Papa’s Verses：父亲写的散文诗 中英互译.docxVIP

Papa’sVerses?isasongwrittenby?DongYufang,composedandsungby?XuFei.?Thissongcapturesthefather’sloveandresponsibilityforhischildren,aswellasthechildren’shelplessnessofthepassageoftimeandtheagingoffathers.

Musician?LiJian?performedthecoverofthesongonMarch14,2017.InJuneofthesameyear,actress?YaoChen?performedanothercoverinthesemi-finalof?KingCross?(《跨界歌王》).

Whenitcomestothesong,XuFeisaid,“Thisisasongthatcanberecitedandsung,andIcan’ttellwhichtouchesmemore,sincetheyaresolivingandsincere.I’mnowafraidofthosekindsofmusicthatconveyanobvioussentimentalintent,whichforceotherstoshedtearswithoutunderstandingofeachother.”Atlast,Xuusedtheguitarshewasbestatandthecleanwarmvoiceandcreateda?uniquemusicgenrecalled“elapse”.Oncethemusicbegins,thescenesofFather’sdiarycametotheaudience.

文字是语言的延伸，那些无法言表的情感都可归为一段词、几行诗。而歌曲则赋予文字生命，让这些诗词变得鲜活而饱满，更容易打动人心。歌手许飞的歌曲《父亲写的散文诗》，便是这样一首可唱可诵的作品，她用独特的“流逝感”曲风深情诠释了这首时光流淌凝结出的父爱之诗。

「PapasVerses」「父亲写的散文诗」

1984Ididn’treapenoughcropsaround

一九八四年庄稼还没收割完

Nestledsnuglyinmyarms,myboysleptsosound

儿子躺在我的怀里睡得那么香甜

Notimelefttoseeafilmintheopenground

今天的露天电影没时间去看

Mywifesighedwearilytheoldsewingmachinewasdown

妻子提醒我修修缝纫机的踏板

TomorrowIwouldborrowmorefromthenextdoor

明天我要去邻居家再借点钱

Cravingforbiscuitsallday,mypoorboycriedonthefloor

孩子哭了一整天闹着要吃饼干

Myoldbluejacketcouldnotmasktheheartfeltsore,

蓝色的涤卡上衣痛往心里钻

Squattingnearapond,Ipunchedmyselftwiceormore

蹲在池塘边狠狠给了自己两拳

Thosestanzasarelockedupinmypapa’sjournal

这是我父亲日记里的文字

Hisversesrecordhisyouthandmakeiteternal

这是他青春留下的留下来的散文诗

Tearsflowinghard,myheartcan’thelpbuttremble

多年以后我看着泪流不止

Aginginshadow,healwaysstayssohumble

可我的父亲已经老得像一个影子

1994Ireapedallcropsaround

一九九四年庄稼已经收割完

Myoldmumdepartedthisworldwithoutasound

我的老母亲去年离开了人间

Withawhiteshirt,myboyrushedtoschoolin