Alone                        独 在

       2008年4月20日下午，开完首届西部翻译理论与外语教学研讨会后，回到家里，本想躺在沙发上休息一会儿，但又睡不着，便打开了电视，画面上出现的是席琳Celine Dion在唱那首风靡全球的歌。我对音乐一窍不通，但席琳的神态吸引了我，于是我看了下去。我被席琳的真诚所打动。她是流着泪唱完下面这首歌的。我觉得我们的歌手（或者说是歌星）欠缺的正是席琳的那种真诚和投入。我将歌词试译如下：

Alone                        独 在

                                              胡宗锋 译

I hear the ticking of the clock                     我听见钟表的滴答
I'm lying here the room's pitch dark            我躺在漆黑的屋里
I wonder where you are tonight                 今夜不知你在何处
No answer on the telephone                       你的电话无人应答
And the night goes by so very slow            黑夜难熬如此漫长
Oh I hope that it won't end though             我却渴望夜无尽头
Alone                                                      独在

Refrain:

Till now I always got by on my own         多少年我独来独往
I never really cared until I met you            没遇见你前也从不在乎
And now it chills me to the bone               如今这让我冷至骨髓
How do I get you alone                            我怎忍心让你独在
How do I get you alone                            我怎忍心让你独在


You don't know how long I have wanted      你可知道我等了多久
to touch your lips and hold you tight,oh        为了你的吻和拥抱
You don't know how long I have waited       你可知道我等了多久
and I was going to tell you tonight               今夜我多想告诉你
But the secret is still my own                       这是我一人的秘密
and my love for you is still unknown            我对你的爱无人知晓
Alone                                                        独在

Refrain:

Till now I always got by on my own         多少年我独来独往

I never really cared until I met you            没遇见你前也从不在乎

And now it chills me to the bone               而如今这让我冷至骨髓
How do I get you alone                            我怎忍心让你独在
How do I get you alone                            我怎忍心让你独在