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。
