2025年12月23日星期二

Time Passage

2025 runs too short and its days too fast

Looking for 2026,

hopefully,

2026 runs longer and its days slower,

fruitfully.


Al Stewart - Time Passage

It was late in December, 
the sky turned to snow
All round the day was going down slow
Night like a river beginning to flow
I felt the beat of my mind go
Drifting into time passages
Years go falling in the fading light
Time passages

Buy me a ticket 
on the last train home tonight
Well I'm not the kind to live in the past
The years run too short and the days too fast
The things you lean on are the thing
s that don't last
Well it's just now and then 
my line gets cast into these
Time passages

There's something back here that 
you left behind
Oh time passages

Buy me a ticket 
on the last train home tonight
Hear the echoes and 
feel yourself starting to turn
Don't know why you should feel
That there's something to learn
It's just a game that you play
Well the picture is changing
Now you're part of a crowd
They're laughing at something
And the music's loud
A girl comes towards you
You once used to know
You reach out your hand
But you're all alone, in these
Time passages

I know you're in there, 
you're just out of sight
Time passages

Buy me a ticket 
on the last train home tonight


Seeking a Hideaway

Sometimes, I need to seek a hideaway,
just like hiding in a room in a hotel,
where the light of day is curtained and 
thus it doesn't touch my faces, 
with a door sign keeping 
the world away
behind the shades of my silent day.

For what?
for calmness and quietness 
to clear the mind occassionally.




 Al Stewart - Broadway Hotel


You told the man 
in the Broadway Hotel
Nothing was stranger than 
being yourself
And he replied, 
with a tear in his eye
Love was a rollaway
Just a cajole away
Mist on a summer's day
Nothing was clear
Love was a smile away
Just a defile away
I sought it every way
No-one came near
You asked the man for 
a room with a view
Nothing was said as 
he stared at his shoe
Then he replied as 
he gave you the key
Love was a rollaway
Just an unfold away
That's all there is to say
No-one came near
Alone in your room you hide
As the night rolls by
In the street outside
And you feel over the words he said
Till they turn to rain 
all around your head
You're seeking a hideaway
Where the light of day
Doesn't touch your face
And a door-sign keeps 
the world away
Behind the shades
Of your silent day.
You made your home 
in the Broadway Hotel
Room service came 
at the push of a bell
And the man said as 
he put down the tray
Love was a stealaway
Just a reveal away
I tried to find a waycame
Nothing was clear
Then as he turned away
You asked the man to stay
He was there all the day
No one came near

2025年12月16日星期二

Japan's Snmon Shosetsu (三文小說) vs HK's 30-cent novels (三毫子小說)

During my childhood and adolescence, 
I loved reading. 
I read comics, graphic novels, and 
'thirty-cent novels' (三毫子小說) among others. 
The primary purpose of my reading 
was entertainment. 
These readings were generally 
not accepted by teachers and parents, 
who regarded them as lowbrow literature. 
Parents did not allow their children 
to bring them home; 
teachers prohibited students 
from bringing them to school. 

Personally, while these readings 
may not have provided me with 
significant benefits, 
they also did not have 
much negative impact on me.

童年至少年時代,我很喜歡閱讀。
讀的是漫畫,連環圖
及「三毫子小說」等。
閱讀的目的以娛樂為主。
這些讀物一般不為老師及家長接受,
為認為是低俗讀物。
 家長不准子女帶回家中;
老師不准學生帶回學校。
就我個人而言,
這些讀物可能沒給過我很大進益,
但也沒有給我很多的壞影響。


——————




'Japan's 'sanmon shosetsu' (三文小說) and 
Hong Kong's 'thirty-cent novels' (三毫子小說) 
from the 1950-60s 
have similarities in some aspects. 
Both are popular literature aimed at 
a wide readership, 
inexpensive, and focused on entertainment. 
The content consists of easily digestible 
written works 
primarily for leisure.

