可能是臨近聖誕關係﹐最近推出的新歌裡面﹐喜歡的實在有不少。都很動聽。LEONA LEWIS的《HAPPY》﹑RIHANNA的《RUSSIAN ROULETTE》﹑CHERYL COLE的《FIGHT FOR LOVE》跟ALEXANDRA BURKE的《BAD BOYS》﹐都是我在iTUNE裡不斷播放的歌。(當然﹐BEYONCE的那張唱盤《I'M...SASHA FIERCE》的歌曲﹐尤其是《HALO》﹑《IF I WERE A BOY》和《SWEET DREAMS》﹐還在熱播名單裡面﹐可是﹐它們總不能算是最近推出的新歌罷﹖)

不過﹐要算最喜歡的﹐倒是老牌歌手WHITNEY HOUSTON再戰樂壇後首張大碟裡的一首歌﹕《I DIDN'T KNOW MY OWN STRENGTH》。

我迷上一首歌﹐許多時候﹐都是因為那些歌詞。這一次﹐也沒有例外。



最觸動我心靈的﹐當然是副歌裡的那幾句簡單的說話﹕「我的自信教我依然活著﹐我重新站起來﹐仰起頭﹐高喊『我並不輕易給打倒』。」(當然﹐一如以往﹐我的翻譯還望有心人指點。)

Lost touch with my soul
I had no where to turn
I had no where to go
Lost sight of my dream,
Thought it would be the end of me
I thought I’d never make it through
I had no hope to hold on to,
I thought I would break

I didn’t know my own strength
And I crashed down, and I tumbled
But I did not crumble
I got through all the pain
I didn’t know my own strength
Survived my darkest hour
My faith kept me alive
I picked myself back up
Hold my head up high
I was not built to break
I didn’t know my own strength

Found hope in my heart,
I found the light to life
My way out of the dark
Found all that I need
Here inside of me
I thought I’d never find my way
I thought I’d never lift that weight
I thought I would break

There were so many times I
Wondered how I’d get through the night I
Thought took all I could take