Friend (ワインレッドの心)

最近看了一部电视连续剧，听到这首日语歌曲，觉得非常好听。原来是日本流行歌手之一，玉置浩二(生一九五八年九月十三日)在一九八二年的作品。可能以前曾经听过这首或类似的歌，却也给忘记了。同一首歌在不同的成长过程阶段听，会有全然不同的感受感触，我想如果以前曾听过也已经没有什么印象了。现在虽然听不懂日语，不过在听到歌词开头的第一句Sayonara（再见）和玉置浩二那独特的唱腔，终觉得是在描述一个凄美的故事，让人听了感动。

To live is to prepare for goodbye

For loneliness is a friend who will not betray

Believe not in happiness even in the passions of love

Confess not your love even if you would die for it

For love is like a season; it comes and goes to decorate life's boredom

The moment you call it love, it melts away like an ice sculpture

Happiness lasts not forever as despair lasts not forever

Some days, there's goodbye and some days, there's hello

At death, some look back on being loved

While some look back on having loved

And I shall look back on having loved

FRIEND（ワインレッドの心）

唱：玉置浩二

词：松井五郎 曲：玉置浩二

さよならだけ 言えないまま
Sayonara dake  Ie nai mama
きみの影の中に いま涙がおちてゆく
Kimi no kage no naka ni  Ima namida ga ochite yuku
（唯独一直说不出再见，在你的影子里，我的眼泪落下。）

つめたくなる 指・髪・声
Tsume taku naru
ふたり暮らしてきた 香りさえが消えてゆく
Futari kurashite kita  Kaori saega kiete yuku
（手指，头发，声音，都变冷了。就连我们在一起的气息也已消失。）

もうFriend  心からFriend
Mou Friend  Kokoro kara Friend
みつめてもFriend  悲しくなる
Mitsume temo Friend  Kanashi ku naru
（Friend，从我心里Friend，凝视你Friend，都会开始悲伤。）

想い出には できないから
Sou i de ni wa  Deki nai kara
夢がさめてもまだ 夢みるひと忘れない
Yume ka same temo mada  Yume miru hito wasure nai
（思绪的回忆已不存在，从梦中醒来却忘不了梦中人。）

もうFriend きれいだよFriend このままでFriend やさしく
Mou Friend  Kirei dayo Friend  Kono mamade Friend  Yasashiku
（真的Friend，好美丽Friend，持续吧Friend，温柔地。)

もうFriend  心からFriend  いつまでもFriend
Mou Friend  Kokoro Kara Friend  Itsu mademo Friend
今日からFriend
Koyou kara Friend
(从Friend，我心里Friend，不论到何时Friend，从今天开始Friend。）

在网上搜索后，发现很多大牌歌手都指名翻唱玉置浩二的歌曲，如张学友、黎明、郭富城、张国荣、谭咏麟等。玉置浩二也是许多香港、台湾歌手们翻唱得最多的日本歌手。在一九八七年，张学友就翻唱了这首歌，曲名沉默的眼睛。

沉默的眼睛

唱:张学友

曲:玉置浩二 词:陈少琪 

天际复回寂静  长空浮涌繁星

愿这星  每晚紧靠著你

悄悄指引著你  燃亮生命

相爱是难预定  留低回忆憧憬

在这生  你每点欢笑声

也会驱散著我  长夜的冷清

望晚星  闪烁你的眼睛

真挚热爱在呼应  拥着无限柔情

心里荡回寂静  时光溜走无声

在这生暖暖的心已经  永远归向你沉默的眼睛

星  交织妳的背影

真挚热爱在呼应 心内宁静

在二零零二年，一位台湾女歌手顺子（生一九七三年二月十二日）也把这首日语歌曲翻唱成中文歌。这首歌描写了一对分手多年的两个人，在看到对方孩子时而有所感触，觉得跟原词有点相似。在刚听到顺子这个名时，感觉有些陌生。其实不然，如果你还记得一九九七年的经典之作《回家》这首歌，就会记起这个被称为“灵魂歌后”的音乐家。

DEAR FRIEND

唱：顺子

词：姚谦 曲：玉置浩二 编曲：涂惠元

跟夏天才告别转眼满地落叶

远远的白云依旧无言

像我心里感觉还有增无减

跟去年说再见转眼又是冬天

才一年看着世界变迁

有种沧海桑田无常的感觉

Oh~ Friend

我对你的想念

此刻特别强烈

我们如此遥远

朋友孩子的脸 说着生命喜悦

如果说 我们依然相恋

说不定在眼前 是另外情节

Oh~ Friend

我对你的想念

此刻特别强烈 这么多年

Oh~ Friend

我对你的想念

此刻特别强烈 如此遥远

Friend~

搭錯車（Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing?）

不知道是否还会有人记得这部一九八三年在台湾上映的经典著名歌舞老电影《搭錯車》。虽然过了三十年的时光，戏里用酒瓶建造的房子和那首好聽動人的主題曲《酒干倘卖无》却深深的印在我脑海中。记得当时跟着妈妈看时还不到十岁，也跟着妈妈看到泪流满面，是一部非常感人的影片。

