听歌学英语:离开才懂得珍惜 Passenger - Let Her Go

Let Her Go"是英国民谣创作歌手Passenger的首张个人专辑"All The Little Lights"中的单曲，发行于2012年7月。从2012年底，这首单曲就接连在欧洲，大洋洲大获成功，随后又开始风靡北美。Passenger是一支以英伦风为主，夹杂电子和民谣的多风格乐队，传达着略带悲情的英格兰风情。歌词开头接连用六个only来表达遗憾、怀念和一种淡淡的悲伤。Only know you love her when you let her g, only know you've been high when you're feeling low. 只有在已然放手后才始知那是真爱，只有在身处低谷时才遥想过去峥嵘。


Let Her Go（让她走）
Passenger
Well you only need the light when it's burning low
只有在朦胧黯淡时才念及灯火光亮
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
只有在冰天雪地时才怀念阳光温暖
Only know you love her when you let her go
只有在已然放手后才始知那是真爱
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
只有在身处低谷时才遥想过去峥嵘
Only hate the road when you’re missin' home
只有在乡愁涌动时才痛恨旅途遥远
Only know you love her when you let her go
只有在让她离去之后才始知那是真爱
And you let her go
而你已让她离去
Staring at the bottom of your glass
酒杯已空，醉然疑视。
Hoping one day you'll make a dream last
希望有一天，你能让梦持续。
But dreams come slow and they go so fast
但是梦想来的太慢，走得太快。
You see her when you close your eyes
闭上双眼，整个脑海都是你。
Maybe one day you'll understand why
也许有一天，你会明白，
Everything you touch surely¹ dies
自己是如何亲手毁掉了一段爱情
But you only need the light when it's burning low
但是你只需要朦胧暗淡时的光亮。
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
只有在冰天雪地时才怀念阳光温暖
Only know you love her when you let her go
只有在让她走之后才始知那是真爱
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
只有在身处低谷时才遥想过去峥嵘
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
只有在乡愁涌动时才痛恨旅途遥远
Only know you love her when you let her go
只有在让她走之后才始知那是真爱
Staring at the ceiling² in the dark
繁星满天 你痴痴的望着天花板
Same old empty feeling in your heart
又是一个无比寂寞空虚的无眠夜'
Cause love comes slow and it goes so fast
爱情来的太慢，走得太快
Well you see her when you fall asleep
如今你只得在梦里与她相见
But never to touch and never to keep
可这梦脆弱的经不起触碰 经不起长久'
Cause you loved her too much and you dived too deep
你爱她越深 你亦而陷的越深
(重复)Well you only need the light when it's burning low
Only miss the sun when it starts to snow
Only know you love her when you let her go
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low
Only hate the road when you're missin' home
Only know you love her when you let her go
And you let her go
And you let her go
Well you let her go


这首歌在结尾的处理上很独特，伴奏慢慢淡去，只剩下人声。好像繁华落去，只剩下一个孤单的影子在垂泪叹息。只要生命还没有结束，我们还能用未来的日子弥补生命的遗憾。下面一起来了解一下歌词大意。passenger02.jpg
Only know you've been high when you're feeling low.
只有在身处低谷时才遥想过去峥嵘。
Feel low字面翻译是觉得情绪低落。
I have been feeling low all week.
我整个星期都情绪不高。
Since she was feeling low, we invited her out for dinner.
由于她意气消沉,我们邀她一起出去吃晚饭。
Staring at the bottom of your glass, Hoping one day you'll make a dream last.
酒杯已空，醉然疑视。希望有一天，你能让梦持续。
1. Stare常作动词表示“盯着看；凝视”。常接的介词有at，stare at表示盯着某人/某物看，当你觉得别人老盯着你，可以问他：
Why are you staring at me?
你为什么盯着我？
2. Stare后面还可以加其他的介词，如果加表示向下的down或者表示外面的out，表示盯着(某人)，让别人再也不敢和你对视下去。来听个例句：
The two children were having a competition to see who could stare the other out.
两个孩子在较量，看谁能把对方瞪得受不了。
3. Stare after sb表示“盯着…的背影”。
She stared after him as he left her.
她目不转睛地看着他离她而去。
4. 后面还有句歌词有stare at：Staring at the ceiling in the dark。
Ceiling表示“天花板”。
Staring at the ceiling in the dark.
繁星满天，你痴痴的望着天花板。
有什么样的感觉呢？
Same old empty feeling in your heart
在你心中觉得这又是一个无比寂寞空虚的无眠夜。
Cause you loved her too much and you dived too deep.
因为你你爱她太深。
Dive: “潜水；跳水”。可以作名词也可以作动词，比如：
What a beautiful dive!
多么优美的一个跳水动作啊！
当你很沉迷于某件事儿，比如说在爱情中陷得太深，玩游戏太过沉迷，你都可以说dive too deep（陷得太深）。
Dive in在口语中表示“开始猛吃东西”或者“热切地加入某项活动”，来听例句：
Dinner's ready. Dive in, everybody!
晚饭准备好了，开始吃吧，伙计们！
When the argument started I wanted to dive in.
争论开始时，我很想加入。

1 surely   

adv.确实地，无疑地；必定地，一定地

参考例句：

• It'should surely be possible for them to reach an agreement.想必他们可以达成协议。
• Surely we'll profit from your work.我们肯定会从你的工作中得到益处。

2 ceiling   

n.天花板；(规定价格、工资等的)最高限额

参考例句：

• It took more or less a whole day to paint the ceiling.粉刷天花板用了将近一整天的时间。
• A fly is on the ceiling.一只苍蝇在天花板上。