爱的告白—Enchanted...「echo回声」

我知道有人上传过了，但还是想发表一下自己的心情。这是一场多么美妙的爱情，也不能说是爱情，就像是泰勒专辑名《Speak Now》一样，这是一场美丽的邂逅，一个美丽的爱的告白吧。

Taylor Swift对Adam Young一见钟情，写下这首美丽缱绻的歌，自述自己萌生的情愫。更令人惊奇的是，Adam Young听出了其中的密语A-D-A-M,并在2011年的情人节，改编了该歌曲做出了回应。

Adam Young还给Taylor Swift写了一封信：

Dearest Taylor,

I'll be the first to admit i'm rather shy boy and since music is the most eloquent form of communication i can muster,i decided to record sth for u -- as sort of a 'reply' to the breathtaking song on your current record.This is what i wanted so badly to tell you in person but could never quite put into words:
Everything about you is lovely.You're an immensely charming girl with a beautiful hear and more grace and elegance than i know how to describe.You are a true princess from a dreamy fairytale,and above all,i just want you to know...I WAS ENCHANTED TO MEET YOU TOO.

Love,

Adam.

“我该会是第一个承认自己比较害羞的男孩吧，因为音乐才是我可以拿得出手的最真实生动的方式。我决定为你录一些东西——就作为对你新专辑里那首令我激动万分的歌曲的回应吧。”他写道，“你就像是一个从梦幻般的童话故事里走出来的公主，最重要的，我只想让你知道，我也对你着了迷。”

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Owl City个人主页上的日记：

Dear Taylor

On February 14th, 2011 by Adam Young

One blustery evening last October, I waited impatiently until the clock tolled midnight and then promptly bought Taylor Swift’s new record on iTunes. I played it in the kitchen, I played it in the car, I played it at the studio, I played it on flights to Japan and back; I just couldn’t keep away from it. Speak Now was the indisputable leader of my “top 5〃 record list of 2010, which is slightly ironic because the other four albums were abstract experimental/post-rock/ambient works.
I always love decoding the sneaky secret messages hidden in Taylor’s written lyrics, so naturally the day Speak Now came out, I played the whole thing from top to bottom as I added up the capital letters per each song’s set of lyrics.
As track 8 came to a close and the album switched over to track 9 (a breathtaking song called Enchanted and one of my favorites on the entire record), something began to feel curiously “familiar.”
I couldn’t put my finger on it. Why did the song feel so personal? Why was it ringing a bell? Perhaps it was merely the word “wonderstruck” that indeed struck a sweet chord, but before the second chorus hit, I’d already added up the letters:

A-D-A

And then it hit me like a freight train. I didn’t even need to find that last letter “M.” A colorful swirl of memories flashed before my eyes as it all added up. My jaw hit the floor.
The track is absolutely gorgeous and I’m so tremendously honored that Taylor would write such an elegant song and thereby offer a gracious nod in my direction. Needless to say, I was lost for words and utterly smitten. I couldn’t stop smiling.
I figured such an eloquent gesture should be reciprocated by the most polite, heartfelt and respectful response I could possibly muster. It’s no secret that I’m a bit shy, so naturally music was the most articulate way of attempting such a sincere endeavor. How does one respond to such a personal outpouring of emotion and sentiment? I tossed and turned over that one.
They say “timing is everything” and that brings us to now. Today is Valentine’s Day.

译文：
亲爱的Taylor

Adam Young写于2011年2月14日

去年十月份的一个狂风大作的晚上，我耐心的等着时钟转过午夜，然后在iTunes上购买了Taylor Swift的新专辑。Speak Now是我2010年最喜欢的5张专辑中最喜欢的一张，这有一点奇怪，因为另外四张专辑是abstract experiment/post-rock/ambient works。
我一直喜欢解开Taylor歌词中隐藏的秘密信息，所以很自然地，当Speak Now面世的时候，我把所有的歌曲播放，从第一首到最后一首，将每一首歌歌词中的关键词放在一起。当第8首歌放完，专辑开始播放第9首（一首激动人心的歌——Enchanted，这也是整张专辑中我最喜欢的一首）时，一些东西让我觉得非常熟悉。
我无法用我的手指去触摸它，为什么这首歌的感觉这样亲近？为什么我的心中仿佛有铃声在响？或许这仅仅是想知道而又无法知道答案，而我确实是陷入了这甜蜜的旋律之中，但是在第二部分开始之前，我已经将这些字母放在了一起:

