十首耐人寻味英文歌,回味无穷!

十首耐人寻味英文歌,回味无穷!

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本期特别推荐,十首低吟浅唱的英文抒情歌曲。适合在静谧的夜晚,打开细细品味。品的不仅是旋律,更是人生。


1

由英国歌手 Elvis Costello 演唱,爱情电影《诺丁山》(Notting Hill)片尾曲。电影讲述了好莱坞女星安娜与诺丁山一家小书店老板威廉的跨越地域、阶层的童话般的爱情故事。


《诺丁山》由此成为了理想爱情的代名词。而 Elvis 通过沙哑而富磁性的嗓音道尽了对心仪女子的爱恋——不得不说这首深情演绎的 She 成就了《诺丁山》,成为这部经典所不可分割的一部分。


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She may be the face I can't forget

她也许是我一生无法忘怀的容颜

The trace of pleasure I regret

牵动着我的欢愉与悔恨

May be my treasure or the price I have to pay

也许是我今生必须为之付出的珍宝

She may be the song that summer sings

她似夏日欢快的歌声

May be the chill that autumn brings

有如秋日里的清凉

May be a hundred different things

也许是那在一天之内

Within the measure of the day

千百各异的情绪

She may be the beauty or the beast

她也许是那美女或野兽

May be the famine or the feast

也许是那饥荒或盛宴

May turn each day into heaven or a hell

也许使我每日进入天堂和地狱的轮回

She may be the mirror of my dream

她也许是我梦里的镜子

A smile reflected in a stream

是细流中映射的微笑

She may not be what she may seem

在她倔强的外壳里

Inside her shell

她也许并不是表面看上去的那样

She who always seems so happy in a crowd

她在人群中似乎永远快乐

Who's eyes can be so private and so proud

她的眼神显得如此自豪和笃定

No one's allowed to see them when they cry

哭泣时不允许任何人看到

She may be the love that cannot hope to last

她也许是难以奢望延续的爱

May come to me from shadows of the past

可能从往事留影中涌上我心头

That I'll remember till the day I die

我将永远铭记直到我死的那一天

She may be the reason I survive

她也许就是我活着的理由

The why and wherefore I'm alive

是我为何而活的理由

The one I'll care for through the rough and rainy years

是那个我在艰难岁月里梦魂萦绕的人

Me I’ll take her laughter and her tears

我将承载她的欢笑和眼泪

And make them all my souvenirs

把它们当成我的珍宝

For where she goes I've got to be

随她的脚步而去

The meaning of my life is

我生命的意义是

She, she, she

她,她,她


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由澳洲女歌手 Shelley Harland 演唱,收录在 Red Leaf 专辑中。这首歌好似陷入恋爱的女孩喃喃自语,在纯净的黑夜,释放出那些剪不断理还乱的情绪,重获新生。Shelley 触动人心情感丰富的音乐,显示出她极好的嗓音和天赋才能来诠释不同的情绪变化,创造亲密的氛围。


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Here in the dark I feel electric 

