在Durham Cathedral的演唱会版本 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUSYlotulU8 Brand New Day当时的演唱会版本 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr-hYAlnE0s 连结都是Sting的Ghost Story 据说是Sting写给其过世的父亲的歌，但Sting不置可否 Sting的官网亦有提及 http://www.sting.com/news/interview.php?uid=3754 前者英国Durham Cathedral表演的曲调很欢欣，但可以听到Sting前所未有的温柔口吻 而後者较为沉冷，表演时期比较接近歌曲发表的1999年 此更贴近整首歌所想表达的，颇为催泪 由於第一次听後，很想了解这首歌的内涵，却苦寻不到翻译 因为有诗人歌手美称的Sting，歌词意象大多都有点难解 所以我想找现成的 於是决定自己来翻（边翻译能够边理解） 以下歌词与我的不负责任翻译↓ Ghost Story Words and music by Sting I watch the Western sky 看向西方的天空 The sun is sinking 太阳渐沉 The geese are flying South 候鸟结伴南飞 It sets me thinking 这让我想起 I did not miss you much 我不是那麽的想念你 I did not suffer 不曾为此受折磨 What did not kill me 没有什麽真正扼杀了我 Just made me tougher 反倒让我更加坚韧 I feel the winter come 我感受冬日到来 His icy sinews, 他寒冷的运作 Now in the firelight 在炉中火光里 The case continues 案情持续进展 Another night in court 另一个开庭的夜晚 The same old trial 有不变的审讯 The same old questions asked 不变的质疑 The same denial 既定的否认 The shadows close me round 彷佛是陪审团 Like jury members 暗影包围使我无路可逃 I look for answers in 在余烬之间 The fire's embers 我企图寻找答案 Why was I missing then 那时我怎会迷失呢 That whole December? ──整个十二月 I give my usual line, 检视着日常细碎的线索 I don't remember 却不复记忆 Another winter comes 接着冬季又来 His icy fingers creep 他冰冷的触手缓慢 Into these bones of mine 潜进我的骨底 These memories never sleep 这些回忆与反差 And all these differences 不曾睡去 A cloak I borrow 我借来的斗篷 We kept our distances 我们总保持的距离 Why should it follow 可是为何这该被遵从 I must have loved you? 我怎麽会爱你？ What is the force that binds the stars? 什麽力量约束了星辰？ I wore this mask to hide my scars ──为了隐藏疤痕我戴上面具 What is the power that pulls the tide? 什麽权能引领了潮汐？ Never could find a place to hide ──却始终无法找到躲藏的地方 What moves the Earth around the sun? 什麽使地球绕日周旋？ What could I do but run and run and run? ──除了不断奔逃，我还能做些什麽？ Afraid to love, afraid to fail　　　 　　　　畏惧言爱，畏惧失败 A mast without a sail　　　　　　　　　 　　 如无帆之桅 The moon's a fingernail 指甲月亮 And slowly sinking 缓缓地降下 Another day begins 另一日将启 And now I'm thinking 现在我想起了 That this indifference 如此的漠不关心 Was my invention 出自我的编造 When everything I did 而当时的那些措举 Sought your attention 只为了引你注意 You were my compass star 你是指南星 You were my measure 我计量的规矩 You were a pirate's map 你是那海盗地图 Of buried treasure 标记我的宝藏 If this was all correct 如果这一切都是事实 The last thing I'd expect 那我无法期待 The prosecution rests 指控能够驳回 It's time that I confess 而现在是时候该我自白了： I must have loved you 我必定爱你 I must have loved you 我一直都爱着你 某些原文描写的很模糊的地方 我依照所认知的翻了出来 譬如不明的主词、受词、破折号、连词以及某些句子的顺序 否则单看中文可能会有点莫名其妙 因此，尽管我希望尽量贴近原文，却仍多少加油添醋了 --

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