(2/14/2008)

唱盤上旋轉著一張 Barbra Streisand 的唱片, 她的歌聲依然嘹亮。唱針與膠片卅年來的磨擦, 樂聲免不了夾雜著嘈音。(A Barbara Streisand record plays on the turntable. Her voice is as crisp and sweet as ever. For thirty years the stylus runs over the vinyl. Scratching sound can be heard.)

又是香檳、玫瑰與巧克力時候, 和您渡過三十個情人節。戀愛的聲音依然嘹亮, 感情上卻不能沒有一點兒嘈音。(Champagne, roses and chocolate. It is that time of the year. We have spent Valentines Day for thirty springs. The sound of love is still crisp and sweet but scratches can be found in our relationship.)

要嚐到香檳的酒氣, 和巧克力的甜美, 先得嚐其中苦澀味。要把玫瑰 剪下來插在瓶裏去觀賞, 得不怕給莖上的荊棘刺痛。(There will be bitterness while enjoying the aroma of champagne and the sweetness of chocolate. The pleasure for the view of a rose in the vase comes after the pain inflicted by the thorn.)

我們攜手並肩走 , 您充滿著熱情奔向未來光明之路, 我追求真理回眸殘破歷史長廊, 步伐節奏不同, 也就有了距離。(We have come a long way holding hands. You always face the future with enthusiasm and vitality. I constantly look back to the past generation seeking for the truth. Different rhythm in our steps creates different pace.)

不是有第三者戲弄, 也不是孩子們把我們隔開。愛情是含苞待放的蓓蕾, 美極了; 孩子們是花瓣, 一片一片向外開展, 逐漸脫落, 只餘下枯禿的花蕊在莖上。(There is no other to fool us in between. The children are no obstacle. Love is as beautiful as a budding rose. Children are the petals that blossom and then carried away by the wind, leaving us behind like the dried stalk.)

莫在枯禿的花蕊上尋找愛, 那精華已在蜂巢裹釀成蜜糖。(Do not look for love in the dried stalk. Its essence has been turned into honey.)