Forever Young

原諒我那小布爾喬亞的多愁善感在該死的初秋又開始發作。

Forever Young

有兩首一模一樣歌名的歌曲。令人感動的是這兩首歌都是神曲。

第一首是教父Bob Dylon 32歲寫下的詞曲。

May God bless and keep you always

May your wishes all come true

May you always do for others

And let others do for you

May you build a ladder to the stars

And climb on every rung

May you stay forever young

May you stay forever young

May you grow up to be righteous

May you grow up to be true

May you always know the truth

And see the light surrounding you

May you always be courageous

Stand upright and be strong

May you stay forever young

May you stay forever young

May your hands always be busy

May your feet always be swift

May you have a strong foundation

When the winds of changes shift

May your heart always be joyful

May your song always be sung

And may you stay forever young

May you stay forever young

這一首歌有兩個版本，除了Bob Dylan之外，還有Diana Ross的版本。

另一首由德國合唱團Alphaville寫作的版本，更為人所傳誦，在台灣掀起風潮應該是由蔡藍欽放入他第一張也是唯一的一張專輯裡，猶記得他的歌詞翻譯美得令人屏息。

Let's dance in style, let's dance for a while

Heaven can wait, we're only watching the skies

Hoping for the best but expecting the worst

Are you gonna drop the bomb or not?

Let us die young or let us live forever

We don't have the power but we never say never

Sitting in a sandpit, life is a short trip

The music's for the sad men

Can you imagine when this race is won

Turn our golden faces into the sun

Praising our leaders, we're getting in tune

The music's played by the, the mad man

Forever young

I want to be forever young

Do you really want to live forever?

Forever, and ever

Forever young

I want to be forever young

Do you really want to live forever?

Forever young

Some are like water, some are like the heat

Some are a melody and some are the beat

Sooner or later, they all will be gone

Why don't they stay young?

It's so hard to get old without a cause

I don't want to perish like a fading horse

Youth's like diamonds in the sun

And diamonds are forever

So many adventures couldn't happen today

So many songs we forgot to play

So many dreams swinging out of the blue

We'll let 'em come true

Forever young

I want to be forever young

Do you really want to live forever?

Forever, and ever

Forever young

I want to be forever young

Do you really want to live forever?

Forever, and ever

Forever young

I wanna be forever young

Do you really want to live forever? (Forever)

我靜靜地聽著，想著原來是滿肩重擔的佝僂隨著跑步後的酣暢淋漓彷彿瞬間卸載，陣雨過後的基隆河映著斜陽波光粼粼。想著那一道又一道沒有也不會回頭的背影，想著曾經陪伴而又隨風逝去的人事物。

我靜靜地聽著。

眼淚不覺流了下來。