大除夕夜

大除夕夜

大家好！我係二少爺，今次分享一首1981年的英文舊歌。上次聽完Dan Fogelberg的《Leader of the band》之後，今次安哥Dan Fogelberg的另一首好歌：《Same Auld Lang Syne》，我最喜歡的聖誕歌之一。

這首歌是Dan Fogelberg與前女友Jill Anderson於一個除夕夜的意外重逢，有感而發寫成。可說歌中的故事是有血有肉的親身經歷。

歌曲內容大致講：

男主角於下著雪的聖誕節前夕，在雜貨店的涷肉櫃前，遇見了舊情人。他偷偷觸碰她的衣袖，她起初並未能認出他，然後她張大了眼睛，跟他擁抱，銀包不慎掉到地上，彼此笑出淚水來。

他把女的購物拿到櫃台前結帳，收銀員將食物逐一裝入袋。兩人有點尷尬，因為這情況是他們未分手前經常一起購物的情景。兩人困窘到無言。

兩人想去喝杯酒聚吓舊，但找不到一家仍然營業的酒吧。於是他到酒館買了半打罐裝啤酒，索性在她的私家車上喝起來。

他們為純真、為此刻乾杯！他們嘗試超越心中的空虛感，可惜卻無能為力。

她說她已嫁給一名建築師，能讓她的生活飽暖無憂。她想說她很愛這個丈夫，但她又不想說謊。他說上天待她不薄，但從她眼裡看到的，不知道是疑惑還是感激？

她說在唱片店裡，看到了他的大碟。她猜他現在一定過得很好，他回答歌迷很熱情很好，但走埠演唱的日子就苦不堪言。

他們為純真、為時間乾杯！兩人再次經歷高談闊論的情景，就像往昔某一年的除夕夜一樣。

啤酒已飲清，舌頭也累了，再無話題可聊。他下車前，互相交換一個Goodbye Kiss。他目送著她駕車離去，剎那間他彷彿回到了校園時代，再次感受那熟悉的痛楚。當他轉身準備回去時，雪開始飄下，並化成雨，原來他已經哭了。剛好搭入十二時，四周奏起Auld Lang Syne的音樂。

嘩！我記得我睇到呢份英文歌詞之後，深深地嘆了一口長氣。點可以寫得咁細膩咁感人架！有一次睇雜誌訪問，陳少琪替張學友填詞的《分手總要在雨天》，靈感都是源於此首《Same Auld Lang Syne》。

感同身受

我都有一次重遇舊情人的經歷，92年分手後的女情人，再無任何聯絡。在2000年某天下午，我乘地鐵到銅鑼灣站，正打算下車。車門打開，我見到一個太太左手拖住個五歲仔、右手拖住個四歲女。OMG！應該是她啩？

我落車她上車，沒有跟她相認，秒速擦身而過。我留意她仔女的衣著，囝囝穿Polo囡囡穿Burberry（或者是A貨，霎眼難辨）。我都希望她嫁得好，衣食無憂。唔通嫁俾我跟我捱世界好咩！咦！佢哋搭地鐵喎，係咪無私家車呢？噢！可能她不懂駕車，先生駕了車上班。先生忙於工作，所以老婆同仔女行吓銅鑼灣啩。她可以不用返工，專心照顧小朋友，仲生夠兩個添，丈夫應該有錢嘅。

之後，我一人恍恍惚惚咁行上Sogo，想起好多昔日往事…

完

二少爺說：我覺得大家值得花五分鐘去聽吓/重溫吓呢首舊歌。



Same Auld Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg

Met my old lover in the grocery store

The snow was falling Christmas Eve

I stole behind her in the frozen foods

And I touched her on the sleeve

She didn't recognize the face at first

But then her eyes flew open wide

She went to hug me and she spilled her purse

And we laughed until we cried

We took her groceries to the checkout stand

The food was totaled up and bagged

We stood there lost in our embarrassment

As the conversation dragged

We went to have ourselves a drink or two

But couldn't find an open bar

We bought a six-pack at the liquor store

And we drank it in her car

We drank a toast to innocence

We drank a toast to now

And tried to reach beyond the emptiness

But neither one knew how

She said she'd married her an architect

Who kept her warm and safe and dry

She would have liked to say she loved the man

But she didn't like to lie

I said the years had been a friend to her

And that her eyes were still as blue

But in those eyes I wasn't sure if I saw

Doubt or gratitude

She said she saw me in the record stores

And that I must be doing well

I said the audience was heavenly

But the traveling was hell

We drank a toast to innocence

We drank a toast to time

Reliving in our eloquence

Another old lang syne'...

The beer was empty

And our tongues were tired

And running out of things to say

She gave a kiss to me as I got out

And I watched her drive away

Just for a moment I was back at school

And felt that old familiar pain

And as I turned to make my way back home

The snow turned into rain