I Say A Little Prayer

I Say A Little Prayer (1970)

Aretha Franklin

The moment I wake up
Before I put on my makeup
I say a little prayer for you
While combing my hair, now,
And wondering what dress to wear, now,
I say a little prayer for you
我起床時
在化妝之前
我為著你禱告
現在，當我在梳著頭髮時
我為著你淺淺地禱告

Forever, forever, you'll stay in my heart
and I will love you
Forever, forever, we never will part
Oh, how I'll love you
Together, together, that's how it must be
To live without you
Would only be heartbreak for me.
永遠，永遠，你都長留我心
我將一直愛你
永遠，永遠，我們永不分離
喔我將多麼地愛你
一起，一起，就這樣下去
活著若沒有你
只會讓我心碎一地

I run for the bus, dear,
While riding I think of us, dear,
I say a little prayer for you.
At work I just take time
And all through my coffee break-time,
I say a little prayer for you.
我趕著搭公車
在車上我想著我們，親愛的
我為著你禱告
在工作時我也偷點時間
在我的休息時間時
我為著你禱告

Forever, forever, you'll stay in my heart
and I will love you
Forever, forever we never will part
Oh, how I'll love you
Together, together, that's how it must be
To live without you
Would only be heartbreak for me.
永遠，永遠，你都長留我心
我將一直愛你
永遠，永遠，我們永不分離
喔我將多麼地愛你
一起，一起，就這樣下去
活著若沒有你
只會讓我心碎一地

My darling believe me,
For me there is no one
But you.
我親愛的請你要相信
對我而言沒有別人
只有你

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復古永遠都不會死，而好聽的歌在四十年後也還是好歌（爛歌放上一百年也只是…放比較久的爛歌）。簡單的歌詞旋律，靠得是歌者的感情與功力，還有實在很盡責的合音天使。Aretha Franklin，永遠都不會遭遺忘的名字。
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