黑暗中我感觉到一股电流 

I sense my skin in between the waves 

我的皮肤好似触电般

I am human, I am criminal 

身而为人,我是罪人

But I feel life here in my heart again 

但我感觉仿佛重获新生 

Standing in the rain 

站在雨中 

Thinking of a way 

想着一种方式 

To keep these feelings inside 

不说出这些感受 

Walk away from here 

从这里离开 

Before the words appear 

在说话之前 

I will be silent 

我会是沉默的 

Here in the dark I feel electric 

黑暗中我感觉到一股电流 

I sense my skin in between the waves 

我的皮肤好似触电般

I am human, I am criminal 

身而为人,我是罪人

But I feel life here in my heart again 

但我感觉仿佛重获新生 

I hide behind the walls 

我藏在墙后 

So you don't notice me at all 

所以你不会注意到我 

But it hurts me so 

但这深深伤到我

I'm waiting in the wind 

我在风中等候 

Whispering the things 

轻语那些 

I want you to know

我想让你知道的事 

Here in the dark I feel electric 

黑暗中我感觉到一股电流 

I sense my skin in between the waves 

我的皮肤好似触电般

I am human, I am criminal 

身而为人,我是罪人

But I feel life here in my heart again 

但我感觉仿佛重获新生 

Only for you, only for you 

只为你,只为你 

Only you, only you 

只有你,只有你 

Only for you, only for you 

只为你,只为你 

Only you, only you 

只有你,只有你 

I am human, I am criminal 

生而为人,我是罪人 

But I feel life here in my heart again 

但我感觉仿佛重获新生


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May It Be 由爱尔兰女歌手恩雅(Enya)在2001年为电影《指环王1:魔戒再现》创作并演唱,被收录在其专辑 Only Time: The Collection 中。恩雅极具穿透力的嗓音,配上空灵的背景音乐,正如《指环王》这部史诗巨制 —— 好似从黑暗中射来的一道纯净光芒,给人以希冀。


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May it be an evening star

愿夜空之中闪烁明星

Shines down upon you

无尽星光指引你前行征程

May it be when darkness falls

愿黑暗之幕就此倒下

Your heart will be true

邪恶之物远离你圣洁心灵

You walk a lonely road

旅途孤单,你一人前行

Oh! How far you are from home

哦!你离家乡已然如此之远

Mornië utúlië(Darkness has come)

黑暗已至

Believe and you will find your way

坚守信仰你将找到真理

Mornië alantië(Darkness has fallen)

黑暗虽至

A promise lives within you now

但你心中不忘承诺

May it be the shadows call

愿那邪恶暗影的呼唤

Will fly away

就此陨落

May it be your journey on

愿你那漫漫征程

To light the day

点燃星空

When the night is overcome

当那黑夜被你征服

You may rise to find the sun

你将崛起于阳光之下

Mornië utúlië (Darkness has come)

黑暗已至

Believe and you will find your way

坚守信仰你将找到真理

Mornie alantie (Darkness has fallen)

黑暗虽至

A promise lives within you now

但你心中不忘承诺

A promise lives within you now

但你心中不忘承诺



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The Prayer 由加拿大女歌手席琳 • 迪翁和意大利男高音安德烈 • 波切利对唱,被收录在1998年的专辑 These Are Special Times 中。作为一首脍炙人口的名曲,被众多歌星翻唱过。


