回忆那些给爸爸的英文歌曲 Luther Vandross - Dance With My Father

Dance With My Father - Luther Vandross
back when i was a child
当我还是个小孩子的时候
before life removed all the innocence¹
天真懵懂
my father would lift me high
父亲会把我高高举起，
and dance with my mother me then
跟我和母亲一起翩翩起舞，然后
spin² me around till i fell asleep
抱着我转圈，直到我入睡。
then up the stairs he would carry me
父亲会把我抱上楼。
and i knew for sure i was loved
我知道父亲深深爱着我。
if i could get another chance
如果我还有一次机会，
another walk
跟父亲散步
another dance with him
与父亲共舞
i'd play a song that would never ever end
我会放一首永远不会结束的曲子。
how i love love love
我是多么想
to dance with my father again
再跟父亲跳一次舞。
when i and my mother would disagree
当我不想听母亲话的时候，
to get my way i would run from her to him
我就会跑到父亲跟前。
he'd make me laugh just to comfort me
他会想办法让我笑起来，安慰我。
then finally make me do just what my mama said
但是最后让我照母亲的话去做。
later that night when i was asleep
那一晚在我睡觉的时候，
he left a dollar under my sheet
他在我的床单下放了一块钱。
never dreamed that he would be gone from me
从来没有想过父亲会离开我。
if i could steal one final glance
如果我能再看父亲一眼，
one final step
再迈出一步舞步，
one final dance with him
再跟父亲跳最后一支舞。
i'd play a song that would never ever end
我会放一首永远不会结束的曲子。
cause i love love love
因为我是多么想
to dance with my father again
再跟父亲跳一次舞。
sometimes i'd listen outside her door
有时候我会在母亲的门外，
and i'd hear how my mother cried for him
听见她思念父亲的哭声。
i pray for her even more than me
我为母亲祈祷
i pray for her even more than me
我为母亲祈祷
i know i'm praying so much too much
我知道我的要求有点过分，
but could you send back the only man she loved
但是你能不能 把她唯一深爱的男人送回来？
i know u don't do it usually
我知道你一般不会这么做，
but dear lord³ she's dying⁴
但是我的主啊，
to dance with my father again
她是多么想再和父亲共舞啊！
every night i fall asleep this is all i ever dream
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。