序:友人传来4月11日“英国有天份”大赛获奖人SusanBoyle女士的参赛片段,选唱的就是这只歌。她今年47岁,其貌苍老疲倦,没有工作,没有结婚,只有一个从小想当歌唱演员的梦想。当她衣着朴素地走上赛台回答裁判问题时,全场讥笑声不断,但当她开口演唱第一句,全场立刻轰动,包括裁判都禁住起立鼓掌至曲终。裁判评价:“这是竞赛有史以来最大的一个惊喜!”“给了世俗眼光莫大的讽刺”。反复看了好几遍,提笔翻译这首歌。

梦绮当初未涉时,天心常恕爱常痴。
狂歌醉盏欺青鬓,冷棹迷舟误雨丝。
虎啮三更肠断客,风残一陌月阑枝。
红消诺陨春何在?枉我愁前恨欲迟。

附歌曲原文:
“IDreamedaDream”
fromMusicalLesMis閞ables

Idreamedadreamintimegoneby
Whenhopewashighandlifeworthliving
Idreamedthatlovewouldneverdie
IdreamedthatGodwouldbeforgiving

ThenIwasyoungandunafraid
Anddreamsweremadeandusedandwasted
Therewasnoransomtobepaid
Nosongunsung,nowineuntasted

Butthetigerscomeatnight
Withtheirvoicessoftasthunder
Astheyturnyourhopeapart
Astheyturnyourdreamstoshame

AndstillIdreamhe’dcometome
Thatwewouldlivetheyearstogether
Buttherearedreamsthatcannotbe
Andtherearestormswecannotweather

Ihadadreammylifewouldbe
SodifferentfromthehellI’mliving
Sodifferentnowfromwhatitseemed
NowlifehaskilledthedreamIdreamed