(日本的「三文小說」和香港1950-60年代的「三毫子小說」,
在某些方面有相似之處,都是通俗讀物,
面向廣大讀者群,價廉,著重娛樂,
內容都是容易消化的文字作品,以消閒為主。)

_______


King Gnu - 三文小説 歌詞(中文翻譯)
即使全世界的人都忘記了你,
今天我依然會在你身邊笑著說:
「你老了很多啊。」
別害怕,
你現在這樣就很好。
我會一邊數著你臉上的皺紋,
一邊說,
即使我們的人生像一本廉價小說,
我也不會把它賣掉。
我會一遍又一遍地重寫它。
每個人都注定要獨自漂泊,永遠漂泊。
我會寫到這本小說的結尾之後。
有時候,你必須獨自面對真相。
即使我知道這是個錯誤,
我還是想繼續寫下去。
啊,我想永遠忍受這些糟糕的劇本和廉價的戲劇。
啊,是你笨拙的表情和話語拯救了我。
即使那些日子的光芒已經褪去,
「你老了很多啊。」
明天我還是會在你身邊微笑,
所以別難過,你現在這樣就很好。
淚水在我身旁不停流淌,
倒數著時間,
我像寫小說一樣把人生分成一個個章節。
即使我知道這很傻,
我還是要繼續努力地把這個故事講完。
啊,現在我要用力推你一把,
推開你那天感到無助的背。
啊,因為你對我的傻氣和傻話笑了。
啊,我想永遠忍受這些糟糕的劇本和廉價的戲碼。
啊,因為你笨拙的表情和傻話可以拯救我。
現在我要用力推你一把,
推開你那天感到無助的背。
因為你對我的傻氣和傻話笑了。
即使這世上所有人都忘記了你,
他們也會說:「你老了很多。」
今天我還會和你一起笑,
所以不用害怕,
你現在的樣子就很好,
而我會數著你身邊新添的皺紋。


2025年12月15日星期一

Aged Idols

When I was young,
I had several idols in various fields:
one was a novelist,
one was a pop-song singer,
and one was a painter.

Now they have all aged, 
yet they remain my idols.

I have also aged.



Mr. Shuck 'N' Jive - Art Garfungel

Tell us once again this morning, old friend
How did you win the war?
Everybody loves a hero,
it won't matter if we've heard 
your tale before
Tell us of the time when almost
everybody knew you were a star
And how intelligent you are
Prove that you're alive
Mr. shuck 'n jive
Tell us of the man who 
stole your fortune and nearly ruined your life.
Or better still - the one about the t.v. and
the couch and your best friends' wife

Tell us of grand projects never finished
With somebody else to blame
And all the reasons that 
your fame never did arrive
Mr. shuck 'n jive
If you can get yourself together
kindly write a criticism of this song
how it's exquisitely constructed, 
yet mechanical, 
and somehow slightly wrong
Put it in your book about the enemy
you never even met
You know, you just might make it yet-
But i don't think you'll survive
Mr. shuck 'n jive
You know, you just might make it yet-
Mr. shuck 'n jive



2025年12月8日星期一

Home Again

Hope all can go back home again  

-------


Elton John - Home Again 



I’m counting on a memory to
get me outta here
I’m waiting for the fog around
this spooky little town to clear
All this time I’ve spent being
someone else’s friend
Just one more time, for old time’s sake,
I’d like to go back home again

The world had seven wonders once upon a time
It’s sure enough the favoured nations
aided their decline
And all around me,
I’ve seen times like it was back when
But like back then,
I’d say amen if I could get back home again

If I could go back home,
if I could go back home
If I’d never left, I’d never have known
We all dream of leaving,
but wind up in the end
Spending all our time trying
to get back home again

Could've been a jailbreak and
the spotlight hitting me
Or was I just some nightclub singer,
back in 1963
In the old part of Valencia on the coast of Spain
Never tiring once of hearing songs
about going home again

If I could go back home,
if I could go back home
If I’d never left,
I’d never have known
We all dream of leaving,
but wind up in the end
Spending all our time trying to
get back home again

2025年12月5日星期五

The Present Right in front of My Mind

Childhood has no memories;
Only the present exists before me.

