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《Shape of My Heart》是电影《这个杀手不太冷》(Leon)的片尾曲,也是老牌摇滚歌手Sting的经典作品,被收录在其专辑《十个传奇》中。歌曲中将纸牌中的四种花色分别对应成权力(梅花)、金钱(方片)、武力(黑桃),心(红桃)。"heart"一语双关,反映了杀手孤独的内心,配合上Sting低沉略带沙哑的声音,被演绎得天衣无缝。
He deals the cards as a meditation
他玩纸牌 如深深冥想
And those he plays never suspect
他打牌从不迟疑
He doesn't play for the money he wins
他打牌不是为了所赢的钱
He doesn't play for respect
也不是为了获得尊重
He deals the cards to find the answer
他在牌局中找寻觅答案
The sacred geometery of chance
那神秘几何中的偶然
The hidden law of a probable outcome
还有那飘忽结局的背后的隐匿之弦
The numbers lead a dance
数字翩翩飞舞
I know that the spades are swords of a soldier
我明白黑桃如士兵手握的利剑
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
梅花似战场轰鸣的炮枪
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
这艺术般游戏里 方块便若到手的金钱
But that's not the shape of my heart
但那不是我红桃(心)的形状
He may play the jack of diamonds
他可能会出方块J
He may lay the queen of spades
又或许 他会下注黑桃Q
He may conseal a king in his hand
抑或将手中的K掩藏
While the memory of it fades
但这些记忆 终将褪色
I know that the spades are swords of a soldier
我明白黑桃如士兵手握的利剑
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
梅花似战场轰鸣的炮枪
I know that the diamonds mean money for this art
这艺术般游戏里 方块便若到手的金钱
But that's not the shape of my heart
但那不是我红桃(心)的形状
But that's not the shape,shape of my heart
但那不是我红桃(心)的形状
And if i told you that i loved you
如果我对你说我爱你
You'd maybe think there's something wrong
你会有些许困惑
I'm not a man of too many faces
我并不是善变的人
The mask i wear is one
我的面具 始终如一
Those who speak know nothing
那些多言却无知的人们
And find out to their cost
斤斤计较眼前得失
Like those who curse their luck in too many places
如同四处抱怨命运者
Are those who fear a lost
戚戚于失
I know that the spades are swords of a soldier
我明白黑桃如士兵手握的利剑
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
梅花似战场轰鸣的炮枪
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
这艺术般游戏里 方块便若到手的金钱
But that's not the shape of my heart
但那不是我红桃(心)的形状
That's not the shape,shape of my heart
那不是我红桃(心)的形状