我在Cafe Philo

與同仁南下勘查活動場地。從陰天微冷的台北來到高雄，發現南台灣的四月已經隱隱有仲夏的威力。下午兩點，坐渡輪到旗津，一出渡船頭，就看見街對面有一家紀念品店，頂著豔陽天的一行人決定過去找幾頂遮陽的帽子。這是一家門口擺放著貝殼、船具、帆船模型，以海洋為主題的紀念品店。剛一走進去，店裡音響裡大聲播放著的廣播節目，不知為什麼，正好播出Beatles的Yellow Submarine。年輕的Beatles聲音，乾淨、晴朗而輕快的唱著那膾炙人口的進行曲調：


We all live in our yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine.


We all live in our yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine.

我買了一頂白色毛線帽。熱心又健談的老闆，長相與打扮都很像海員，天南地北的為我們介紹起店的歷史。被我們驚擾了午睡的兩隻小狗在身邊跑進跑出，不時望著我們。在這家擺滿了各種小紀念品的店裡面，有著從世界各地來到這個港口的蒐藏。或許有許多不知名海員的回憶，也凍結在這個渡船頭小店的時間櫥窗裡。


我想到記憶中的許多歐洲城市，也有著蒐藏與趣味如同此處一般的跳蚤市場與市集小店。我想到久違了的旅行，不由得偷偷嘆了一口氣。而縈繞在耳邊，洋溢著年輕冒險熱情的Beatles歌聲，還在繼續加溫我渴望旅行的血液：


In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines


So we sailed up to the sun
Till we found the sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine


We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine


And our friends are all on board
Many more of them live next door
And the band begins to play


We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine


As we live a life of ease
Everyone of us has all we need
Sky of blue and sea of green
In our yellow submarine.


We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine


We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in our yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine


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(Yellow Submarine Lyrics: Lennon/McCartney)