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小勝在是國小六年級正式接觸西洋音樂

 

那時候因為喜歡台灣的南方二重唱

 

而他們有一張全部都是西洋歌曲的專輯

 

從此開始愛上了60-70年代的西洋歌曲

 

一聽就是20………..

 

 

 

The Circle Game

                     Joni Mitchell

 

Yesterday a child came out to wonder
Caught a dragonfly inside a jar 
Fearful when the sky was full of thunder 
And tearful at the falling of a star 

*副歌*

*And the seasons they go round and round 
And the painted ponies go up and down 
We're captive on the carousel of time 
We can't return we can only look 
Behind from where we came 
And go round and round and round 
In the circle game*

 

Then the child moved ten times round the seasons
Skated over ten clear frozen streams 
Words like when you're older must appease him 
And promises of someday make his dreams

*副歌*

*And the seasons they go round and round 
And the painted ponies go up and down 
We're captive on the carousel of time 
We can't return we can only look 
Behind from where we came 
And go round and round and round 
In the circle game*



Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now 
Cartwheels turn to car wheels thru the town 
And they tell him take your time it won't be long now
Till you drag your feet to slow the circles down 

*副歌*

*And the seasons they go round and round 
And the painted ponies go up and down 
We're captive on the carousel of time 
We can't return we can only look 
Behind from where we came 
And go round and round and round 
In the circle game*

 

So the years spin by and now the boy is twenty 
Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true
There'll be new dreams maybe better dreams and plenty
Before the last revolving year is through


*副歌*

 

*And the seasons they go round and round 
And the painted ponies go up and down 
We're captive on the carousel of time 
We can't return we can only look 
Behind from where we came 
And go round and round and round 
In the circle game*

 

這首Circle Game 是在我大約國中的時候就聽過了

那時候是剛開始接觸西洋歌曲沒幾年

是從一張合輯裡面聽到的

不過並非原唱的版本

但是第一次聽過後就覺得歌曲很輕快很好聽

雖然那個時候根本完全沒有去了解歌曲

後來隨著課業、當兵、工作、成家後

已經很長一段時間沒有再聽這首歌了

應該可以說完全忘記這首歌了

是最近在youtube上亂逛後居然陰錯陽差又再次點到這首歌

再次聽過後感觸相當深呀~~

除了當年對西洋音樂的狂熱再次來襲以外

稍微去了解一下歌詞後才發現歌詞跟很多人應該都有共鳴

應該說歌詞裡面的主人翁可以說是我們每個人的縮寫

從一開始無憂無慮的抓蜻蜓的童年

並且有著每個人都獨一無二的各種夢想

到後來慢慢長大成人

發現夢想的顏色似乎跟我們手中畫盤的顏色不一樣

小時候都會想要急著長大

到了年紀越來越大的時候卻又巴不得時間可以靜止或回到過去

 

副歌是整首歌最讓人噴淚的點

時間像旋轉木馬一樣不停的繞圈圈

你無法讓它慢下來或是停止

你無法回到過去,只能回首凝望

並且繼續在這旋轉木馬中持續繞圈

(以上並非翻譯)

 

相當相當有意義的一首歌

即使不知道原唱Joni Mitchell是鄉村歌女王也沒關係

聽了這首歌會讓人回到童年時愛作夢的單純

我想這樣就夠讓人回味無窮了

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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