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Quiet Verses · EP4 · The Rose
The Rose - Written by Amanda McBroom, Performed by Bette Midler
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Some say love, it is a river
That drowns the tender reed
Some say love, it is a razor
That leaves your soul to bleed
Some say love, it is a hunger
An endless aching need
I say love, it is a flower
And you, its only seed
有人说，爱是一条河
淹没了柔弱的芦苇
有人说，爱是把剃刀
让你的灵魂泣血
有人说，爱是一种饥渴
是无尽而酸楚的渴求
而我说，爱是一朵花
你，是它唯一的种子
It's the heart, afraid of breaking
That never learns to dance
It's the dream, afraid of waking
That never takes the chance
It's the one who won't be taken
Who cannot seem to give
And the soul, afraid of dying
That never learns to live
是那颗害怕破碎的心
永远学不会起舞
是那个害怕醒来的梦
永远不敢去冒险
是那个不愿被爱俘获的人
似乎也不懂得给予
是那颗害怕消亡的灵魂
永远学不会真正地生活
When the night has been too lonely
And the road has been too long
And you think that love is only
For the lucky and the strong
Just remember in the winter
Far beneath the bitter snows
Lies the seed that with the sun's love
In the spring becomes the rose
当黑夜太过孤寂
当长路漫漫无尽头
当你以为，爱只眷顾
幸运与坚强之人
请记得，在凛冽的寒冬
在厚厚的积雪深处
沉睡着一颗种子
沐浴着阳光的眷顾
在春日里，绽放为玫瑰
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Amanda McBroom
美国创作歌手、词曲作者、演员，也长期活跃于舞台与影视领域。她最为人熟知的作品是《The Rose》，这首歌后来由 Bette Midler 演唱并广为流传。McBroom 的创作常带有很强的叙事感和抒情性，文字简洁，却很擅长把爱、孤独、失落与希望写得克制而有余韵。
Bette Midler
美国歌手、演员与舞台表演者，职业生涯横跨流行音乐、电影、电视与百老汇数十年。她以鲜明的舞台魅力、富有情感张力的演唱和多样化的表演风格著称。《The Rose》是她最具代表性的歌曲之一，也让这首由 Amanda McBroom 创作的作品进入了更广泛的流行文化记忆。
