Seasons In The Sun　◊° Westlife
　　　　　　　　　　　　　陽光季節　　　　西城男孩


　Goodbye to you my trusted friend
　再見了　我忠實的朋友
　We’ve known each other since we were nine or ten
　咱們從九歲或十歲時就認識了
　Together we’ve climbed hills and trees
　我們一起爬山　一起爬樹
　Learned of love and ABCs
　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 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
　Think of me and I’ll be there
　當你看見她們　我將隨之出現

　We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
　我們曾擁有快樂　擁有歡笑　我們曾擁有陽光季節
　But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time
　我們爬過的小山坡　不曾因時光而變換季節

　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 got 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

　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 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
　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 we had seasons in the sun
　我們曾擁有快樂　擁有歡笑　我們曾擁有陽光季節
　But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time
　我們爬過的小山坡　不曾因時光而變換季節

　We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
　我們曾擁有快樂　擁有歡笑　我們曾擁有陽光季節
　But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone
　但美酒與歌　像季節一樣消逝無蹤

　We had joy, we had fun We had seasons in the sun
　我們曾擁有快樂　擁有歡笑　我們曾擁有陽光季節
　But the stars we could reach, Were just starfishes on the beach
　我們能摘到的星星　不過是沙灘上的海星

　　這首歌翻唱於Terry Jacks（泰瑞傑克斯）
　　的Seasons In The Sun（陽光季節）

　* black sheep　黑綿羊
　在英文俚語中　是指敗家子
　家裡最不成材的孩子或害群之馬

　這首帶有勵志色彩的歌曲
　原作者是法國的民歌手傑克斯布瑞爾（Jacques Brel）
　經由也是歌手的美國朋友洛徳麥昆（Rod MaKuen）翻成英文
　才流傳到美國

　這首曲子原名-- Le moribond
　意思是「臨終的人」
　一九六一年，傑克斯布瑞爾發現自己罹患了癌症
　因而寫下這首歌　獻給他的父親、摯友和妻子

　「Seasons in the sun」被介紹到美國以後
　原本是由當時十分走紅的Beach Boys（海灘少年合唱團）灌錄成單曲
　但錄完卻因為某些原因決定不發行
　後來　參與錄音伴奏的泰瑞傑克斯為了追悼一位意外死亡的友人
　便自己重新錄了這首歌　並徵得原作詞者的同意
　修改了最後一段歌詞　也就是我們目前所聽到的版本

　一九七三年
　泰瑞傑克斯演唱的版本發行於加拿大　大受歡迎
　後來在英、美兩地都登上排行冠軍並風靡全球
　據統計　這首單曲全球總銷售量超過了六百萬張
　進入廿一世紀以後　英國的偶像團體西城男孩合唱團（Westlife）
　曾翻唱這首歌　味道相去不遠
　將這首經典老歌再度介紹給了全世界的年輕歌迷