Paroles et traduction 劉若英 - Talking-7

Talking-7

所以你所失去的，或者是你童年想要的东西
现在在你有能力的时候，试着把它找回来
能挽回的东西还好，有些事，有一些人，一旦失去了，是无法挽回的
就像我在这里，写了一封信，却是一封永远也寄不出去的信
你曾经是我第一个听众，也是我唯一一个听众
曾经只有你愿意听我唱歌，而且百听不厌
虽然我唱来唱去都是那一首"绿岛小夜曲"
你走后的这几年，家里看起来似乎没有变
你房间里的那些旧报纸，还在那里
你偷葳起来的巧克力，也没有人敢动它
甚至你漱口杯上牙膏残留的痕迹，也没有人舍得把它洗掉
屋子里的空气还留着一点点只有我能闻到你常用的发油气味
那曾经是我最受不了的味道，可是现在我连窗户都舍不得打开
生怕那气味就像你一样悄悄地离开了家门
消失在微风中
从小你最疼爱我，虽然我老是跟你抠气
甚至四岁的时候就被你骂得只拿了一把牙刷就要离家出走
你急着叫老佣人去找我
当时我觉得我走了好远好久
后来我才发现，其实那只是家里的巷子口
现在我常到世界很远很远的地方
我才发现其实我一直都没能离开
婆婆很好，跟以前一样，而我还是一样的臭脾气
难得回家一次就把她惹生气
然后她就会气得跟我说我像极了你
那个时候我就会特别地想你
我就会特别地想哭
因为我觉得这个世界上跟我最像的人已经不在了
你一再嘱咐我要做一个对国家有贡献的人
可是我深信我不知道我能为国家做什么
但起码我做的每一件工作我都尽量全心全意
包括今天我站在这里唱歌
我并不知道我还会继续唱多久
但是我知道你永远是我最忠实的听众
我今天好想再唱一次"绿岛小夜曲"给你听
亲爱的公公，你过得好吗

Talking-7

So what you lost, or what you wanted in your childhood
now when you can, try to get it back
You can still get some things back, but some things, some people, once lost, can't be retrieved
Just like me here, writing a letter, but it's a letter that will never be sent
You were once my first audience, and my only audience
You were the only one willing to listen to me sing, and you never tired of it
Even though I sang the same "Green Island Serenade" over and over again
In the years since you left, the house seems to have barely changed
The old newspapers in your room are still there
The chocolate you hid away, no one dares to touch it
Even the toothpaste residue on your cup, no one has the heart to wash it away
The air in the room still carries a hint of the pomade you used to use, a smell that I used to hate
But now I can't bear to open the windows
For fear that the smell, like you, will quietly leave the house
Disappearing into the breeze
You loved me the most since I was young, even though I was always stingy with you
Once, when I was four, you scolded me so badly that I ran away with just a toothbrush
You hurriedly asked the old servant to look for me
At that time, I felt like I had walked so far and for so long
Later, I realized that it was just at the end of our alley
Now I often go to far away places
I've come to realize that I've never been able to leave
Mother-in-law is well, still the same as before, and I still have the same bad temper
I rarely go home and I always manage to make her angry
Then she gets angry and tells me that I'm just like you
That's when I miss you the most
That's when I want to cry the most
Because I feel that the person in this world who was most like me is gone
You told me over and over again to be someone who could contribute to my country
But I'm not sure what I can do for my country
But at least I try to do my best in everything I do
Including singing here today
I don't know how much longer I'll be singing
But I know that you will always be my most loyal audience
Today, I really want to sing "Green Island Serenade" for you again
My dearest Father-in-law, are you well?