Blue hydrangea, cold cash, divine,
绣球花簇,旧日钞票,价值永恒
Cashmere, cologne and white sunshine.
羊毛布料,古龙水香,日光闪耀
Red racing cars, sunset in vine,
人车川流于藤蔓与落日间
The kids were young and pretty.
美好青春历历在目
Where have you been? Where did you go?
但你在何处?
Those summer nights seem long ago,
与你共度的夏夜,已成为过去
And so is the girl you used to call,
而你对她的思念,也成了回忆
The Queen of New York City.
你可记得,当年纽约的繁华?
But if you send for me you know I’ll come,
你可知道,只要一封信,我就会出现
And if you call for me you know I’ll run.
只要一通电话,我便会奔向你
I’ll run to you, I’ll run to you, I’ll run, run, run.
我会找到你,不顾一切
I’ll come to you, I’ll come to you, I’ll come, come, come.
我会找到你,不顾一切
The power of youth is on my mind,
我的内心,仍热情洋溢
Sunsets, small town, I’m out of time.
日落晚霞,小镇风光,我就如同褪色的风景
Will you still love me when I shine,
若我青春如往日,你是否会依然爱我?
From words but not from beauty?
若我美貌不再,你可看得见我内心的春光?
My father’s love was always strong,
我的父亲仍保有真爱
My mother’s glamor lives on and on,
我的母亲美丽如昔
Yet still inside I felt alone,
但我的内心孤独不已
For reasons unknown to me.
莫名的空洞吞噬我心
But if you send for me you know I’ll come,
只要你一封信,我就会出现
And if you call for me you know I’ll run.
只要你一通电话,我就会奔向你
I’ll run to you, I’ll run to you, I’ll run, run, run.
我会找到你,不顾一切
I’ll come to you, I’ll come to you, I’ll come, come,come.
我会找到你,不顾一切
And if you call I’ll run, run, run,
不顾一切找到你
If you change your mind I’ll come, come, come.
只要你回心转意,我便立刻奔向你
Blue hydrangea, cold cash, divine,
绣球花簇,旧日钞票,价值永恒
Cashmere, cologne and white sunshine.
羊毛布料,古龙水香,日光闪耀
Red racing cars, sunset in vine,
人车川流于藤蔓与落日间
The kids were young and pretty.
美好青春,历历在目
又是一首只有Lana Del Rey独有风格的音乐,在慵懒颓废的声音中,透露出浓浓的无奈之情。歌名Old Money乍看之下无法想像歌词会是怎样的内容,但认真听了几片之后,马上就开始欣赏这巧妙的比喻。
"Old Money"老旧的钱,或许是已经无法通用的钞票或硬币,总之是一种曾经人人都想拥有,但因为时间流逝而丧失价值的东西。在歌词中,前几句就出现了几个意象:花、古龙水、羊毛(意味时尚流行)、旧钞,这些东西看似高雅又价值不斐,但却都是虚华一时的,时间一久,便遭人唾弃。叙述者隐约表达自己就像这老旧的钞票一样,曾经被爱人当作宝物一样呵护,但经过岁月的摧残,却变得像落日余晖一样,像幅褪了色的小镇水彩画,不再受人怜爱,仿佛随时可以丢弃。
然而,即使自己对对方来说已经如过时的钞票一样无用,但自己却不顾一切地追寻着对方。”The kids were young and pretty”是一个表达幸福的意象。当自己回想起过去两人在一起的时光是多么美好,便不顾自己已被抛弃的事实,只要能回到过去,便什么也不在乎。或许因为这幸福的回忆,对自己来说才是比钞票更永恒,更有价值的东西吧!
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