Youth has only dreams;
The present lies beyond the present.

In middle age, there are no dreams;
The present remains the same before me.

In old age, there are only memories;
The present is all the past.


童年時沒有回憶
眼前祇有眼前

青年時祇有憧憬
眼前外有眼前

中年時沒有憧憬
眼前還是眼前

老年時祇有回憶
眼前未及眼前

____

Sixto Rodriguez- Sandrevan Lullaby



The generals hate holidays
Others shoot up to chase the sun blues away
Another store front church is open
Sea of neon lights, a boxer his shadow fights
Soldier tired and sailor broken
Winter's asleep at my window
Cold wind waits at my door
She asks me up to her place
But I won't be down anymore
Judges with metermaid hearts
Order super market justice starts
Frozen children inner city
Walkers in the paper rain
Waiting for those knights that never came
The hi-jacked trying so hard to be pretty
Night rains tap at my window
Winds of my thoughts passing by
She laughed when I tried to tell her
Hello only ends in goodbye
America gains another pound
Only time will bring some people around
Idols and flags are slowly melting
Another shower of rice
To pair it for some will suffice
The mouthful asks for second helpings
Moonshine pours through my window
The night puts it's laughter away
Clouds that pierce the illusion
That tomorrow would be as yesterday

2025年11月22日星期六

Unreachable Happiness

Happiness is not a given.

Happiness is not easily attained.

幸福不是理所當然的。

幸福不是唾手可得的。

____

畢書盡 Bii - 到不了的幸福
Bii - Unreachable Happiness




You, on the other end of the phone, 
say maybe we should each take a step back.

Me, on this side of the phone, 
tears quietly flow out, but I don't want to cry.

Is this love a mistake 
from the very beginning?
Why do we stubbornly insist, 
only to be met with pain?

Stumbling and falling on this road of love, 
all we see is desolation.
Working so hard to follow your steps, 
what awaits us is not happiness.

You, on the other end of the phone, 
say maybe we should each take a step back.
Me, on this side of the phone, 
tears quietly flow out, but I don't want to cry.

Is this love a mistake 
from the very beginning?
Why do we stubbornly insist, 
only to be met with pain?

Stumbling and falling on this road of love, 
all we see is desolation.
Working so hard to follow your steps, 
what awaits us is not happiness.

Stumbling and falling on this road of love, 
all we see is desolation.
Working so hard to follow your steps, 
what awaits us is not happiness.

Stumbling and falling on this road of love, 
all we see is desolation.
Working so hard to follow your steps, 
what awaits us is not happiness.


作詞:白馥斳 作曲:Jenny kuo

電話那一頭的你 說也許我們該各退一步
電話這一邊的我 眼淚悄悄流出卻不想哭

這場愛情 是不是一開始就是錯誤
為了什麼 我們固執的堅持換來卻只有痛苦

跌跌撞撞 這一條愛情路 我們看到的只有荒蕪
辛辛苦苦 跟隨你的腳步 等待我們的不是幸福

電話那一頭的你 說也許我們該各退一步
電話這一邊的我 眼淚悄悄流出卻不想哭

這場愛情 是不是一開始就是錯誤
為了什麼 我們固執的堅持換來卻只有痛苦

跌跌撞撞 這一條愛情路 我們看到的只有荒蕪
辛辛苦苦 跟隨你的腳步 等待我們的不是幸福

跌跌撞撞 這一條愛情路 我們看到的只有荒蕪
辛辛苦苦 跟隨你的腳步 等待我們的不是幸福

跌跌撞撞 這一條愛情路 我們看到的只有荒蕪
辛辛苦苦 跟隨你的腳步 等待我們的不是幸福


2025年11月21日星期五

Name used for the 15 minutes of fame

When someone walks around in a busy city,
they're just another face in the crowd,
like "Passerby A" (路人甲).
No one knows who they are or
anything about their life.
Unless they're famous,
no one will pay them any attention。

Some people don't want others
to know who they really are,
so they might call themselves "Passerby A"
But they still want to be unique,
so they might pick a slightly different
or unusual name, like "Passerby C" (路人丙),
or some other made-up name.

