化作森林——一首秘鲁民歌

今天，在《海纳百川》（www.hjclub.com）上又听到了这首让我喜爱、令我陶醉的秘鲁民歌。第一次听到她是近30年前的事了，当时真切地体验了人们老说的一句话，“歌声带我畅游、畅想…”什么的。今天听歌时，还读了歌词的两个翻译版本，发现各中的妙处。于是，厚着脸皮把歌曲、歌词搬到这里，实在是想和大家分享这件珍品…。

―― 来来

EL CONDOR PASA (If I could )

I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail.
Yes I would.
If I could,
I surely would.

I'd rather be a hammer than a nail.
Yes I would.
If I only could,
I surely would.

Away,
I'd rather sail away
Like a swan
That's here and gone.

A man gets tied to the ground
He gives the world
Its saddest sound,
Its saddest sound.

I'd rather be a forest than a street.
Yes I would.
If I could,
I surely would.

I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet,
Yes I would.
If I only could,
I surely would.