天籁音乐:Dance with My Father

他是四届格莱美奖得主，是R&B音乐教父级人物；他拥有超过两千万张的唱片销售记录，
被他魔力嗓音所征服的听众数以亿计；他就是Luther Vandross，美国最伟大的黑人男歌手之一。

Dance with My Father


Back when I was a child

Before life removed all the innocence¹

My father would lift me high

And dance with my mother and me then

Spin² me around till I fell asleep

Then up the stairs he would carry me

 

And I knew for sure I was loved

If I could get another chance

Another walk

Another dance with him.

I'd play a song that would never, ever end

How I love, love, love

To dance with my father again

 

When I and my mother would disagree

To get my way I would run from her to him

He'd make me laugh just to comfort me

Then finally make me do just what my mama said

Later that night when I was asleep

He left a dollar under my sheet

 

Never dreamed that he would be gone from me

If I could steal one final glance

One final step

One final dance with him

I'd play a song that would never, ever end

Cause I love, love, love

To dance with my father again

 

Sometimes I'd listen outside her door

And I'd hear how my mother cried for him

I pray for her even more than me

I pray for her even more than me

 

I know I'm praying so much too much

But could you send back the only man she loved

I know u don't do it usually

But dear lord³ she's dying⁴

To dance with my father again

 

Every night I fall asleep this is all I ever dream


 小时候，天真懵懂

父亲会把我高高举起

跟我和母亲一起翩翩起舞

然后，抱着我转圈，直到我入睡

父亲会把我抱上楼

 

我知道父亲深深爱着我

如果我还有一次机会

跟父亲散步，与父亲共舞

我会放一首永远不会结束的曲子

我是多么想，再跟父亲跳一次舞

 

当我不想听母亲话的时候

我就会跑到父亲跟前

他会想办法让我笑起来，安慰我

但是最后让我照母亲的话去做

那一晚在我睡着的时候

他在我的床单下放了一块钱

 

从来没有想过父亲会离开我

如果我能再看父亲一眼

再迈出一步舞步

再跟父亲跳最后一支舞

我会放一首永远不会结束的曲子

因为我是多么想，再跟父亲跳一次舞

 

有时候我会在母亲的门外

听见她思念父亲的哭声

我为母亲祈祷……我为母亲祈祷……

 

我知道我的要求有点过分

但是你能不能

把她唯一深爱的男人送回来？

我知道你一般不会这么做

但是我的主啊

她是多么想再和父亲共舞啊！

 

每晚入睡以后

同样的梦境重复出现……

1 innocence   

n.无罪；天真；无害

参考例句：

• There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
• The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。

2 spin   

v./n.纺，（使）快速旋转；旋转，旋转运动

参考例句：

• A man cannot spin and weave at the same time.[谚]一心不能二用。
• We can go for a spin on a bicycle on campus.我们可以骑自行车在校园里兜一圈。

3 lord   

n.上帝，主；主人，长官；君主，贵族

参考例句：

• I know the Lord will look after him.我知道上帝会眷顾他的。
• How good of the Lord not to level it beyond repair!上帝多么仁慈啊，竟没有让这所房子损毁得不可收拾！

4 dying   

adj.垂死的，临终的

参考例句：

• He was put in charge of the group by the dying leader.他被临终的领导人任命为集团负责人。
• She was shown into a small room,where there was a dying man.她被领进了一间小屋子，那里有一个垂死的人。