鑽石與鐵鏽

第一次聽見這首歌, 是念書時聽齊豫唱的
後來才知 原唱是Joan Baez , 之前對她最深的印象是那首Dona Dona
Joan Baez 的原唱版本真的是很夠味道

聽著聽著, 思緒總是被拉到遙遠的記憶裡
而記憶的最終 在生命裡是成了鑽石還是鐵鏽? 就看個人怎麼想了

秋天,就適合聽這樣的歌
祝福每個人 生命中都能有一段刻骨銘心的愛情

Diamonds and rust
Lyric by Joan Baez

Well, I'll be damned!
Here comes your ghost again
But that's not unusual
It's just that the moon is full, and you happened to call
And here I sit, hand on the telephone
Hearing a voice I'd known, a couple of light years ago
Heading straight for a fall

As I remember your eyes
were bluer than robin's eggs
My poetry was lousy, you said
Where were you calling from?
A booth in the Midwest
Ten years ago I bought you some cufflinks
You brought me something
We both know what memories can bring
They bring diamonds and rust

Well, you burst on the scene were already a legend
The unwatched phenomenon,
the original vagabond you strayed into my arms
And there you stayed, temporarily lost at sea
The Madonna was yours for free
Yes, the girl on the half shell
Could keep you unharmed

Now I see you standing with brown leaves falling all around and snow in your hair
Now you're smiling out the window of that crummy hotel over Washington Square
Our breath comes out white cloud mingles and hangs in the air
Speaking strictly for me
We both could've died then and there

Now you're telling me you're not nostalgic
Then give me another word for it
You who're so good with words
and at keeping thing vague
Cause I need some of that vagueness now
It's all come back too clearly
Yes , I love you dearly
And if you're offering me diamonds and rust
I've already paid