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I pray you'll be our eyes

我祈祷祢是我们的双眼

and watch us where we go

照看我们的去处

and help us to be wise

赐予我们睿智

in times when we don't know

在我们彷徨的时刻

let this be our prayer

让这段祷告

when we lose our way

伴着我们前进

lead us to the place

指引我们到那里

guide us with your grace

祢的恩惠指引我们

to a place where we'll be safe

去到平安的地方

la luce che tu hai

祢赐给我们的光

I pray we'll find your light

我祈祷我们能找到祢的光

nel cuore resterà

将闪耀我们心中

and hold it in our hearts

将之留在心中

a ricordarci che

提醒我们

when stars go out each night

当每晚星光熄灭

l'eterna stella sei

在我的祷告中

nella mia preghiera

祢是永恒之星

let this be our prayer

就这般祷告

quanta fede c’è

增强信念

when shadows fill our day

当生活不如意的时候

guide us with your grace

祢的恩惠指引我们

give us faith so we'll be safe

赐予我们信念让我们平安

sognamo un mondo senza più violenza

我们梦想没有暴力的世界

un mondo di giustizia e di speranza

充满正义与希望的世界

ognuno dia la mano al suo vicino

握住邻人的手

simbolo di pace, di fraternità

象征和平与同胞之爱

la forza che ci dà

祢赐予的力量

we ask that life be kind

我们希望生命平安

è il desiderio che

是我们的希望

and watch us from above

在上眷顾我们

ognuno trovi amor

愿众人皆能有爱

we hope each soul will find

希望每个灵魂都能找到

intorno e dentro sé

在内心或周遭

another soul to love

另一个灵魂去爱

let this be our prayer

就这般祷告

let this be our prayer

就这般祷告

just like every child

好似每个小孩

need to find a place

都需要找到一个地方

guide us with your grace

祢的恩惠指引我们

give us faith so we'll be safe

赐予我们信念让我们平安

è la fede che

祢在我们心中点亮的信念

hai acceso in noi

我感到的信念

sento che ci salverà

将拯救我们


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You Are Not Alone 是流行之王迈克尔 · 杰克逊的经典曲目之一。1996年,迈克尔 · 杰克逊凭借该首歌在第38届格莱美奖获得「最佳流行表演」提名。迈克尔在该曲中如泣如诉的清澈嗓音,似乎在诉说着那段时间他在被负面新闻缠身时内心的孤独写照。


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Another day has gone 

又一日过去  

I'm still all alone 

我依然孤单  

How could this be 

怎会如此呢?  

You're not here with me 

你不在我身边  

You never said goodbye 

你还未说再见  

Someone tell me why 

谁能告诉我为何  

Did you have to go 

你不得不走吗?  

And leave my world so cold 

我的世界一片凄凉  

Everyday I sit and ask myself 

每天坐下来问自己  

How did love slip away 

爱为何不告而别 

Something whispers in my ear and says 

冥冥之中有人贴耳低语  

That you are not alone 

说你不会孤单  

For I am here with you 

我就在你身旁  

Though you're far away 

不管你有多远  

I am here to stay 

我会留在你身边  

But you are not alone 

但你不会孤单  

For I am here with you 

我就在你身旁  

Though we're far apart 

不管天涯海角  

You're always in my heart 

你就在我心间  

But you are not alone 

但你不会孤单  

Lone, lone 

孤单,孤单  

Why, lone 

为什么,孤单  

Just the other night 

几天前的晚上  

I thought I heard you cry 

我想我听到了你哭泣  

Asking me to come 

呼唤我过来  

And hold you in my arms 

紧拥你在怀间  

I can hear your prayers 

我听到了你的祈祷  

Your burdens I will bear 

我愿肩承你的负担  

But first I need your hand 

但先得执子之手  

Then forever can begin 

方能偕老白头  

Everyday I sit and ask myself 

每天坐下来问自己  

How did love slip away 

爱为何不告而别   

Something whispers in my ear and says 

冥冥之中有人贴耳低语  

That you are not alone 

说你不会孤单  

For I am here with you 

我就在你身旁  

Though you're far away 

不管你有多远  

I am here to stay 

我会留在你身边  

But you are not alone 

但你不会孤单  

For I am here with you 

我就在你身旁  

Though we're far apart 

不管天涯海角  

You're always in my heart 

你就在我心间  

But you are not alone 

但你不会孤单  

Whisper three words 

说出那三个字(我爱你)  

and I'll come running 

我将飞奔而来  

And girl you know that I'll be there 

心爱的女孩,我会来到你身边  

I'll be there 

来到你身边  

That you are not alone 

说你不会孤单  

For I am here with you 

我就在你身旁  

Though you're far away 

不管你有多远  

I am here to stay 

我会留在你身边  

But you are not alone 

但你不会孤单  

For I am here with you 

我就在你身旁  

Though we're far apart 

不管天涯海角  

You're always in my heart 

你就在我心间  

But you are not alone 

但你不会孤单    

That you are not alone 

说你不会孤单  

For I am here with you 

我就在你身旁  

Though you're far away 

不管你有多远  

I am here to stay 

我会留在你身边  

But you are not alone 

但你不会孤单  

For I am here with you 

我就在你身旁  

Though we're far apart 

不管天涯海角  

You're always in my heart 

你就在我心间  

But you are not alone 

但你不会孤单  


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Pure Imagination 最初源于1971年美国歌舞电影《欢乐糖果屋》(Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory)的一首插曲。作为经典曲目,Pure Imagination 曾被无数歌手翻唱,这里选取的是 Josh Groban 的版本。他深沉的嗓音为该曲更添一丝神秘气息,加上空灵的配乐,使听者仿若挣脱繁杂的日常,畅游在想象世界中。


