小夜曲：晚些時候

晚些時候
HENRIK 亨裏克
by Stephen Sondheim
(A Little Night Music, 1973)
(As he plays the cello)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e-wsE2217U&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB8f4HbqsWY&feature=related

Later...晚些時候

When is later? ...晚些時候是啥時候？
All you ever hear is "Later, Henrik, 你所聽到的都是 “晚些時候，亨裏克，
Henrik, later..." 亨裏克,晚些時候吧！”

"Yes, we know, Henrik, 是的，我們知道，亨裏克，
Oh, Henrik, Everyone agrees, Henrik，哦，亨裏克，每個人都同意，亨裏克，”
Please, Henrik!" 請別這樣，亨裏克！

You have a thought you're fairly 一想到這個就你就
bursting with, 很衝動，
A personal discovery or problem, 你個人的發現或問題，
and it's:它是：
"What's your rush, Henrik? 你急什麽，亨裏克？
Shush, Henrik! 噓，亨裏克！
“Goodness, how you gush, Henrik! 天呐！，你怎麽湧出來了，亨裏克！
Hush, Henrik!" 噓，亨裏克！

You murmur: 你低語：
"I only--我隻是 -
It's just that--" 隻是 - ”
"For God's sake, “看在上帝的份上，
later, Henrik!" 晚些時候吧，亨裏克！”

"Henrik... ” 亨裏克...
Who is Henrik? 誰是亨裏克？
“Oh, that lawyer's son, the one who 哦，律師的兒子，那個
mumbles.” 喃喃自語的人。
Short and boring, 短小而無趣，
Yes, he's hardly worth ignoring." 是的，他太容易被忽視，
And who cares if he's all dammed--" 甭管它，假如他的一切被唾棄--

I beg your pardon-- 對不起 -
"Up inside?" “在裏麵嗎？”

As I've often stated, 正如我常說，
It's intolerable 這煎熬
being tolerated. 真難熬。
"Reassure Henrik, 放心吧，亨裏克
Poor Henrik. 可憐的亨裏克.
Henrik, you'll endure 亨裏克,你扛得住
Being pure, Henrik."亨裏克,你純粹點兒。

Though I've been born, I've never雖然我已出生，可從來就
been! 不純粹！
How can I wait around for later? 我怎麽能等到晚些時候？
I'll be ninety on my deathbed 我就要90歲，該死啦
And the late, or, rather, later, 晚一點兒，或者，晚些時候吧，
Henrik Egerman！亨裏克·葉格爾曼！

Doesn't anything begin? 是不是什麽都還沒開始？

(Shortly thereafter, Anne is standing over Fredrik as he naps on their bed.)