Writers sometimes use pen names to
hide their real identities.
But if they use
the same pen name too much,
people will eventually
figure out who they are。

Lots of celebrities often
change their names,
hoping it will bring them
better luck and success in their careers.

As Andy Warhol said,
"Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes."
So, what name would you use to
get your 15 minutes of fame?

一個人走在鬧市中,
他祇是一個路人甲,
別人不會知道他是誰,
也不會知道他的背景。
除非他是公眾人物,
才會有機會被他人“捕獲”。

有些人不喜歡讓別人知道自己的身份,
也會自稱“路人甲”。
但又想顯示獨特,
於是改個有些個性的名字,
如“路人丙”,或其他特別的人設姓名。

至於創作人,有些也用別名,
將自己的真正身份隱藏。
但別名用多了,
別人都會知道這個人是誰。

其實很多公眾人物常常改名用新姓名,
目的是改運,希望改了姓名後事業更加順利。

安迪·沃荷說過,
每個人可以成名 15 分鐘,
你會用哪個名字,
去成名 15 分鐘呢?

------


米津玄師, 宇多田ヒカル Kenshi Yonezu, Hikaru Utada - JANE DOE


(In English-speaking culture, 
'John Doe' (for males) and 'Jane Doe' (for females) are 
terms used to refer to unidentified or 
anonymous persons, 
similar to the Chinese term '路人甲' (passerby A).)


(在英語文化中,「John Doe」(男性)和「Jane Doe」(女性)是指
身份不明或需要隱藏身份的人的代稱,類似於中文的「路人甲」。)

彷彿這個世界只有我們倆
我只是稍微做了這樣的夢
腳尖上的月光,花束的香氣,指尖相觸
再見了,我必須走了,忘記一切
赤腳走在玻璃上,
每當疼痛,鮮血便流淌滴落
拜託了,循著那紅色的足跡來見我
被丟進生鏽游泳池的金魚,
鞋盒裡藏著的蘋果
你乾癟肌膚上殘留的傷痕,
像狗一樣游著的迷途羔羊
你在哪裡?(我在這裡喔)在做什麼呢?
(一直在看著你喔)
用錯誤填滿這個世界吧
待在我身邊吧
一起去玩吧
你在哪裡?
赤腳走在玻璃上,每當疼痛,
鮮血便流淌滴落
拜託了,循著那紅色的足跡來見我
彷彿這個世界只有我們倆
我只是稍微做了這樣的夢


2025年11月19日星期三

Luminance of Pursuit of Art

When art is pursued,
different scenes of luminance emerge,
reflecting the artist's growth at 
each stage and level of their pursuit.




Extended Content:Film Appreciation

《National Treasure》 tells the story of Kikuo,
who, after the death of his father,
is taken in by Hanjiro Hanai,
a prestigious Kabuki family,
and grows up alongside Shunsuke,
the heir to the Hanai family.
Under the rigorous demands of
excelling in the world of Kabuki,
many twisted interpersonal 
and emotional relationships 
are sparked among 
all the family members and
industry circles involved.

Kikuo and Shunsuke grow up together
in the prestigious Kabuki family,
sharing a brotherly bond,
yet their disparate social statuses
sow the seeds for
their respective arduous destinies.
Kikuo's Yakuza background and
Shunsuke's position as heir ignite
 jealousy and competition between them.
Issues surrounding
the inheritance of the family business,
discrimination against one's origins
in the traditional industry,
and their different pursuits of
artistic perfection exacerbate
the internal conflicts
within their circle.
This complex dynamic not only
tests their friendship but also
forces them to make choices
between tradition and innovation,
lineage and ability,
and self and family.