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Come with me and you'll be

请跟我来

In a world of pure imagination

置身于纯粹的想象世界里

Take a look and you'll see

不经意的一瞥

Into your imagination

就带你进入到脑中的幻想

We'll begin with a spin

始于一个旋转

Travelling in the world of my creation

漫游在我创造的幻想世界里

What we'll see will defy explanation

我们所见的将超乎常识

If you want to view paradise

如果你渴望窥见天堂

Simply look around and view it

只需放眼周遭

Anything you want to, do it

你期盼的一切,请尽情想象

Wanna change the world

想要改变世界

There's nothing to it

似乎并不难办

There is no life I know

似乎没有哪种生活

To compare with pure imagination

能与纯粹的想象相提并论

Living there you'll be free

活在想象中你将获得自由

If you truly wish to be

只要你真的愿意

If you want to see magic lands

如果你渴望窥见神奇之地

Close your eyes and you will see one

请闭上眼,你就能看见

Want to be a dreamer, be one

想成为梦想家,请放手去做

Anytime you please and please save me one

无论何时,请让我圆梦

Come with me and you'll be

请跟我来

In a world of pure imagination

置身于纯粹的想象世界里

Take a look and you'll see

不经意的一瞥

Into your imagination

就带你进入到脑中的幻想

There is no place to go

似乎没有什么安身之所

To compare with pure imagination

能与纯粹的想象相提并论

So go there to be free

去到那里你将获得自由

If you truly wish to be

只要你真的愿意

Living there you'll be free

活在想象中你将获得自由

If you truly wish to be

只要你真的愿意


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由拥有西洋歌坛「知性女声掌门人」之称的 莎拉 • 麦克拉克兰(Sarah McLachlan)演唱,因作为《天使之城》(City Of Angel)的电影原声而成了家喻户晓的经典曲目。在轻柔的曲调伴奏下,Sarah 的天外之音委婉道来,让听者感受到:不论你正在经历着什么,当你来到天使的怀抱中,便会得到安慰。相信生命,不轻言放弃。

