Season in the sun。
聽起來有股翻開畢業紀念冊書頁的味道，
很符合下個禮拜的心情( 沒想到畢業的心情，也要預演一下 : ) )
獻給，
所有的畢業生
這首歌由比利時詩人Jacques Brel創作，
並命名為Le Moribond /The Dying Man，
為的是揣摩瀕臨垂死的心情。
不巧的是在1961創作後，1974被診斷成癌症。
與是好友Rod McKuen便將它翻譯成英文，
但一波三折，
起初Kingston Trio的Bob Shane演唱，可是沒紅
又由當時當紅的Beach Boys也翻唱製成單曲，卻又因故沒有發行
最後，
由當時錄音伴奏的Terry Jacks為追悼友人修改重錄成為現今熟悉的版本
(比較年輕~ 女主角也換成了Michelle 曲風也走向勵志)
這個版本在英美皆熱銷超過六百張
Westlife也於1999年翻唱過
We've known each other since we're nine or ten 咱們從九歲或十歲時就認識了
Together we climbed hills or trees 我們一起爬山，一起爬樹
Learned of love and ABC's 一起學習愛和ABC
Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees 磨練心性也磨破了膝蓋
Goodbye my friend, it's hard to die 再見了，朋友，道別是如此難以啟齒
When all the birds are singing in the sky 當鳥兒在空中歌唱
Now that the spring is in the air 此刻，春天的氣息洋溢
Pretty girls are everywhere 到處都是漂亮的女孩
When you see them I'll be there 當你看見她們，我將隨之出現
We had joy, we had fun 我們曾擁有快樂，擁有歡笑
We had seasons in the sun 我們曾擁有陽光季節
But the hills that we climbed 但是我們爬過的小山坡
Were just seasons out of time 都已成了過往雲煙
Goodbye, Papa, please pray for me 再見，老爸，請為我祈禱
I was the black sheep of the family 我曾是家裡的壞小孩
You tried to teach me right from wrong 你曾試著教我分辨對錯
Too much wine and too much song 太多的美酒與歌
Wonder how I get along 懷疑我是怎麼過日子的
Goodbye, Papa, it's hard to die 再見了，老爸，道別是如此難以啟齒
When all the birds are singing in the sky 當鳥兒在空中歌唱
Now that the spring is in the air 此刻，春天的氣息洋溢
Little children everywhere 孩童們四處奔跑
When you see them I'll be there 當你看見他們，我將隨之出現
We had joy, we had fun 我們曾擁有快樂，擁有歡笑
We had seasons in the sun 我們曾擁有陽光季節
But the wine and the song 但美酒與歌
Like the seasons all have gone 像季節一樣消逝無蹤
Goodbye Michelle, my little one 再見了，蜜雪兒，我的小情人
You gave me love and helped me find the sun 你給了我愛，幫助我找到陽光
And every time that I was down 每次我意志消沈
You would always come around 你總是來到我身邊
And get my feet back on the ground 幫助我重新振作起來
Goodbye, Michelle, it's hard to die 再見了，蜜雪兒，道別是如此難以啟齒
When all the bird are singing in the sky 當鳥兒在空中歌唱
Now that the spring is in the air 此刻，春天的氣息洋溢
With the flowers everywhere 花兒四處開放
I wish that we could both be there 願我倆能在一起
We had joy, we had fun 我們曾擁有快樂，擁有歡笑
We had seasons in the sun 我們曾擁有陽光季節
But the stars we could reach 我們能摘到的星星
Were just starfishes on the beach 不過是沙灘上的海星
