【矫情小资文】 老歌 *Sailing* 回听回想

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【矫情小资文】 老歌 *Sailing* 回听回想
- by lilac09


也来矫情一把,曾经也算个小资女,也曾写过不少小资文,和俺菜菜妹有的一拼,当然是拼不过滴的, 也就这么一说,俺的只配锁抽屉里。

老了,矫情不动,一动就要伤筋动骨。但再一听到这首学生时代就耳熟能详的老歌Sailing,这颗老心又有点蠢蠢跳动:想起那些校园岁月,那些火红的柿树,树下那些穿梭的青春女孩,那些等待的男孩,那些无羁的青春,那些对人生对前途不知所措,迷芒和期待…

写完了,才发现小资文其实就是不知道自己到底在嘀咕些啥,舒的嘛情??




Tonight when I accidently runs into this oldie (过去曾流行的歌曲):sailing, 

“I am sailing, I am sailing,
home again 'cross the sea.
I am sailing, stormy waters…”

one of my all-time favorite songs, my memories can’t help going back down the time lane. Strolling in the past, nostalgia(对往事的怀恋) sweeps me off the feet a bit: those old school days, that innocent age.

For four years, I'd been there on that small but delicate campus. Studied hard? Not much. Played hard? For sure. Just narrowly escaped from a torturing National College Entrance Exam that had almost sucked dry(吸干;耗尽) my youth and enthusiasm. College seemed like a place to be irresponsible and relaxing. You'll never remember class time,but you'll remember time you wasted hanging out with your friends. You’ll never remember those technical terms or formulas, but you will never forget the name of that cutie who once sat next to you. Stayed up late playing cards with your roomies(室友) when you had a paper due the very next morning. Spent money you didn't have. Pulled an all nighter (开夜车)for finals (期终考试). The list can keep going on.

Back then I had a little secret ritual. After dinner before going to library to start evening study, I’d like to linger (逗留, 徘徊) in the dorm room alone for a short break, some undisturbing me-time. Most of times,I’d choose to lean against the wooden window frame with a cup of hot green tea while listening to the oldies from school radio station. At dusk, the crisp air breezed through my hair and around my face; the scent of some nameless flowers wafted (飘送) through the wind with the lyrical (抒情的) music, very soothing and comfortable. My mind was just wandering wildly…

One such evening, I was standing in front of the dorm window as usual. It was already autumn. Evening wind picked up a tinge of chilliness. I wrapped my shawl(围巾, 披肩) tighter rather than recoiled(退缩) inside. The scenery outside was too mesmerizing(催眠的) to be missed.There were lots of persimmon (柿子) trees on campus. I don’t like persimmons, not some noble fruit, so rustic (乡土气的). But that day, when I looked down from the fourth floor dorm, those lovely red fruits struck me.

At my bird’s eye view, the sky backdrop was so dim with grey clouds hanging low. The buildings were so depressing with settling dust draping down onto them when a bustling (忙乱的) day was slowly drawing to a close (结束; 终止). The whole school looked as dull and boring as another routine day out of a copier.But somehow inadvertently (漫不经心的), those permissions trees stood out, shouting loudly and proudly with those cute fiery fruits. They embellished (装饰) all of those bare tree branches like red paper lanterns in Chinese New Year,lighting up the whole campus in a second, so vibrant (充满生气的,鲜明的)and festive. Under those numerous “lanterns”, coming back and forth were young girls of my age. They were talking, laughing, and wandering around in various colorful clothes. The“lanterns” were casting the gentle orange glow on those young faces and made them more vibrant and attractive than the splendid autumn foliage(花叶). Of course, in front of female students dormitory, there were always boys staking out (蹲点), patiently or impatiently waiting for their girls to show up. Youth was just this flaunting (炫耀), fearless and restless, like those hanging high persimmons in the bleak(萧瑟的) scene.

Then I heard this song from the school radio station.

I am sailing, I am sailing,
home again 'cross the sea.
I am sailing, stormy waters,
to be near you, to be free.

I am flying, I am flying,
like a bird 'cross the sky.
I am flying, passing high clouds,
to be with you, to be free.

Can you hear me, can you hear me
thro' the dark night, far away,
I am dying, forever trying,
to be with you, who can say.

Can you hear me, can you hear me,
thro' the dark night far away.
I am dying, forever trying,
to be with you, who can say.

We are sailing, we are sailing,
home again 'cross the sea.
We are sailing stormy waters,
to be near you, to be free.

Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free.
Oh Lord, to be near you, to be free,
OhLord.

That was the first time I heard this song, the first time I got to know Rod Steward. More than 15 years has past. Tears suddenly sting myeyes, for some unknown reasons. Maybe it’s his throaty (声音低沉的)voice, the restrained feeling in the song, the once endless confusion for youth, the restless desires for life or something I can’t even put a name on.

Life is a mystery. Youth is a mystery even when you are having it, an abundance of it. You don’t know how to deal with it excepting squandering (挥霍)it. Wanna fly high free; Wanna explore below deep; Wanna sail far away;Wanna find that right person; Wanna have one to lean against when waters are stormy and wanna have strong arms to wrap you around when the weather is chilly and the shawl isn’t warm enough…

We are sailing, we are sailing,
home again 'cross the sea.
We are sailing stormy waters,
to be near you, to be free.

