English Song: A Piece Of Sky

A Piece Of Sky
Artist(Band):Barbra Streisand
Movie: Yentl

Tell me where
Where is it written
What is it I meant to be?
That I can't dare...
It all began the day I found..
That from my window I could only see
A piece of sky.
I stepped outside and looked around.
I never dreamed it was so wide
Or even half as high.
The time had come
(Papa, can you hear me?)
To try my wings
(Papa, are you near me?)
And even thought it seemed at any moment I could fall,
I felt the most,
(Papa, can you see me?)
Amazing things,
(Can you understand me?)
The things you can't imagine
if you've never flown at all.
Though it's safer to stay on the ground,
Sometimes where danger lies
There the sweetest of pleasures are found.
No matter where I go,
There'll be memories that tug at my sleeve,
But there will also be
More to question, yet more to believe..
Oh tell me where?
Where is the someone who will turn and look at me?
And want to share
My ev'ry sweet-imagined possibility?
The more I live - the more I learn.
The more I learn - the more I realize
The less I know.
Each step I take -
(Papa, I've a voice now!)Each page I turn -
(Papa, I've a choice now!)Each mile I travel only means
The more I have to go.
What's wrong with wanting more?
If you can fly - then soar!
With all there is - why settle for
just a piece of sky?
Papa, I can hear you...
Papa, I can see you...
Papa, I can feel you...
Papa, watch me fly!

[YuGong]

Oops, typo: "Skey" should be "Sky".

来源: YuGong 于 08-04-03 22:18:21 [档案] [博客] [旧帖] [转至博客] [给我悄悄话]


回答: English Song: A Piece Of Skey 由 YuGong 于 2008-04-03 19:42:25

[YuGong]

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来源: YuGong 于 08-04-04 21:50:37 [档案] [博客] [旧帖] [转至博客] [给我悄悄话]

回答: 回复：English Song: A Piece Of Skey 由 宋德利利 于 2008-04-04 21:00:09


老宋，

这是电影 Yentl 里的歌曲。这里是这个故事的链结：Yentl
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yentl)

很高兴你也喜欢这首歌。我前天才第一次听到这首歌的。正赶上清明节，就把它贴出来了。我的父母还在人间。但我很怀念我已在天堂的外婆。 在我印象中，她比许多比她年轻很多的人还开明。也很遗憾几年前未能回国参加她的葬礼。

至于你书稿的故事是否写出来，还是你自己定夺吧。

我这个周末得加班，发贴可能会少些。

晚安并周末愉快。

YuGong

[YuGong]

回复：English Song: A Piece Of Skey

来源: 宋德利利 于 08-04-04 21:00:09 [档案] [博客] [旧帖] [转至博客] [给我悄悄话]

回答: English Song: A Piece Of Skey 由 YuGong 于 2008-04-03 19:42:25

YuGong,

这是一首电影插曲。我没有看过电影，不知道具体内容，但能听得出，她是在思念父亲，思念已经荣返天国的父亲吧？她的歌让我想起了自己前两年相继仙逝的父母，我为没能回国送他们最后一程感到终生愧疚。这首歌因情深意切而感人，尤其是最后那一句高腔，又高又长，如诉如泣，饱含深情，具有无比的穿透力，撕心裂胆，震撼人心。这才叫真正的艺术精品。谢谢你让我欣赏到如此美妙的歌曲。

顺便告知，《聊斋志异》和《西游记》两书的合同我已经签好发回北京。合同规定今年7月31日前出书。稿酬中英分别计算，经过争取，还不算高。古文译白话部分，每千字30元，汉译英部分每千字70元。这件事还有故事呢，我想单独写写发出去，供网友参考，提醒出书的网友要提高警惕，千万别上当。你说好吗？
晚安！

宋