[心得] The circle game 轉呀轉

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網頁版 http://aerith1111.pixnet.net/blog/post/42713366 -------------------------------------------------- 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 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 1.34.223.41 ※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/WesternMusic/M.1439533845.A.DAF.html