My Private Nation

(James, 2008<Songs for You, Truths for me>)

I don't know where I crossed the line

(我不曉得這次，跨越了藩籬)
Was it something that I said

(是我所說的什麼？)
Or didn't say this time

(還是因為保持沉默？)
And I don't know if it's me or you

(我也不曉得，是你還是我，伸出了手...)
But I can see the skies are changing

(但我能看見天色正在變化)
In all the shades of blue

(在各層的藍蔭下)
And I don't know which way it's gonna go

(即使我不曉得這將會如何轉變...)

If it's gonna be a rainy day

(假如到來的是雨天)
There's nothing we can do to make it change

(我們無法施法去改變它)
We can pray for sunny weather

(縱使我們能夠祈禱下ㄧ個晴天)
But that won't stop the rain

(卻也無法阻止雨滴的落下)
Feeling like you got no place to run

(以為無處可躲時)
I can be your shelter 'til it's done

(我會成為你的避風港，直到雨停...)
We can make this last forever

(我們可以讓這真實地持續到永遠)
So please don't stop the rain

(所以請別讓雨停...)

(Let it fall, let it fall, let it fall)

(讓雨下吧~讓雨一直下吧~)
Please don't stop the rain

(請別讓雨停...)
(Let it fall, let it fall, let it fall)

(讓雨下吧~讓雨一直下吧~)

Please don't stop the rain

(請別讓雨停...)

I thought that time was on our side

(我覺得老天會站在我們這邊)
I've put in far too many years

(因為我已經在心中吶喊了許久)
To let this pass us by

(讓這樣的機會降臨在彼此身上)
You see live is a crazy thing

(你看，人生是奇妙無常的)
There'll be good time and there'll be bad times

(有美好的時光，也有糟透的時刻)
And everything in between

(所有背後的點滴)
And I don't know which way it's gonna go

(都不知將會何去何從...)

If it's gonna be a rainy day
There's nothing we can do to make it change
We can pray for sunny weather
But that won't stop the rain
Feeling like you got no place to run
I can be your shelter 'til it's done
We can make this last forever
So please don't stop the rain

(Let it fall, let it fall, let it fall)
Please don't stop the rain
(Let it fall, let it fall, let it fall)
Please don't stop the rain

Oh we're a little closer now

(噢~ 我們正ㄧ點點地靠近...)
And finally what life's it's all about

(最後，這就是所謂的人生)
Yeah I know you just can't stand it

(是的，我明白你無法忍受)
When leaves don't go your way

(生活無法按照自己的腳步前進) 
But we've got no control over what happens anyway

(可是我們也無法掌控任何會發生的事情)

If it's gonna be a rainy day
There's nothing we can do to make it change
We can pray for sunny weather
But that won't stop the rain
Feeling like you got no place to run
I can be your shelter 'til it's done
We can make this last forever
So please don't stop the rain

(Let it fall, let it fall, let it fall)
Can't stop it, can't stop it, just can't stopthe rain
(Let it fall, let it fall, let it fall)
Let it fall, please don't stop the rain

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這首歌的意境，感覺上應該是，順其自然吧~

隱藏在背後的情感即是，我願意為你撐起整個世界

縱使遇到了雨天，你也不要覺得自己無處可去，因為有我在...

我曉得你最不喜歡事情不順遂的情況，但我們都無法阻擋他們的發生

可是我能陪你度過那些風風雨雨

這是我心中期望已久的...而這次就是我倆個的機會...

或許只要有那些人生奇妙無常的事，我的存在就顯得更有意義了

因為，我總是能為你搞定的...

所以，雨別停吧~

就讓我們倆個，真的能夠持續走下去...

在翻譯這歌詞時，腦海中浮現了整首歌的畫面

ㄧ對男女，相視...站在馬路邊、或是草原上...

鏡頭拉到天空，白雲浮在藍天上飄動...

更遠的天空逐漸浮現出烏雲...夾在中間的天色是變幻無窮的...

慢動作中...陽光稍稍從烏白雲中探了一點點頭...

雨滴了幾滴~ 兩人慢動作地往天上望...再望向彼此...

女生用手遮了雨，男生拉起外套遮住了彼此...

向前跑~

經過了無數的街景還是什麼的~ 將外套甩掉...

相視而笑、牽起了彼此的手、在雨中淋雨~

哈~ 不曉得這樣的解讀對不對？

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