美国歌手保罗-西蒙（Paul Simon）65岁发行的专辑《惊奇》（Surprise）中的单曲《父与女》。一份舔犊之爱在民谣味道的歌声中款款道来：如果你遇事不顺，想想当年我们一起在山间草地上数星星；虽然不能保证你的前方一片坦途，但我会像明信片上的金毛猎狗那样守护着你；只要1加1还等于2，我就是世界上最爱女儿的父亲……含蓄的亲情，简洁的语言，收敛的曲风，就着电子音乐元素，颂唱着爱与尊严的乐章。

　　由于40年前电影《毕业生》插曲《沉默之声》（Sound Of Silence）我们记住了这位歌坛老将，顺便重温一下他的经典作品也好。

Father And Daughter
Paul Simon

If you leap awake in the mirror of a bad dream
And for a fraction of a second you can´t remember where you are
Just open your window and follow your memory upstream
To the meadow in the mountain where we counted every falling star

I believe the light that shines on you will shine on you forever
And though I can´t guarantee there´s nothing scary hiding under your bed
I´m gonna stand guard like a postcard of a Golden Retriever
And never leave till I leave you with a sweet dream in your head

I´m gonna watch you shine, gonna watch you grow
Gonna paint a sign. So you´ll always know:
As long as one and one is two there could never be a father
Who loved his daughter more than I love you

Trust your intuition. It´s just like going fishing
You cast your line and hope you get a bite
But you don´t need to waste your time worrying about the market place
Try to help the human race struggling to survive it´s harshest night

I´m gonna watch you shine, gonna watch you grow
Gonna paint a sign. So you´ll always know:
As long as one and one is two there could never be a father
Who loved his daughter more than I love you (Repeat)

重点词汇

Golden Retriever  n. 金毛猎犬	postcard  n. 明信片
scary  a. 引起惊慌的	gonna  （美语）将要（=going to）
intuition  n. 直觉，直觉的知识	harsh  a. 粗糙的，荒芜的
one and one is two  1加1等于2	as long as  只要……
meadow  n. 草地，牧场	upstream  adv. 溯流而上，逆流地