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作为泰勒Reputation专辑中的closing piece, New Years Day 是这张以爆发感、讽刺和强烈的爱恨为特点的专辑中的一股清流。伴奏柔和,旋律非常温暖,合声也把气氛烘托得很好。作为专辑最后一首歌也有一种经历了各种drama、争议、痛苦和矛盾后的平和。当恨被终结后,最终回归到了爱。
这首歌的歌词非常简单,但非常触动。比如“Ill be there if youre the toast of the town, babe; or if you strike out and youre crawling home",有一个人会默默支持你飞翔远方,不管你有朝一日万众瞩目还是满身伤痕的回来,她都会敞开怀抱、给你一个家。再比如 “Please dont ever become a stranger whose laugh I could recognize anywhere" 表达的恳求:即使有一天缘分尽了,也希望不要对美好的曾经失忆,变成最熟悉的陌生人。最后的 “Hold on to the memories, they will hold on to you”有一种很心痛的温暖感,不要担心失去曾经的爱,只要你心存回忆,它就不会离开、永远都可以温暖你。这首歌每一句都令人深有感触,下面我对整首歌的翻译:
Theres glitter on the floor after the party
派对结束后地面上残留着一层金粉
Girls carrying their shoes down in the lobby
大厅里女孩们提着高跟鞋离开
Candle wax and Polaroids on the hardwood floor
实木地板上散落着凝固的蜡油和拍立得照片
You and me from the night before, but
我们两个还是穿着昨晚一样的衣服
Dont read the last page
不要急着读到故事的结尾
But I stay when youre lost, and Im scared
当你在你的迷茫和我的恐惧中转身离开时
And youre turning away
我依然留了下来
I want your midnights
我想要分享你最精彩的夜晚
But Ill be cleaning up bottles with you on New Years Day
但也愿意在新年清晨时和你一起清理这一地狼藉
You squeeze my hand three times in the back of the taxi
在出租车后座上你三次攥紧了我的手
I can tell that its gonna be a long road
我知道我们前路漫漫
Ill be there if youre the toast of the town, babe
亲爱的,我永远会等着你,不管你最后万众瞩目凯旋而归
Or if you strike out and youre crawling home
还是一败涂地灰头土脸的回来
Dont read the last page
不要急着读到故事的结尾
But I stay when its hard, or its wrong
我会一直留在这里,不管我们经历了多难,多糟糕的事情
Or were making mistakes
也不管我们犯了什么样的错误
I want your midnights
我想要分享你最浪漫的夜晚
But Ill be cleaning up bottles with you on New Years Day
但也愿意在新年清晨时和你一起清理这一地狼藉
Hold on to the memories, they will hold on to you
永远不要放手这些记忆,这样他们也永远不会离开你
Hold on to the memories, they will hold on to you
永远不要放手这些记忆,这样他们也永远不会离开你
Hold on to the memories, they will hold on to you
永远不要放手这些记忆,这样他们也永远不会离开你
And I will hold on to you
我也永远不会离开你
Please dont ever become a stranger
请永远不要成为陌生人
Whose laugh I could recognize anywhere
那种我不管在那里都能认出你的笑声的陌生人
Please dont ever become a stranger
请永远不要成为陌生人
Whose laugh I could recognize anywhere
那种我不管在那里都能认出你的笑声的陌生人
Theres glitter on the floor after the party
派对结束后地面上残留着一层金粉
Girls carrying their shoes down in the lobby
大厅里女孩们提着高跟鞋离开
Candle wax and Polaroids on the hardwood floor
实木地板上散落着凝固的蜡油和拍立得照片
You and me forevermore
我们,永远永远