Wednesday, February 9, 2011

That's life


That's life, that's what all the people say.
You're riding high in April,
Shot down in May
But I know I'm gonna change that tune,
When I'm back on top, back on top in June.

I said that's life, and as funny as it may seem
Some people get their kicks,
Stompin' on a dream
But I don't let it, let it get me down,
'Cause this fine ol' world it keeps spinning around

I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate,
A poet, a pawn and a king.
I've been up and down and over and out
And I know one thing:
Each time I find myself, flat on my face,
I pick myself up and get back in the race.

That's life
I tell ya, I can't deny it,
I thought of quitting baby,
But my heart just ain't gonna buy it.
And if I didn't think it was worth one single try,
I'd jump right on a big bird and then I'd fly

I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate,
A poet, a pawn and a king.
I've been up and down and over and out
And I know one thing:
Each time I find myself laying flat on my face,
I just pick myself up and get back in the race

That's life
That's life and I can't deny it
Many times I thought of cutting out
But my heart won't buy it
But if there's nothing shakin' come this here july
I'm gonna roll myself up in a big ball and die
My, My!

What Google Learned in 2010

Sunday, February 6, 2011

[詩戀] 熱血爭春

晨讀傅國湧从龚自珍到司徒雷登》徐志摩篇,方知民歌時期著名歌曲梅雪爭春歌詞為詩人抗議1926年由段祺瑞軍隊所發動的「三一八」事件槍殺無辜請願民眾之作,原載於1926年4月1日《晨報副刊·詩鐫》第一期,末句『梅花是十三齡童的熱血』,以血成書沉痛已極。

南方新年裡有一天下大雪
我到靈峰去探春梅的消息
殘落的梅萼 瓣瓣在雪裡掩
我笑說這顏色還欠三分豔

命運說你趕花朝節前回京
我替你備下真鮮豔的春景
白的還是那 冷翩翩的飛雪
但梅花是十三齡童的熱血

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Friday, February 4, 2011

[詩戀] 櫓聲盪入雲水

嘉慶十七年,龔自珍返回故鄉杭州,泛舟西湖,賦詞《湘月》述懷。論者對定盦詩文中簫與劍的意象闡述多矣,余借他人酒杯,澆自家塊壘 ,解語者定然笑我非計。千言萬般,櫓聲盪入雲水,何時忘卻營營?

天風吹我 墮湖山一角 果然清麗

曾是東華生小客 回首蒼茫無際

屠狗功名 雕龍文卷 豈是平生意

鄉親蘇小 定應笑我非計

才見一抹斜陽 半隄香草 頓惹清愁起

羅襪音塵何處覓 渺渺予懷孤寄

怨去吹簫 狂來說劍 兩樣銷魂味

兩般春夢 櫓聲盪入雲水

綠意

如果我的心是一朵蓮花

~ 林徽因 · 馬雁散文集 · 蓮燈 ~ 馬雁 在她的散文《高貴一種,有詩為證》裡,提到「十多年前,還不知道林女士的八卦及成就前,在期刊上讀到別人引用的《蓮燈》」 覺得非常喜歡,比之卞之琳、徐志摩,別說是毫不遜色,簡直是勝出一籌。前面的韻腳和平仄的處理顯然高於戴...