分享非常喜歡的一首歌

Leader of the band by Dan Fogelberg 樂團領樂


An only child alone and wild, 獨子孤野，
A cabinet maker's son. 木匠骨血。
His hands were meant for different work, 巧手可為百業，
And his heart was known to none. 心美無人領略。
He left his home and went his lone, and solitary way. 離家獨別，寂寞自寫。
And he gave to me a gift I know I never can repay. 賜我天物無能回饋。
A quiet man of music denied a simpler fate, 靜醞音樂爭命是也，
He tried to be a soldier once，but his music wouldn't wait. 曾試效軍，樂不待歇。
He earned his love through discipline. 自律得愛沸。
A thundering, velvet hand. 巧手如絲絨亦如響雷，
His gentle means of sculpting souls took me years to understand. 我需多年探索方知其輕雕之靈魅。
The leader of the band is tired and his eyes are growing old. 樂團領樂，老眼視微，老身疲憊，
But his blood runs through my instrument. 然我樂弦已承液接杯，
And his song is in my soul. 歌魂並已入我靈髓。
My life has been a poor attempt to imitate the man. 畢生我雖已盡力卻無能模仿相隨，
I'm just a living legacy to the leader of the band. 我現今隻卑微承繼樂團領樂傳說之光輝。
My brothers' lives were different for they heard another call. 我的兄弟境遇各有差別，
One went to Chicago and the other to St. Paul. 一去芝加哥，一去聖保羅就業。
And I'm in Colorado when I'm not in some hotel. 我則居科羅拉多浪跡無悔。
Living out this life I've chose and come to know so well. 依己所願過活並幸得聲名噪街。
I thank you for the music and your stories of the road. 為你一路奮鬥故事與音樂，我感謝，
I thank you for the freedom when it came my time to go. 時之我與，你放我自由衝飛，我感謝，
I thank you for the kindness and the times when you got tough. 為你適時並施恩威慈愛安慰，我感謝，
And, papa, I don't think I'd said 'I love you' near enough. 爸爸我愛你，我言而不盡，此生愛你皆在心扉。
The leader of the band is tired and his eyes are growing old. 樂團領樂，老眼視微，老身疲憊，
But his blood runs through my instrument and his song is in my soul.然我樂弦已承液接杯，歌魂並已入我靈髓。
My life has been a poor attempt to imitate the man.畢生我雖已盡力卻無能模仿相隨，
I'm just a living legacy to the leader of the band. 我隻卑微承其傳說之光輝。
I am the living legacy to the leader of the band. 我現今正卑微承繼樂團領樂傳說之光輝。


今天是八月八日，台灣是父親節，思念慈父無以複加。聽歌自歎遠嫁天涯，無法承歡膝下。遙願父親一切順心如意，遙祝父親健康平安。