[翻譯] 歐文‧拉芬 - 給自己的筆記 Oren Lavie - Note to Self

歐文‧拉芬 - 給自己的筆記

Oren Lavie - Note to Self

Never say never but never say always

不要輕易說不 不要輕言絕對

Sometimes can be good for you

「有時候」其實也很好

Try to be kinder to people who bore you

善待你覺得乏味的人

You're probably boring them too

說不定他們也覺得你很無趣

Never say one thing and wish for another

不要說的是一回事 想的卻是另一回事

For which of the two will come true?

你怎麼知道哪個會實現？

If you can love it then it will most likely love you

愛己所擇 那個選擇將有所回報

Never say never and don't be so clever

不要輕易說不 學著大智若愚

It's lonely to win every fight

爭得每場勝利反而招致孤獨

Never say something you wouldn't like hearing

不要說出自己也不想聽的話

If you can't be nice, be polite

除非你盡量親切 盡量有禮

Like you do one thing is how you do everything

喜歡自己做的事 做任何事都該如此

But you can't do everything right

但你無法每件事都做對

All of the time

無法永遠正確

All of the time

無法永遠正確

Try to be true

保持真誠

Try to be fair

保持公正

Don't play so much with your hair

別在頭髮上玩那麼多花樣

Don't pick but strum, make room it will come

隨意彈奏 不用講究 騰出空間虛位以待

And take better care

更好的將會出現

Don't be so late, don't make people wait

不要老是遲到 不要讓人久等

Don't act like you're so fucking great

別表現得一副自己他媽的超棒

Don't over-prepare

不要過度準備

And take better care

多花點心思照顧別的

Care of yourself

照顧自己

Water the flowers

記得為花朵澆水

Don't pee in the shower

淋浴時不要尿尿

And books aren't your friends they're just art

書未必是你的好友 它們只是藝術

Don't say you hate it, you don't need to love it

別說你討厭它 你本來就有權不喜歡

There's so many shades to your heart

你的心已經有夠多陰影了

Be a good lover

當個好情人

The thing you'll discover

你將會發現

You're more than the sum of your parts

你比自己的總和還要多

Don't think you know how it ends cause you know how it starts

不要以為你知道怎麼開始 就會知道怎麼結束

Try to be true

保持真誠

Try to be fair

保持公正

Don't play so much with your hair

別在頭髮上玩那麼多花樣

Don't pick but strum, make room it will come

隨意彈奏 不用講究 騰出空間虛位以待

And take better care

更好的將會出現

Don't be so late, don't make people wait

不要老是遲到 不要讓人久等

Don't act like you're so fucking great

別表現得一副自己他媽的超棒

Don't over-prepare

不要過度準備

And take better care

多花點心思照顧別的

Care of yourself

照顧自己

Don't be so late, don't make people wait

不要老是遲到 不要讓人久等

Don't act like you're so fucking great

別表現得一副自己他媽的超棒

Don't over-prepare

不要過度準備

And take better care

多花點心思照顧別的

Care of yourself

照顧自己

Care of yourself

照顧自己