天堂的恩怨情仇non

 多年前他在綠色和平工作，一次在加州約斯米特國家公園的避靜活動中，讓他邂逅了一位融化他的心的女士，事後各自歸途，她回到科羅拉多州綠色和平辦事處而後來到紐約州繼續升學，他則回到聖地牙哥州綠色和平辦事處而後來返回加拿大原居地猶岡。

之後幾個月他們密切通訊，終於發現了一個很快就可以再次親近的機會…

她因為學業要到佛羅倫斯，他因為演出要到慕尼黑，一下子兩人從北美兩地到歐陸兩地，雖仍屬分隔頗遙，但感覺近在咫尺，於是特意安排先再次邂逅於佛羅倫斯和慕尼黑之間位於意大利北部的山鎮布列瑟農尼。

珍貴的匆匆幾天，隨著探索山區的鄉村，借機盡訴互相愛慕之情愫。

當時間到了，她必須往彿羅倫斯報到，他陪著她到附近鄉村的火車站，不情願的互道再見，再次各奔前程的感覺大家都很難受。

含著淚，他登上巴士趕回布列瑟農尼火車站去轉慕尼黑，在短短40分鐘的車程中他睡著了並作了夢，夢中他聽到了這首歌，不可思議地詞曲俱完整。

當他醒來下車時，為免忘記掉，他趕忙到就近的一間咖啡店把詞和曲寫在餐巾紙上。

多年後終於灌錄了這首歌，在他心深處永遠留有位置給她、給那鄉村和給這歌。

(改編自馬修連恩的告白，註一)

誕生了一首不平凡的歌 ...

Bressanone – Matthew Lien     布列瑟農尼 – 馬修連恩

Here I stand in Bressanone    我站在布列瑟農尼這裡

With the stars up in the sky   伴著天空上的星星

Are they shining over Brenner   它們是否也照亮著伯倫納

And upon the other side   和另一邊的土地呢(指他即將踏上的德國)

You would be a sweet surrender   妳不得不成為(我)漂亮的放下

But I must go the other way   而我必須殊途上路

And my train will carry me onward   火車載著我的軀殼向前

Though my heart would surely stay   而我的心寧可滯留

Oh my heart would surely stay...  噢我的心寧可滯留

Now the clouds are flying by me   雲兒朶朶從我身邊飛過

And the moon is on the rise   並且月兒正在升起

I have left the stars behind me   我把星星留在背後

They were diamonds in your skies   它們曾是妳天空中的鑽石

You would be a sweet surrender   妳不得不成為(我)漂亮的放下

But I must go the other way   而我必須殊途上路

And my train will carry me onward   火車載著我的軀殼向前

Though my heart would surely stay   而我的心寧可滯留

Oh my heart would surely stay...  噢我的心寧可滯留

這首歌的樂韻有如鬱郁芳香的奇花異卉，頗多聽者聽後認為對心靈創痛很具慰藉療傷之效，除此，歌詞中不平凡的一句 “You would be a sweet surrender 妳不得不成為(我)漂亮的放下” 別具意義。

馬修連恩和那位她經歷了愛別離之苦，然都放得下，而且是漂亮的放下，存在心深處的美麗詩篇想必是感恩、是無悔、是不枉人生。

對人之五苦：生命體苦(生老病死)、愛別離苦、怨憎憤苦、求不得苦和放不下苦，人究非草木，逃不過前四苦亦屬尋常，但放不下是最愚蠢的苦，因為它是為放不下前面的苦而苦，所以是同一苦之二度苦，何苦來哉！

註一

“I once worked for Greenpeace many years ago, where I met a young woman who melted my heart.

We met while on a retreat in California’s Yosemite National Park.

After the retreat, she returned to the Colorado Greenpeace office and eventually went back to school in New York State.

I returned to the San Diego Greenpeace office, and eventually went back to my home in the Yukon, Canada.

Over the months, we stayed in touch. Soon we discovered that we would both be close again …

When we were both in Europe, we made arrangements to meet in a place that was close being to Florence and Munich …

We spent several days exploring the mountain villages and each other’s hearts.

And when the day came for her to return, I took her to a train station in a nearby village and we say goodbye.

It is very sad to be going our own ways again. With tears in my eyes, I got on a bus and headed for the train station in Bressanone.

During the short 40 minute bus ride, I fell asleep. And while I slept, I had a dream in which I could hear this song, complete with the words and music. When I awoke, I went to the nearest coffee shop to write down the words and music on a napkin, so I would not forget …

It was years later when I finally recorded the song. I will always have a place in my heart for her, for that village and for this song. ”

… Matthew Lien