一千年

極美如詩的一首歌...

Sting / A Thousand Years

A thousand years, a thousand more,
A thousand times a million doors to eternity
I may have lived a thousand lives, a thousand times
An endless turning stairway climbs to a tower of souls
一輪千年, 綿延千輪
千萬道門追往永恆
我或已活盡千生, 輪回千世
無盡的樓梯蜿蜒爬上靈魂之塔

If it takes another thousand years, a thousand wars,
The towers rise to numberless floors in space
I could shed another million tears, a million breaths,
A million names but only one truth to face
如再有千年, 千場戰爭
寶塔直展無數空中樓層
我或拂過又萬抹淚, 萬次瞬息
呼喚萬種名字, 始能面對唯一真理

A million roads, a million fears
A million suns, ten million years of uncertainty
I could speak a million lies, a million songs,
A million rights, a million wrongs in this balance of time
萬條道路, 萬般恐懼
萬道朝陽, 千萬年變幻無常
我或說盡萬種謊言, 低吟萬首歌曲
萬次仗義, 萬般罪孽, 顛僕於時空的平衡

But if there was a single truth, a single light
A single thought, a singular touch of grace
Then following this single point , this single flame,
The single haunted memory of your face
但如有唯一真理, 唯一光明
唯一想念, 觸動唯一恩典
於是開啟唯一時刻, 爆起唯一火光
糾纏唯一記憶裏你容顏

I still love you
I still want you
A thousand times the mysteries unfold themselves
Like galaxies in my head
我依舊深愛你
我仍然渴望你
一千次, 謎團緩緩攤平延伸
如同我腦中銀河

I may be numberless, I may be innocent
I may know many things, I may be ignorant
Or I could ride with kings and conquer many lands
Or win this world at cards and let it slip my hands
我也許籍籍無名, 也許天真純淨
我也許滿腹經綸, 也許淺薄無知
我或與帝王並騎征戰許多領地
或用紙牌贏得世界, 轉瞬從指間散淨

I could be cannon food, destroyed a thousand times
Reborn as fortunes child to judge anothers crimes
Or wear this pilgrims cloak, or be a common thief
Ive kept this single faith, I have but one belief
我可能是戰場炮灰, 被擊碎千次
轉世為幸運之子, 審判他人罪行
或披上朝聖者的斗篷, 或成為聲名狼藉的大盜
我只保有一個承諾, 唯一信仰...

I still love you
I still want you
A thousand times the mysteries unfold themselves
Like galaxies in my head
On and on the mysteries unwind themselves
Eternities still unsaid
til you love me
我依舊深愛你
我仍然渴望你
一千次, 謎團緩緩攤平延伸
如同我腦中銀河
轉呀轉, 謎團緩緩回卷曲折
永恆依舊無語
直到...你愛我

Sting
A Thousand Years
Brand New Day (1999)