故事发生于一九五八年冬天的一个清晨，一个退役的台湾老兵哑叔（孙越饰）是个哑巴，以收购空酒瓶和捡破烂为生。当天他在高级住宅区的巷道里捡回一个被遗弃的女婴，襁褓里放着遗弃女婴者留的便条，女婴名叫阿美（刘瑞琪饰）。为此，妻子与他发生冲突，并离家而去。

哑叔又当爹又当娘，父女二人相依为命，在艰辛贫困的日子中挣扎。为使阿美有更多的人生乐趣，哑叔在劳累之余，还为她吹奏美妙的乐曲，于是阿美自小就对音乐有特别的理解。阿美高中毕业后，在某餐厅当歌手。后得到青年作曲家时君迈（吴少刚饰）的帮助，提高了演唱的艺术水平，受到听众的称赞。

娱乐公司老板余广泰，为了利用阿美赚钱，引诱她签订赴东南亚演出的合约。阿美与哑叔商量，哑叔十分矛盾，他既希望女儿有一番作为，又怕女儿孤身在外，遇到风险。最后，阿美为了挣钱帮助父亲摆脱贫困，使其晚年得到一些幸福，答应了签约。不想一纸合同，却断送了自己的自由。演出归来，她已成为红歌星，但却身不由己，不能同年迈的父亲见面。哑叔因思念爱女，卧病在床。风雨交加之夜，阿美饱含不能奉养老父的辛酸，在台上唱出了怀念的心声：“没有你，哪有我，假如你不曾养育我，给我父爱和温暖的生活，假如你不曾保护我，我的命运会是什么！”气息奄奄的哑叔，从收音机里听着女儿熟悉的歌声，怀着思念、悲愤的心情，离开了人世。

吾少时好学，周遍天下后，还丧吾亲，是一失也；
长事齐君，君骄奢失士，臣节不遂，是二失也；
吾平生厚交，而今皆离绝，是三失也。
树欲静而风不停，子欲养而亲不待，往而不来者，年也；
不可再见者，亲也。吾请从此辞矣。

这部戏让我想到了这句“树欲静而风不停，子欲养而亲不待”。这是丘吾子说给孔子的话。一日，孔子出行到了齐国，途中听到有哭声，哭的声音好像十分悲哀。走了一段短路，见到有个人，身披粗布抱着镰刀，哭的样子却不甚悲哀。孔子追上去问道：“你是什么人?”那人回答：“我叫丘吾子。”孔子问：“你家里莫非有丧事？为什么哭得如此悲伤？”丘吾子哽咽地说道：“我一生有三个过失，可惜到了晚年才觉悟到，但已经是追悔莫及了。”丘吾子悲痛地说：“我年轻时为了学习，周游诸侯国，没有把照顾亲人放在首位，这是过失之一。为了我的理想，再加上为君主效力，（没有很好地孝敬父母），这是过失之二。和朋友交情深厚却疏远了亲人，这是过失之三。”接着，丘吾子又仰天长啸：“树想静下来可风却刮个不停，子女想好好赡养父母可父母却不在了。过去而不能追回的是岁月，逝去而再也见不到的是亲人。就让我从此离开这个人世吧！”说完，丘吾子便辞世了。孔子很感叹地对弟子们说：“你们应当记着这件事，它足以使我们引以借鉴啊！”于是，孔子的学生辞行回家赡养双亲的就有十三个之多。

岁月是不能追回，时间是不会等我们，容许我们从头再来，弥补缺憾。就象电影的名一样，一旦搭錯了車，到了终点，要回头已是遥不可及的事了。

电影: 搭错车 （Full Movie With English Subtitles)

酒干倘賣無
演唱：苏芮  作曲：侯德健  作词：侯德健，罗大佑

多麼熟悉的聲音　陪我多少年風和雨

從來不需要想起　永遠也不會忘記

沒有天那有地　沒有地那有家

(多麼熟悉的聲音　陪我多少年風和雨)

沒有家那有你　沒有你那有我

(從來不需要想起　永遠也不會忘記)

假如你不曾養育我　給我溫暖的生活

假如你不曾保護我　我的命運將會是什麼

是你撫養我長大　陪我說第一句話

是你給我一個家　讓我與你共同擁有它

雖然你不能開口說一句話　卻更能明白人世間的黑白與真假

雖然你不會表達你的真情　卻付出了熱忱的生命

遠處傳來你多麼熟悉的聲音　讓我想起你多麼慈祥的心靈

什麼時候你再回到我身邊　讓我再和你一起唱

酒干倘賣無...酒干倘賣無...

酒干倘賣無...酒干倘賣無...

酒干倘賣無...酒干倘賣無...

