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Dance With My Father - Luther Vandross
back when i was a child
当我还是个小孩子的时候
before life removed all the innocence¹
天真懵懂
my father would lift me high
父亲会把我高高举起，
and dance with my mother me then
跟我和母亲一起翩翩起舞，然后
spin² me around till i fell asleep
抱着我转圈，直到我入睡。
then up the stairs he would carry me
父亲会把我抱上楼。
and i knew for sure i was loved
我知道父亲深深爱着我。
if i could get another chance
如果我还有一次机会，
another walk
跟父亲散步
another dance with him
与父亲共舞
i'd play a song that would never ever end
我会放一首永远不会结束的曲子。
how i love love love
我是多么想
to dance with my father again
再跟父亲跳一次舞。
when i and my mother would disagree
当我不想听母亲话的时候，
to get my way i would run from her to him
我就会跑到父亲跟前。
he'd make me laugh just to comfort me
他会想办法让我笑起来，安慰我。
then finally make me do just what my mama said
但是最后让我照母亲的话去做。
later that night when i was asleep
那一晚在我睡觉的时候，
he left a dollar under my sheet
他在我的床单下放了一块钱。
never dreamed that he would be gone from me
从来没有想过父亲会离开我。
if i could steal one final glance
如果我能再看父亲一眼，
one final step
再迈出一步舞步，
one final dance with him
再跟父亲跳最后一支舞。
i'd play a song that would never ever end
我会放一首永远不会结束的曲子。
cause i love love love
因为我是多么想
to dance with my father again
再跟父亲跳一次舞。
sometimes i'd listen outside her door
有时候我会在母亲的门外，
and i'd hear how my mother cried for him
听见她思念父亲的哭声。
i pray for her even more than me
我为母亲祈祷
i pray for her even more than me
我为母亲祈祷
i know i'm praying so much too much
我知道我的要求有点过分，
but could you send back the only man she loved
但是你能不能 把她唯一深爱的男人送回来？
i know u don't do it usually
我知道你一般不会这么做，
but dear lord³ she's dying⁴
但是我的主啊，
to dance with my father again
她是多么想再和父亲共舞啊！
every night i fall asleep this is all i ever dream
每晚入睡以后，同样的梦境重复出现