和律 |《If I Die Young》

BOB

如我逝去，年少岁尝。
衣我以锦裹，置我于花床。
藏我于曦河，寄思以吟唱。

若天怜恸，愿化霓虹。
安好慰慈母，漫彩濯青空。
然命实难料，谁堪丧子痛。
须臾如刃，亦感于存。

着素以归魂，淡若玉手温。
憾未与君守，回念亦温存。
惜君相错，天人永隔。

愿妆己明珠，以衬君装着。
幸以了夙愿，未竟事可得。

创作者：The Band Perry

（英文原版）

If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
oh oh oh oh

Lord make me a rainbow
I’ll shine down on my mother
She'll know I’m safe with you when she stands under my colors oh and
Life ain't always what you think it ought to be, no
Ain't even grey, but she buries her baby
The sharp knife of a short life, well
I’ve had just enough time

If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
The sharp knife of a short life, well
I’ve had just enough time

And I’ll be wearing white when I come into your kingdom
I’m as green as the ring on my little cold finger
I’ve never known the lovin' of a man
But it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand
There’s a boy here in town says he’ll love my forever
Who would have thought forever could be severed by
The sharp knife of a short life, well
I’ve had just enough time

So put on your best boys and I’ll wear my pearls
What I never did is done
A penny for my thoughts, oh no I’ll sell them for a dollar
They're worth so much more after I’m a goner
And maybe then you’ll hear the words I been singin’
Funny when your dead how people start listenin’

If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
oh oh oh oh

The ballad of a dove
Go with peace and love
Gather up your tears, keep‘em in your pocket
Save them for a time when your really gonna need them oh
The sharp knife of a short life, well
I’ve had just enough time
So put on your best boys and I’ll wear my pearls

释义：

欧美音乐的MV都是为了歌词服务的，特别是有着叙事般歌词的乡村音乐，所以乡村音乐的MV多围绕爱情，家庭，生活，生命等等。

而 If I Die Young 这首村歌，确切的说也是在围绕着歌词讲述，在告诉人们「珍惜眼前人，别等到他死了才知道缅怀」的道理，不要轻易放弃自己的生命，这样会让爱你的人痛苦。