Somehow tonight, I become nostalgic to those persimmons I don’t like, those persimmons native to my hometown. I become nostalgic to my youth, those long gone sailing days~~~



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    Sis的文章写的好,帖子也好漂亮,我也好喜欢这首[Sailing]. -婉蕠- 给 婉蕠 发送悄悄话 婉蕠 的博客首页 (60 bytes) () 07/22/2010 postreply 15:38:20

    谢谢sis,俺从你那学了很多作贴的技巧. You're such a good sis:) -lilac09- 给 lilac09 发送悄悄话 lilac09 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/22/2010 postreply 17:40:31

    Still love his songs -秋原- 给 秋原 发送悄悄话 秋原 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/22/2010 postreply 16:10:48

    同love :) -lilac09- 给 lilac09 发送悄悄话 lilac09 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/22/2010 postreply 17:44:35

    Life is a mystery!问好 -娃娃女- 给 娃娃女 发送悄悄话 娃娃女 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/22/2010 postreply 16:23:16

    好久不见你,同问好~~~ -lilac09- 给 lilac09 发送悄悄话 lilac09 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/22/2010 postreply 17:47:04

    I want to Sailing with you, enjoy flying with you 怎一个美字了得 -我边走边问- 给 我边走边问 发送悄悄话 我边走边问 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/22/2010 postreply 16:27:21

    好啊,咱们一起YY sailing freely:) -lilac09- 给 lilac09 发送悄悄话 lilac09 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/22/2010 postreply 17:50:22

    又读了一遍,有个typo:excepting -> except -lilac09- 给 lilac09 发送悄悄话 lilac09 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/22/2010 postreply 17:53:23

    挺好,挺好。没想到里拉也流泪, 哈。我也来找typo -bearsback- 给 bearsback 发送悄悄话 bearsback 的博客首页 (134 bytes) () 07/22/2010 postreply 21:26:34

    谢谢老熊指正,看的还挺细~~~ :) -lilac09- 给 lilac09 发送悄悄话 lilac09 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/23/2010 postreply 06:36:01

    我读得还不细 -bearsback- 给 bearsback 发送悄悄话 bearsback 的博客首页 (110 bytes) () 07/23/2010 postreply 07:17:57

    好歌好文美贴,顶。 -Mosical- 给 Mosical 发送悄悄话 Mosical 的博客首页 (95 bytes) () 07/22/2010 postreply 19:19:41

    哈哈,谢您老这回宽宏大量~ 周末愉快! -lilac09- 给 lilac09 发送悄悄话 lilac09 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/22/2010 postreply 19:49:29

    tart tart, hiahia -selfselfself- 给 selfselfself 发送悄悄话 selfselfself 的博客首页 (90 bytes) () 07/22/2010 postreply 21:43:47

    Yeah, my essay is corny but the song is really moving :)~~ -lilac09- 给 lilac09 发送悄悄话 lilac09 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/23/2010 postreply 06:30:15

    I like his "the rythm of my heart" the best -selfselfself- 给 selfselfself 发送悄悄话 selfselfself 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/23/2010 postreply 06:38:43

    Nice one, like it.But still think this one is better:) -lilac09- 给 lilac09 发送悄悄话 lilac09 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/23/2010 postreply 08:21:19

    Nod nod, daikon and bok choy :) -selfselfself- 给 selfselfself 发送悄悄话 selfselfself 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/23/2010 postreply 08:38:25

    haha~at first I thought "daikon and bok choy " was some French~~ -lilac09- 给 lilac09 发送悄悄话 lilac09 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/23/2010 postreply 12:42:31

    Very good! -美坛奇葩- 给 美坛奇葩 发送悄悄话 美坛奇葩 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/23/2010 postreply 08:45:18

    Thanks~ You're more beautiful today ;) -lilac09- 给 lilac09 发送悄悄话 lilac09 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/23/2010 postreply 12:27:48

    写得真好!英文写作水平不一般。 -yy888- 给 yy888 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 07/23/2010 postreply 14:55:59

    谢谢圆圆喜欢,什么时候再给大家唱一个吧~~ -lilac09- 给 lilac09 发送悄悄话 lilac09 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/23/2010 postreply 16:24:34

    Nice post. Beautifully done. -冲浪潜水员- 给 冲浪潜水员 发送悄悄话 冲浪潜水员 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/24/2010 postreply 02:06:50

    Thanks~~ -lilac09- 给 lilac09 发送悄悄话 lilac09 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/24/2010 postreply 08:45:39

    经典老歌,LILAC写得好。还没老呢就开始怀念大学时候了。 -23731241- 给 23731241 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 07/24/2010 postreply 22:14:15

    BTW,LYRICS有TYPO:forever trying -- forever crying -23731241- 给 23731241 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 07/24/2010 postreply 22:15:56

    谢谢密码鼓励,问好,这次“typo”这么多,看来还真是老了:) -lilac09- 给 lilac09 发送悄悄话 lilac09 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/25/2010 postreply 06:53:45

    回复:【矫情小资文】 老歌 *Sailing* 回听回想 -SailingAfar- 给 SailingAfar 发送悄悄话 (181 bytes) () 07/25/2010 postreply 01:43:45

    谢谢,好Id呀,看来您真是喜欢Sailing:)~~ -lilac09- 给 lilac09 发送悄悄话 lilac09 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 07/25/2010 postreply 06:55:44

    回复:谢谢,好Id呀,看来您真是喜欢Sailing:)~~ -SailingAfar- 给 SailingAfar 发送悄悄话 (325 bytes) () 07/25/2010 postreply 13:41:52

    回复:回复:谢谢,好Id呀,看来您真是喜欢Sailing:)~~ -lilac09- 给 lilac09 发送悄悄话 lilac09 的博客首页 (86 bytes) () 07/26/2010 postreply 07:18:15

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