【歐米設計_歐米賞】_ Father & Son(父與子)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVbbYYUMI-c

【歐米思】_人生的滿足和成就,是否一定要建基於事業與士途上…..? 要領悟當中,是否一定要在家庭和士途上做出取捨後,才能體悟?

Does life’s satisfaction and success can only be built on career path? Do we have to finally understand which is more important when we have to choose between them?

1970 年Father & Son , 由Cat Steven 主唱,後於2004年由Ronan Keating (羅南)以 “現代方式”重新演唱。此歌曲為父與子兩角色之對話,但不管是那個版本,均由一人分別以高低音調分演角色演唱。較特別的,是2009年時 Ronan Keating (羅南) 於一 MV拍攝,邀請原唱者Cat Steven一起演出合唱,他們年齡巧好是一父一子之差距。

Father & Son was sung by Cat Steven at 1970 and later revised by Ronan Keating in a more modern way. Father and son is having a conversation in the song. In either version of Father & Son, they both were sung by one person in higher note and lower note to act as father or son.

The special part about the mv is that Ronan Keating invited the original singer, Cat Steven, to perform together with him. Their age gap is close to a father and a son.

Ronan Keating飾演為年輕有理想的青年,希望離家到外面闖闖走走,而Cat Steven(從年輕到近六十年歲此曲的原唱者)則扮演父親,勸阻勿被五光十色的世界迷亂心智,要看清及靜心了解自己最終要找尋的是什麼….。

Ronan Keating plays the character of a young and ambitious youth. He wants to leave the house and explore. Cat Steven, the original singer,  play the father and tell him not to be confused by the glamorous world. The father wants his son to clear his mind and try to understand what he truly wants.

兩位分別代表不同年代但同為 “Father & Son” 的主唱者,藉由同時訴唱此曲,表述自己對 “家庭和士途” 取捨的人生觀。
Ronan Keating and Cat Steven each represents the singer of father & son of two generation. They explain their different philosophy of life through singing.

人生的歷程,猶如由許多 “定格照片” 所合成,記錄你我一生。

The journey of life is a series of  still photos that documents one’s life.

年輕俊秀的Ronan Keating

The young and handsome Ronan Keating

他有自己士途追逐的理想和抱負

He has his ambition and is eager to follow a successful path.

年邁的Cat Steven記述他以前走過的歷程….

Old Cat Steven is narrating the paths he went through.

年輕自負的Ronan Keating認為自己和其他人不同,不應把這些經驗套入至自己

Ronan Keating, being young and proud, thinks that he is different than others and thinks that his experience will be different.

補述:
Ronan Keating 於2004年起重唱此歌(當時他很年輕),但歷經14年後於2018年演唱會中,只見當年俊秀的臉孔,至今已留下許多歲月痕跡。人生,一直是一種循環。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcyCaHl2sLI

  1. Ronan Keating sang the song, when he was young, at 2004. He once sang the song at a concert after 14 years in 2018. We can see the once young and handsome face is covered by marks of time. Life is always an eternal cycle.

It’s not time to make a change
還未到需要做出任何改變的時刻
Just relax–take it easy
放輕鬆,無須看待這麼重
You’re still young–that’s your fault
你尚且年輕還有好長的路,也正好是你的不足
There’s so much you have to know
還有好多的事在前方等著你去發掘

Find a girl, settle down
找個女孩,並安定下來
If you want, you can marry
如果你願意你也可以訂下兩人的永恆誓約
Look at me–I am old
看看我,我雖老
But I’m happy
但我很滿足

I was once like you are now
我也曾有像你如今的風華歲月
And I know that it’s not easy
我也知道那不是輕易的事
To become when you’ve found
當你在發現前方
Something going on
有事情等待著你

Take your time–think a lot
慢慢來,多想一下
Think of everthing you’ve got
想想自己擁有的全部
For you will still be here tomorrow
因為明日你依然將倚立在這裡
But your dreams may not…
但你的夢想也許已隨風而逝

How can I try to explain?
我該如何試著解釋
When I do–it turns away again
每當我嘗試時它一次又一次的轉身離去
And it’s always been the same
每一次的嘗試都是一如往常
Same old story
重蹈覆轍
From the moment I could talk
從我可以開口的那一刻起
I was ordered to listen
我就已經被冠上聆聽的命運
Now there’s a way, and I know
現在我已尋至我的方向,我也知道
That I have to go away
就是我必須走了
I know, I have to go…
我知道我該起程了

I was once like you are now
我也曾有像你如今的風華歲月
And I know that it’s not easy
我也知道那不是輕易的事
To become when you’ve found
當你在發現前方
Something going on
有事情等待著你

But take your time–think a lot
但慢慢來,多想一下
Think of everthing you’ve got
想想自己擁有的全部
For you will still be here tomorrow
因為明日你依然將倚立在這裡
But your dreams may not…
但你的夢想也許已隨風而逝

All the times, that I’ve cried
每當我哭泣
Keeping all the things I knew inside
我將所知之事深藏在心
And it’s hard
雖然困難
But it’s harder to ignore it
但更難的是忽視它
If they were right–I’d agree
如果他們是對的我將願意承認
But it’s them–they know
但他們知道那是他們的經歷
Not me. Now there’s a way, and I know
不是我。現在我已尋至我的方向,我也知道
That I have to go away
就是我必須走了
I know, I have to go.
我知道我該起程了

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