The reason why the two men lead
such extraordinary lives
can be attributed to
one person who placed them in a situation
where they should not have coexisted.


《國寶》講述主角喜久雄在父親去世後,
被歌舞伎名門花井半二郎收留,
並與花井家的繼承人俊介一同長大。
在歌舞伎的世界裡追求卓越的要求下,
令牽涉在內的所有家庭成員及業界圈子
激發起很多扭曲的人際及感情關係。

喜久雄與俊介自幼一同在歌舞伎名門長大,
情同手足卻又身分懸殊,
埋下日後兩人經歷各自的崎嶇命運的種子。
喜久雄的黑道背景與俊介的繼承人地位,
激發出他們兩人的妒忌與競爭。
家族事業的繼承問題、
傳統業界對出身的歧視,
以及兩人對藝術巔峰的不同追求,
加劇了這個人生圈的內在矛盾。
這種複雜的格局,
不僅考驗著他們的情誼,
也迫使他們兩人在傳統與創新、
血統與實力、
自我與家族之間做出抉擇。

之所以兩人會有這樣非比尋常的人生,
歸究因緣,就是有那一個人,
將他們兩人安置在
一個不應共存的處境內。

2025年11月18日星期二

She is now not with me

Sometimes,
I think of someone I haven't contacted
for a long time, someone who is not here with me.

I often recall those moments we shared,
memories from a distant past.

But I dare not guess where she is now.
She might be in the same town as I am,
or perhaps very far away,
a great distance from me.

有時,
我會想起某一個很久沒有聯繫,
不在我身旁的人。

我會回想我們共享的那些時光,
都是很遙遠的回憶了。

但我不敢猜想她現在在哪裡。
她現在可能和我身處在同一個城市,
或者她正在流連於一個非常遙遠的國度。


蕭敬騰(Jam Hsiao) - 多希望你在
作詞:吳青峰 作曲:吳青峰

直到白雪都已畫滿了腮 
眼前風景也浮出了白 
直到美麗早已置身事外 
路燈也輕易背叛色彩 
你的眼是一顆小小塵埃 
卻又將我全身都覆蓋 
笑容被鎖在邊遠城外 
高塔上的你是什麽情懷 
來不及防備就已被打敗 
瞬間瓦解失所流散
lelio~ lelio~ko 
只是想起你天真的臉龐 
lelio~ lelio~ko 
只是想見你專注的眼光 
可惜身邊找不到你肩膀 
可惜你不在身旁 
lelio~ 
你卻壓在我心上 
笑容被鎖在邊遠城外 
高塔上的你是什麽情懷 
來不及防備就已被打敗 
瞬間瓦解失所流散 
lelio~ lelio~ko 
只是想起你天真的臉龐 
lelio~ lelio~ko 
只是想見你專注的眼光 
可惜身邊找不到你肩膀 
可惜你不在身旁 
lelio~ 
你卻壓在我心上 
悲傷已著火 
多少話說不由衷 
整個世界只剩下風 和我 
lelio~ lelio~ko 
只是想起你天真的臉龐 
lelio~ lelio~ko 
只是想見你專注的眼光 
可惜身邊找不到你肩膀 
可惜你不在身旁 
lelio~ 
你卻壓在我心上 
而你 你已經不在 
可惜你不在 
多希望你在 
可惜你不在 

2025年11月15日星期六

Different Old Lang Syne

When new information about 
a past unpleasant relationship 
suddenly appears unexpectedly, 
it is better to disregard this information and 
take the opportunity to delete 
the old memories as well.
This can spare memory space for 
storing other happy information.

Memory space is very limited.





