2026年2月16日星期一

The Year of the Horse with No Name - 2026

Imagine I can ride a horse with no name 
through the desert.
Better still, I can survive the journey,
let the horse run free,
and let myself live free.



America - A Horse with No Name

On the first part of the journey 
I was looking at all the life
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There was sand and hills and rings

The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz 
And the sky with no clouds 
The heat was hot, and the ground was dry 
But the air was full of sound 
I've been through the desert 
On a horse with no name 
It felt good to be out of the rain 

In the desert, 
you can remember your name 
'Cause there ain't no one for
to give you no pain 
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la 
La, la, la, la, la, la

After two days in the desert sun 
My skin began to turn red 
After three days in the desert fun 
I was looking at a river bed 
And the story it told of a river that flowed 
Made me sad to think it was dead 
You see I've been through the desert 
On a horse with no name 
It felt good to be out of the rain 

In the desert, 
you can remember your name 
'Cause there ain't no one for 
to give you no pain 
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la

After nine days, 
I let the horse run free 
'Cause the desert had turned to sea 
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There was sand and hills and rings 
The ocean is a desert with it's life underground 
And a perfect disguise above 
Under the cities lies a heart made of ground 
But the humans will give no love 
You see I've been through the desert 
On a horse with no name 
It felt good to be out of the rain 
In the desert, 
you can remember your name 
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain 
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la


2026年2月12日星期四

God is Watching Us

People are living and 
leading their lives differently, 
while the heavens are watching. 

Is it clear to the heavens, 
which are so far from the Earth?

人在做,天在看,
天離地那麼遙遠,
它看得清嗎?

______

Bette Midler - 1990 - From A Distance 



From a distance the world 
looks blue and green,
And the snow-capped mountains white.
From a distance, 
the ocean meets the stream,
And the eagle takes to flight.

From a distance, there is harmony,
And it echoes through the land.
It's the voice of hope, 
it's the voice of peace,
it's the voice of every man.

From a distance, we all have enough,
And no one is in need.
And there are no guns, 
no bombs, and no disease,
No hungry mouths to feed.

From a distance we are instruments
Marching in a common band.
Playing songs of hope, 
playing songs of peace.
They're the songs of every man.

God is watching us. 
God is watching us.
God is watching us 
from a distance.

From a distance you look like my friend,
Even though we are at war.

From a distance I just cannot comprehend
What all this fighting is for.

From a distance there is harmony,
And it echoes through the land.

And it's the hope of hopes, 
it's the love of loves,
it's the heart of every man.
It's the hope of hopes,
it's the love of loves.
This is the song of every man.

And God is watching us, 
God is watching us,
God is watching us from a distance.
Oh, God is watching us, 
God is watching.
God is watching us from a distance

2026年2月8日星期日

Feeling Old~

When did I start feeling old?

Maybe I began to feel that way 

when I was in my late forties.

I once asked my wife 

when she started feeling old.

She said it happened 

when she was around twenty-nine, 

just before turning thirty.


 


I have often told you stories 
about the way 
I lived the life of a drifter
Waiting for the day

When I'd take your hand and 
sing you songs, 
then maybe you would say
"Come lay with me and love me"
And I would surely stay

But I feel I'm growing older
And the songs that I have sung
Echo in the distance
Like the sound of 
a windmill going around
I guess I'll always be 
a soldier of fortune

Many times I've been a traveller, 
I looked for something new
In days of old, 
when nights were cold
I wandered without you
But those days,
I thought my eyes had seen 
you standing near
Though blindness is confusing
It shows that you're not here

Now I feel I'm growing older
And the songs that I have sung
Echo in the distance
Like the sound of 
a windmill going around

I guess I'll always be 
a soldier of fortune
I can hear the sound of 
a windmill going around
I guess I'll always be 
a soldier of fortune
I guess I'll always be 
a soldier of fortune



2026年2月4日星期三

Another Time, Another Space

"Life is just another time, another space."

So, moving to a new place 
can be a solution when 
one is fed up with their current living situation,
assuming it is affordable.

A new time and new space can 
sharpen one's perception of life and values.


____


Al Stewart - Almost Lucy



Lucy worked a different club every day
And though she put her mind to it
Her heart was never in it
She stayed around just long enough to get paid
She won't pass the time with you
She can't stay a minute
And all these changing faces 
never bothered her at all
That just existed like a back-drop
Or a pattern on the wall
Lucy looks like someone 
who is waiting for a call
She knows will come
But no-one else can hear at all
Lucy finds the dressing room and the bar
Hangs her clothes up
Hopes tonight the contract won't be broken
Well, they kick you round so much 
when you're not a star
Make you play all night 
just for a pittance or a token
But all these imperfections 
never bothered her at all
She says it sharpens your perception
When your back's against the wall
There's something 
that enables her to rise above it all
To shrug it off, 
just when it seems to go too far

I think you almost
Feel the pain coming on inside
I think you almost
Feel it now and you don't know why
You don't know why
The last time that I saw her
She had given up the chase
Moved away to California
Got a suntan on her face
She says that life was just 
another time, another space
It's over now, she learned a lot
It's not a waste

I think you almost
Feel the pain coming on inside
I think you almost
Feel it now and you don't know why
I think you almost
Feel yourself reaching out inside
I think you almost
Feel it now and you don't know why
Don't know why

2026年2月3日星期二

Dialogues between father and son, if any

There are not many dialogues between 

the father and the son.

Maybe the son is still young; it is not his fault.

Perhaps the father is too old; it is also not his fault


.


