Watching out the English

Ae Fond Kiss, And Then We Sever

1791
Type: Song
Tune: Rory Dall's Port.

Ae fond kiss, and then we sever;
Ae fareweel, alas, for ever!
Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,
Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee.
Who shall say that Fortune grieves him,
While the star of hope she leaves him?
Me, nae cheerful twinkle lights me;
Dark despair around benights me.

I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy,
Naething could resist my Nancy:
But to see her was to love her;
Love but her, and love for ever.
Had we never lov'd sae kindly,
Had we never lov'd sae blindly,
Never met-or never parted,
We had ne'er been broken-hearted.

Fare-thee-weel, thou first and fairest!
Fare-thee-weel, thou best and dearest!
Thine be ilka joy and treasure,
Peace, Enjoyment, Love and Pleasure!
Ae fond kiss, and then we sever!
Ae fareweeli alas, for ever!
Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,
Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee.

網上試聽

這是一首哀傷的歌，很美。當初聽到它，是在Ken Loach的電影Ae fond kiss中。我很喜歡這部乾乾淨淨的電影，當初在台灣看的時候就好喜歡。那樣的光線，那樣的牆角，那樣表達愛的方式。去了英國，才知道整個倫敦好多角落都找的到這種調調。其實我還是說不上來具體是什麼東西那麼吸引我，是一種整體，要有那樣的天色，那樣的植物，那樣的建築，跟那樣的人共同組合在一起才會有的調調。容易讓人動情。就好像電影出來後，很多影評都說Ken Loach展現大師風範之處，就是把這種拍到爛的題材--文化衝突下的愛情結合通俗劇--拍的讓人眼睛一樣，清新動人。我想這跟場景選在UK有很大關係，想愛不能愛的痛苦一下就順理成章的的，小小哭一下，該斷的時候清脆的喀擦一聲，在最好的時間點斷開，一點也不拖泥帶水（最會在這種時候大拖特拖拖的剛好就是印度電影）。在宜蘭時，曾試著把這些古英文翻譯成中文，中文一樣很美，但現在這檔案不知道到哪裡去了。