2021 年就這樣過去了，儘管努力工作，卻還是覺得自己做得不夠。
慶幸的是，在假期之中看了 Arcane 這部精采的動畫影集，非常欣賞那藝術性的描繪和高潮迭起、愛恨強烈的劇情。主題曲也好，是 Imagine Dragons and JID 的「敵人」(Enemy)。最欣賞的一句當然是：「喔，慘啊，大家都要和我為敵！」(Oh, the misery: Everybody wants to be my enemy!)（反語，即：你以為這就嚇得了我嗎？）
Arcane 日前在中國播出的名字是「英雄聯盟：雙城之戰」(League of Legends: A Battle of Two Cities)，主題曲特別換成中文，是由唐恬作詞、著名香港藝人陳奕迅 (Eason Chan) 主唱的「孤勇者」。
這首歌的官方視頻在網路上當然是紅透半邊天，我向來遲到，聽見這首歌的時候驚為天人，當然也是鄉巴佬的反應，不足為奇。正式的英文歌名似乎是 You are the Hero，但是網路上一般把「孤勇者」翻譯為 The Lonely Warrior，我覺得不妥，因為勇者是不會孤獨的。竊以為將之翻譯為 The Lone Warrior 比較好，即「孤身」之意。
至於歌詞，以下是我嘗試的英文翻譯，希望大家喜歡，不吝賜教。
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You are the Hero (The Lone Warrior)
Lyrics by Tang Tian
Melody by Qian Lei
Performed by Eason Chan
Fearless to show
Your foreheads wound, your differences, your mistakes
Needless to hide
Your worn-out dolls, your masks, your Self
They say, bear the light and tame the monsters
They say, seal your wounds – clowns arent loved
Why are you alone, glory denied?
Arent imperfections worth praising?
Who says those covered in mud arent heroes?
Love you, lone warrior in dark streets
Love you, refusing ever to kneel
Love you, having confronted desperation
Refusing to cry
Love you, in tattered clothes
Daring to block Destinys guns
Love you, we are so alike
Sharing the same defects
Shall we? Can we? Wear this ragged heros cape
We fight? We fight! Offer the meekest of dreams
To the weeping and roaring in the dark
Who says only those standing in light are heroes?
They say, cease madness like erasing stains
They say, bow your head and mount the steps
Then forbid me from riding the wind
You remain proud, alone and fearless
Who says those defying normalcy arent heroes?
Your flaws, so unique
Your silence, so deafening
Love you, lone warrior in dark streets
Love you, refusing ever to kneel
Love you, having confronted desperation
Refusing to cry (You are the hero)
Love you, rising from the wilderness
Your life, borrowing nobodys light
You are destined to raise your city
from the ruins (You are the hero)
Should we? We should! With the meekest of dreams
We fight? We fight! Offer our most sacred dreams
To the weeping and roaring in the dark
Who says only those standing in light are heroes?
至於「孤勇者」的中文歌詞，大家可以輕易在網上找到，我就不在此畫蛇添足了。又，找到了這段由女生唱「孤勇者」的視頻，別有一番風味。
註：原載於 Medium（請見這裡），2022 年 1 月 22 日
又註：感謝 S 和 S 對於英文翻譯的潤飾。