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今天上課明志跟我介紹了三首歌，回到家就興致勃勃的開始找了起來，

我最先看到的是"Sometimes When We Touch" 這首，

這首歌的來頭不小，是由一位來自加拿大多倫多的創作歌手寫的，

"Sometimes When We Touch"是1977年由Dan Hill所發的單曲，

這首歌幫他打響了全球的知名度，更一舉拿下全美排行的第三名，

此外，這首歌後來也獲選為20世紀的百大西洋歌曲

特別提一下演唱人是Dan Hill，不是Sam Cooke。 

Sam Cooke是唱爵士樂，而非鄉村風格。

不過Sam Cooke也是很經典的一個歌手，

他唱的歌有兩首入選20世紀百大，以後有機會再慢慢介紹他。

來聽歌吧 ^^

Sandy

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Sometimes When We Touch  by Dan Hill

You ask me if I love you

你問我是否愛你

And I choke on my reply

我回答不出來

I'd rather hurt you honestly

誠實或許會傷害到你

Than mislead you with a lie

我也不要用謊言誤導你

And who am I to judge you

On what you say or do?

我是誰，怎能去批判你做的事、說的話

I'm only just beginning to see the real you

我也才開始認識真實的妳

**And sometimes when we touch

當我們溝通的時候

The honesty's too much

似乎太透明了

And I have to close my eyes and hide

讓我想閉起我的雙眼逃開

I wanna hold you til I die

我真的想擁著你直到天荒地老

Til we both break down and cry

直到我們兩個都承受不住而哭泣

I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides

我想抱著你，直到我內心的恐懼平息

Romance and all its strategy

戀愛的法則和策略

Leaves me battling with my pride

讓我和自己的自尊交戰

But through the insecurity

但在這樣不安定的感覺中

Some tenderness survives

至少還尚存一些溫情

I'm just another writer

我只是另一個作家

Still trapped within my truth

想要逃離現實

A hesitant prize fighter

只是一個出拳太慢的職業拳擊手

Still trapped within my youth**

想逃脫歲月的枷鎖

At times I'd like to break you

有時我想打擊你

And drive you to your knees

讓你屈膝倒下

At times I'd like to break through

有時我想打破僵局

And hold you endlessly

永遠的擁抱著你

At times I understand you

有時我了解你

And I know how hard you've tried

了解你已經努力的嘗試

I've watched while love commands you

我看見被愛支配著的你

And I've watched love pass you by

我也看見與愛擦身而過的你

At times I think we're drifters

有時我想我們都是在愛情中浮沉的人

Still searching for a friend

A brother or a sister

還想找尋一段友誼或是親情

But then the passion flares again**

於是熱情又熊熊的燃起

我沒有照字面翻，而是加入自己的解讀

翻完的感想，人真是矛盾的動物‧‧‧

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Brief Bio of Dan Hill



(I'm too tird to translate it right now.

Probably I'd do it tomorrow.)

Dan Hill was born in Toronto in 1954 to American Parents

who, as an interracial couple, moved to Canada to escape

the twin scourges of Racism and McCarthyism. They also

believed that Canada provided a better environment to

raise their family.

 

Dan began writing songs at age 14 and was playing professionally

in small gatherings and coffee houses by the time he reached 17.

Two years later he signed to GRT Records in Canada and so began

his quick rise to fame. It was the 1977 Longer Fuse (1977) and the single

"Sometimes When We Touch "that sealed Dan's international success.

It not only gave him his third Canadian Gold album,

it also won over the U.S. audience.

 

"Sometimes When we Touch" also gave Dan his first co-writing experience,

in this case with the highly talented and respected Barry Mann.

"We were brought together in almost blind date fashion."

Dan was named Top New Male Vocalist in both Cashbox and Record World:

won Juno awards for Composer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year.

and was nominated for a Grammy in 1977.

Dan's songwriting can be heard on:

Healing Power of Love

Sometimes When We Touch

Seduces Me

 

You could find more details in :Dan's website