甜蜜而憂傷的九月

 

周一，秋分。秋風蕭瑟，秋葉透紅。九月就要離開，而每次夏末初秋的九月，都是那樣的甜蜜而又憂傷。

西雅圖的九月，經常始於陽光燦爛，終於秋雨綿綿，中間夾雜著晴好和陰雨的天氣，像一個跟男朋友賭氣的少女，一會兒一個心情。

像我先生這樣性格比較古板的理工男，在每年風中傳來一絲絲涼意的時候也會有一些傷感。要知道，這兒的夏季特別溫柔，幾乎沒有狂暴的烈日，今年連塵霾也鮮有光顧，跟這樣美麗的季節告別，總是很依依不舍。

但是秋天，不期而至的秋天在憂傷中也有絲絲的甜蜜。一個夏天澆水不夠的草坪透出了點點的綠意，積攢了一個夏天陽光的大麗菊努力綻放，一個有盆口那麽大！偶爾在雲層後麵探頭的陽光，更加讓人覺得彌足珍貴。

我們就像鬆鼠攢冬糧一樣，把最美好的夏天和秋天的記憶深深銘記，好度過天黑早，夜漫長的冬天。

這個甜蜜而憂傷的九月，特別適合聽優美的音樂。我最愛的是這首“Try to Remember”。Josh Groban在他的新專輯“The Fantasticks”裏就收有這首歌。我曾經在現場聽過他的獻唱，美聲和通俗唱法結合完美，感情也豐富，在憂傷中有蕩氣回腸之感。

不過我還是有先入為主之見，覺得第一次聽到的娜娜莫斯科莉(Nana Mouskouri)的演繹更能撥動我的心弦。她沒有華麗複雜的演繹，就是用甜美純淨的聲音和充沛的感情吟唱著：試著記住吧，這樣的九月。

歌詞在下麵。讀者們見仁見智吧！

Try to Remember （Harry Belafonte）

Try to remember the kind of September

When life was slow and oh

so mellow.

Try to remember the kind of September

When grass was green and grain was yellow.

Try to remember the kind of September

When you were a tender and callow fellow.

Try to remember and if you remember

then follow

follow.

Try to remember when life was so tender

When no one wept except the willow.

Try to remember when life was so tender

When dreams were kept beside your pillow.

Try to remember when life was so tender

When love was an ember about to billow.

Try to remember and if you remember

then follow

follow.

Deep in December it's nice to remember

Although you know the snow will follow.

Deep in December it's nice to remember

Without a hurt the heart will hollow.

Deep in December

it's nice to remember

The fire of September that made you mellow.

Deep in December our hearts should remember and follow

follow

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