Текст и перевод песни 羅大佑 - 现象七十二变

现象七十二变

黃花崗有七十二個烈士 孔老夫子有七十二個弟子
孫悟空的魔法七十二變 我們要等到民國七十二年
歲歲年年風水都在改變 有多少滄海一夜變成桑田
在這個五千年的悠久歷史裡面 成功與失敗多少都有一點

清清楚楚寫在你的臉上 你是個道道地地的聰明人
慌慌張張邁開你的腳步 你是個匆匆忙忙的現代人
有人默默耕耘默默從事 有人在過著他的太平日子
有人在大白天裡彼此明爭暗鬥 有人在黑夜之中槍殺歌手

隨著都市現代化的程度 每個人多少追求一點幸福
是個什麼樣的心理因素 每天要吃掉一條高速公路
在西門町的天橋上面閒逛 有多少文明人在人行道上
就像我看那文明車輛橫衝直撞 我不懂大家心中做何感想

一年過了又是新的一年 每一年現代都在傳統邊緣
在每個新的一年三百六十五天 我們都每天進步一點點

眼看著高樓蓋得越來越高 我們的人情味卻越來越薄
朋友之間越來越有禮貌 只因為大家見面越來越少
蘋果價錢賣得沒以前高 或許現在味道變得不好
就像彩色的電視變得更佳花俏 能辨別黑白的人越來越少

一年過了又是新的一年 每一年都曾經是新的一年
在每個新的一年三百六十五天 我們都每天進步一點點

現實生活不能等待奇蹟 這是個非常簡單的道理
如果真要生存非常容易 只要你對人保持一點距離
但是生活不能像在演戲 你戴著面具如何面對自己
或許你將會真的發現一些奇蹟 只要你拋開一些面子問題
或許你將會發現人生還算美麗 只要你拋開一些面子問題

The Phenomenon of 72 Changes

Huang Hua Gang has seventy-two martyrs, Confucius has seventy-two disciples,
Sun Wukong's magic has seventy-two changes, we have to wait until the seventy-second year of the Republic of China
Year after year, the feng shui is always changing, how many沧海 have turned into桑田 overnight
In the long history of five thousand years, there have been both successes and failures

It's written clearly on your face, you are a genuine smart person
You take hasty steps, you are a modern person in a hurry
Some people plow and engage silently, some people live their peaceful lives
Some people fight openly in broad daylight, some people shoot singers in the dark

As cities become more modern, everyone seeks a little happiness
What kind of psychological factor is it, that we have to eat up a highway every day
People are hanging out on the overpass in Ximending, how many civilized people are on the sidewalk?
Just like I see those civilized vehicles ramming and crashing, I don't understand what everyone is thinking

A year passes and it's a new year again, every year modernity is on the edge of tradition
In every new year, three hundred and sixty-five days, we all progress a little bit each day

Looking at the skyscrapers getting taller and taller, our human touch is getting thinner and thinner
Friends are becoming more and more polite, only because everyone is meeting less and less
Apples are not selling for as much as before, maybe they don't taste as good now
Just like color TVs are becoming more and more fancy, there are fewer and fewer people who can distinguish black and white

A year passes and it's a new year again, every year has been a new year
In every new year, three hundred and sixty-five days, we all progress a little bit each day

Real life can't wait for miracles, this is a very simple道理
If you really want to survive, it's very easy, just keep a little distance from people
But life can't be like acting, how can you face yourself when you're wearing a mask
Maybe you will really find some miracles, if you let go of some面子 issues
Maybe you will find that life is still beautiful, if you let go of some面子 issues