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<p class="ql-block">Try To Remember|试着回想</p><p class="ql-block">试着回想那样的九月,</p><p class="ql-block">日子舒缓,温润如酿。</p><p class="ql-block">试着回想那样的九月,</p><p class="ql-block">草色青青,谷穗金黄。</p><p class="ql-block">试着回想那样的九月,</p><p class="ql-block">那时的你,年少柔肠。</p><p class="ql-block">若你尚能记起,便随记忆前往。</p><p class="ql-block">试着回想岁月曾那般温良,</p><p class="ql-block">唯有杨柳,暗自神伤。</p><p class="ql-block">试着回想岁月曾那般温良,</p><p class="ql-block">美梦静静,枕在身旁。</p><p class="ql-block">试着回想岁月曾那般温良,</p><p class="ql-block">爱如星火,待要飞扬。</p><p class="ql-block">若你尚能记起,便随记忆前往。</p><p class="ql-block">待到深冬腊月,回忆仍有微光,</p><p class="ql-block">纵然风雪终将登场。</p><p class="ql-block">待到深冬腊月,回忆仍有微光,</p><p class="ql-block">心若无伤痕,反倒空洞荒凉。</p><p class="ql-block">待到深冬腊月,回忆仍有微光,</p><p class="ql-block">不忘九月星火,淬炼温良。</p><p class="ql-block">时至深冬,愿我们心底永记,</p><p class="ql-block">一路追寻,奔赴远方。</p><p class="ql-block">《Try To Remember》出自音乐剧《The Fantasticks》。以九月喻青春热烈纯真,十二月喻人生寒冬沧桑。歌中并非单纯怀念往昔,而是道出:伤痛亦是生命的一部分;纵使历经世事风霜,依旧要守住年少心底那团温热的火。旋律浅吟低唱,词句温柔怅然,是一首关于记忆、爱与成长的咏叹。</p><p class="ql-block">Try To Remember《试着回忆》</p><p class="ql-block">出自经典外百老汇音乐剧 《The Fantasticks 梦幻骑士/奇妙的幻想》,1960年首演,作词 Tom Jones,作曲 Harvey Schmidt。</p><p class="ql-block">本剧创下世界戏剧史上超长演出纪录,这首是全剧开篇主题曲,由旁白角色埃尔·加洛演唱,一唱拉开整部故事的序幕。</p><p class="ql-block">英文原词:</p><p class="ql-block">Try to remember the kind of September</p><p class="ql-block">When life was slow and oh, so mellow.</p><p class="ql-block">Try to remember the kind of September</p><p class="ql-block">When grass was green and grain was yellow.</p><p class="ql-block">Try to remember the kind of September</p><p class="ql-block">When you were a tender and callow fellow.</p><p class="ql-block">Try to remember, and if you remember,</p><p class="ql-block">Then follow.</p><p class="ql-block">Follow, follow, follow, follow, follow,</p><p class="ql-block">Follow, follow, follow, follow.</p><p class="ql-block">Try to remember when life was so tender</p><p class="ql-block">That no one wept except the willow.</p><p class="ql-block">Try to remember when life was so tender</p><p class="ql-block">That dreams were kept beside your pillow.</p><p class="ql-block">Try to remember when life was so tender</p><p class="ql-block">That love was an ember about to billow.</p><p class="ql-block">Try to remember, and if you remember,</p><p class="ql-block">Then follow.</p><p class="ql-block">Follow, follow, follow, follow, follow,</p><p class="ql-block">Follow, follow, follow, follow.