postcard # 40

October 5th, 2015
2015年10月5日
Got up at 4:00 AM to watch the blood red moon
凌晨四點起床去觀賞血月亮
What kind of a romantic misses out on a celestial evening?
多麼浪漫的蒼穹之夜啊
A few enthusiasts had gathered round the bridge
一些熱心人聚集在橋邊
And cheered silently when the moon came up around the bend
當月亮從河曲處升起大家都悄聲歡呼著
I read somewhere that this wont happen for another eighteen years
我從某處讀到接下來18年都不會再出現血月亮了
Eighteen years ago I was sixteen
18年前我16歲
Eighteen years from now Ill be fifty-two
18年後我52歲
Im more confused now than when I was sixteen
我如今比16歲時更充滿困惑
Annika, did you watch the blood moon too?
Annika 你也看了血月亮了嗎
Another town, another bridge
另一個鎮子另一座橋
High hopes for the blood red moon
期待著那血月亮
That it would astound us
會讓我們大吃一驚
God, I hope something will astound me
天哪我多希望自己能收到驚喜
Results were disappointing
但結果不盡人意
The moon existed and was red
月亮紅殷殷地升起
We all updated social media, made fun of the moon
我們都在刷新社交軟件轉著月亮的段子
Got back to it
回頭再看看它
I read somewhere that this wont happen for another eighteen years
我讀到過什麼說這景象18年不再有
Eighteen years ago I was nineteen
18年前我19歲
Eighteen years from now Ill be fifty-five
18年後我55歲
Im more confused now than when I was nineteen
我如今比19歲更困惑了些
Jens, will the blood moon make you too cry?
Jens, 你也會為血月亮垂淚嗎
And it feels like Id still stand there
就好像我會久佇此地
Theres gotta be more
應該還有更多吧
Until theres more Im gonna stand there
在看到更多之前我都不會離開
I dont know what Im waiting for
但我並不知道自己在等待什麼