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For that second chance 

只为了一次天使重现的机遇 

For a break that would make it okay

静静的等待突破 

There's always some reason 

但为什么总有一些原因 

To feel not good enough 

要让我再次感受遗憾 

And it's hard at the end of the day 

临近午夜总是深感悲凉 

I need some distraction 

我需要一些慰藉 

Or a beautiful release 

或是一个美丽的解脱 

Memories seep from my veins 

记忆从我的心底缓缓流溢 

Let me be empty and weightless 

让我体内空无一物,了无牵挂 

And maybe I’ll find some peace tonight 

也许,今晚我能找到一些宁静 

In the arms of the angel 

倚傍在天使的怀抱中 

Fly away from here 

从这里飞向天际 

From this dark cold hotel room 

远离这黑暗冷寂的房间 

And the endlessness that you fear 

和你惧怕的一切 

You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie 

把你从无声的幻梦残骸中拉起 

You're in the arms of the angel 

你在天使的怀抱中 

May you find some comfort here 

或许你能在这里将心抚平 

So tired of the straight line 

每天为生活奔波劳碌 

And everywhere you turn 

在每个十字路口犹豫

There're vultures and thieves at your back 

因为奸贼和小人总是在你背后

The storm keeps on twisting 

风暴总是不停延蔓 

Keep on buliding the lies 

为你的虚荣

That you make up for all that you lack 

继续编造着谎言  

It don't make no difference 

那有什么区别 

Escape one last time 

最后一次逃离 

It's easier to believe 

试着相信并不难

In this sweet madness 

陷入甜蜜的疯狂 

Oh, this glorious sadness 

哦,这光荣的悲伤 

That brings me to my knees 

让我不得不顺服 

In the arms of the angel 

倚傍在天使的怀抱中 

Fly away from here 

从这里飞向天际 

From this dark cold hotel room 

远离着黑暗冷寂的房间 

And the endlessness that you fear 

和你惧怕的一切 

You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie

把你从无声的幻梦残骸中拉起  

You're in the arms of the angel 

你在天使的怀抱中 

May you find some comfort here 

或许你能在这里将心抚平 

In the arms of the angel 

倚傍在天使的怀抱中

May you find some comfort here

或许你能在这里将心抚平 

Some comfort here

将心抚平


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Just My Imagination 是美国灵魂乐(Soul)乐队 The Temptations 的代表曲目。在种族歧视泛滥的60年代,这个由黑人歌手组成的乐队一度成为引领音乐潮流的天王团体,也形成了一股缓和种族矛盾的文艺清流。 他们之于灵魂乐的影响就像披头士对于摇滚乐一样。 一曲 Just My Imagination 轻柔地诉说着男孩对于心上人的暗恋与憧憬,让人不禁回忆起昔日青涩的情愫。


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Each day through my window

I watch her as she passes by

每天我在窗前看着她走过

I say to myself you’re such a lucky guy

我对自己说,你真是个幸运的家伙

To have a girl like her

能拥有这样的女孩

Is truly a dream come true

就像美梦成真

Out of all the fellas in the world

世界上那么多人

She belongs to you

她只属于你

But it was just my imagination

但这只是我的幻想

running away with me

漫无天际的想象

It was just my imagination

这只是我的幻想

running away with me

漫无天际的想象


Soon we'll be married

很快我们就会结婚

and raise a family

建立家庭

A cozy little home out in the country

住在乡下一桩舒适的房子里

with two children maybe three

养两三个孩子

I tell you I can visualize it all

我仿佛能看到这一切

This couldngt be a dream

这不可能只是个梦

For too real it all seems. 

因为一切看起来太真实了

Ohh, but it was just my imagination, once again

但这只是我再一次的幻想

running away with me

漫无天际的想象

Tell you it was just my imagination

这只是我的幻想

running away with me

漫无天际的想象


Every night on my knees I pray

每晚我跪地祈祷

Dear Lord, hear my plead

亲爱的天父,请垂听我的祷告

Dongt ever let another take her love from me

别让任何人从我这儿夺走她的爱

or I will surely die

不然我肯定会死去

Her love is heavenly

她的爱无人能比

When her arms enfold me

当她用双臂抱紧我

I hear a tender rhapsody

我听到一首温柔的狂想曲

But in reality

但事实上

she doesngt even notice me. 

她都没有注意过我

Ohh, but it was just my imagination, once again

但这只是我再一次的幻想

running away with me

漫无天际的想象

Tell you it was just my imagination

这只是我的幻想

running away with me

漫无天际的想象


9

Young and Beautiful 是由美国创作女歌手拉娜 • 德雷(Lana Del Rey)与电影《了不起的盖茨比》2013年版的导演、编剧巴兹 • 鲁曼一起创作而成。歌曲的创作灵感来源于《了不起的盖茨比》中的女主角黛茜 • 布坎南,歌词是以黛西的思想角度进行谱写的。歌词描写了一位年轻貌美的女子,深知当自己容颜老去、风华不在时,爱人也会爱她如初,直至天长地久。柔和沉闷的乐调与拉娜 • 德雷的复古唱腔完美融合,听起来带有绵绵的感伤,韵味十足。


