El Sur (The South) 南方
Fall 1957 一九五七年 秋天
(Dog barks) （狗叫声）
Agustin? 奥古斯丁？
Casilda! Casilda! 卡西达！卡西达！
What's wrong, miss? 太太 到底怎么了？
My husband is gone! 我老公不见了
And Sinbad won't stop barking. 辛巴德一直叫个不停
Agustiiiin! 奥古斯丁
Agustiiin! 奥古斯丁
(dials phone) （打电话声音）
Provincial Hospital? 请问是省医院？
Is Dr. Arenas there? 阿龙医生在不在那里？
This is his wife calling. 我是他的太太
Miss! Estrella's bicycle is gone! 太太 埃斯特拉的单车被骑走了
No, I just wanted to know if he spent the night there. 不用麻烦 我就是看看他是不是整晚都在医院的。
Do you know where he could be? 你们知道他现在在哪吗？
Yes... 我明白了
If he arrives, please tell him to call home right away. 如果你们知道他的去向，请立刻告诉我好吗？
Yes, it's very urgent. 恩，我找他有急事
Yes. His wife. 是的，我是她太太
Thank you very much. 对不起 麻烦你了
That day at sunrise, 就在那天早上
when I found his pendulum under my pillow 我在我枕头底下发现了他的怀表
I felt I knew 我一直都有种感觉
that everything had changed, 周围的一切都在改变
that he would never come back home. 他再也不会回家了。
Well? 情况怎么样？
A girl. 我想是个女孩
Are you sure? 你肯定吗？
I'm sure. 是的，很肯定
What will she be called? 您给她取什么名字？
Estrella. 埃斯特拉
They told me that my father divined 我的父亲是一位牧师
that I would be a little girl 在我出生前 他就曾预测过我会是个女孩子
Its the first thing about him that comes to mind 这是能让我回忆起他的第一件事情 38
an intense image, that in reality 并且是在我的现实生活中
I had only invented. 仅存的一幅温馨画面
Want some? 还想要一点吗？
Yes. 好的谢谢
I kept growing while we moved around from place to place 在我们流离失所的生活当中 我逐渐的长大
My father looked for a full-time job. 我的父亲想要找一份稳定的工作。
He found it in the north, 在南边，恰好有这样一个地方适合他
in a city surrounded by walls 那个地方可以说是一个围城
on the banks of a river. 浅滩河畔环绕着它
We lived in the outskirts 我们就住在郊区不远处
in a rented house 房子都是租的
"The Seagull. " “海鸥镇”
It was in the no-man's land 一些奇怪的人都住在这里
between the countryside and the city 地点位于城市和乡村的交接处
next to a road my Dad used to call "The Border". 父亲常常把这个地方称呼为 边界线
We'll follow the same treatment, ok? Yes, yes. 还是按照上一次的方法治疗。
Come on, Agustin, when do I get out of here? 少折磨我了奥古斯丁 我要怎么样才能离开这个鬼地方？
I'm sick of this, man 我都快被逼疯了，我的天
I have to be home. 我还有个家呢
Very soon, very soon. 不远了，很快就可以出院了。
But you have to do what Sol Lucia tells you, ok? 只要你乖乖听卢希亚的话 好吗？
And relax. Relax. 尽量不要急躁，放轻松
(motorcycle approaches) （摩托车发动机声音）
Will you give me a ride? 先生 我能搭个顺风车吗？
Isn't it a bit late? 小姐 你不觉得时间有点太晚了吗？
Noo. C'mon, just one. 不晚 让我再坐一次吧！
Alright... 好吧....
C'mon, get on. 上来吧。
Faster, faster! 快一点！再快一点！
Sure, sure. 好 好...
Estrella! 埃斯特拉
Less noise! 小声点！
Your father's upstairs. 你爸他在楼上忙呢
How was I supposed to know? 我又不知道他在家
If you bother him, 你要是打扰他了
he can't do his experiments. 他的实验可能就会失败。
(floorboards creak) （脚踏楼板声）
(ball bounces noisily) （恼人的皮球跳动声）
Estrella! What.. 埃斯特拉！怎么了...
What did I tell you before? 我刚刚怎么告诉你的！
It dropped. 球掉了而已...
Hey Mom, 哎 妈妈
Why doesn't Dad want anyone to come into the attic? 爸爸为什么不允许任何人去阁楼？
Because all the power he keeps in there 因为他所有的能量都藏在那儿
would escape. 人们要是去了 能量就会飞走
I see. 我明白了
That's why he locks the door? 那就是为什么他上了锁的原因？
If he lost that power, 要是他能量没有了。
he couldn't do any of what he does. 以后无论他做什么都不会成功了。
Where does he get it from? 他从哪儿弄来的那些东西?
From nowhere. 哪儿都可以找到
It's just something he has. 但是只有他才能感觉得到
He's always had it? 他一直都带着这些能量？
Yes, 是的
since he was born. 自从他生下来就没有离开过他
And I? 那么我呢？
Could I have it too? 我也能拥有吗？
I don't know... 这个我就不知道了...
you're his daughter... 你是他的女儿....
yes, perhaps. 也许也拥有吧.
Would you like that? 你喜欢那样的东西吗？
Very much! 那当然喜欢了!
Well, 好吧，
now its bedtime. 现在乖乖睡觉.
Good night, darling. 晚安我的小宝贝
Good night, Mom. 妈妈也晚安
The first thing you have to learn 你首先要学习的东西就是
is how to hold the pendulum. 如何拿怀表
Take it. 拿着
Don't press your fingers too much. 不能太用力
Hmmm? 好吗？
Ahh yes, 这就对了.
that's the way. 就是像这样
Now, 现在
close your eyes a little 慢慢闭上你的眼睛
without thinking about anything 尽量让脑子一片空白
No, no 不，不是那样
Don't grip the chain so tight 手不用抓链子抓那么紧
Let it stay loose 慢慢手放松一点
That's it 好样的
Now 现在
you do it. 你自己来试试看
Don't think about anything 清除脑海中的杂念
Slowly 慢慢的
Slow 慢慢的
Slow, thats it 就是这样....
thats it 不错.....
very good. 好样的.