酒干倘賣無...酒干倘賣無... 

請跟我來
演唱：蘇芮，虞戡平  作曲/作词：梁弘志

我踩著不變的步伐　是為了配合你到來
在慌張遲疑的時候　請跟我來

我帶著夢幻的期待　是無法按捺的情懷
在你不注意的時候　請跟我來

別說什麼　那是你無法預知的世界
別說你不用說　你的眼睛已經告訴了我

當春雨飄呀飄的飄在　你滴也滴不完的髮稍
戴著你的水晶珠鍊　請跟我來

Right Here Waiting

Right Here Waiting by Richard Marx (born September 16, 1963) was the second album from Repeat Offender released in 1989, after his first album Satisfied. He wrote the song on the road as a love letter to his wife, actress Cynthia Rhodes who is seven years his senior when she was in South Africa shooting for a film.

After a four-year courtship, the couple married on January 8, 1989 and Rhodes retired from film acting, dancing and singing to become stay-at-home mother to the couple's three sons in Lake Bluff, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.

Once again, a true-life story that mark of a true love waits and no else matters.

Finding true love lasts neither overnight nor a whole lifetime.

There's no telling when your soul mate will pass your very eyes, 

catching your glance, trigger that tiny slumbering spark inside your heart 

and fuel that long awaited feeling to bud. 

Waiting may bring you the feeling of frustration 

but you'll realize every idle moment spent is sensible 

once you landed in the arms of that person.

RIGHT HERE WAITING - Richard Marx

Oceans apart day after day

And I slowly go insane

I hear your voice on the line

But it doesn't stop the pain

If I see you next to never

How can we say forever

Wherever you go

Whatever you do

I will be right here waiting for you

Whatever it takes

Or how my heart breaks

I will be right here waiting for you

I took for granted, all the times

That I thought would last somehow

I hear the laughter, I taste the tears

But I can't get near you now

Oh, can't you see it baby

You've got me going crazy

Wherever you go

Whatever you do

I will be right here waiting for you

Whatever it takes

Or how my heart breaks

I will be right here waiting for you

(Waiting for you)

I wonder how we can survive

This romance

But in the end if I'm with you

I'll take the chance

If You Don't Know Me By Now

A song written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and recorded by the Philly soul musical group Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes (featured the late Teddy Pendergrass as lead vocalist), which became their first hit after being released as a single in 1972.

The song was later covered by the English pop/soul band Simply Red, also becoming their best-known hit after reaching number one on the U.S. Hot 100 on July 15, 1989.

The song expressed a common sentiment - your lady doesn't seem to understand you and you feel like "if you don't know me by now, you never will." Absolutely, one of the best song even after thirty years now.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW

Simply Red

If you don't know me by now 

You will never never never know me 

All the things that we've been through 

You should understand me like I understand you 

Now girl I know the difference between right and wrong 

I ain't gonna do nothing to break up our happy home 

Oh don't get so excited when I come home a little late at night 

Cos we only act like children when we argue fuss and fight 

If you don't know me by now (If you don't know me) 

You will never never never know me (No you won't) 

If you don't know me by now 

You will never never never know me 

We've all got our own funny moods 

I've got mine, woman you've got yours too 

Just trust in me like I trust in you 

As long as we've been together it should be so easy to do 

Just get yourself together or we might as well say goodbye 

What good is a love affair when you can't see eye to eye, oh 

If you don't know me by now (If you don't know me) 

You will never never never know me (No you won't) 

If you don't know me by now (You will never never never know me) 

You will never never never know me (ooh)

                

The Greatest Love of All

Spending our time searching and waiting to be loved, hoping that special love will find us one day. Feeling empty and lost without it, wanting someone to give us love and fill us up. Sadly to say, that’s not how life works. We will draw exactly what we create in life, and what we believe we are worthy of.

Personally, I like the illustration by Leslie Karen Lobell, M.A. in her blog - The Art of Loving. Our life is like a vessel, if we keep giving to others without giving to ourselves, it is like pouring water from a vessel and eventually, the vessel will be empty if we keep pouring and pouring without ever refilling it.

Used to think that by giving endlessly all we have is a way to show love, kindness and unselfishness. However, that's not true as it should be giving out from our surplus. Is only when we are overflow and that's when we will have the energy and love to give to the people who we love around us and to the world.

"We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies." ~Roderick Thorp, Rainbow Drive

"Greatest Love of All" is an inspirational song beautifully delivered tribute to love ourselves for who we are written by Michael Masser and Linda Creed. The song was the fourth and final single released in April, 1986 from Whitney Houston's.




THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL - Whitney Houston

I believe the children are our are future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be
Everybody searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to
I never found anyone to fulfill my needs
A lonely place to be
So I learned to depend on me

I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can't take away my dignity
Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all

I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be

And if by chance, that special place
That you've been dreaming of
Leads you to a lonely place
Find your strength in love