You are a splendid butterfly
你是隻豔麗的蝴蝶
It is your wings that make you beautiful
集所有的美於你的雙翼
And I could make you fly away
我能讓你翩翩飛舞
But I could never make you stay
卻無法留住你
You said you were in love with me
你說過你愛我
Both of us know that that’s impossible
但你我都知道這愛沒有結果
And I could make you rule the day
我能讓你隨心所欲
But I could never make you stay
卻無法留住你
Not for all the tea in China
即使有中國上等的茶
Not if I could sing like a bird
即使我歌唱如鳥鳴
Not for all North Carolina
即使將整片大地獻給你
Not for all my little words
即使我道盡甜言蜜語
Not if I could write for you
即使我為你寫下
The sweetest song you ever heard
最動人的情歌
It doesn’t matter what I’ll do
無論我做了什麼
Not for all my little words
我都無法留住你
Now that you’ve made me want to die
你這是讓我生不如死
You tell me that you’re unboyfriendable
說你我無法成為戀人
And I could make you pay and pay
我能讓你付出一切
But I could never make you stay
卻無法讓你留下
Not for all the tea in China
即使有中國上等的茶
Not if I could sing like a bird
即使我歌唱如鳥鳴
Not for all North Carolina
即使將整片大地獻給你
Not for all my little words
即使我道盡甜言蜜語
Not if I could write for you
即使我為你寫下
The sweetest song you ever heard
最動人的情歌
It doesn’t matter what I’ll do
無論我做了什麼
Not for all my little words
我都無法留住你
It doesn’t matter what I’ll do
我做什麼都沒用
Not for all my little words
我的千言萬語也只是徒勞
來自西班牙的創作才女 Russian Red ,總是以英文歌唱,以帶著異國風情的唱腔,道盡戀人心中的苦。這首 All My Little Words 原本是樂團 The Magnetic Fields 的作品,Russian Red 再重新詮釋,有英文及西班牙文的版本。
這首歌訴說單戀的苦痛,你可能想像,你所深愛的人對你百般寵愛、毫不吝嗇、毫不保留,但唯有一件事,他無法承諾,那就是承認這段關係。他不願讓你成為他的誰。你能夠要他為你做任何事,但你無法擁有他。即使付出再多、訴說再多、懇求再多,他都不願成為你的人。
這樣的苦,你能怪他嗎?或許你只能默默吞下這份痛,聽著悲傷的情歌、用下半輩子努力忘掉這個不願屬於你的人。
Russian Red 演唱的西班牙語版本 All My Little Words:
The Magnetic Fields 的原唱版:
Russian Red 的歌曲:
Russian Red – The Memory Is Cruel 殘酷的回憶
Russian Red – Cigarettes 還沒抽的菸
Russian Red – Loving Strangers | 羅馬慾樂園電影主題曲