Your mind completely empty. 什么都不用去想.
Very good. 就是这样.
Dad! Its spinning! 爸爸，它自己转起来了！
Stop! 停！
Stop there! 停下来！
Its spinning! 它真的在转动！
Now he's found it. Now he's going to check the depth. 似乎找到了 现在他要测量深度
(coins clink) （硬币投放声）
Go ahead and count them. 你来测量一下
Well, Don Agustin, has it appeared? 奥古斯丁阁下 有什么动静吗？
Yes, the water's here. 是的，水源就在下方
(one, two, three...) （一二三）
And how far down do we have to dig? (Four...) 我们需要挖多深呢？ （四）
Each coin counts as a meter (Five...) 每个硬币表示一公尺深度（一米）
The total equals the depth you have to dig. (six...) 加起来就是你们需要挖掘的深度
(... seven,eight.) （七八）
And how many coins are there? 一共有多少个硬币？
Eight. 有八个。
Eight meters. Thats what you have to excavate. 八公尺，你需要挖八公尺深。
Well, okay, now we know what to do. 恩，好吧，我们现在知道应该怎么做了
That's easy, not too deep. 似乎很容易，不算太深
My father was capable of doing things 我的父亲对这方面的事情很拿手
that others saw as almost miracles 其他人看起来似乎简直就是奇迹
but to me 但是对于我来说
being a part of him, 如果站在父亲的角度去想
they seemed the most normal things in the world. 这是世界上再容易不过的事情了
My mother was one of the schoolteachers 我的母亲是学校的一个老师
retaliated against after the civil war. 积极的参加反战活动（内战结束后）
She taught me to read and write. 她教我读书识字
Softly going up 提笔时候慢一点
and strongly going down. 下笔的时候稍稍重一点
A little more 横折钩
more ink, wet your pen. 在吸点墨水
Oh, another inkstain! 又不小心弄个墨水点出来！
It doesn't matter, go on 没事儿的，继续
Go on 继续
That's it. 就是这样
She was with me everyday 她整日都陪着我
however I have few definite memories of her 所以无论什么时候
from that time. 我总能够回想起她的样子
I remember her sitting next to a window 我记得她就坐在窗户旁的身影
in the afternoons 当夕阳西下的时候
sewing my dresses, 在那缝补着我的裙子的样子
in the greenhouse 还有在花房里
taking care of her flowers, 细心照料每一朵花
in the patio varnishing old furniture 在内院里面 不知道从哪找来的油漆
that she got from God knows where. 给家具上漆 焕然一新
And at night 凡是到了晚上
reading those novels she liked so much. 仔细的阅读着那些心爱的小说
How is it? 好看？
Very nice. 非常精彩
My father's origins were, for me, 我父亲血统是属于哪的
always a true mystery. 对我来说是永远不得而知的秘密
I knew nothing of his past 对于他的过去我一无所知
but it never bothered me 似乎我也不那么在乎
What's that? 那是什么东西？
Spearmint 薄荷草
It smells so good! 闻起来好香！
We'll bring some to your mother 我们给你妈妈带点
to put in the soup. 然后放在她肥皂里面。
For me it was enough having him by my side 对于我来说 只要他在我身边就足够了
for nothing else to bother me. 其它的一切我都不在乎
The story that mystery held 至于他那些不为人知的迷雾
opened up for me little by little 也通过妈妈的话语
through my mother's words. 在我脑海中慢慢散开来
In the south 在南方
it almost never snows. 几乎从来没有下过雪
What a strange place! 好奇怪！
Hey Mom, 对了妈妈
how come we've never gone there? 为什么我们从来都没有去过那边呢？
Your father left there when he was very young 很早以前 你的父亲就从那边过来了
and he's never wanted to return. 而且他从来没有想过要回去
Why did he leave? 他为什么要离开那里呢？
He never got along with your grandfather 他和你的爷爷关系一直不好
I've been told they were like cats and dogs 简直就是水火不容
that your father was very rebellious 你的父亲本来就很叛逆
and your grandfather very bad-tempered. 你的爷爷又是个牛脾气
So, you can just imagine it 大概你也能想像得出
what happened. 两个人在一起会是什么样儿
From the very beginning 其实从很早开始
these stories were like fantasies 这些故事就萦绕在我得脑海当中
and I filled them with images I gathered from all over. 支离破碎得画面在我脑海中慢慢拼凑起来
Not knowing the real distances involved 我并不知道故事的真实原貌
I located it on the other side of the globe 似乎自己在世界的另外一边
always with palm trees in the background 总是有那浓密的棕榈树林
somewhere in the south. 阻止我去了解神秘的南方
Something happened there to my father 父亲在那边一定发生了一些事情
I never got clear exactly what 我不明白的是
something that made him leave and never return. 什么使得他离开那个地方并且不愿意再回去
One May afternoon 五月的一个下午
the day before my first communion 也就是我的成人礼的前一天
two women arrived from the south. 两个女的从南方过来了
The Seagull! There it is! 看！海鸥镇，就是这了！
Do you see it? 你看到什么了？
Where? 在哪？
On top of that house, it seems like it's flying for real! 就在那边的房顶上！ 看上去像一只真的海鸥在飞一样！
Milagros, I don't see anything. 我真的什么都没看到 米拉
Pepe! Hit the brakes! It has to right here. 皮皮！就在这个地方停下！一定就是这个地方了！
Are you sure, Milagros? If we're wrong... 你确定吗米拉... 如果要不是这个地方....
