有人說,《The Water Is Wide》唱的是一種橫渡不了的遺憾。但更願把它看作守望——這首在北美生
活多年後錄下的歌,發音里可能帶着歲月磨出的稜角,但絕不是 AI 算的。
畫面定格在聖約翰斯(St. John’s)的港口,那是北美最早醒來的地方。唐歌拍下雨中的一瞬,而水
彩則賦予了它溫度。雨水讓色彩濕潤,邊界柔了,時間也慢了下來。
看那抹暖紅的船身,在灰藍色的風雨里,它紅得特別倔強。就像歌里的那句:“Give me a boat that
can carry two”。在最東端的冷雨里,這艘船、這輛小紅車,就像寒海里的一把炭火,不為討好誰,
只為守住心裡的熱量。
水彩在紙上流動,歌聲在空氣里輕輕蕩漾。
這一刻,一起上高山,聽雨,看畫,入夢。
歌詞選自 The Seekers 版,舊曲新唱,願帶來一絲沉香。
The water is wide; I can't cross over Nor do I have light wings to fly Give me a boat that can carry two And both shall row, my love and I.
A ship there is, and sails the sea. She's loaded deep, as deep can be, But not as deep, as love I'm in And I know not how I sink or swim.
When love is young And love is fine, It's like gem When first it's new. But love grows old And waxes cold, And fades away Like the morning dew.
The water is wide; I can't cross o'er Nor do I have light wings to fly. Give me a boat That can carry two, And both shall row_ My love and I And both shall row_ My love and I