Cat Steven - Father and Son


It's not time to make a change
Just relax, take it easy
You're still young, that's your fault
There's so much you have to know
Find a girl, settle down
If you want you can marry
Look at me, I am old but I'm happy

I was once like you are now and 
I know that it's not easy
To be calm 
when you've found something going on
But take your time, think a lot
Think of everything you've got
For you will still be here tomorrow 
but your dreams may not

Oh, how can I try to explain?
'Cause when I do he turns away again
It's always been the same, 
same old story
From the moment I could talk 
I was ordered to listen
Now there's a way and 
I know that I have to go away
I know I have to go

It's not time to make a change
Just sit down, take it slowly
You're still young, that's your fault
There's so much you have to go through
Find a girl, settle down
If you want you can marry
Look at me, I am old but I am happy

All the times that I've cried
Keepin' all the things I knew inside
It's hard but it's harder to ignore it
If they were right I'd agree
But it's them they know, not me
Now there's a way and I know that 
I have to go away
I know I have to go

2026年2月2日星期一

Who thinks of Who


Who do you think often thinks of you?

你覺得,何人常常想念著你?


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Who's thinking about you now? - Jason Mraz


Who's thinking about you now?
If you were building a wall, 
who would tear it all down and pull you
Through?
Who's thinking about you?
Who'd care enough to send you flowers, 
that you could call at all hours,
And give your love to?
Somebody must believe if 
they could see what I see
If they haven't, well they will
Baby they all will

Just when you suspect that 
life couldn't get no harder, something comes
Along and makes your dark day darker
The weight of it all falls on you
Who will be the one 
to listen when it's time to listen?
Who will be the one 
to miss you when you've gone missing?
Well, I do.

Do I qualify, qualify, 
qualify, qualify, qualify?
I want to be the one to 
help you ignore Mr. Loneliness peeking his head
Into your door.
I'm hoping you can feel me.
I'm hoping you can give me 
a new chance, chance, yes
I'm hoping that you notice how your blessed

I feel like starting something.
I feel like calling off today to be with you.
Yeah, I believe we all do something 
that's familiar like a déjà vu,
Familiar like a déjà vu
Yeah, and I know this one cause 
I've seen the fight and I know it love
We're giving it up
Do I qualify, qualify, 
qualify, qualify, qualify?

I want to be the one to 
help you move from Mr. Loneliness 
living in the kitchen of your home.
I'm hoping you can feel me.
I'm hoping that I don't run 
out of breath, breath, yeah.

Ooh... Ooh...
*whistles*

Yes ma'am, yes ma'am, yes ma'am
I am thinking about you.
Yes ma'am, yes ma'am, yes ma'am
I am thinking about you.

When you're sleeping, 
darling when you're next to me,
I scan you like a credit card, 
connecting freckles like I do the stars

Yes ma'am, yes ma'am, yes ma'am
I am thinking about you


Album "Love Is A Four Letter Word" (2012)

2026年1月30日星期五

"yes or no" vs "yeses. and nos."

In some law courts,
barristers sometimes ask 
opposing witnesses questions
that only require a "yes" or "no" answer.

Such a question is typically 
a "closed question."

A series of these questions can be designed 
to form a multi-dimensional leading question.

Many "yeses." or "nos." answers can be 
woven into complex statements or narratives.

Be alert!


在法庭中,
大律師在盤問對方證人時,
有時會問一些只需回答
「是」或「不是」的問題。
一條這樣的問題
通常是一條“閉合式問題”,
一組多條這樣的問題卻可以
設計成一條多維度旳引導式提問。

很多「是」或「不是」是可以
創造成一個個很複雜的陳述或故事。

注意!

__________


Off Course - Yes - No


Yes-No / When Love Ends - Oda Kazumasa

What did you just say?
I was thinking about something else
and staring blankly at you
Is there someone you like?
If you don't want to answer,
just pretend you didn
't hear
Can I hold you?
Can I fall in love with you?
Can I hold you?
Where is your heart right now?
I'm frustrated and can't speak properly
But your words become my joy
Look, you're still laughing,
like you're joking
I know your scent now
I know your scent now
Can I hold you?
Can I fall in love with you?
Can I hold you?
Summer is passing by
Ah, ah, time flows silently,
enveloping the two of us
That's right, it's a little cold
Thank you for today,
I'll see you tomorrow
Don't ask me anything,
don't look at anything,
nothing
I won't make you sad
Can I hold you?
Where is your heart right now?
Can I hold you?
Can I fall in love?
Can I hold you?
Where is your heart right now?
Can I hold you?
Can I fall in love?
Can I hold you?
Where is your heart right now?
Can I hold you?
Can I fall in love?


2026年1月29日星期四

Ghostly Kisses - Empty Note (Acoustic)


____

Ghostly Kisses - Empty Note (Acoustic)



How could I ever know you? 
When everything lies in disguise 
How could I ever forget? 
Those eyes looking for my weal 
How could I ever know more? 
When everything is held by threat 
How could I ever feel you? 
Once again, without losing my mind
Oh empty note 
Shadows of my past 
Made it to the end 
Oh empty note 
Shadows of my past 
Made it to the end 

How could I ever know you? 
When you are miles and miles away 
How could I forgive myself? 
How blind and scared I was 
Oh empty note 
Shadows of my past 
Made it to the end 
Oh empty note 
Shadows of my past 
Made it to the end.


我怎能了解你? 
當一切都偽裝起來
我怎能忘記? 
那雙尋找我安危的眼睛 
我怎能了解更多? 
當一切都被威脅籠罩 
我怎能再感受到你?
再一次,不至於失去理智 
哦,空洞的音符 
我過去的陰影 走到了盡頭 
哦,空洞的音符 
我過去的陰影 走到了盡頭 

我怎能了解你? 
當你遠在千里之外 
我怎能原諒自己? 
我曾經是多麼盲目和恐懼 
哦,空洞的音符 
我過去的陰影 走到了盡頭 
哦,空洞的音符 
我過去的陰影 走到了盡頭