I said to stop, you untrustful... 我都叫你停下了 怎么不相信我呢！
(horn honks) （喇叭声）
I think they're here. 我想他们已经来了
Run. Go to open up. 去，快去把门打开
What a racket you're making, woman. 你激动个什么呢
I'm coming! 来了来了！
Mom! 妈妈！
They're here! 他们来了？
Now I hope you behave 你今天一定要注意自己的言行举止
And where's your father? 你爸爸呢？
Dad! 爸爸！
DAD! 爸爸！
Come here a moment, Estrella. 过来这 埃斯特拉
What for? 做什么？
I'm going to comb your hair a little. 你的头发有点乱了
But I'm fine! 我没事的！
Please. 快点
Come on. 来
Does Don Agustin Arenas live here? 请问奥古斯丁是住在这吗？
Yes, we've been waiting for you. 是的，我们都在等您的到来呢
Pepe, go ahead and unload the trunks. 皮皮，去把车上的行李弄进来
I don't... I don't like it parted on that side! 我不要....我不喜欢头发这样
That's how you always wear it. 你必须这样
But it looks terrible! 但是这样看上去太糟糕了
Its prettier with your hair up out of your face, stop fidgeting. 这样让你的脸蛋漂亮多了 不要再闹了
When you see your grandmother, don't forget to give her a kiss. 记得见到奶奶的时候，不要忘记吻她一下
Okay... 好....
I'm telling you because I know you. 我这样说是因为我觉得你会忘记这种事情。
Agustin. 奥古斯丁
Agustin. Agustin, my boy! 奥古斯丁！我的天呀！
How many years it's been... 瞧瞧都过去多少年了...
and such a shame for all of us. 还有我们真的对不起你。
You've changed so much. 你变化好大
Are you content? 在这边住得舒服吗？
Yes. 一切都很好
You're not just saying that? 你不会只是说客套话吧？
How's my mother? 我的母亲她怎么样？
She's in the car 她在车里面的
She's so-so she had a bit of colic four days ago. 不过她身体不是很好 前几天才染上疝气（腹部绞痛）
What a misfortune, we almost had to stay home. 我们差点都不能过来看你了。
Go on... Go and find her. 去吧，过去接她
Estrellita? 埃斯特拉？
You are Estrella, right? 你就是埃斯特拉？
Yes. And you're Milagros. 恩 我就是 您是米拉
That's right! 就是我！
Hello, son. 哦，我的儿子
How are you? 身体感觉怎么样？
A little weak, but good.、 有点虚弱，不过撑得住
And Estrella? 埃斯特拉呢？
She's grown a lot, you won't recognize her. 她长大了很多，可能你都不认识她了
This beard... 瞧这胡子...
makes you look so old. 让你看上去老了很多
Get rid of it. 刮掉吧
And your wife? 你的妻子呢？
Good, good. Come on, let's go into the house. 都很好，来吧，我们进去慢慢聊。
Yes, let's go. 好，走吧
I cant believe how far away this place is, I thought we'd never arrive. 真不敢相信这地方那么遥远，我还以为我们汽油都不够
Good afternoon, Miss. 下午好 太太
What's your name, dear? 你叫什么名字 小姐
Casilda. 卡西亚
Look, can you do me a favor and grab my cane, it's in there. 这样，你去帮我拿拐杖好吗？
"The Seagull. " 海鸥镇
Did you give it that name? 你给这地方取的名字？
No, it was here when we arrived. 才不是，名字好早以前就有了
Estrella! 埃斯特拉！
Do you remember me? 你还记得我吗？
It's your granddmother... 我是你奶奶....
The last time I saw you 记得上次见到你的时候
you were just born. 你才刚出生
Julia. 茱利亚
How are you? 你好吗？
So-so, dear. 还可以 我的宝贝。
Just so-so. 还可以...
But I wanted to see my granddaughter 但是在圣餐礼上
on the day of her first communion 我想好好看看我的孙女儿表现
and here I am! 好的好的
You must be tired and its getting chilly. 长途跋涉一定很累了，而且外面开始吹冷风了
Let's go in. 我们进屋你面去吧
Here is Miss' cane... 这是你的拐杖 太太
Help Pepe with the luggage. 去帮皮皮拿一下行李
You know who I'm remembering right now? 你猜我现在想到谁了
Who? 谁？
Your father. 你的父亲
If only he were here. 如果他要能在这就好了
Milagros was the woman who took care of my father since he was a boy. 父亲从小就是由马拉她拉扯大的。
She had a way about her 对于她的状况
that seemed incredible to me. 对我来说有些难以置信
Different from everyone I'd known up to that point. 目前我只知道，她的身份比谁都特殊
That night we had to sleep in the same room. 那天晚上，我们在同一间卧室休息
When does it start to get warm here, my girl? 小宝贝，这个地方什么时候才能暖和一些？
Here its almost never warm. 在这几乎都是冷天
No? What a strange world we live in. 这样？太奇怪的地方了
In some places, people burn up from the heat, 有些地方，人们会热得要命
and in others they freeze from the cold. 有的地方又冷得要死
Well, I'm old enough to know what to do. 我已经习惯了
And is it very hot in your town? 那么你的家乡呢？热吗？
Very hot. 非常热
How do you stand it? 那你怎么忍受得住？
With patience and good shade. 你只需要有好的耐心 和栽好的树阴
Hey, is it true there are a lot of Moors? 对了！听说那边有很多摩尔人，是真的么？(非洲西北部伊斯兰教民族)
There are still a few, but all disguised. 还有一些吧，但是已经快绝种了。
Now why are you laughing? 你在笑什么呢？
I like how you talk. 我喜欢你说话的口气
My dad doesn't speak like that. 我老爸从来不像你这样说话
Because he's a "gentleman" and a renegade who prefers to forget about his hometown. 因为他是所谓的背井离乡的“绅士”。
Now, don't pay me any attention, Estrellita, 好了好了，不要在和我说话了。
Or I'll starting shooting off my mouth and never stop. 一会我就会管不住自己嘴巴开始不停摆龙门阵的。
But oh what a shame that he's never been back to the house where he was born 哦，你父亲从来没有回到他出身的那个房间看看 多么可惜啊
And how many years its been since he left! 而且他离开那儿已经很长一段时间了。
I know. 我知道
What would you know about it, dear? 你知道什么东西？我的小宝贝？
