莱昂纳德·科恩

加拿大 · 1934–2016

歌手、词曲作者、诗人和小说家,其作品探索了宗教、政治、孤独和爱情等主题。

维基百科 ↗

“Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal.”

英语

“孩子们像展示奖章一样展示伤疤。恋人们把它们当作要揭示的秘密。”

《最爱的游戏》

“How can I begin anything new with all of yesterday in me?”

英语

“带着昨日的全部,我如何能开始任何新的事物?”

《美丽失败者》

“There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in.”

英语

“万物皆有裂痕,那是光照进来的地方。”

Anthem ↗ (1992)
《颂歌》

出自专辑《未来》中的歌曲《颂歌》。

“Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering.”

英语

“敲响那些还能敲响的钟。忘掉你完美的祭品。”

Anthem ↗ (1992)
《颂歌》

“If you don't become the ocean, you'll be seasick every day.”

英语

“如果你不成为大海,你每天都会晕船。”

“Act the way you'd like to be and soon you'll be the way you act.”

英语

“按照你想成为的样子去行动,很快你就会成为你行动的样子。”

“Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.”

英语

“诗只是生活的证据。如果你的生活燃烧得好,诗不过是灰烬。”

“I don't consider myself a pessimist. I think of a pessimist as someone who is waiting for it to rain. And I feel soaked to the skin.”

英语

“我不认为自己是悲观主义者。我觉得悲观主义者是等着下雨的人。而我觉得自己已经浑身湿透。”