往事只能回味 · 雲昊

为你读英语美文·第306期：往事只能回味 主播：雲昊坐标：奥地利·格拉茨Those Hands That Once Held Mine那双曾握着我的手作者：Dean Harrison，献给Patricia Shelton译者：雲昊When I was knee high, I was immortal当我只有膝盖这么高时，我觉得自己是长生不老的Because my Mum always held my hand因为妈妈总是握着我的手I knew no harm would come to me我知道我不会受到任何伤害In this, the safest place in the land那个时候，我觉得自己生活在这片土地上最安全的地方Her hands were always there to guide me她的手总是在那里指引着我To show me where to go告诉我该何去何从Her hands were forever knitting她的手永远在编织To keep us warm in Winter’s snow让我们在冬雪中享受温暖They were there to wave me off她的手在那里向我挥手告别Each morning when I left for school当我每天早上离家上学的时候Because you know she wouldn’t let me因为你知道的，妈妈不会让我们Grow up to be no fool长大后过的稀里糊涂的As I started to grow older随着我慢慢长大I would walk of my own accord我开始想着走自己的路And those hands once there for safety而那双曾经在前面为我保驾护航的手Changed roles to encourage and applaud现在成为了背后为我打气和鼓掌的手Later when I took a hand in marriage在后来我牵着另一个人的手走进婚姻的殿堂With new little hands to hold in mine在后来出现了新的小手需要我来牵着She was always there when needed她的手总是在我们需要的时候出现To take their hands and give us time牵着那些小手，好让我们有时间做自己的事For many years they still held strong多少年来，这双手仍然矫健Wrapping presents as each birthday came along为我们每一次的生日装裹礼物Giving out big hugs at Christmas在圣诞节给所有人一个大大的拥抱In the growing family throng在我们这个不断壮大的家庭中But then they started to become unsure可是后来这双手开始变得不确定Not remembering what to do他们开始不记得接下来该做什么So I knew that it was my time所以我知道，现在该轮到我To hold her hand and help her through牵着她的手，帮她度过难关We walked so many miles我们一起走过这么多路In corridors hand in hand我们在走廊里，过道里携手共进I just hope that in her own mind我只是希望此刻在她心中We were walking in the sand我们正在沙滩上散步But then that week I held her hand但是，在我牵着她的那个星期And it slipped away one last time那双手最后一次从我手中溜走了And now they’re in a better place现在，他们在一个更好的地方Those hands that once held mine那双曾经牵过我的手 ▎中文来源《人间世2·往事只能回味：除了阴阳两界，还有个世界我们触不可及》作者：一味清欢▎背景声间世第二季第七集预告 ▎片尾彩蛋她带着老年痴呆的母亲环游世界▎主播介绍雲昊：软件工程学博士后，现居奥地利主播，制作：雲昊文字，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有