Well, that my father never went back because he fought with grandfather. 我知道他不愿意回去是因为和爷爷有过节
Your father told you that? 你父亲这样告诉你的？
No, my mom told me. 不，是妈妈告诉我的。
Hey, is it true that Grandpa is a very bad man? 那么爷爷是不是像他们说那样 是一个脾气很暴躁的人？
Go on! Thats just talk from the old times. 那只是些传言罢了
And you know what? 你还知道那个吗？
Even a wild animal gets tamer with age. 就算是野生的动物 也会随年纪增长而脾气改变。
Your grandfather has changed. 你爷爷的确是改变了
And with all that happened back then, 和他周围发生的事情都有关系
and all the people who died... 和他周围死去的朋友都有关系
And all for their ideas. 这些都是很复杂的关系
Its true your Grandfather had it bad, 你的爷爷的确是有他的毛病
And as your father always thought the opposite he just couldn't take it. 你老爸又总是在他面前唱反调
Your grandfather could've kept it in, but your father didn't keep quiet. 爷爷遇到什么事情都放在心里面 你爸爸他就什么都喜欢说出来
Just the opposite. 你知道 就是对着来
So they were at each other all the time. 所以几乎什么事情都是针锋相对
They lost respect for each other. 彼此之间也不存在尊重了
Until one day your father left home. 直到有一天 你父亲突然离开了家
Your grandfather never understood why they argued. 事后 你的爷爷不明白他们为什么不能好好相处
And Its been like that ever since. 事情也就是这样
They both entered a tunnel with no way out and there they stay, trapped. 走到目前这个境地 谁都没有回头的路了
But Grandpa was one of the bad guys, right? 但是这件事情中 扮演坏人角色的应该是爷爷吧？
Bad guys, good guys, 无论好的坏的
Look, just so you understand 这样给你说吧
When the republic, well... before the war 当一个国家还没有成立的时候 就是在打仗以前
Your grandfather was one of the bad guys 你的爷爷属于坏人
and your father was one of the good guys 你的爸爸属于好人
but then, when Franco won, 但是当佛朗哥胜利之后（ 西班牙军人, 为国家元首）
your grandfather became a saint 你的爷爷立刻变得像圣人一样被人追捧
and your father became a demon. 你父亲则被看作是叛军
You see how things are in this world? 你应该明白，这就是环境
Just words, and only words. 大的环境 社会环境
But... why was my father a prisoner of war? 但是我不懂， 为什么父亲战后会沦为囚犯呢？
Well, because that's what the winners in a war always do. 那就是胜利的一方所做的决定了
But you're such a little girl, who told you all this, at your age? 但是你现在还那么小！谁告诉你那么多的？
My mother. 我的妈妈
My goodness, couldn't she have told you nicer things? 我的天 难道她就不能告诉你点其它的？
Or waited a little. You've got plenty of time to learn about all that. 应该等你长大些再告诉你这些才对
thats what I say. 没事没事啦
Look, Estrellita, you are just a little girl! 听好埃斯特拉，你还是个小孩子
Forget about those things now and think about your first communion tomorrow. 忘了我今天给你说的这些吧 好好准备你明天的圣餐仪式
One of the most beautiful days of your life. 也许会是你这一生中最幸福的一天
Like if you were getting married. 就好像结婚的时候一样
Thats what the priest said too, but I dont understand. 牧师也是这样告诉我的，但是我不是很明白
Well me neither, but you get to dress in white just like a bride. 其实我也不懂 但是你会穿得像结婚的白雪公主一样
Well when I grow up I'm never getting married. 也许吧 但是等我长大 我绝对不会结婚
And why not? 为什么这样说？
Because all brides have that stupid look on their faces. 因为新娘的样子总是傻傻的。
Look at the wedding photos in the stores, you'll see. 你要是看过很多的婚礼照片，你就明白我的意思了
Alright, enough chitchat! 好了好了！ 不多说了！
Wait, don't turn it off! 等等 灯不关好吗？
What do you want? 你还要说什么吗？
Milagros, do you think my dad will come to church tomorrow? 米拉 你认为我爸爸明天会去教堂看我吗？
Of course he will 当然他会去了！
Its just - he never goes. 你知道 只是他从来没有去过那种地方
I know, but don't you worry, I'll get him in there if I have to push him myself! 我明白的 但是你不用担心 要是有必要 拽都要把他拽过去！
Now go on, go to sleep. 好了 快睡觉
Good night, Estrellita. 晚安 埃斯特拉
Good night, Milagros. 埃斯特拉 米拉
(rooster crows)
Mom, these shoes are too tight! 妈妈， 这鞋子太紧了！
I told you so in the store and you didn't listen. 当时在商店时候我就告诉过你 你又不听
That always happens at first, you know later they get more comfortable 这是很正常的，过一段时间以后就好了
Julia, put a little talcum powder. 茱利亚 那点润滑粉给我
And now... the veil! 好， 现在准备穿上婚纱！
(shots fired) （枪声）
What was that? 那是什么？
Agustin, out shooting. 奥古斯丁在练习射击呢
Now who would think to do that? 现在这个和平时代，谁还做那种事情
My son's never happy if he's not calling attention to himself! 我可怜的儿子 时刻都提醒着自己的身份
Theres no excuse for firing shots on a day like today 如今 想找个开枪的借口都很困难
He does things like that when you least expect it. 他就是喜欢做这些摸不着头脑的事情
But I'm getting used to it. 但是我现在已经很习惯了
(more shots) （枪声继续）
Will he be back soon? 他什么时候回来？
Mom, will he be back soon? 妈妈？他什么时候回来呢？
I don't know, Estrella, I don't know. 我不知道了 埃斯特拉 我真的不知道
Just like a bride! 果然像个新娘一样！
Milagros! 米拉！
The things you say! 我说得没错吧？
Am I right, or am I right, Estrellita? 对不对？，没说错吧？
(many shots fired)
(choir singing) （唱诗班唱诗）
(... corpus dominus de jesus cristo...) （牧师在念祝词）
Amen. 阿门
(... corpus dominus de jesus cristo...)
