Crossroads 歧路有为

Written by Don McLean [2Oct, 1945 - ]

Released from his 2^nd album American Pie on 24Oct, 1971

Edited & translated by wy on 15Jul, 2018

I've got nothing on my mind 心中空空荡荡

Nothing to remember 脑中记忆全消

Nothing to forget 毋需忘掉什么

And I've got nothing to regret 更无一丝懊恼

But I'm all tied up on the inside 内心翻江倒海

No one knows quite what I've got 所获无人知晓

And I know that on the outside 只是昨天的我

What I used to be, I'm not anymore 已经换了新貌

You know I've heard about people like me 与人并无不同

But I’ve never made the connection 关联从未想到

They walk one road to set them free 他们奔向自由

And find they've gone the wrong direction 到头才知错了

But there's no need for turning back 其实不必掉头

`Cause all roads lead to where I stand 终点路有条条

And I believe I'll walk them all 我会逐一走过

No matter what I may have planned 无论有否预料

Can you remember who I was? 有谁能记得我

Can you still feel it? 感觉是否还在

Can you find my pain? 有谁懂我伤楚

Can you heal it? 谁来为我愈疗

Then lay your hands upon me now 请把双手给我

And cast this darkness from my soul 指明我的痛处

You alone can light my way 唯你为我照亮

You alone can make me whole once again 又能活蹦乱跳

We've walked both sides of every street 走过街道两侧

Through all kinds of windy weather 历经风雨袭扰

But that was never our defeat 永远不会打败

As long as we could walk together 你我相依相靠

So there's no need for turning back 人生不必掉头

`Cause all roads lead to where we stand 终点路有条条

And I believe we'll walk them all 我们一一走过

No matter what we may have planned 无论如何预料

[对照欣赏]

1 My Way [无怨无悔, IV-007], lyrics by Paul Anka, music by Claude Francois & Jacques Revaux, 1^st released by Frank Sinatra [12Dec, 1915 - 14May, 1998] on 14Jun, 1969, also released by Andy Williams [3Dec, 1927 - 25Sep, 2012]

2 The Road Not Taken [人迹罕至, II-057], written & published by Robert Frost [26Mar, 1874 - 23Jan,1963] as his 1^st poem in the collection Mountain Interval in 1916

3 Make You Feel My Love [风雨同舟, I-017], written & released by Bob Dylan [24May, 1941 - ] from his 25^th album Time out of Mind on 30Sep, 1997, released by Adele [5May, 1988 - ] from her debut album 19 on 28Jan, 2008, the soundtrack to When in Rome on 29Jan, 2011

4 Vincent [渴望生活, I-001], written & released by Don McLean [2Oct, 1945 - ] from his 2^nd album American Pie on 17Jun, 1971 in memory of Vincent Willem van Gogh [30Mar, 1853 - 29Jul, 1890]

5 Empty Chairs [人去楼空, IV-083], written & released by Don McLean [2Oct, 1945 - ] from his 2^nd album American Pie on 24Oct, 1971

6 And I Love You So [如此爱你, III-006], written & released by Don McLean [2Oct, 1945 - ] from his debut album Tapestry in Oct, 1970, also released by Perry Como [18May, 1912 -12May, 2001] & by Elvis Presley [8Jan, 1935 - 16Aug, 1977]

7 Castles in the Air [空中楼阁, IV-084], written & released by Don McLean [2Oct, 1945 - ] from his debut album Tapestry in Oct, 1970

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