Danny Boy
Danny boy《丹尼少年》，爱尔兰民谣，原是一个世纪前，一位爱尔兰父亲写给即将从军的儿子，告诉他说，当你下次回来的时候，我大概已经躺在坟里，就像整个夏天的过去，花朵的凋零，就像你现在要走，也不能挽留。后来，作者又加上第四段，才使得这首歌由父子间的决别，变成了好似情人的分手。 照爱尔兰民歌的原始意味，这首歌是写父子之情，Danny Boy最后寻找到的，是父子之爱。这个版本的中文歌词也很感人也更加富有诗意。歌中写情人在生死线外，幽明永隔，死者不已，生者含悲，缠绵凄凉，令人难忘……
Danny boy《丹尼少年》歌词：
Oh, Danny boy
The pipes the pipes are calling
From glenn to glenn And down the mountain side
The summer’s gone And all the flowers are falling
It’s you it’s you must go and I must bide
But come ye back When summer’s in the meadow
Or when the valley’s hushed And white with snow
I’ll be there in Sunshine or in shadow
Oh Danny boy oh Danny boy I love you so
But if you call as all the flowers are falling
And if you’re dead as dead you well may be
I’ll come and find the place where you are lying
And kneel and say an “Ave” there for there
But come you back when summer’s in the meadow
Or when the valley’s hushed and white with snow
It’s I’ll be there in sunshine or in shadow
Oh Danny boy oh Danny boy I love you so.
