Lee Ann Womack《I hope you dance》

　　中文该译成《我希望你跳舞》，是著名女歌手Lee Ann Womack于2000年发行的一首单曲，她带给人们一种无法用语言来表达的真挚情感，被誉为“当代传统乡村歌曲精髓”。

 

   Lee Ann Womack六十年代出生于Texas,是一位受传统歌曲创作风格影响的艺术家，她的作品充满了对过去时光的怀念。

 

　Lee Ann Womack自写自唱的这首《I hope you dance》被收到了这个同名专辑里。这首歌是她写给自己女儿的，优美的旋律里充满了对女儿健康成长的美好祝愿，她也因为这支歌被誉为乡村音乐界的“慈母”女歌手。

 

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder,
我希望　你永遠不會失去活著的感受
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger,
盡情享受生活之餘　但保有渴望的心
May you never take one single breath for granted,
生命中的沒有任何一秒是理所當然
GOD forbid love ever leave you empty handed,
上天也不會讓你的愛空手而歸

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
我希望當你佇足在海邊　仍然覺自我的渺小
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
當一扇門關上時　我希望有更多門開啟
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
答應我　你會為自己的信念而努力
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.
你可以選擇原地踏步　或是翩翩起舞
I hope you dance...I hope you dance.
我希望你 翩翩起舞

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance,
我希望　你永遠不要畏懼遠方的山巒
Never settle for the path of least resistance.
千萬不要選擇最平坦的路
Livin' might mean takin' chances but they're worth takin',
人生或許都在做選擇　但值得碰碰運氣
Lovin' might be a mistake but it's worth makin',
愛情或許只是個錯誤　但值得你去犯錯
Don't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter,
別讓困難折損你的熱情　空留遺憾
When you come close to sellin' out reconsider,
當你有了壞念頭時　請三思而行
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance,
別忽視世上所有美好的事物
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance,
你可以選擇原地踏步 　或是翩翩起舞
I hope you dance...I hope you dance.
我希望你　翩翩起舞
I hope you dance...I hope you dance.
我希望你　翩翩起舞
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along,
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder where those years have gone.)
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along.)
（時間是一個轉動不停的輪子　讓我們不斷前進）
(Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder where those years have gone)
告訴我　誰會希望在回首過去時　悠悠長嘆　虛度光陰