喜歡上音樂劇的主題曲已有十多年.

第一次聽到這首歌的時候, 連歌詞中的英文都未能完全明白過來, 卻因著它的旋律和歌者ELAINE PAIGE的情感而觸動流淚. 之後, 的原著班底作最後一次世界巡迴演出, 那時的我多渴望去看, 可惜的是當時還未出來工作, 沒有能力負責那幾百元的門券, 只白白的失去了那個機會. 雖然是這樣, 我還是買了的影碟回家好好細味, 每一次聽到, 還是會完全陶醉其中.

到現在, 能夠明白歌詞的我就更加對這首歌一往情深. 因為這個故事; 這個角色; 令更有味道更加令人動容. 人漸漸長大了, 生活經歷豐富了, 便又產生了更大的共鳴更深刻地被打動.

Andrew Lloyd Webber - Memory (Cats)

Lyrics to Memory (Cats) :
Daylight
See the dew on the sunflower
And a rose that is fading
Roses whither away
Like the sunflower
I yearn to turn my face to the dawn
I am waiting for the day . . .

Midnight
Not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory?
She is smiling alone
In the lamplight
The withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan

Memory
All alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days
I was beautiful then
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again

Every streetlamp
Seems to beat a fatalistic warning
Someone mutters
And the streetlamp gutters
And soon it will be morning

Daylight
I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I musn't give in
When the dawn comes
Tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin

Burnt out ends of smoky days
The stale cold smell of morning
The streetlamp dies, another night is over
Another day is dawning

Touch me
It's so easy to leave me
All alone with the memory
Of my days in the sun
If you touch me
You'll understand what happiness is

Look
A new day has begun

很快, 會來到香港, 這一次我不會讓此機會溜走的了.