Now that the spring is in the air
Little children everywhere
When you see them I ’ll be there.
We have joy we had fun
We have seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the seasons
Have all gone.
We have joy we had fun
We have seasons in the sun
But the stars we could reach
Were just starfish on the beach.
Goodbye Michelle my little one
You gave me love and helped me find the sun
And every time that I was down
You would always come around
And get my feet back on the ground.
Goodbye Michelle it ’s hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
With the flowers everywhere
I wish that we could both be there
We have joy we had fun
We have seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climb were just seasons
Out of time......
We have joy we had fun
We have seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the seasons
Have all gone.
All our lives we had fun
We have seasons in the sun
But the stars we could reach
Were just starfish on the beach.
这也许因为是临终遗言,所以意境也就特别的美。
解释一下,
和大家常看到的不同,都是We have joy,we have fun
Westlife版是We had joy,we had fun
原版是用“have”的,表示作者的一种希望之情,他希望能永远快乐,但是死亡逼近,已经永远不可能了。
Pretty girls are everywhere ,Think of me and I ’ll be there
此句个人认为是点睛之笔,颇具讽刺意味
作者像是在描述天堂的美景,有好多的美女,有点出自己的花心
然而,确实由衷地希望同样的错不要再犯一次
他和好友,不会再爱上同一个女人。
Michelle是他的女儿,因为他的死而将成为孤儿,让他放心不下
I wish that we could both be there 指的是作者希望能返老还童,生命中能少些烦恼。
也许大家会奇怪,为什么不唱他的妻子
因为那是他的隐私,他不愿再提及
全曲始终带着悲情和讽刺意味,是一个死刑犯的最后的感想
是对于整个生命的回顾,是为好友、为父亲、为女儿而写下的遗言