GOOD OLD DAYS光辉岁月

2018-01-24ByMacklemoreKesha

疯狂英语·新悦读 2018年1期

关键词：面包车酒瓶伤疤

⊙By Macklemore & Kesha

翻译、撰稿：蓝蓝

*I wish somebody would have told me, babe

(That) Someday, these will be the good old days

All the love you won’t forget

And all these1)reckless nights you won’t regret

(’Cause) Someday soon, your whole life’s gonna change

You’ll miss the magic of these good old days*

I was thinkin’ ’bout the band

I was thinkin’ ’bout the fans

We were underground

Loadin’2)merch in that 12-passenger3)van

In a small4)club in Minnesota

And the snow outside of 1st Ave

I just wanted my name in a star

Now look at where we at

Still growin’ up, still growin’ up

I would lay in my bed

And dream about what I’d become

Couldn’t wait to get older

Couldn’t wait to be something

1) reckless [ˑreklɪs] adj. 鲁莽的，不顾后果的

2) merch 即merchandise（商品），此处是说唱中为了韵律而进行的缩略。

3) van [væn] n. 厢型货车，面包车

4) club [klʌb] n. 俱乐部

5) fl ask [flɑːsk] n. 酒瓶

6) frozen [ˑfrəʊzn] adj. 冻结的

7) sneak out 偷偷溜出去，开溜

8) futon [ˑfuːtɒn] n. 蒲团，日式床垫

9) scar [skɑː（r）] n. 伤痕，伤疤

Now that I’m here

Wishing I was still young

Those good old days

Repeat *

Wish I didn’t think I had the answers

Wish I didn’t drink all of that5)flask first Wish I made it to homecoming

Got up the courage to ask her

Wish I would’ve gotten out of my shell Wish I put the bottle back on that shelf Wish I wouldn’t have worry about

What other people thought

And felt comfortable in myself

Rooftop open, and the stars above

Moment6)frozen,7)sneakin’ out

And fallin’ in love

Me, you and that8)futon

We’d just begun

On the grass dreamin’

Figuring out who I was

Those good old days

Repeat *

Never thought we’d get old

Maybe we’re still young

Maybe you always look back

And think it was better than it was

Maybe these are the moments

Maybe I’ve been missin’ what it’s about

Been scared of the future

Thinkin’ about the past

While missin’ out on now

We’ve come so far, I guess I’m proud

And I ain’t worried

’Bout the wrinkles ’round my smile

I’ve got some9)scars, I’ve been around

I’ve felt some pain, I’ve seen some things

But I’m here now

Those good old days

**You don’t know what you’ve got

’Til it goes, ’til it’s gone**

Repeat **

Repeat *

百科

◆ homecoming 返校节：由伊利

诺伊大学首创于1910年，如今已是美国各所大学和中学必不可少的校园传统。返校节一般设在每年秋季开学后，是一年一度的盛大节日，校内会举行各种表演和比赛，庆祝活动通常持续一个星期。无论是老校友，还是在读学生，以及他们的亲朋好友，全部人都会投入到活动当中，一起举办校园舞会及晚宴。在此期间，最受欢迎的男女生将被选为“返校节国王”与“返校节皇后”。

赏析

一个曾经是格莱美的“年度新人”，顶着一张白人的面孔在黑人占主流的美国说唱界混得风生水起，结果好景不长，最近几年一直无法突破，多年合作的搭档分道扬镳……

一个曾经以一首《跑趴滴答》（Tik Tok）一夜爆红，处女大碟风靡全球，被《时代》评为“最有潜质新人”，结果感情路上遇人不淑，明珠蒙尘，几近身败名裂……

听到这样的两个人终于走出阴霾，携手演绎新歌《光辉岁月》，真是让人感慨万千。虽然歌中一直在唱good old days，但这并不是一首沉湎过去的悲情小调；恰恰相反，无论是Kesha清亮的高音，还是Macklemore随性的说唱，从头到尾流露出一种珍惜现在、憧憬未来的积极态度——是啊，风头一时无两也好，尝尽人情冷暖也好，过去的都已过去，我们仍需继续前行。

愿你也能好好把握每一个今天，让它成为明天怀念的光辉岁月！

参考译文

*多么希望有人能够告诉我，宝贝

有朝一日，这段日子将成为光辉岁月

所有的爱，难以忘怀

所有无所顾忌的夜晚，从不后悔

（因为）不久之后，人生会彻底改变

你将无限怀念这段光辉岁月*

我惦记着乐队

惦记着粉丝

我们那时还是地下乐队

在12座的面包车里装满货物