「事情就是這樣」和「那又怎麼樣?」這兩句話在人生之中(尤其是中年以後的人生),是兩大關鍵詞。以經驗來說,只要把這兩句話好好刻進腦子裡,那麼人生大多的局面都可以不犯大過地安然度過了。
──村上春樹,《村上朝日堂嗨嗬》
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今天的我,原本以為可以跟上小毛的節奏
怎知閱讀完他寫得「吾少也賤,故多能鄙事」
不知道怎麼搞得我什麼也跟不上…
可惡,那就不跟了...
索性來寫些有的沒的事
話說前幾天我不是剛從東京回來嗎?
如果你問我「什麼是你此趟東京之行最深刻的回憶?」
我會回「遇見亂流又剛好聽著A Whiter Shade of Pale吧!」
尤其抖盪的氣流搭上主樂器風琴的霎那,可比擬人生一大浪漫!
Procol Harum / A Whiter Shade of Pale (1967)
看到這首歌的MV時
我發現我愛六零及七零年代
MV裡有好幾個畫面,看了我總想笑……
中
We skipped the light fandango 我倆跳著輕盈的方丹戈舞步
Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor 優雅地環繞著舞池
I was feeling kinda seasick 我感到有些暈船
But the crowd called out for more 但人群不斷喝采
The room was humming harder 整個房間越來越鼓噪
As the ceiling flew away 連天花板都要掀了
When we called out for another drink 當我們另外又點了一些飲料時
The waiter brought a tray 侍者端了托盤過來
And so it was that later 然而過一會兒之後
As the miller told his tale 這磨坊的主人開始訴說他的故事
That her face, as first just ghostly 忽然間 她的臉龐如鬼魅般驚恐
Turned a whiter shade of pale 慢慢轉變為一抹蒼白的朦朧幽暗
She said, there's no reason 她說這一切都沒有道理
And the truth is plain to see 然而真相卻顯而易見
But I wandered through my playing cards 但我此時盡情於牌桌
And would not let her be 為了不讓她成為
One of sixteen vestal virgins 那個獻身於某種神話的祭品
Who were leaving for the coast 進而一個人孤單離開
And although my eyes were open 雖然我的雙眼從未閉上
They might have just as we've been closed 但它們仍好像從未張開
She said, I 'm home on shore leave 她說 我雖在返家的岸邊
Though in truth we were at sea 但事實上我們還身陷大海
So I took her by the looking glass 因此我帶著她來到鏡子旁邊
And forced her to agree 強迫她去認清一些事
Saying, you must be the mermaid 我說 妳必定是人魚的化身
Who took Neptune for a ride 整天騎著海馬遨遊
But she smiled at me so sadly 但她只對我苦苦一笑
That my anger straightway died 這使得我的怒氣消失殆盡
If music be the food of love 如果音樂是愛情的食糧
Then laughter is its queen 那麼笑聲就是它的源頭
And likewise if behind is in front 同樣的如果倒過來說
Then dirt in truth is clean 那麼連灰塵也是乾淨的
My mouth by then like cardboard 我頓時無言
Seemed to slip straight through my head 只是傻傻發呆著
So we crash-dived straightway quickly 於是我們兩個急速下潛
And attack the ocean bed 直達無人探知的海底深處
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【寫在最後】
發現什麼生活小事都還是有著殘存的蛛絲馬跡
就像最近,遇到選換手機這等小事
我還是能想起了他
我想他曾說過「我覺得你矮矮的,拿著大大的手機,整個比例是可愛的…」
想念已是我的日常
每每透過那些旋律、畫面與氣味……
我想,想念已是我的日常
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我很慶幸我們兩個人的第一次談話是透過文字開始
因為.........讀著讀著
字裡行間都有著你我無聲勝有聲的「模樣」
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