《 Forever Young》原是 Alphaville最为有名的歌曲。成熟忧郁的男声,极富感伤、极致梦幻华丽、甚至带有几丝颓废色彩的电子乐。歌曲唱出年轻人的心声:年轻就是资本,年轻代表活力,因为年轻,所以我们可以挑战、放肆、蔑视传统;因为年轻,宁愿轰轰烈烈的死去,也不愿平淡的老死……
Alphaville,阿尔法村乐队,是 80年代一支以电子合成乐闻名的德国乐队,算得上是最早的 Techno(高科技舞曲)乐队。他们的作品具有强烈的节奏,优美的旋律,歌词也具有深邃的含意,合成的电子音色,带著迷幻的色彩。
歌词赏析:
Let's dance in style
让我们翩然起舞
Let's dance for a while
让我们尽情欢笑
Heaven can wait
天堂也得等著我们
We're only watching the skies
我们只是仰望凝视著天空
Hoping for the best
愿望有最好的结果
But expecting the worst
却作了最坏的打算
Are you going to drop the bomb or not
你到底是否即将要投下炸弹
Let us die young or let us live forever
让我们英年早逝,或让我们长生不死
We don't have the power
的确,我们没有实权
But we never say never
但我们绝不说 绝不
Sitting in a sandpit
坐在沙坑里冥想
Life is a short trip
人生只是一趟短暂的旅行
The music's for the sad men
这音乐是为了悲伤的人们而写
Can you imagine when this race is won
你能想像得出当我们赢得这场战争
Turn our golden faces into the sun
我们以胜利者光彩荣耀的脸 面向太阳
Praising our leaders
赞颂我们的领导者
We're getting in tune
我们随著领导者的音乐起舞
The music's played by the madmen
当一群疯狂的人在指挥著音乐的演奏
Forever young, I want to be forever young
永远年轻,我想要永远年轻
Do you really want to live forever
你真的想活到永远
Forever and ever
永远,永远
Some are like water
有人静若流水
Some are like the heat
有人热情如火
Some are a melody and some are the beat
有人是奏主旋律,也有人是打节拍伴奏
Sooner or later, they all will be gone
迟早,他们都终将漂逝而去 Why don't they stay young
为何他们无法青春永驻
It's so hard to get old without a cause
徒增岁月而没有奋斗的课题又情何以堪
I don't want to perish like a fading horse
我不愿像褪了色的马一般灰飞烟灭
Youth's like diamonds in the sun
青春就像阳光下的钻石
And diamonds are forever
而钻石是永恒的
So many adventures couldn't happen today
有太多以往的冒险犯难在今天已无法实现
So many songs we forgot to play
有太多的歌我们已经忘记怎麼去唱
So many dreams swinging out of the blue
有太多凭空而生的梦想
We'll let them come true
我们要使它们美梦成真