余光中的“披头士”情节——《当我到64岁:老歌新唱忆披头》(2)

you"llbe older too, and if you say the word, i could stay with you.
那时连你也老了，只要你肯开金口，我就愿跟你厮守。
icould be handy, mending a fuse， when your lights have gone.
我可以帮助，修保险丝，当你的灯不亮时。
youcan knit a sweater by the fireside，sunday mornings go for a ride,
你可以在炉边织毛衣，星期天早上兜风去。
doingthe garden, digging the weeds, who could ask for more.
整整花园，除除杂草，要你做更多我也不会。
willyou still need me, will you still feed me, when i"m sixty-four.
你还会需要我吗，还会喂饱我，当我到六十四岁？
everysummer we can rent a cottage, in the isle of wight, if it"s not too dear
每年夏天我们会租间小屋，在威特岛上，只要不太贵。
we shallscrimp and save。grandchildren on your knee vera chuck dave
我们会省吃俭用，看孙儿爬到你怀中，小薇、小丑跟小呆。
sendme a postcard, drop me a line, stating point of view
寄一张明信片，写一句话，告诉我有什么感想，
indicateprecisely what you mean to say，yours sincerely, wasting away
把心里的话说个清楚，签上名字，别再耽误。
giveme your answer, fill in a form ，mine for evermore
就答应我了吧，填个表，永永远远做我的宝贝。
willyou still need me, will you still feed me, when i"m sixty-four.