河畔草@聽風‧行旅

從小我就不喜歡唸歷史

國中最討厭的科目就是歷史
歷史總是糾葛在情仇愛恨征戰閥略裡
誰推翻了誰，建立了哪一朝，又被誰滅了
哪個黨爭哪個亂世哪個英明救世主又出現
合縱連橫割據討閥屠殺和鎮壓
上面的人爭權大張□□□動聽的口號，底下的草民在苦亂中衝衝衝，熬過一代是一代。
唉。唉。

最喜歡上地理課
閱讀地理卻無國界無藩籬，無須死記和活背
一張地圖加一絲想像力，就可以凸到全世界。

當歐洲正努力突破國界分野，努力進行統合之時
我們島裡各家子，還在家壁四處胡嚷畫線切割塗霸稱王。


很喜歡生於愛爾蘭的詩人歌手Chris De Burgh 的創作歌曲
其中有一首歌Borderline 邊界，超喜歡。


(請按play鍵開始撥放)

那悠遠的歌聲，滿蘊對戰爭的反控，對和平無國界的深深期待。
...
嗯...
等火車載我到邊界，與愛人道別
看著即將上戰場的小兵們，心傷不忍
....
與妳的廝守想望...敵不過祖國對我的召喚
妳會等我直到邊境消除的一天嗎?
人們能從戰爭中學到智慧嗎?...

I'm standing in the station
I'm waiting for a train
To take me to the border
And my loved one far away
I watched a bunch of soldiers
Heading for the war
I could hardly even bear to see them go

Rolling through the countryside
Tears are in my eyes
We're coming to the borderline
I'm ready with my lies
And in the early morning rain
I see her there
And I know I'll have to say goodbye again

And it's breaking my heart
I know what I must do
I hear my country call me
But I want to be with you
I'm taking my side
One of us will lose
Don't let go, I want to know
That you will wait for me until the day --
There's no borderline, no borderline

Walking passed the border guards
Reaching for her hand
Showing no emotion
I want to break into a run
But these are only boys
And I will never know
How men can see the wisdom in a war


後記
而，會有no borderline 的一天嗎?
還是希望，有那麼一天.

百聽不膩，音樂迴盪於
2004.11.14