Lyrics and translation 萬芳 - 阿峰今天沒有來

阿峰今天沒有來

從學生時代到青春如煙
年年都相聚在這熟悉空間
行前約時間 折騰好幾天
有人要帶小孩 有人工作忙翻天
越來越難 見上一面

走味的菜色與鬆弛的臉
話題從大夢想換成小思念
不是不知道 我們都會變
還能握住什麼 在老去之前
守住承諾 相約不變

一年一年這樣過去
一次一次聊到盡興
沒有想過 有哪一年 誰會缺席

阿峰今天沒有來
我們之中 笑得最大聲的男孩
一起舉杯 少了一杯
他沒有跟 任何人道別

阿峰再也不會來
我們如何 承受誰的離開
空出一個位子的這一排
不再是畢業典禮後 無盡的未來

走味的菜色與鬆弛的臉
話題從大夢想換成小思念
不是不知道 我們都會變
還能握住什麼 在老去之前
守住承諾 相約不變

一年一年這樣過去
一次一次聊到盡興
沒有想過 有哪一年 誰會缺席

阿峰今天沒有來
我們之中 笑得最大聲的男孩
一起舉杯 少了一杯
他沒有跟 任何人道別

阿峰再也不會來
我們如何 承受誰的離開
空出一個位子的這一排
不再是畢業典禮後 無盡的未來

這夜我們聊得特別長
長到我們驚覺生命太短暫
明年再不要 有誰不能來
再不願把眼光 從彼此身上離開

阿峰 你的酒杯還在

Ah Feng Did Not Come Today

From our student days to when our youth turned to smoke,
we’ve gathered in this familiar space year after year,
worrying for days about when to meet before,
some bringing their children, some swamped with work,
it’s becoming harder and harder to see each other.

Tastes have changed and faces have slackened,
topics have shifted from grand dreams to quiet reminiscences.
We know that we’ll all change, it’s nothing new,
but what can we hold onto before we grow old?
Let’s keep our promise, let’s always meet.

Year after year, this is how it’s been,
each time we chat until we’re content,
never thinking that one year, someone would be absent.

Ah Feng did not come today,
the boy who laughed the loudest among us,
we raise our glasses, one glass short,
he didn’t say goodbye to anyone.

Ah Feng will never come again,
how can we bear to lose someone?
A space has been vacated in this row,
no longer the endless future after graduation.

Tastes have changed and faces have slackened,
topics have shifted from grand dreams to quiet reminiscences.
We know that we’ll all change, it’s nothing new,
but what can we hold onto before we grow old?
Let’s keep our promise, let’s always meet.

Year after year, this is how it’s been,
each time we chat until we’re content,
never thinking that one year, someone would be absent.

Ah Feng did not come today,
the boy who laughed the loudest among us,
we raise our glasses, one glass short,
he didn’t say goodbye to anyone.

Ah Feng will never come again,
how can we bear to lose someone?
A space has been vacated in this row,
no longer the endless future after graduation.

Tonight we chatted especially long,
until we realized that life is too short.
Next year, we don’t want anyone to be absent,
unwilling to take our eyes off each other again.

Ah Feng, your glass is still here.