Amen. 阿门
Now, girls, having received Our Lord 万能的主
go and greet your parents. 感谢你的恩惠
He's here. 他来了。
Where? 在哪儿？
In the back. 在后面吧
If you get tired, you can step outside 如果你觉得很闷，你可以在门外去等我们
but don't go, okay? 但是我不希望你离开好吗？
Okay. 我不离开
He did it for me. He did it for me. 他愿意看我做完仪式 他愿意
(accordian playing) （手风琴演奏）
(cheering) （欢呼声）
They left after the party was over. 家庭的小聚会结束后不久，他们就离开了
late in the afternoon. 就在当天下午
From that day on, whenever I thought about the south, 从那天开始 每当我想起南方
those two women came to mind. 就想起那两个女人
I don't remember clearly now 现在一些记忆已经模糊了
but I think it was around that same time 但是我相信就是在那一段时间内
I discovered that, in my father's imagination 让我体会到 父亲的的脑海中
another woman existed. 还有另外一个女人的存在
(Irene Rios) 艾琳 罗斯
Who could Irene Rios be? 艾琳会是谁呢？
Did she really exist? 真的有这个人吗？
Or was she just an imaginary figure? 也许她只是一个幻象出来的人物而已
Why did Dad write her name so many times? 爸爸为什么写那么多遍她的名字？
Mom, do you know Irene Rios? 妈妈 你认识艾琳这个人吗？
No. 不认识
Who is she? 她是谁？
No one - a new girl 没什么，就是一个新朋友
who just arrived in my class. 刚刚才转到我们班上
I lied the first time I spoke of Irene Rios 当我第一次提到爱琳的时候 我说了慌
My mother's ignorance made me suspect that 妈妈毫不知情的样子让我产生怀疑
behind this woman's name my father was hiding something 怀疑在这个女人的背后秘密 爸爸和她有千丝万缕的联系
unknown to me. 但是一切我都不得而知
Thus without hardly realizing it, I became his secret accomplice. 在这种特殊的环境下，我成了一个秘密调查员
A few months later 几个月以后
when I least expected it 在我毫无防备的情况下
something extraordinary happened. 一些奇怪的事情发生了
I discovered that Irene Rios existed for real. 爱琳罗斯 确有其人
It was on a winter afternoon, 事情发生在一个冬天的下午
just as school was getting out. 学校刚放学
(knocks on glass)
Do you have a program? 你有没有节目表？
You know its not permitted? 你知道这是不允许的
Yes, I know. 是的 我知道
Here you are. 给你
Who is Irene Rios? 谁是爱琳罗斯？
Who? 谁？
Irene Rios - she's in this movie. 我看到她好像在影片里面
Yes, here it is, you're right. 哦，是的，你没错
Is she the blonde or the brunette? 她是金发的还是黑头发的女人？
Carmencita Alonso is the brunette 阿朗索是黑头发的
so Irene Rios must be the blonde. 所以罗斯应该是金色头发才对
Is there much time left until the movie finishes? 电影还剩下多少？
Half an hour. 不多了
Well, goodbye. Goodbye. 谢谢，再见 再见
(humming Blue Moon)
(sings Blue Moon refrain) （哼着歌曲）
(You!) 是你！
(Yes, me!)、 是的，就是我！
(Are you surprised?) 你感到很吃惊是吗？
(I thought that...) 我以为...
