梵谷之歌

Vincent Lyrics & Music: Don Mclean

Starry, starry night, Paint your palette blue and gray,
繁星閃耀的夜空，為你的調色板添上藍與灰
Look out on a summer's day, With eyes that know the darkness in my soul
用你深悉我靈魂黑暗的雙眼，探視這夏日午後
Shadows on the hill, Sketch the trees and daffodils
山丘上的倒影，是樹木與水仙花的素描
Catch the breeze and the winter chills, In colors on the snowy linen land
冬季的寒氣與微風被你捕捉於白雪般的亞麻布上

Now I understand, What you tried to say to me,
現在我終於了解，你試著訴說予我的是什麼
And how you suffered for your sanity. And how you tried to set them free,
你是如何的為你的清醒受苦，以及你如何試著將它們釋放
They would not listen, they did not know how
人們不願意聽也不知該如何了解
Perhaps they'll listen now
但或許現在他們願意傾聽了

Starry, Starry night, Flaming flowers that brightly blaze
繁星閃耀的夜空，烈焰般的花朵燃燒的如此明亮
Swirling clouds in violet haze, Reflect in Vincent's eyes of China blue
繾綣白雲壟罩在紫霧裡，反射在文森眼裡的中國藍
Colors changing hue, Morning fields of amber grain
色彩改變調子，早晨裡琥珀色的金黃穀田
Weathered faces lined in pain, Are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand
農人刻畫著風吹日曬的臉孔，撫慰於畫家溫暖的筆下

For they could not love you, But still your love was true
縱使人們並不愛你，但你的愛始終如此真切
And when no hope was left in sight on that starry starry night,
當星夜裡，已了無希望
You took your life as lovers often do
你還是像情人般的愛戀著生命
But I could have told you Vincent, This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you
其實我早可以告訴你，這世界之於人們的意義，從未如你的這般美麗

Starry starry night, Portraits hung in empty halls
繁星閃耀的夜空，肖像掛在空無一人的美術館大廳裡
Frameless heads on nameless walls, With eyes that watch the world and can't forget
沒畫框的臉在無名的牆上，有著一雙注視著世界並且無法忘懷的眼睛
Like the strangers that you've met, The ragged man in ragged clothes
就像是你曾遇過的那些蓬頭垢面衣衫襤褸的陌生人
The silver thorn of bloody rose, Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow
紅玫瑰長出了銀棘，謊言最終崩解於這季的初雪裡

Now I think I know, What you tried to say to me,
現在我想我終於懂得，你試著訴說予我的是什麼
And how you suffered for your sanity, And how you tried to set them free,
你是如何的為你的清醒受苦，以及你如何試著將它們釋放
They would not listen, they're not listening still
人們不願傾聽你，至今依然
Perhaps they never will.
或許，他們永遠也無法傾聽


從還是很小就喜歡上的，在什麼都還不懂得的時候。長大以後，覺得它只有越聽越美，越聽越深。


這是難得找到翻譯得很好的版本，雖然還是被我小小的修改了些。
順道抱怨，為什麼翻得不好就算了，竟然大部分都有翻錯的地方呢？真令人難過。