時光第三輾轉,馬上進入9月,大家的記憶也被染成金黃色。秋色,是濾過春的輕佻、夏的浮躁、冬的寂聊之后,一年中最溫暖、最豐富、最成熟的美。1960年,詞作者Tom Jones以詩人的細膩情懷,記錄下了關于秋的詠嘆Try to Remember(《常追憶》)。
Try to Remember是Tom Jones為音樂劇The Fantasticks (《魔棒》)創作的歌曲。歌曲以嚴格和近乎完美的韻律格式,描繪了一幅濃郁芬芳的鄉間秋天美景。作者在歌中反復詠嘆remember和September,以9月之美景,表達對生命、對愛情的切切懷念、贊美和追憶之情。即便嚴冬將至,即便大雪將臨,作者的心中仍然燃燒著9月的烈火。歌曲以沒辦法阻擋的感染力穿透了無數聽眾挑剔的聽覺神經,使它自上個世紀60年代起便被不斷翻唱流傳,并幫助The Fantasticks成為美國音樂劇壇的常青樹。
在海量演繹Try to Remember的版本里,四兄弟演唱組(The Brothers1 Four)的演唱是最成功的。這個來自西雅圖的民謠樂隊,以簡單清爽的木吉他和流水潺潺般的小提琴為背景,配以悠揚婉轉的和聲,成功地復原了一幅溫暖雋永的鄉野秋色、生命之色。
Try to Remember 常追憶
Try to remember the kind of September 常追憶,那醉人的9月
When life was slow and oh so mellow 生活悠游,芳香淳靜
Try to remember the kind of September 常追憶,那醉人的9月
When grass was green and grain was yellow 稻穗金黃,草色青青
Try to remember the kind of September 常追憶,那醉人的9月
When you were a tender and a callow fellow 你溫順相依,羞怯安靜
Try to remember and if you remember 常追憶,若你仍時常追憶
Then follow-follow, oh-oh 請與我一塊,隨記憶前行
Try to remember when life was so tender 常追憶,其時生命這樣安靜
That no one wept except the willow 無人淚流,唯有那柳兒唏噓聲聲
Try to remember the kind of September 常追憶,那醉人的9月
When love was an ember about to billow 當愛之余燼,煥發熾熱戀愛
Try to remember and if you remember 常追憶,若你仍時常追憶
Then follow-follow, oh-oh 請與我一塊,隨記憶前行
Deep in December its nice to remember 當12月將盡,9月如芬芳回憶
Although you know the snow will follow 盡管已知,大雪將臨
Deep in December its nice to remember 當12月將盡,9月如芬芳回憶
The fire of September that made us mellow 9月的激情,讓大家的愛醇厚豐盈
Deep in December our hearts should remember 12月將盡,你我當兩心銘記
And follow-follow, oh-oh 讓大家一塊,隨記憶前行