給父親的歌- Dance with My Father 中英互譯

DancewithMyFather

是美國R&B音樂教父級人物路德?范德魯斯

(LutherVandross)于2003年創(chuàng)作的歌曲。在這首歌中，路德·范德魯斯回憶了他的童年時光，那時父親總是逗他笑安慰他，抱著他和母親一起共舞，那些場景在記憶里那么溫馨美好。可是在他七歲那一年，父親就永遠(yuǎn)的離開了。于是他在夜晚一遍又一遍的禱告，哪怕只有一次，只有一次也好，我能再見到父親一次，能再與他漫步，與他共舞......這首歌發(fā)行后不久，這位極具天賦的音樂家就因嚴(yán)重的腦梗塞昏迷，于2005年去世。DancewithMyFather

這首歌在當(dāng)時獲得了極大的社會關(guān)注。2004年，剛經(jīng)歷喪父之痛的席琳迪翁翻唱了這首歌，同樣是經(jīng)典之作。同年，席琳?迪翁替路?范德魯斯表演了這首歌的live版，完成了一位巨星對另一位巨星的原版的深情致敬。Whowroteit?LutherVandrossco-wrotethissongwithsinger-songwriterRichardMarx,bestknownforhishits'Hazard'and'RightHereWaiting'.Thesongwaswrittenforhis13thalbumofthesamename,releasedin2003.OneofthereasonsVandrossaskedMarxtohelphimwasbecauseRichardlosthisdadin1997andcouldunderstandthefeelinghewastryingtoconvey.Whatisthesongabout?Vandrosswrote'DancewithMyFather'withMarx,basedonhispersonalexperience.Itisatributetohisfather,LutherVandross,Sr,whodiedduetocomplicationsofdiabetes,whenLutherwasseven.Luther'smostpoignantmemoryofhisdadwashimdancinginthehousewithhiskids,whichiswheretheconceptofthesongcamefrom.LuthersufferedastroketheyearitcameoutAtthetimeof'DancewithMyFather''sreleaseonMay30,2003,Vandrosshadbeenhospitalisedaftersufferingfromastroke.Thistimelyreleaseofthesonggainedfurtherattentionfromcriticsandthepublic.HepassedawaytwoyearslaterItwasahugesuccessLutherVandrossconsideredithis"careersong".Althoughitonlyreachednumber38intheUSand21intheUK,itwonmanyplaudits,includingtwoGrammyAwards.AfterJoeMcElderrysangthesongonTheXFactorin2009,itre-enteredtheUKtop40.「DancewithMyFather」LutherVandrossBackwhenIwasachild

回到我的孩提時期beforeliferemovedalltheinnocence那時生活還未抹去我的童真Myfatherwouldliftmehigh

父親會把我高高舉起anddancewithmymotherandmeandthen跟我和母親一起翩翩起舞SpinmearoundtillIfellasleep抱著我轉(zhuǎn)圈，直到我入睡Thenupthestairshewouldcarryme然后抱著我回到樓上臥室AndIknewforsureIwasloved我確信他們愛我IfIcouldgetanotherchance如果我還能有一次機(jī)會anotherwalk,anotherdancewithhim與他漫步，與他共舞I'dplayasongthatwouldnevereverend我會放一首永遠(yuǎn)永遠(yuǎn)不會結(jié)束的曲子HowIlovelovelovetodancewithmyfatheragain我是多么的想和他再共舞一曲WhenIandmymotherwoulddisagree

當(dāng)我不想聽母親話的時候togetmywayIwouldrunfromhertohim我就會跑到父親跟前He'dmakemelaughjusttocomfortme他會想辦法讓我笑起來，安慰我Thenfinallymakemedojustwhatmymamasaid最后還是會讓我照母親的話去做LaterthatnightwhenIwasasleep那晚在我睡覺的時候Heleftadollarundermysheet他在我的床單下放了一塊錢Neverdreamedthathewouldbegonefromme從來沒有想過那竟是永別Ificouldstealonefinalglance如果我能再看父親一眼onefinalstep,onefinaldancewithhim再邁出一步舞步，能和他再跳最后一支舞I'dplayasongthatwouldnevereverend我會放一首永遠(yuǎn)不會結(jié)束的曲子CauseIlovelovelovetodancewithmyfatheragain因?yàn)槲沂嵌嗝聪朐俸透赣H共舞一曲SometimesI'dlistenoutsideherdoor有時候經(jīng)過母親門外AndI'dhearhowmymothercriedforhim聽見她為父親哭泣Iprayforherevenmorethanme我為母親祈禱Iprayforherevenmorethanme我為母親祈禱IknowI'mprayingformuchtoomuch我知道我的要求有點(diǎn)過分Butcouldyousendbacktheonlymansheloved可是您能將她深愛的那個男人送回來嗎？Iknowyoudon'tdoitusua