Текст и перевод песни 羅大佑 - 現象七十二變

現象七十二變

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 我們又等到民國七十二年
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 每年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

Phenomenon 72 Changes

The Huang Hua Gang uprising had seventy-two martyrs. Confucius had seventy-two disciples.
Son Wukong had magical seventy-two transformations. We have reached the seventy-second year of the Republic of China.
Year after year, the fengshui is constantly changing. How many seas have transformed into mulberry fields overnight?
In this five-thousand year long history, we have had both success and failures.

It's clear as day in your face that you're a genuinely intelligent person
In your hurried steps, you're a modern person in a hurry.
Someone is farming quietly. Someone is living a peaceful life.
Someone is fighting openly in broad daylight. Someone is assassinating singers in the dark.

As cities become more modern, everyone is pursuing happiness.
What kind of psychological factor drives us to waste away on a highway?
On the Ximending footbridge, how many civilized people are on the sidewalk?
Just like watching civilized vehicles speeding, I don't understand what you're thinking.

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

Watching the skyscrapers rise higher, our humanity is thinning.
Friends have become more polite because we're meeting less and less.
The price of apples isn't as high as before, perhaps the taste has changed.
Just like how color TVs have become more colorful, there are fewer people who can distinguish between black and white.

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

Real life cannot wait for miracles. It's a simple fact of life.
If you really want to survive, it's quite easy: Just keep a distance from others.
But life isn't like acting. You're wearing a mask, but how can you face yourself?

Perhaps you will find some miracles if you let go of some pride issues.
Perhaps you will find that life is still beautiful if you let go of some pride issues.