我的 DVD 清單啟動。今天入手的是 I’m Not There，之前在電影院享用過，由於留下一堆謎團，勢必要親手擁有來破解它們；不過看在 Bob Dylan 類傳記電影份上，說什麼還是會擁有它的（笑）。
我從《搖滾記》認識 Bob Dylan，從中譯本滲出的詩人氣蘊已讓我回味再三，這份感受也讓我為譯者功力鼓鼓掌。接著從浦澤直樹筆下「間接」接觸Bob Dylan：漫畫《20世紀少年》主角遠藤賢知的救世歌曲《Bob Lennon》，是首結合 Bob Dylan 與 John Lennon 名字的民謠抒情作品。
然後遇見 Bob Dylan 就是在 I’m Not There。在這部電影之前，我不是 Dylan 迷；這部電影之後，容我介紹 Ballad of a Thin Man。
You walk into the room With your pencil in your hand You see somebody naked And you say, "Who is that man ?" You try so hard But you don't understand Just what you'll say When you get home.
Because something is happening here But you don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones ?
You raise up your head And you ask, "Is this where it is ?" And somebody points to you and says "It's his" And you says, "What's mine ?" And somebody else says, "Where what is ?" And you say, "Oh my God Am I here all alone ?"
But something is happening here But you don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones ?
You hand in your ticket And you go watch the geek Who immediately walks up to you When he hears you speak And says, "How does it feel To be such a freak ?" And you say, "Impossible" As he hands you a bone.
And something is happening here But you don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones ?
You have many contacts Among the lumberjacks To get you facts When someone attacks your imagination But nobody has any respect Anyway they already expect you To all give a check To tax-deductible charity organizations. You've been with the professors And they've all liked your looks With great lawyers you have Discussed lepers and crooks You've been through all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books You're very well read It's well known.
But something is happening here And you don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones ?
Well, the sword swallower, he comes up to you And then he kneels He crosses himself And then he clicks his high heels And without further notice He asks you how it feels And he says, "Here is your throat back Thanks for the loan".
And you know something is happening But you don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones ?
Now you see this one-eyed midget Shouting the word "NOW" And you say, "For what reason ?" And he says, "How ?" And you say, "What does this mean ?" And he screams back, "You're a cow Give me some milk Or else go home".
Because something is happening But you don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones ?
Well, you walk into the room Like a camel and then you frown You put your eyes in your pocket And your nose on the ground There ought to be a law Against you comin' around You should be made To wear earphones.
Does something is happening And you don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones?
Jeff Buckley著名歌曲Hallelujah由我最愛的Leonard Cohen所寫。很高興我的搖滾地圖開始畫出明顯的路子。
Silent is Easy這首演唱會版本，出奇地令人滿意。
Everybody says that their looking for a shelter, Got a lot to give but I don't know how to help her, I should just let it go till they learn how to grow, And how to liberate.
Everybody says that she's looking for a shelter, Got a lot to give but I don't know how I felt her, They should just let it go till these cities learn to grow, And how to liberate.
Silence is easy, it just becomes me, You don't even know me, all lie about me. Everybody says that I'm looking for a home now, Looking for a boy or I'm looking for a girl now,
I can still let it go, I can still learn to grow, Into a child again.
Silence is easy, it just becomes me, You don't even know me, why lie about me. Silence is easy, it just becomes me, You don't even know me, why do you hate me.
