爱的代价——You were meant for me

屈联西

                                           文/张仪  （《读者。原创版》2009.12）
      一首好的情歌，源自作者对平凡生活的解读，源自他对跌宕起伏的爱情的领悟 。一首好的情歌，注定既是真实生活的朴素表达，又是作者内心最深处的汹涌情意。正如张艾嘉的《爱的代价》，正如jewel的《你只属于我》（You were meant for me）。
      对于那些不曾为爱付出代价的人来说，You were meant for me 只不过是一首曲调伤感的乡村民谣，而对于那些心中留下伤痕的人来说，You were meant for me 却似失恋后那段艰难旅程的回忆录。在远离爱情的日子里，我们让自己忙起来，好不去想失去的另一半。我们听音乐，却发现所有伤感的情歌仿佛都是为我们写的；我们看报纸，却发现全世界都在发生悲伤的故事；我们看电影，却发现喜剧也能让我们心碎。我们不由自主地幻想，幻想破镜重圆、情归从前，并在幻想中放纵自己，在其中寻求短暂的解脱与快乐，最后发现一切努力都是徒劳。没有爱情，生活还得继续。我们告诉自己不要胡思乱想，相信时间是疗伤的良药。
      这首歌如同英文版的《爱的代价》。不同的是，《爱的代价》是代价的总结，而这首歌是对代价的具体描述。因此《爱的代价》是平静的哲学，而这首歌乃是难以平静的挣扎。其实，没有生活阅历的人，很多歌是听不懂的。我第一次听《爱的代价》和You were meant for me 是在十多年前，而真正听懂这两首歌却是在十多年后。
      You were meant for me 是美国才女民谣歌手jewel 于1995年发行的第一张唱片Pieces of you中的一首歌曲。歌曲一经推出就获得了成功，轻松夺得Billboard（美国“公告牌”流行音乐排行榜）第二名，足见广大听众对其意境的深刻认同。
jewel——You were meant for me

I hear the clock, it's six a.m. 听到钟响，已是清晨6点
I feel so far away from where i've been 我似已远离曾经待过的地方
I got my eggs, and my pancakes too还有鸡蛋，还有煎饼
got my maple syrup, everything but you还有枫糖浆，还有一切，只是没有你
I break the yolks and make a smiley face拨开蛋黄，将它做成一张笑脸
I kinda like it in my brand new place我似乎开始喜欢上这个崭新的地方
I wipe the spots off of the mirror,擦掉镜上的污点
dont leave the keys in the door取出房门上的钥匙
I never put wet towels on the floor anymore 不再把湿毛巾放在地板上

△cause dreams last so long, even after youre gone只因梦仍在继续，哪怕在你离开之后
I know, you love me and soon you will see我知道你深爱着我，不久你会明白
you were meant for me and i was meant for you你终属于我，而我也只属于你△

I called my momma, she was out for a walk给妈妈打过电话，她正在外面散步
consoled a cup of coffee but it didnt wanna talk喝杯咖啡安慰自己却不想说一句话
so I picked up a paper, it was more bad news翻开一张报纸却尽是糟糕的消息
more hearts being broken or people being used不是受伤的心就是被骗的人
put on my coat in the pouring rain天空下着大雨，我披上外衣
I saw a movie it just wasnt the same看了一场电影，已难寻旧日痕迹
cause it was happy or I was sad and因为电影是一出喜剧，而我心里却在上演悲剧
it made me miss you oh so bad 因为我失去了你
△……△

I go about my business, im doing fine打理工作，我仍做得不赖
besides, what would i say if I had you on the line如果你在电话那头，我该如何诉说
same old story, not much to say还是老一套的故事，已无话可说
hearts are broken every day每天都伤心
I brush my teeth and put the cap back on刷了牙，盖上牙刷帽
I know you hate it when i leave the light on我知道你不喜欢我总把灯开着
I pick up a book and turn the sheets down and then找了一本书，掀开毯子
take a deep breath and a good look around做一次深呼吸，又四下望望
put on my pj’s and hop into bed穿上睡衣，钻进被窝
im half alive but I feel mostly dead一息尚存，却已心力交瘁
I try and tell myself itll be all right我告诉自己一切终会好起来
I just shouldnt think anymore tonight 今夜不要再胡思乱想
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屈联西

这些歌都挺好的呵，不听挺可惜的呵。听不懂英语，可边听边看汉语。相信能引起您心灵的共鸣！