(Go on, continue... I dare you to tell me everything!) 继续说啊...你要是敢全都告诉我！
(You're wrong, it's not what you think.) 你错了，事情不是你想的那样。
(You thought I was dead.) 你以为我死了对吧？
(No, that's not true.) 不，不是这样的
(I swear it.) (Don't swear or God will hear you.) 我发誓 不要随便发誓 上帝不会原谅你的
(You're such a fool.) 你真的是个愚蠢的家伙
(That's true, I am a fool - that's why I love you.) 是，我的确很愚蠢，我就是那么愚蠢的爱上你。
(Give me a light.) 给我火柴
(Well, why are you here?) 你到底为什么在这？
(I go on in a minute, I can't be wasting time.) 我一会就要登台了，没什么时间和你浪费
(I just wanted to say goodbye.) 我就是来说再见的
(You're leaving?) 你要走了？
(No, not me... but you are.) 不，不是我， 是你
(What are you saying?) 你到底在说什么？
(You're crazy.) 你疯了
(That's true, I'm crazy -) 的确，我就是疯了
BANG! (fires gun) （枪声）
BANG! (glass shatters) （镜子打碎声）
(I was listening for a moment at the door) 我刚刚在门前站了好一会
(I heard you singing our song) 听见你在唱歌 唱我给你写的歌
(We could have been so happy) 我们本来可以很幸福的生活
(Happy?) 幸福？
(Yes, happy!) 是的， 幸福！
(I never knew what that meant.) 这个东西对我来说一直都很遥远。
(How I loved her!) 看我是多么的爱你啊！
(Blue Moon refrain starts) （哼着歌曲）
Dear Laura, 亲爱的劳拉：
I am sure you will be surprised to receive this letter 当你看到这封信相信一定会很吃惊
after so much time silent. 那么多年的沉默寡言
But I've just seen how your film lover 而且我刚刚看了关于你的电影
shot you twice and sent you into the next world. 在电影中 你的爱人亲手把你杀害了
Yes... I know that what happens in the movies isn't real 我知道电影中的表达不一定真实
but I'm still hopelessly superstitious. 但是我却坚信不疑你的存在
And i want to see if you are still 如果你还在这个世界上
here on earth 我真的非常渴望与你相见
Even if its just slinking around 哪怕只是看上一眼
with that stage name you chose. 哪怕你不是真名也没有关系
By the way, your killer was pretty good. 另外 杀你的那个人我觉得演得相当好
But the star and the leading man were terrible. 但是男主角和其它明星就太糟糕了
Since I don't know where you are 既然我不知道你的具体住址
I'm mailing this letter to Seville. 这封信我会寄到塞维利亚
(knocks on window) (敲敲玻璃)
I'll never forget the face my father made 我永远的无法忘记我父亲脸上的神情
sitting there inside the Cafe Oriental 他安静坐在咖啡店里面
when he lifted his eyes from the page 慢慢抬起那双疲倦的眼睛
and saw me on the other side of the windowpane. 透过这凹凸不平的玻璃确让他的眼神又蒙上一层倦意
Now I understand it was a natural reaction 其实所发生的这一切都可以看做只是他的玩忽职守
as though I'd caught him somehow remiss 就好像恰好被我抓到现场而已
but at that time I didn't realize it. 但是却花了我一段时间才让我意识到刚刚那些事情
I only knew that it seemed to me he'd been writing a letter. 我知能确定，他当时是在给某人写着一封信
Julia, Julia! Listen to me! 茱丽亚！茱丽亚！听我解释！
Shh! You'll wake her up! 嘘！你会吵醒她的！
Please, just listen to me a moment 你听我解释
How many times do I have to tell you, I don't want to hear about it! 我都告诉很多次了 我不想听你解释什么
If you want to go talk to her, just do it! 如果你真的要去找她 那么你就去吧！
Do whatever you want, just don't tell me about it! 你想干什么都可以 就是别在我面前嚷嚷
None of it! 我什么都不想听！
That's not it, that's not it. 你误会我了 事情不是这样的
You're wrong, Julia. 你真的误会我了 茱丽亚
The idea I had had about my father started to change then 从那个时候开始，我对父亲的认知开始发生了变化
like opening my eyes and suddenly discovering 就好像第一次睁开自己的眼睛一样
that I knew nothing about him. 他对我来说就像一个完全陌生的人
Dear Agustin, 亲爱的奥古斯丁
Once, eight years ago 八年前
I decided to never expect anything from you 我决定再也不向你提起任何事情
I was so lonely then 当时的我非常孤独
much more than you could have guessed. 那种孤独感不是你能够体会的
And it wasn't easy. 对我来说就是一种煎熬
But I got over it, little by little 日子一天天过去 现在终于熬到头了
In all this time, I haven't heard from you. 这么长的一段日子 我都没有听到你的任何音讯
It was to be expected 但是我心里面却一直期待着
Things between us had gotten pretty bad 我们之间的关系和矛盾变得严重起来
And you had other people around that you cared for more than me. 你身边一直都有你关心的人 那些比我更重要的人
I understood. 当然我也明白你有你的难处
I tried to accept it and that helped me. 让我尝试去为你辩解 会让我觉得自己没有那么可悲
But now, it's different - I don't understand this letter of yours 但是现在看来感觉又不同了
that I just received. 我不明白这封你刚寄来的信
Why, Agustin, after so much time? Why write me? 为什么奥古斯丁？都那么长的时间了，你为什么还要联系我？
To see if I'm still alive? 看看我是否还活着？
Well yes, I am. 我现在活得很好
But why else? I can't believe it's all 还有什么你需要的吗？你的行为让我难以置信
because of that movie magic you speak about. 难道是因为你在信中提到的那些电影场景？
Magic that, if you must know, I had to give up more than a year ago. 不管里面的场景多么的戏剧化 我是早已放弃那种感觉了
I walked around 我不停的游离在人群中
but I never found that place. 但似乎永远也找不到属于我自己的那场戏
You remember? The place one never wants to leave? 你还记得吗？就是我们彼此不愿分离的那场戏
I ask myself, if that place ever really existed. 我也问自己，到底那场戏是否存在