Dan Fogelberg - Same Old Lang Syne 


Met my old lover in the grocery store
The snow was falling Christmas Eve
I stole behind her in the frozen foods and 
I touched her on the sleeve
She didn't recognize the face at first but then 
her eyes flew open wide
She went to hug me and 
she spilled her purse
And we laughed until we cried
We took her groceries to the checkout stand
The food was totalled up and bagged
We stood there lost in our embarrassment 
as the conversation dragged
We went to have ourselves a drink or two 
but couldn't find an open bar
We bought a six-pack at the liquor store and 
we drank it in her car
We drank a toast to innocence, 
we drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness but 
neither one knew how
She said she'd married her an architect 
who kept her warm and safe and dry
She would have liked to say she loved the man but 
she didn't like to lie
I said the years had been a friend to her and that 
her eyes were still as blue
But in those eyes I wasn't sure 
if I saw doubt or gratitude
She said she saw me in the record stores and that 
I must be doing well
I said the audience was heavenly but 
the traveling was hell
We drank a toast to innocence, 
we drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness but 
neither one knew how
We drank a toast to innocence, 
we drank a toast to time
Reliving in our eloquence, 
another 'old lang syne'
The beer was empty and 
our tongues were tired and 
running out of things to say
She gave a kiss to me as I got out and 
I watched her drive away
Just for a moment I was back at school and 
felt that old familiar pain
And as I turned to make my way back home 
the snow turned in to rain



2025年11月13日星期四

Life is full of wind and rain.

Life is full of challenges, 
like wind and rain. 

We often waste time waiting for 
these challenges to disappear. 
However, experience suggests that unless 
it's a typhoon or severe rainstorm, 
it's better not to wait for everything 
to be perfect before moving forward.
 
 

Chyi Yu - You Are All My Memories

Rain in the wind, 
wind in the rain, 
your shadow sways in my mind. 
The rain keeps falling, 
the wind keeps blowing, 
the wind keeps blowing the rain. 
The wind stops, the rain stops, 
but I still can't shake off my longing for you. 
Watching the drizzle sway, 
I can't see your figure. 
Listening to the gentle breeze whisper, 
I can't hear your voice. 
My eyes don't see, 
my ears don't hear, 
you are all my memories...

齊豫 - 你是我所有的回憶

雨在風中 風在雨裡
你的影子在我腦海搖曳 
雨下不停風 
風吹不斷雨 
風靜雨停 
仍揮不去想念的你 
看小雨搖曳 
看不到你的身影 
聽微風低吟 
聽不到你的聲音 
眼睛不看 
耳朵不聽 
你是我所有的回憶. . . . . .


2025年11月12日星期三

Answers to questions

When I was young,
I had many questions about 
the world around me.
Such questions were usually 
about hard facts,
such as why the sun rises in the east or 
why soap can remove dirt from our clothes 
when we wash them with soap and water.

I wanted answers!

Luckily, the answers to such questions can 
be easily found in books or 
from knowledgeable people.

When I grew older,
I had many questions about my life 
and the lives of other people around me.
Such questions are often about 
philosophical concepts related to human beings,
such as what determines one's fate.
The answers to such questions can 
hardly be found, and 
various answers can exist 
for the same question.

In such cases, 
it can be a good tactic to live a life 
without seeking answers.

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Takaya Kawasaki (川崎鷹也) - Answer



Answer - Takaya Kawasaki
Words: Takaya Kawasaki
Song: Takaya Kawasaki
Arranged by: Takaya Kawasaki
Sound produce: Takaya Kawasaki
Mixed: Oliver

I was dreaming
In the ruthlessly dull sky
I didn't show it to anyone
Quiet night, alone as an ally
Your smile and scent are

Changed me to a clear colour
To the person you want
Shall we go together?
Even if the leg is torn off
No matter how far
In the darkness of the world
Can you save me?

I still don't know the correct answer
Towards the beautiful flowers
The journey of matching answers
I drew a dream
At the end of the invisible future
Peek through the gap in the clouds
I asked the moonlight

My stupidity
If you and I can walk hand in hand
What has never happened before
Can I do it?

