Lyrics and translation Rene Liu - 今天我生日

今天我生日

(Hi René:)

當你忙得連一句「你還好嗎？」的關切都沒有了
我還應該原諒你嗎？

許久前 當你還年輕氣盛時
誓言自己一定要
「老得理直氣壯 老得優雅」

而今 你是不改其志 堅持如一
或者誓言早已隨著塵世而去？
隨著淡忘的天真與勇氣而去？

你庸碌地追求完美的強迫症
傻傻地用親力親為來證明自己的真心？
都對 但也不全對

是緊張 是忐忑 很想趕上時間
但緊張忐忑之餘 還多了點篤定
你終於知道
什麼是重要的 什麼是其次重要 什麼又是完全不重要
這種篤定 教會你節樽精力
善加使用每一天 每一刻

你反芻著每一天 每一刻
不只是這一天 這一刻
你還回顧著過去的時時刻刻

你大可告訴自己
過去這小半輩子「還行！」
不只「還行」 簡直「可以了！」
荒唐有過 但都很值
遺憾不少 但態度良好
是吧？

「老得開心 老得理直氣壯 老得優雅」

這多難啊 但你就這樣跌跌撞撞地走過來了
優雅 理直氣壯 都談不上
但篤定 而且因為篤定而開心

今天你生日
始終逃避生日的你 想必又要淡漠以對
但此刻 曾經讓你尷尬的那些祝福 卻是你現在最需要的

健康平安 平安健康
From René to you
"Happy birthday!"

Today is My Birthday

(Hi René:)

When you're so busy you can't even spare a "How are you?"
Should I still forgive you?

A long time ago, when you were still young and impetuous,
you vowed to yourself that you would
"Grow old gracefully, grow old with dignity."

And now, are you still holding onto that ambition, unwavering?
Or has that vow long since vanished with the dust of the world?
Vanished along with the fading innocence and courage?

Your obsessive pursuit of perfection,
your naive attempts to prove your sincerity through personal effort...
They're right, but not entirely.

It's the tension, the anxiety, the desperate desire to keep up with time.
But beyond the tension and anxiety, there's a newfound certainty.
You finally understand
what is important, what is less important, and what is completely unimportant.
This certainty teaches you to conserve your energy,
to make good use of every day, every moment.

You reflect on every day, every moment,
not just this day, this moment,
but also all the past moments.

You can confidently tell yourself
that this past half-life has been "alright!"
Not just "alright," but actually "pretty good!"
There were follies, but they were all worthwhile.
There were regrets, but you handled them well.
Right?

"Grow old happily, grow old with dignity, grow old gracefully."

How difficult that is, but you've stumbled through it somehow.
Graceful, dignified, perhaps not quite.
But certain, and happy because of that certainty.

Today is your birthday.
You, who always avoid birthdays, are probably going to treat it indifferently again.
But now, those blessings that once embarrassed you are what you need most.

Health and peace, peace and health.
From René to you
"Happy birthday!"