题图为Cats舞台
终于如愿以偿看了《CATS》(猫)
最经典莫过于那曲《Memory》(回忆)
“过气的魅力猫”格里泽贝拉,年轻时是猫族中最美丽的一个,厌倦了猫族的生活到外面闯荡,但尝尽了世态炎凉,再回到猫族时已丑陋无比——她的样子最像人类,长发披肩,身穿黑色晚礼服,脚蹬一双高跟鞋。
最后,当年曾经光彩照人今日却无比邋遢的猫格里泽贝拉以一曲《Memory》(回忆)打动了所有在场的猫,成为可以升上天堂的猫。她在《Memory》里表白了她在外面世界所受的痛苦,她所永远失去的快乐和美丽的日子,以及她归家的渴望。
这首歌也就是将现在的落魄与往昔的美好对比,又流露出对未来无限的期望。
Midnight,Not a sound from the pavement 午夜,大地一片死寂
Has the moon lost her memory 是否月亮也失去了她的记忆
She is smiling alone 她在独自微笑
In the lamplight 路灯下
The withered leaves collect at my feet 落叶堆积在我脚下
And the wind 而风儿
begins to moan 也开始哀鸣
Every street lamp seems to beat 每一盏街灯都似乎要发出
A fatalistic warning 一个致命的警告
Someone mutters and the street lamp sputters 有人低语并伴随着街灯闪烁明灭
and soon it will be morning 清晨很快就要到来
Memory 回忆
All alone in the moonlight 孤零零在月光里
I can smile at the old days 我能对着往昔微笑
Life was beautiful then 那时的生活很美
I remember the time I knew what happiness was 我还记得那些幸福的日子
Let the memory live again 就让回忆再度降临
第二段
Daylight,see the dew on the sunflower 破晓,看那向日葵上的露水
And a rose that is fading 和正在枯萎的玫瑰
Roses wither away 正在凋谢的玫瑰
Like the sunflower I yearn to turn my face to the dawn 我就像向日葵一样,渴望将脸转向黎明
I am waiting for the day 我正等待着日出
(以上为小猫Jemima所唱)
Memory 记忆
Turn your face to the moonlight 将你的脸转向月光
Let your memory lead you 让你的记忆引导你
Open up enter in 打开它并进入
If you find there 如果你找到了
The meaning of what happiness 幸福的真正含义
Then the new life 那么新的生活
Will begin 就将开始
Memory 回忆
All alone in the moonlight 孤零零地站在月光里
I can smile at the old days 我能梦到那些过去的日子
I was beautiful then 那时的生活曾经多么美好
I remember the time I knew what happiness was 想起那时我才明白什么叫做幸福
Let the memory live again 就让回忆再度降临
Burnt out ends of smoky days 烟雾弥漫的日子
The stale cold smell of morning 清晨腐败冰冷的气息
A street lamp dies,another night is over 一盏街灯熄灭,又一个夜晚逝去
Another day is dawning 一个新的黎明即将到来
Daylight 破晓
I must wait for the sunrise 我必须等待日出
I must think of a new life 我必须思索一种新的生活
And I mustn’tgive in 而且我不能屈服
When the dawn comes 当黎明到来
Tonight will be a memory too 今夜也将成为回忆
and a new day 那么新的一天
will begin 也将开始
Sun light through the trees in summer 夏日的阳光穿过树林(小猫 Jemima唱)
Endless masquerading 永无止尽的化妆舞会(小猫Jemima唱)
Like a flower as the dawn is breaking 像一朵在黎明破晓时的花
The memory is fading 记忆正在枯萎
Touch me 靠近我吧
It is so easy to leave me 离开我是如此容易
All alone with the memory 让我独自留在这回忆里
Of my days in the sun 回想我那些曾经的灿烂时光
If you touch me 但如果你靠近我
You will understand what happiness is 你会明白什么是幸福
Look, a new day has begun……看,新的一天,已经到来……