凱西之歌 Kathy's Song

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Kathy's song

 

I hear the drizzle of the rain
Like a memory it falls
Soft and warm continuing
Tapping on my roof and walls.

And from the shelter of my mind
Through the window of my eyes
I gaze beyond the rain-drenched streets
To England where my heart lies.

My mind's distracted and diffused
My thoughts are many miles away
They lie with you when you're asleep
And kiss you when you start your day.

And a song I was writing is left undone
I don't know why I spend my time
Writing songs I can't believe
With words that tear and strain to rhyme.

And so you see I have come to doubt
All that I once held as true
I stand alone without beliefs
The only truth I know is you.

And as I watch the drops of rain
Weave their weary paths and die
I know that I am like the rain
There but for the grace of you go I.

附記： Kathy's Song 的詞曲是由Paul Simon所作，於1964年發表。Paul Simon的音樂夥伴Art Garfunkel 於一次演唱會說這是最美的一首情歌，並將之獻給他美麗的太太Kathy。此Kathy和曲中的Kathy是否為同一人，不得而知，應該只有Paul Simon自己知道。Paul Simon自己演唱此曲，而我聽了後來的Eva Cassidy演唱的覺得她唱得更有感情 （YouTube可尋）。中文翻譯由曾渙釗試譯。（喜愛的西洋老歌）2013/02/18 春節後