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I've seen the world

阅遍繁华

Done it all, had my cake now

历尽沧桑,心慵意倦

Diamonds, brilliant, and Bel-Air now

纸醉金迷,杯酌换盏,过眼烟云

Hot summer nights mid July

仲夏夜茫,七月未央

When you and I were forever wild

我们年少轻狂,不惧岁月漫长

The crazy days, the city lights

纵情时光,华灯初上

The way you'd play with me like a child

我们嬉戏玩闹,童稚之心难藏

Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and  beautiful

当我青春不再,容颜已老,你是否会爱我到地久天长

Will you still love me when I got nothing but my aching soul

当我一无所有,遍体鳞伤,你是否会爱我到地久天长

I know you will, I know you will

我知道你会,我知道你会

I know that you will

你的爱经久绵长

Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful

当我青春不再,容颜已老,你是否会爱我到地久天长

I've seen the world, lit it up as my stage now

阅遍繁华,登台献唱

Channeling angels in the new age now

绝代风华,天使脸庞

Hot summer days, rock and roll

炎热夏日,摇摆起舞

The way you'd play for me at your show

你盛装登场,独为我而唱

And all the ways I got to know

我一睹难忘

Your pretty face and electric soul

你精致的容颜和不羁的灵魂

Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful

当我青春不再,容颜已老,你是否会爱我到地久天长

Will you still love me when I got nothing but my aching soul

当我一无所有,徒留悲伤,你是否会爱我到地久天长

I know you will, I know you will

我知道你会,我知道你会

I know that you will

你的爱经久绵长

Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful

当我青春不再,容颜已老,你是否会爱我到地久天长

Dear lord when I get to heaven

天父在上,当我升入天堂

Please let me bring my man

可否有他陪伴身旁

When he comes tell me that you'll let him in

当他到来,允他入场

Father tell me if you can

天父请告诉我可否

Oh that grace, oh that body

那优雅,那体态

Oh that face makes me wanna party

那面庞,都让我雀跃

He's my sun, he makes me shine like diamonds

他是我的太阳,赐予我钻石般的光芒

Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful

当我青春不再,容颜已老,你是否会爱我到地久天长

Will you still love me when I  got nothing but my aching soul

当我一无所有,遍体鳞伤,你是否会爱我到地久天长

I know you will, I  know you will

我知道你会,我知道你会

I know that you will

你的爱经久绵长

Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful

当我青春不再,容颜已老,你是否会爱我到地久天长

Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful

当我青春不再,容颜已老,你是否会爱我到地久天长

Will you still love me when I'm not young and beautiful

你是否爱我如初,直到地久天长?


10

由黛比 • 雷诺斯(Debbie Reynolds)在她主演的1957年爱情电影《塔米和单身汉》(Tammy and the Bachelor)中演唱。该曲曾获得当年奥斯卡奖最佳原创歌曲提名。温柔的旋律加上纯真的歌词,描绘出年轻女孩初入爱河时的忐忑心情,使听者仿若置身于浪漫的老电影场景中。


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I hear the cottonwoods whispering above

我听到棉白杨在上面悄悄耳语

Tammy, Tammy, Tammy’s in love

Tammy, Tammy, Tammy 恋爱了

The ole hootie owl hootie hoos to the dove

猫头鹰正和鸽子交头接耳

Tammy, Tammy, Tammy’s in love

Tammy, Tammy, Tammy 恋爱了

Does my lover feel what I feel when he comes near?

我的爱人靠近时,他能感应到我的心情吗?

My heart beats so joyfully you’d think that he could hear

我的心儿像小鹿乱撞,你一定觉得他也感受到了

Wish I knew if he knew what I’m dreaming of

我希望他可以体会到我心中的梦

Tammy, Tammy, Tammy’s in love

Tammy, Tammy, Tammy 恋爱了


Whippoorwill, whippoorwill, you and I know

夜莺啊夜莺,你和我都知道

Tammy, Tammy can't let him go

Tammy, Tammy 不会放手让他走

The breeze from the bayou keeps murmuring low

河口的微风不停低语轻喃

Tammy, Tammy, you love him so

Tammy, Tammy 你爱他如此之深

When the night is warm, soft and warm

夜晚是如此温暖柔和

I long for his charms

我渴望他的温柔

I'd sing like a violin

我会像小提琴般歌唱

If I were in his arms

如果他拥我入怀

Wish I knew if he knew what I’m dreaming of

我希望他可以体会到我心中的梦

Tammy, Tammy, Tammy’s in love

Tammy, Tammy, Tammy 恋爱了


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