Throw away the past and the present
Keep walking around the world
Until the day we meet again
It's beyond the correct answer
The continuation of the dream I had with you

Never wake up
In the darkness of the world
The outstretched right hand is
I still don't know the correct answer
Towards the beautiful flowers
The journey of matching answers
The petals sway in the wind


詞:川崎鷹也
歌曲:川崎鷹也
編曲:川崎鷹也
Sound produce:川崎鷹也


我在做夢
無情地沉悶的天空
沒有給任何人看
安靜的夜晚 以孤獨為盟友
你的笑容和香氣
把我變成了清澈的顏色
致你所希望的人
一起去吧
就算腿被扯斷了
無論到什麼程度
從世界的黑暗中
能救我出來嗎
還不知道正確答案
走向美麗的花
匹配答案的旅程
我畫了一個夢
在看不見的未來的前面
從雲的間隙窺視
向月光詢問了
我的愚蠢
如果能和你2個人牽手走的話
至今為止沒有發生過的事情
能行嗎
拋棄過去和現在
繼續走遍世界
直到再次相見的那一天
在正確答案的前面
和你做的夢的延續
不會醒過來的
從世界的黑暗中
伸出的右手是
還不知道正確答案
走向美麗的花
匹配答案的旅程
花瓣在風中搖曳

2025年11月7日星期五

The Poet and His Favourite Poems

He recently wrote ten poems all at once.
He asked me, 'Which one do you like?'
I like his third poem.
He asked her, 'Which one do you like?'
She likes his eighth poem.
He said his own favorite is the sixth one.

他最近一口氣寫了十首詩。
他問我,喜歡他那一首詩?
我喜歡他的第三首詩。
他問她,喜歡他那一首詩?
我喜歡他的第八首詩。
他說他自己最喜歡的是第六首。

_____

Barclay James Harvest:- The Poet


Here I sit watching the day out
No one beside me who may doubt
All of the words that I could chose to say
So listen, believe, or be gone from this day

I need a friend to walk with me
And sit in the shade of an old tree
To think nothing much, 
just agree with my thoughts
To say nothing much, 
never tell what I ought

Watching the people pass by now
They just don't know why 
or know how
They don't seem to care about all 
that I've seen
They just walk on by never 
knowing I've been
Sitting up here where 
I'm wind blown
Only to ask and to be shown
Things that would make you believe 
what I say
I'll tell you myself and 
I'll show you some day


People and Mountains

In youth, brash and reckless, 
unaware that beyond the mountains are 
more mountains, 
and beyond people are more people.

In middle age, still brash but 
with a slight awareness that 
beyond the mountains are more mountains, 
and beyond people are more people.

In old age, deeply wise, fully understanding that 
beyond the mountains are more mountains, 
and beyond people are more people.

少年輕狂,不知山外有山,人外有人。
中年輕狂,略知山外有山,人外有人。
老年輕狂,深諳山外有山,人外有人。


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Jim Croce - I got a name





Like the pine trees linin' the windin' road
I've got a name, I've got a name
Like the singin' bird and the croakin' toad
I've got a name, I've got a name
And I carry it with me like my daddy did
But I'm livin' the dream that he kept hid
Movin' me down the highway
Rollin' me down the highway
Movin' ahead so life won't pass me by

Like the north wind whistlin' down the sky
I've got a song, I've got a song
Like the whippoorwill and the baby's cry
I've got a song, I've got a song
And I carry it with me  And I sing it loud
If it gets me nowhere, I'll go there proud
Movin' me down the highway
Rollin' me down the highway
Movin' ahead so life won't pass me by

And I'm gonna go there free
Like the fool I am and I'll always be
I've got a dream, I've got a dream
They can change their minds but 
they can't change me
I've got a dream, I've got a dream
Oh, I know I could share it if you want me to
If you're goin' my way, I'll go with you
Movin' me down the highway
Rollin' me down the highway
Movin' ahead so life won't pass me by