So, here I am. 然而现在
Home again. 我又回到了原来的地方
The past doesn't move me like it did before 往日的疼痛 又无情的袭来
and I really don't want to keep thinking about it. 我真的不想去想起这些折磨人的回忆
I try to look ahead 我尝试往前走
and I'm afraid that, at long last, I've grown up. 心理同时伴随着恐惧 经过了那么多的事情 我长大了
I was in four films but never got lucky. 感觉我自己就像你说的电影里面的女主人公 但是却都没他们幸运
In three of them, as you put it, they sent me off to the other world 其中的三部，她们都被送到了另外一个世界去
in nasty ways: with a clean shot, with silk stockings and even with a straight razor. 而且都是下流的手段：一枪打死 用袜子勒死 还有锋利的剃刀
By the way, which way would you have chosen? 顺便问问，如果你要杀我 会选择什么武器呢？
That was just a joke, I'm sorry. 开了个玩笑 请不要介意
I wasn't talking about me, rather about the femme fatale 故事说的不是我 但是却能感觉到是女人们悲惨的结局
that made you pick up the pen, 那些场景让你提笔给我写信
poor Irene Rios, may she rest in peace. 可怜的艾琳 愿她安息
She can't answer you. Neither can I, in her place. 她不能再回答你的问题，换作是我，也不能给你答案
I think I've fallen into the trap without realizing it 我想我自己已经落入一个不可回头的险境
I do remember the past 我记得过去那些日子
and you with your bad jokes 你还有你那些低劣的笑话
you're to blame. 你应该对你所写的东西
The things you write. 而感到愧疚才对
To sum up, what is it you want from me? 最后我还是要问：你到底想要我做什么？
Perhaps you'd better not answer that question. 等等 还是不用回答了
It's not worth it. 没有任何意义
Just forget it. 算了 当我没说过
I would rather you didn't write me, answering you is such an effort. 我真的希望没有收到你这封信 给你回信需要太多的勇气
Time, Agustin, is the most righteous angel of justice I've known. 时间啊 奥古斯丁 时间的流逝是在这个世界上惟一能让我感觉到公平的事物
And though I'm all grown up sometimes -mostly at night - I'm afraid. 尽管我已经成熟起来但深夜我依然害怕
Agustiiin! 奥古斯丁！
(dog barks) （狗叫声）
Agustiiin! 奥古斯丁！
That was the first time Dad left home in the middle of the night 那是父亲第一次没有留下一句话
without a word to anyone. 就离开了这个家
(train whistle blows) （火车汽笛声）
(knock on door) （敲门声）
Its time! The train is leaving! 时间到了！上车时间到！
(final train whistle blows) （最后一次汽笛声）
He came back in the morning. 他在早上的时候就已经回来了
No one heard him come in, he must have used the back door 没有人听到他进屋子的声音
secretively, so as not to wake us. 也许是悄悄的，以至于不吵醒我们
(tree swing creaks) （树木摇摆声）
Mom... What? 妈妈...怎么了？
What's wrong with Dad? 爸爸到底怎么了？
Why are you asking me? 我怎么知道
He's acting so strange. Haven't you noticed? 他最近很奇怪，你难道没发觉？
Yes. A little. 是，有那么一点奇怪
Ever since he left the house he's been like that. 自从上次他出走之后，回来就一直这样怪怪的
He didn't leave. Estrella, the things you say... 他没出走，艾斯特拉，不许那么说
Its true -- he left. 但是就是事实啊 他出走了
Don't talk like that, you hear me? 不许那么说 听到了吗
Anyway, what do you know? 话说回来，你又懂什么
I do know it. And so do you. 我不懂，你也不懂
Estrella! 艾斯特拉！
From that day forward, 从那天以后
my father never used the pendulum again. 父亲再也没有去使用过怀表
One afternoon, tired of the atmosphere at home, 一天下午，我觉得很无聊
I wanted to protest in my own way. 想用我自己的方法去抗议这一切
I hid under a bed convinced not to come out. 我躲在床脚 一动不动
When she discovered me missing 当妈妈发现我不见之后
my mother and Casilda began to look everywhere for me. 卡斯利和她开始到处找我
Estrelllaaa! 艾斯特拉！
From my hiding place I challenged them with my silence. 就在床脚，向她门发出我无声的挑战
I could tell from their comings and goings that they were getting more and more worried. 我听不出来她们是朝我的方向走来还是走去 只是知道他们越来越着急
Estrellaaaa! 艾斯特拉！
Little by little, night began to fall. 时间一点一点过去，夜幕降临了
Estrella? 艾斯特拉？
(door opens) （门开了）
Estrella! 艾斯特拉！
(door closes) （门又关上）
(cane tapping) （手杖撞击地板声）
I knew my Dad was home 我知道父亲也在家
I waited the whole time for him to call me 内心中 我其实一直在期待他呼唤我的名字
but he never did. 但是却一直没有听到他的呼喊声
He responded to my silence with his own. 他也用自己的方式来回答我的沉寂
And I suddenly understood 忽然间我意识到
that he was on to my game 他也参与到了我的游戏里
accepting my challenge 接受了我的挑战
to show me that his pain was much greater than mine. 并且告诉我 他无声的悲痛要大于我的太多大多
Estrella! 艾斯特拉！
What? 什么事！
Why are you crying? 你怎么哭了？
Because I feel like it! 我就是想哭！
(cane tapping) （手杖撞击地板声）
I started wishing with all my heart 我开始全心的祈祷
to grow and grow be suddenly an adult so I could get away from there. 希望自己能够立刻长大 然后离开这个地方
I grew up more or less like everyone does 就像寻常人一样 我或多或少的还是成长起来了
I got used to being alone 习惯了一个人呆着
and to not thinking too much about happiness. 不去用太多的时间来思索自己的幸福与否
Dearest Estrella, 亲爱的艾斯特拉
your letter was lovely, I've read it so many times. 收到你的来信我们非常高兴，我反复的读了很多次
Is everything you wrote true? 难道一切都如你所说的那样吗？
I wish we would see you here sometime 我真希望你能过来看望我们