A-D-A

而后这些像一辆列车一样撞击着我，我甚至不需要再去寻找最后一个字母“M”。随着他们组合起来，一个明亮而绚丽的旋转着的记忆在我的眼前浮现出来。我无法合拢我的嘴。
这首歌非常令人陶醉，我对Taylor写了这样优美的一首歌给我感到兴奋且荣幸。不得不说，我已经找不到合适的词语来形容我对她的一见钟情。我无法停止微笑。
我知道这样的表示应当有一个礼貌真诚而尊重的回应。也许我可以激起一些勇气。
大家都知道我有一点害羞，所以音乐是最能表达清楚的一个途径。一个人要怎样将这样将及其私人的感情倾泻而出？我摇摆着，选择了这一种。
人们说，“时间就是一切”，并且它将我们带到这里。
今天，是情人节。
（Ps：资料选自百度百科）

《Enchanted》——Owl City 中英歌词
今晚我再次踏入此地 继续强颜欢笑
There I was again tonight forcing laughter, faking smiles
同样在这个陈旧、充满寂寞的地方
Same old tired, lonely place
每个人都假装友善
Walls of insincerity
当我看见你时候，我飘忽不定的眼神和空虚的心灵顿时消失
Shifting eyes and vacancy vanished when I saw your face
我所能说的是看见你让我很着迷
All I can say is it was enchanting to meet you
你迷人双眼像是在低语“我们曾否见过面？”
Your eyes whispered 'have we met?'
穿过房间时你的身影开始为我引路
Across the room your silhouette starts to make it's way to me
俏皮的对话开始
The playful conversation starts
细数你所有的俏皮话就像在秘密地传纸条
Counter all your quick remarks like passing notes in secrecy
我所能说的是看见你真让我着迷
All I can say is it was enchanting to meet you
亲爱的taylor 遇见你同样让我着迷
Oh Taylor I was so enchanted to meet you too
今晚极其美好 你想让它就此消失吗
This night is sparkling, don't you let it go
我真的惊讶不已 在回家路上一直觉得脸红
I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home
我觉得我永远都会疑惑如果你知道
I'll spend forever wondering if you knew
当我遇见你同样让我很着迷
I was enchanted to meet you too
你究竟深爱着谁？这个疑惑不解的问题
The lingering question kept me up
一直困扰着我无法入眠直到凌晨2点 
2am, who do you love?
直到我完全醒来我还是很疑惑
I wonder till I'm wide awake
现在我心烦意乱地来回走动 希望你出现在我门前
Now I'm pacing back and forth, wishing you were at my door
希望当我开门时候你会对着我说
I'd open up and you would say,
我看见你让我很着迷
It was enchanted to meet you
亲爱的taylor 遇见你同样让我心花怒放
Oh Taylor I was so enchanted to meet you too
今晚真的很完美 你想让它就此消失吗
This night is flawless, don't you let it go
我真的惊讶不已 在回家路上一直觉得脸红
I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home
我觉得我永远都会疑惑如果你知道
I'll spend forever wo ndering if you knew
当我遇见你同样让我很着迷
I was enchanted to meet you too
这是我扉页的祈祷
This is me praying that this was the very first page
并非故事的结局
Not where the story line ends
我的思绪回荡着你的名字直到我再次遇见你
My thoughts will echo your name until I see you again
正因为我太早的离开所以这段话语一直保留在我心里
These are the words I held back as I was leaving too soon
遇见你同样让我非一般着迷
I was enchanted to meet you too
请亲爱的你别爱上别人
Please don't be in love with someone else
请亲爱的你别让爱你的人一直等待
Please don't have somebody waiting on you
请亲爱的你别爱上别人
Please don't be in love with someone else
请亲爱的你别让爱你的人一直等待
Please don't have somebody waiting on you
今晚极其美好 你想让它就此消失吗
This night is sparkling, don't you let it go
我真的惊讶不已 在回家路上一直觉得脸红
I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home
我觉得我永远都会疑惑如果你知道
I'll spend forever wondering if you knew
今晚真的很完美 你想让它就此消失吗
This night is flawless, don't you let it go
我真的惊讶不已 因此独自狂奔乱跳
I'm wonderstruck, dancing around all alone
taylor我一生都会疑惑如果你知道
Taylor I'll spend my whole life wondering if you knew
遇见你同样令我心花怒放
I was enchanted to meet you too
我从没爱上过别人
I was never in love with someone else
我从未让别人等待我
I never had somebody waiting on me
因为我梦想成真只是就是与你天长地久
'Cause you were all of my dreams come true
我只是希望你知道
And I just wish you knew 
taylor我深深地爱上你
Taylor I was so in love with you.