Artist: Wang Feng (汪峰)
Song: 雨天的回忆 (yu tian de huiyi) •Album: 生无所求
雨天的回忆
我无法忘记童年小城的青石路
和祖母唱的古老的旋律
我无法忘记故乡秋末的麦地
和南方水柳摇摆的倩影可是我最无法忘记的
还是那个雨天的回忆
你就在紫色的雨中
轻轻地悄悄地离去我无法忘记那只廉价的吉他
和那件破旧的蓝色军装
我无法忘记那面红色的旗帜
和那条嚎叫的荒凉街道可是我最无法忘记的
还是那个雨天的回忆
你就在紫色的雨中
轻轻地悄悄地离去我无法忘记那个一九八九的夏夜
和一九九九狂欢的人群
我无法忘记那场二零零八的灾难
和二零一一荒谬的悲剧我无法忘记山顶弃儿的抽泣
小巷中孤独骑士的呻吟
我无法忘记远山行者的呼喊
和穷街放浪囚徒的悲鸣可是我最无法忘记的
还是那个雨天的回忆
你就在紫色的雨中
轻轻地悄悄地离去其实我最无法忘记的
还是那个雨天的回忆
我就在紫色的雨中
静静地深深地哭泣
Memories of a Rainy Day
I cannot forget the town’s limestone streets of my youth,
nor the ancient melodies my grandmother sang.
I cannot forget my hometown’s wheat in late fall,
nor the beautiful image of a woman swaying with the willows.But the thing I cannot forget the most,
is that memory on a rainy day–
[when] you quietly and sorrowfully left
in the purple rain.I cannot forget the cheap guitar,
nor the shabby blue soldier’s uniform.
I cannot forget the red banner,
nor that howling on the desolate streets.But the thing I cannot forget the most,
is that memory on a rainy day–
[when] you quietly and sorrowfully left
in the purple rain.I cannot forget that summer night in 1989,
nor the crowd partying hard in 1999
I cannot forget the disaster in 2008,
nor the ridiculous tragedy in 2011.I cannot forget the sobs of a child abandoned on a mountain,
nor the groans of a lonely cavalier in an alleyway.
I cannot forget the traveler’s cries on a faraway mountain,
nor the laments of a prisoner in a back alley.But the thing I cannot forget the most,
is that memory on a rainy day–
[when] you quietly and sorrowfully left
in the purple rain.Another thing I cannot forget the most,
is still that memory on a rainy day,
when I quietly yet deeply cried
in the purple rain.
Submitted by Elda Mengisto
Author’s comments:
1. The summer night in 1989 probably refers to 6/4, if I’m not mistaken. It’s also mentioned in Wang Feng’s song with 鲍家街43号，《晚安，北京》。
2. The disaster in 2008 refers to the Sichuan earthquake, which took place in April of that year.
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