这首歌的演唱者——阿兰·杰克逊(Alan Jackson),他1958年10月17日出生在美国佐治亚州的纽南市。他很小就开始在教堂唱歌,长到十几岁的时候,他已经成为当地小有名气的乡村二重唱团体的一员。成家后他为了养家糊口,放弃音乐发展,成为一名汽车销售员,后来又从事过建筑工和铲车司机等职业。后来,他的乐带通过妻子丹妮斯(Denise)传到著名乡村音乐明星格伦·坎贝尔(Glen Campbell)的手上,局面发生了改变,他被坎贝尔的唱片公司吸收,来到乡村音乐的“圣地”纳什维尔,在唱片公司经过一段时间的磨炼后,31岁的杰克逊终于在1989年成为正式的签约歌手。
阿兰·杰克逊(Alan Jackson)是继加斯·布鲁克斯(Garth Brooks)之后90年代最著名乡村音乐男歌手。作为80年代新传统主义运动继承者,虽然立足于酒馆音乐但当代主流音乐中同样如鱼得水。
歌词:
Have a little love on a little honeymoon在蜜月享受了一点点甜蜜
You got a little dish and you got a little spoon你拿着小小的盘子和小小的勺
A little bitty house and a little bitty yard还有小小的房子、小小的院子
Little bitty dog and a little bitty car小小的狗和小小的车
Well, it's alright to be little bitty其实,小小的也没什么关系
Little hometown or a big old city小小的家乡或者大的旧城市
Might as well share, might as well smile一样可以有分享一样可以有微笑
Life goes on for a little bitty while因为生命只是小小的一会
A little bitty baby in a little bitty gown穿着小小睡衣的小小的宝贝
It'll grow up in a little bitty town他将在小小的城镇中长大
Big yellow bus and little bitty books黄色大巴士和小小的书
It all started with a little bitty look这一切都开始与小小的期待
Well, it's alright to be little bitty其实,小小的也没什么关系
Little hometown or a big old city小小的家乡或者大的旧城市
Might as well share, might as well smile一样可以有分享一样可以有微笑
Life goes on for a little bitty while因为生命只是小小的一会
You know you got a job and a little bitty check你有一份工作和小小的报酬
Six pack of beer and television set六打啤酒和一台电视
Little bitty world goes around and around小小的世界就这样运转着
Little bit of silence and a little bit of sound一点点寂静一点点吵闹
A good ole boy and a pretty little girl一个大男孩和一个小女孩
Start all over in a little bitty world爱情开始在小小的世界
A little bitty plan and a little bitty dream一个小小的计划和一个小小的梦
It's all part of a little bitty scheme就是小小计划的全部
it's alright to be little bitty小小的也没什么关系
Little hometown or a big old city小小的家乡或者大的旧城市
Might as well share, might as well smile一样可以有分享一样可以有微笑
Life goes on for a little bitty while因为生命只是小小的一会
it's alright to be little bitty小小的也没什么关系
Little hometown or a big old city小小的家乡或者大的旧城市
Might as well share, might as well smile一样可以有分享一样可以有微笑
Life goes on for a little bitty while因为生命只是小小的一会
------彩蛋歌曲------【Good Time】
曾几何时我年轻过你亦如此
Remember when I was young and so were you
时光静止你我除爱别无所知
And time stood still and love was all we knew
我之初恋,亦是你的
You were the first, so was I
你我缠绵后你潸然泪下
We made love and then you cried
曾几何时
Remember when
曾几何时你我山盟海誓怡然漫步
Remember when we vowed the vows and walked the walk
心灵相交,共创美好,已然艰辛
Gave our hearts, made the start, it was hard
我们经历成长,生活坎坷
We lived and learned, life threw curves
有过快乐,有过心酸
There was joy, there was hurt
曾几何时
Remember when
曾几何时旧人故去新人坠地
Remember when old ones died and new were born
世事变迁,分分合合
And life was changed, disassembled, rearranged
你我相聚,散去
We came together, fell apart
我们心碎彼此
And broke each other’s hearts
曾几何时
Remember when
曾几何时轻轻小脚拍出动人乐曲
Remember when the sound of little feet was the music
周复一周你我随舞
We danced to week to week
重燃爱火,找到信任
Brought back the love, we found trust
承诺我们永不放弃
Vowed we’d never give it up
曾几何时
Remember when
曾几何时而立之年觉老
Remember when thirty seemed old
如今回首,不过垫脚坚石
Now lookin’ back, it’s just a steppin’ stone
曾经步步攀登终修得此
To where we are where we’ve been
说过你我总能重来
Said we’d do it all again
曾几何时
Remember when
曾几何时我们设想你我白发之时
Remember when we said when we turned gray
子女长大离巢之时
When the children grow up and move away
我们不会伤感,你我欣然
We won’t be sad, we’ll be glad
只因与你厮守此生
For all the life we’ve had
我们忆起曾几何时
And we’ll remember when
曾几何时
Remember when
曾几何时