5/08/2009

Depeche Mode--"The Love Thieves"

大概幾個月前翻譯的DM歌詞,因為覺得翻不出原本的美感,一直沒貼出來。這是Martin最棒的詞作之一,既表現出悲憫,又有對宗教的批評。還是詞中的「祢」正是愛情本身?

最近聽到年齡相仿的朋友談感情的事,幾乎都是苦痛,好痛好痛。



啊,祢的淚水
為了那些處境堪憐的靈魂而流
他們頹然跌坐在祢的足邊
捧著酒杯,懇求愛

所有店員與裁縫
鯊魚和水手
各專攻其職
終究要失敗

憐憫那些悲慘的人
和不幸的追隨者
他們宣誓愛
全心仰賴聖經
亟欲得到與祢共進一餐的殊榮
然後盡其所能
飽食祢的神聖

愛需要殉道者
需要犧牲
他們為祢的美麗而活
因自己的邪惡而受苦
愛會造成我靈魂兄弟們喪生
但他們的精神將活在
每位愛人的心中

祢如開庭的法官
唇邊一抹勝利微笑
祢的身體是天使的光環
他們的心卻得接受審判

如同亞當與夏娃
如同曾遭鯨魚吞下的約拿
他們是歪曲的愛情賊子
祢是他們的獄卒

愛需要殉道者
需要犧牲
他們為祢的美麗而活
因自己的邪惡而受苦
愛會造成我靈魂兄弟們喪生
但他們的精神將活在
每位愛人的心中
Oh the tears that you weep
For the poor tortured souls
Who fall at your feet
With all their love begging bowls
All the clerks and the tailors
The sharks and the sailors
All good at their trades
But they'll always be failures

Alms for the poor
For the wretched disciples
And the love that they swore
With their hearts on the bible
Beseeching the honour
To sit at your table
And feast on your holiness
As long as they're able

Love needs its martyrs
Needs its sacrifices
They live for your beauty
And pay for their vices
Love will be the death of
My lonely soul brothers
But their spirits shall live on in
The hearts of all lovers

You're holding court
With your lips and your smile
Your body's a halo
Their minds are on trial
Sure as adam is eve
Sure as Jonah turned whaler
They're crooked love thieves
And you are their jailor

Love needs its martyrs
Needs its sacrifices
They live for your beauty
And pay for their vices
Love will be the death of
My lonely soul brothers
But their spirit shall live on in
The hearts of all lovers

11 意見:

MimiBao 提到...

HI 這次換我來你這邊逛啦!!
平常都沒有夜貓的人去我那邊玩XD

你的BLOG真是充滿藝文風
這首歌翻得很棒喲!

我同意你說的「祢」就是愛情本身:)
因為「愛需要殉道者」

對了,你會去聽5/31電影配樂大師顏尼歐莫利可奈在小巨蛋的音樂會嗎?
我那天去買時好位子幾乎都被搶光了
這次有莫利柯奈,希望明年有約翰威廉斯和漢斯季默呀!

PS:我是聿珩(mimibao)

Debby 提到...

Hello, 聿珩!真開心妳來玩,我知道舒亞姐會去妳的blog,她可能害羞不好意思留言吧 XD

現在還有好位子嗎 @@ 老實說我還沒去過小巨蛋耶,俗俗

MimiBao 提到...

哈哈~~一定還有的
只是要趕快啦!!
因為目前最便宜只剩下1200囉!(800很早就沒了QQ)
只是位子可能不太好^^"

售票系統是年代
因此要去金石堂買
(誠品沒有年代站點,法雅客有沒有我不確定@@")
如果你買到票,可以和我在小巨蛋碰面啊!!
我可以帶你去旁邊IKEA吃東西(誤)
我住那附近,對那邊挺熟的XDDDD

Debby 提到...

好啊,我去看看 ^^

是端午節連假哩,禮拜天應該還可以

raymond 提到...

the love theives is a slow number, i love the pedal steel guitar solo. it s so beautiful. love will be the death of my lonely soul brothers, but their spirit shall live on in, the heart of all lovers. is it refer to kurt cobain and richey manics. you translate the song so well. actually this album start from dark, end from bright, it s like you can see a tunnel of light.i always wish depeche mode will tour the ultra album . because songs of faith and devotional tour i cant catch up. also depeche mode should end the 90s with a summary like 101 to 80s

Debby 提到...

"The Love Thieves" is one of Martin's best lyrical pieces. I'm not sure if Martin would refer to Cobain or Richey James since Dave seems to be the one who's more interested in their contemporary rock music scene, but I can be wrong.

"Ultra" does end on an optimistic note. Considering what the band had been through, such optimism is genuine and unbearably moving. I never thought about a world tour for the band close the 90s until you mentioned it. I'm satisfied with 101, though. The momentum of 101 only occurred once in their career, and that's what's so special about it.

raymond 提到...

actually , all the dm albums arr dark ,but the are genuinely bright just like insight,higher love, pimpf. considering what the band had been through is ti refer to david s drug problem, alan wilder s departure.?i mention it because i believe depeche mode are able to tour the ultra at least one night. just like the black celebration tour, world violation tour, devotional tour all are good tour. also devotional tour are no worse than101. actually, you can treat the singles tour as ultra tour
but maybe because david s health so they cant tour, just imagine violator, songs of faith and devotion, ultra join together after101

Debby 提到...

Well, that's true. The setlist would've been amazing. Ultra songs don't make it onto their setlists anymore other than "Home," sadly.

raymond 提到...

the setlist of the singles tour
1intro painkiller
2a question of time
3world in my eyes
4policy of truth
5it s no good
6never let me down again
7walking in my shoes
8only when i lose myself
9a question of lust
10home
11condemnation
12in your room
13useless
14enjoy the silence
15personal jesus
16barrel of a gun
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17somebody
18stripped
19i feel you
20just cant get enough


the setlist of now as read on q magazine
in chains
wrong
hole to feed
walking in my shoes
it s no good
a question of time
precious
fly on the windscreen
little soul
home
comeback
peace
in your room
ifeel you
policy of truth
enjoy the silence
never let me down again
stripped
master and servant
stranglove
personal jesus
waiting for the night

Debby 提到...

Thanks. You see, that proves my theory. The only track from "Ultra" is "Home"...

raymond 提到...

also, its no good is on the list

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