn?

April 19, 2008

男人女人

机长(呼吸的747),这是点给你的。预祝你婚姻美满,子孙满堂。我有两位同事也常“放”飞机,一个是618机长,一个是2863机长,也是会呼吸的。 这是收录在许茹芸新专辑《北纬66度》的男人女人,男歌手名叫阿穆隆。 男人女人 词/曲:吴克群 芸: 爱爱爱爱了几回 也明白其中滋味 付出的从来不会等于收回 我却还在等待着谁能出现 隆: 伤伤伤伤了几回 也曾经为爱憔悴 爱情里好人总比坏人狼狈 我却还是学不会狠心对谁 芸: 男人男人 多希望你是好人 多希望用你的真 让我不必再心疼 隆: 女人女人 我答应做个好人 我答应用我一生 来换你的快乐一生

April 13, 2008

Whoever Finds This I Love You

去年我一个人带着两个小皇帝参加同事的圣诞晚会。晚会完毕离开同事家后不久,看到路旁有两个小孩在奔跑,因为不远处有一座寺庙天色又很暗,心想这回一定见鬼了。

再看清楚原来是人不是鬼,他们还不停招手似乎要截停路过的汽车。我一时慈悲心大发,停了下来开窗问他们为什么这么晚了还到处乱跑。那个年纪比较大的小孩一面喘气一面说他们迷路了。原来天黑了他们认不清回家的路,还以为迷路了,其实他们只要再往前走就可以回到家。他们还问我可以载他们回家吗。

我完全没有戒心,就让他们上车和我的两个小孩坐在后面,两个小皇帝也静下来了。可是当他们关上车门时,我的心顿时冷了,开始担心和后悔, 因为万一他们有什么企图,我真的无力保护我的小孩。在车上我装作镇定,和他们闲聊一会,幸好没有坏事发生。到了比较亮的道路,他们也认得回家的路,便叫我停车放下他们。

记得以前小时候我常骑着铁马去补习英语,有时轮子的链脱了,很快路过的摩多骑士就会停下来帮我弄好。现在治安不好有时想做好人也要三思。

另一首齐豫的英文歌,这是一个故事,在这人情淡薄的社会不晓得会不会发生的故事,慢慢欣赏吧!



Whoever Finds This I Love You
Music & Lyrics: Mac Davis

On the quiet street in the city
A little old man walked alone
Shuffling through the autumn afternoon
And the autumn leaves reminded him
Another summer's come and gone
He had long lonely nights ahead waiting for June

Then among the leaves near an orphan's home
A piece of paper caught his eyes
And he stooped to pick it up with trembling hands
As he read the childish writing
The old man began to cry Cause the words burned inside him like a brand

Whoever finds this, I love you
Whoever finds this, I need you
I ain't even got no one to talk to
So, whoever finds this, I love you!

Well, the old man's eyes searched the orphan's home
And came to rest upon a child
With her nose pressed up against the window pane
And the old man knew he'd found a friend at last
So he waved at her and smiled
And they both knew they'd spend the winter
Laughing at the rain

And they did spend the winter laughing at the rain
Talking through the fence
Exchanging little gifts they've made for each other
The old man would carve toys
And the little girl would draw pictures of beautiful ladies for him
And they laughed a lot

But then one day on the first of June
The little girl ran to the fence... the old man wasn't there
And, somehow she knew he was never coming back
So she went back to her little room
took a crayon, And wrote
Whoever finds this, I love you
Whoever finds this, I need you
I ain't even got no one to talk to
So, whoever finds this, I love you!

April 11, 2008

Reflection

大选过了有一个月了,执政党还在‘检讨’落败原因。结果竟然是扯后腿,没有善用SMS和网络等。真让人纳闷!难怪前首相也不断出言批评。
也许他们太忙了,没看时间看报章,不晓得几乎每天都有的掠夺、强奸、路霸等等治安问题。还有司法政治化,贪污、通货膨胀问题,他们都套用了一句话:看来似我,听来似我,可是不是我。

佛家说:要无时无刻向内返照。当我们用手指责别人时,其他四个手指都向着自己。



Reflection

Look at me
I will never pass for a perfect bride
or a perfect daughter
Can it be
I'm not meant to play this part

Now I see
that if I would truly to be myself
I will break my family's heart

Who is that girl I see
Staring straight
back at me
Why is my reflection
some one I don't know

Some how I cannot hide
who I am though I tried
When will my reflection show
who I am inside

When will my reflection show
who I am inside

April 3, 2008

奉献



奉献是一首很旧,很有意思的歌。大学时常一面唱一面比手语。
苏芮是我喜欢的歌手之一,她的酒干倘卖无、眼神、跟着感觉走、是否、因为你,因为我...都是经典。
其实阿妹和苏芮歌路和声线都相似,她俩合唱张雨生的作品 -- 河,超级好听。一个娇媚,一个成熟稳重,配搭级棒。苏芮没有曹俊鸿也交了不少好歌,可惜阿妹没了张雨生却好像少了一对翅膀。很多人还不晓得阿妹唱的牵手,原唱者就是苏芮。



奉献
词:杨立得 曲:翁孝良

长路奉献给远方 玫瑰奉献给爱情
我拿什么奉献给你 我的爱人
白云奉献给草场 江河奉献给海洋
我拿什么奉献给你 我的朋友
我不停的问 不停的找 不停的想

白鸽奉献给蓝天 星光奉献给长夜
我拿什么奉献给你 我的小孩
雨季奉献给大地 岁月奉献给季节
我拿什么奉献给你 我的爹娘

我不停的问 不停的找 不停的想