Nirvana - Come As You Are (1991)
1987年，Nirvana於美國華盛頓州Aberdeen成軍，成員包括主唱兼吉他手Kurt Cobain、貝斯手Krist Novoselic與鼓手Aaron Burckhard。後來成員雖多次更替， Kurt一直是該團的靈魂人物。1991年，樂團的第二張專輯《Nevermind》成功將之引領的Grunge另類搖滾風潮打入主流市場，亦為搖滾史上的經典之作。
Kurt的父母在他8歲的時候離異，自此他的性格變得內向、孤僻和憤世。因此，面對突如其來的成名壓力令他難以適應，多次因吸毒過量而昏迷。1994年4月5日，27歲的他選擇舉槍自盡來結束自己的人生，留下遺孀和年僅19個月大的女兒。或許Kurt的一生對我們來說絕非良好典範，而他的音樂卻永為世人所緬懷並傳頌著。
〈Come As You Are〉
Come, as you are. As you were.
As I want you to be. As a friend.
As a friend. As an old enemy. Take your time.
Hurry up. The choice is yours. Don't be late.
Take a rest. As a friend. As a old memory, memory, memory, memory.
Come. Dowsed in mud. Soaked in bleach.
As I want you to be. As a trend. As a friend.
As an old memory, memory, memory, memory.
And I swear that I don't have a gun.
No I don't have a gun. No I don't have a gun.
Memory, memory, memory, memory (don't have a gun).
And I swear that I don't have a gun.
No I don't have a gun. No I don't have a gun.
No I don't have a gun. No I don't have a gun. Memory, memory...
(一) 單字解說：
1. Aberdeen：[͵æbɚˋdin] n.名詞
阿伯丁，美國華盛頓州格雷斯港縣的一座城市
2. Grunge： [grʌndʒ] n. 名詞
美國俚語，原有乏味、醜陋和髒亂等諷刺意味，這裡指由龐克
樂(punk)所發展出來的一個另類搖滾分支
3. Dowsed [daʊzd] vt. 及物動詞 把...浸入水中
She dowsed the clothes in soapy water.
她把衣物浸入肥皂水中。
4. bleach [blitʃ] n.名詞[U] 漂白劑
He wants to buy a strong household bleach.
他想買強力家用漂白劑。
5. swear [swɛr] vt. 及物動詞 發誓
(動詞三態swear- swore-sworn)
He swore that he had never talked with the girl.
他發誓他從未與那女孩說過話。
(二) 延伸討論：
Why do great artists die so young? Which one do you miss so much?
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