April 15,2008

Here’s To Life


Joe Williams /攝影:JAVET KIMBLE


週日,護送老婆上台北,參加她們批鬥老公(或男友)的姊妹會。於是我也偷得半日閒,在耳朵極癢(累積空氣中不時飄來怨聲)的狀態下,四處晃晃。

聽說中山捷運站有地下書街,索性徒步由台北站一路走到雙連站。地下書街其實書沒想像中多,只買了一本「發現契訶夫」……大概又會擺在書架上一段時日吧!出乎意料地,很多店面不知是沒營業或是根本沒租出去,鐵捲門是拉上的。

走在兩側都是緊閉的鐵捲門長廊,忽使我想起,某一次非假日的夜裡去逛九份老街,看到整條原應明亮卻反常漆暗的狹街:深色的、鏽色的、彩繪的、一橫條一橫條整齊疊著的、默然的鐵捲門,居然心頭一緊……

離台北站越遠,人潮明顯變少。可以捷運站與台鐵交會處的停車場作為切分區……自明亮清爽的捷運站空調下,要步入此烏黑燠熱的停車場,很多人選擇回頭。

停車場裡,我看到一家不到一坪大小的修理皮鞋店面(店老闆背著裸露的單管日光燈正看著報紙),看到倒臥不知是睡還是怎麼了的流浪漢(有一女性懷裡還抱小孩?),看到雙臂自肘關節以下完全斷去的賣玉蘭花的小販,看到……

耳機裡的音樂,是出門前事先轉檔的MP3,一路上伴著我哼哼唱唱。當我很快地通過停車場回到空調冷氣包圍之下,沒來由地想起最近過世的島內爵士樂手,而我僅有的他的一張專輯,居然忘了轉檔放進隨身碟……

於雙連站走回地面,結束這段地下漫遊。到上揚唱片行逛逛,挑了兩張唱片:一是Philly兄月前報馬的「巴黎之晨」,另一是Joe Williams的「Here’s To Life」。

Here’s To Life 的 Joe Williams 加 George Shearing 版本,是我剛開始聽爵士樂時,由一張贈品合集中所發現的,我認為是絕美之作……

Joe Williams(vocal),George Shearing(piano)請耐著性子聽聽看……


這是Joe Williams現場演唱的版本。


另外,Shirley Horn的版本也不錯!


把詞抄於下,嗯!為生命而歌……
Here’s To Life
Lyrics - Phyllis Molinary, Music - Artie Butler


No complaints and no regrets
I still believe in chasing dreams and placing bets
And I have learned that all you give is all you get
So give it all you've got

I had my share, I drank my fill
And even though I'm satisfied, I'm hungry still
To see what's down another road, beyond a hill
And do it all again

So here's to life
And every joy it brings
Here's to life
To dreamers and their dreams

Funny how the time just flies
How love can go from warm hellos to sad goodbyes
And leave you with the memories you've memorized
To keep your winters warm

But there's no yes in yesterday
And who knows what tomorrow brings, or takes away
As long as I'm still in the game, I want to play
For laughs, for life, for love

So here's to life
And every joy it brings
Here's to life
To dreamers and their dreams
May all your storms be weathered
And all that's good get better

Here's to life
Here's to love
And here's to you

IBIZA



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