</p><p class="ql-block">Deep in December, it's nice to remember,</p><p class="ql-block">Although you know the snow will follow.</p><p class="ql-block">Deep in December, it's nice to remember,</p><p class="ql-block">Without a hurt the heart is hollow.</p><p class="ql-block">Deep in December, it's nice to remember,</p><p class="ql-block">The fire of September that made us mellow.</p><p class="ql-block">Deep in December, our hearts should remember</p><p class="ql-block">And follow.</p><p class="ql-block">译文:</p><p class="ql-block">试着回想那一段九月时光,</p><p class="ql-block">日子缓缓流淌,温润悠长。</p><p class="ql-block">试着回想那一段九月时光,</p><p class="ql-block">芳草萋萋,谷穗泛着金黄。</p><p class="ql-block">试着回想那一段九月时光,</p><p class="ql-block">那时的你,年少懵懂,满怀柔肠。</p><p class="ql-block">试着去追忆,倘若你尚能记起,</p><p class="ql-block">便随这份记忆去往远方。</p><p class="ql-block">追寻,追寻,一路追寻不忘。</p><p class="ql-block">试着回想,岁月那般温柔,</p><p class="ql-block">唯有杨柳垂落,似有泪光轻流。</p><p class="ql-block">试着回想,岁月那般温柔,</p><p class="ql-block">夜夜好梦,静静安放在枕头旁。</p><p class="ql-block">试着回想,岁月那般温柔,</p><p class="ql-block">爱意如同星火,正要肆意飞扬。</p><p class="ql-block">试着去追忆,倘若你尚能记起,</p><p class="ql-block">便随这份记忆去往远方。</p><p class="ql-block">追寻,追寻,一路追寻不忘。</p><p class="ql-block">时至深冬十二月,回忆亦觉芬芳,</p><p class="ql-block">纵然知晓,风雪终将登场。</p><p class="ql-block">时至深冬十二月,回忆亦觉芬芳,</p><p class="ql-block">心中若无伤痛,灵魂反倒空旷。</p><p class="ql-block">时至深冬十二月,回忆亦觉芬芳,</p><p class="ql-block">犹念九月那团烈火,淬炼人温良。</p><p class="ql-block">时至深冬十二月,愿我们心底永不忘,</p><p class="ql-block">一路追寻,奔赴远方。</p><p class="ql-block">创作背景</p><p class="ql-block">1. 歌曲是音乐剧《The Fantasticks》的开场曲。故事讲两户邻里,一堵墙隔开两家儿女,父辈假意反目,促成少年少女相爱;历经幻想破灭、现实磨难之后,才懂得真正的爱。</p><p class="ql-block">2. 开篇这首曲子,是叙述者站在台上,引导观众一同回溯年少纯真的旧时光。九月,代表青春、丰收、热烈的年少;十二月象征暮年、寒冬、饱经沧桑的现实。</p><p class="ql-block">3. 这部剧从1960连续演到2002,上万场演出;无数巨星翻唱,成为西方家喻户晓怀旧经典曲目。</p><p class="ql-block">作品赏析</p><p class="ql-block">1. 意象对比:九月与十二月</p><p class="ql-block">九月:青草、黄谷、星火般初生的爱恋,代表青春,一切尚未经受现实的磋磨。</p><p class="ql-block">十二月:冰雪、伤痛。歌词有一句极深刻:Without a hurt the heart is hollow 心中若无伤痛,灵魂反倒空旷。</p><p class="ql-block">它不是一味怀念无忧无虑的过去;而是点明:伤痛也是生命的一部分,没有受过伤的心,反而空洞。真正成熟,是历经寒冬,仍然珍藏九月的那一份炽热。</p><p class="ql-block">2. 语言与韵律</p><p class="ql-block">大量重复“Try to remember”、“follow”,像轻声咏叹、喃喃自语。通篇押柔和尾韵,如同歌谣,适合吟唱。</p><p class="ql-block">“willow 杨柳垂泪”、“ember about to billow 星火即将燎原”,意象优美,把朦胧青涩的爱恋写得含蓄动人。</p><p class="ql-block">3. 内核主题</p><p class="ql-block">歌曲不是沉溺怀旧,“follow”追随,不是回到过去,而是把年少心中那份纯粹,带到现实的岁月之中。</p><p class="ql-block">青春会消逝,现实会下雪受伤,但不要丢掉当年心中那团火。即便人已走到寒冬十二月,依然要记得九月的赤诚。</p><p class="ql-block">4. 在剧中的作用</p><p class="ql-block">作为开场,它既是人物的回忆,也是对观众的呼唤,把人带入这个半童话半现实的寓言故事,温柔又带着淡淡的怅惘。</p>