Coldplay(酷玩乐队)经典英文歌曲：Yellow

《Yellow》为玩酷乐队2000年EP里的同名主打歌，关于yellow的翻译一直争议不断，有说歌颂母亲的，有说描摹吸毒者心境的。

中英双语歌词：
Look at the stars,

Look how they shine¹ for you,

And everything you do,

Yeah, they were all Yellow.

I came² along³,

I wrote⁴ a song for you,

And all the things you do,

And it was⁵ called Yellow.

So then I took⁶ my turn,

Oh what a thing to have done,

And it was all Yellow.

Your skin⁷

Oh yeah, your skin and bones,

Turn into something beautiful,

You know, you know I love you so,

You know I love you so.

I swam across⁸,

I jumped across for you,

Oh what a thing to do.

Cos you were all Yellow,

I drew a line,

I drew a line for you,

Oh what a thing to do,

And it was all Yellow.

Your skin,

Oh yeah your skin and bones,

Turn into something beautiful,

And you know,

For you I'd bleed⁹ myself¹⁰ dry,

For you I'd bleed myself dry.

It's true¹¹,

Look how they shine for you,

Look how they shine for you,

Look how they shine for,

Look how they shine for you,

Look how they shine for you,

Look how they shine.

Look at the stars,

Look how they shine for you,

And all the things that you do.

(译文)

仰望天上星星

看着它们为你绽放光芒

而你却如此胆怯小心

跟随着你

我为你写下一首情歌

因为你表现出的胆怯小心

歌名叫做YELLOW

我会全心全意

想突破你心房 赢的你芳心

却也担心害怕起来

你的肌肤

是如此美丽脱俗而真实

你该知道

我不可自拔地爱上你

你该明了

我已深深爱上你

整颗心早已游向你

整个人想急着飞奔到你面前

却又止步

不知如何靠近你

哦!这是多么艰难的一件事

因为你事如此胆怯小心

你的肌肤

是如此美丽脱俗而真实

你该知道

我愿意为你抛开一切

你该明了

我为你失去生命也不可惜

这是真的

星星都因为你绽放光芒

星星都因为你绽放光芒

看!他们为你绽放光芒

看!他们为你绽放光芒

星星都因为你绽放光芒

仰望天上星星

看着他们为你绽放光芒

而你却依然如此胆怯小心

1 shine   

vi.发光；照耀，闪耀

参考例句：

• The stars shine in the sky.星星在天空闪烁.
• The sun is shinning brightly.今天阳光格外明媚。

2 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

3 along   

adv.一道，一起；prep.沿着，顺着

参考例句：

• Would you like to come along?你想一起去吗？
• They walked slowly along the road.他们沿着公路慢慢走。

4 wrote   

v.（write的过去式）写

参考例句：

• She wrote the music and he wrote the book.她作曲子，他写歌词。
• He wrote back that he was too busy to join us.他回信说他太忙不能参加我们的活动。

5 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

6 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

7 skin   

n.皮肤，皮；vt.剥皮，使愈合；vi.长皮，愈合；蜕皮

参考例句：

• You need a skin test.你需要做个皮肤测试。
• Your skin is very dry.你的肌肤非常干燥。

8 across   

adv.横过，使...被理解(或接受)；prep.穿过，横过

参考例句：

• He walked across the road carefully.他小心地过马路。
• You can go across the bridge.你可以越过这座桥。

9 bleed   

vi.流血，悲痛，渗出；vt.使出血，榨取

参考例句：

• If you cut your finger,it will bleed.如果你割破手指,它会流血。
• The cut on my arm bleed for a long time.我胳膊上的伤口流了好长时间的血。

10 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

11 true   

a.真实，不假的；忠实，可靠的；正确无误的

参考例句：

• He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.不到长城非好汉。
• I will come and see if it is true.我要来了解一下，是否真有其事。