I won't recognize you! 相信现在的你一定长大了不少！
In the photo I've included 照片我也一起寄给你了
It's your Grandmother and I in Rome 是我和你的奶奶在罗马的时候照的
when we went to see the Pope. 我们还见到了梵蒂冈的教皇
Isn't it pretty? 这一切都很让人惬意
Lots of hugs for everyone, 很多人都热情的来拥抱我
and a big kiss from me! 我也用热吻去回应他们！
Milagros. －－－米拉书
(The television will be here soon) （我家马上就有电视啦！）
(I will sing for you and you'll see me) （你会见到我热情的为你们歌唱！）
(So dress me up nicely, Mom, dress me up!) （妈妈一定会把我打扮的很漂亮！非常的漂亮！）
(Dress me up, I'm going to be on the broadcast!) （穿的干干净净，因为我将要上电视啦！）
Hi, what's to eat? 嗨，今天吃什么？
Soup and fried fish. 炸鱼和鸡汤
You always make the same. 你干嘛每天都做一样的呢？
What do you expect, the way your mother is? 你想我做出什么来？你母亲那种怪菜？
Has she gotten up? 她起床了吗？
No. 还没
Did you see what he drew on the wall? 你看墙上那些乱七八糟的字了吗？
No. 没有
Well, what did he draw? 难道，有人又写了什么？
Again! 又是那个内容
Again. 和上一次一样
Don't laugh, its not funny. 不许笑，其实真的没什么好笑的
I know who did it. 我知道谁做的
So do I. 我也知道
How are you? 感觉好些了吗？
Well you know, the same. 哎，还是老样子
I thought I'd be able to get up but I got dizzy. 本来我想早点起床 但是发现头还是晕乎乎的
(phone rings) （电话铃声）
Have you eaten? 你吃过了吗？
No. Not yet. 没，还不饿
Don't wait for your father. He'll be late. 不用等你爸爸，他可能很晚才会回来
Estrella! 艾斯特拉！
What? 怎么啦？
The phone! 找你的电话！
Will you pick this up for me at the pharmacy? 一会你能不能去药店给我拿点药？
Don't forget. 昨天晚上一直睡不着
I hardly slept last night. 别忘了告诉医生
Estrella! Coming! 艾斯特拉！ 我来了！
Casilda will give you some money. 叫卡西给你些钱
Who is it? 谁打来的？
Who do you think? 你认为呢？
The same guy. "El Carioco". [a resident of Rio de Janeiro] “大情圣”卡罗
I'm not here! You tell him! 你告诉他我不在不就完了！？ －你自己告诉他
Go on. 你可以闪了
What do you want? 你打电话干嘛？
Nothing, just to talk to you. 没什么，就是想听听你声音
This morning I waited an hour for you. 早上我等你足足等了一个小时
Where did you go? 后来你躲哪里去了？
I went the other way. 我没走那条路
Why? Weren't we going to meet? 为什么？咱们不是约好在老地方见的吗？
Yes, I know we said we'd meet, but... 我知道我说过....
You didn't want to see me, huh? 你不想见我？啊？
No. 一点也不想
But why not?! 那告诉我为什么好吗？
Look, because I'm sick of you, and all the stuff 听好了 因为我觉得你让我很恶心 说不出那种讨厌
you keep writing on the walls. 你老在我家墙上乱画
Who do you think you are? 你认为你是什么好东西？
Me? Whoever you want me to be. 我？我是什么东西我自己还不知道？
You invite me to the movies, you take me to the gardens, 去电影院是你邀请我去的，晚上去花园里面也是你的点子
you give me a kiss... 还有你先吻我...
And so what? 吻你又怎么样？
What do you mean, so what?! 什么怎么样？你什么意思？
Estrella, you've got me all wrong 艾斯特拉，你简直不可理喻
you don't know me 你根本不了解我
I'm capable of anything. 我其实想做什么都可以
Do you know why the girls call me "El Carioco"? 你知道为什么大家都叫我“大情圣”？
Well if you don't, you will soon! 你如果不知道，很快你就知道了！
(hangs up) （挂电话）
(I love you) （我爱你）
Hello. 嗨
You're leaving already? 你现在就要走？
If not, I'll be late. 再不走就迟到了.
See you later. See you later. 一会见 一会见
This is from Milagros, you can read it. 米拉写来的信 给你
When my classes got out 每天我放学以后
that time of day when the lights come on and there's still a light glow in the sky 天空中还有一种温暖的云彩挂在天上
I liked to go walking alone 我喜欢一个人独自走回家
in no hurry 不慌不忙的
through the streets of the city. 去穿越那些大街小巷
I never forgot Irene Rios. 我从来没有忘记还有一个女人叫艾琳
I kept looking for her on the movie posters. 有空我就会四下寻找她的海报
But I never found her again. 但是再也没有看见过
It was as if the earth had swallowed her up. 就像她被一个记忆的黑洞吞噬的一样 消失得无影无踪
I often passed by the photography studio. 我还喜欢故意去经过照相馆
In the window, among the photos of wedding couples, communions and soldiers 展柜里面摆满了新婚夫妇的照片 当然还有一些军人的集体照
was my portrait. 但其中有一张 是我的照片
Can you give me a light? 能借个火吗？
Thanks. 谢了
Most nights before going to bed I would write in my diary. 通常我在睡觉前，都有写日记的习惯
Today when I reread the pages from those days 今天我把以前的内容又翻读一遍的时候
I see just how much I'd come to accept 发现我是如何的去慢慢认同了
my father's crisis as an intractable fact of daily life. 生活中父亲的那些难题和危机。
Maybe thats why theres nothing in it 也许在外人看真的没什么
that warned of what would happen afterward. 因为这种事情不是天天发生
Although my father did something then 不过父亲还是做了一些事情
he had never done before. 一些他从来没做过的事情
He came to find me one day when my classes got out 有一天 他来接我放学
and took me to lunch at the Grand Hotel. 然后把我带到一家大饭店吃午饭
That fall day a wedding was being celebrated 那天恰好在酒店的大厅
In one of the hotel salons. 有人在举行婚礼
(Here's to the band!) （这杯是敬给乐队的！）
(Here's to the wedding!) （这杯为婚礼而干杯！）
(Here's to the bride and groom!) （这回才是敬新郎新娘！）
I saw you this morning. 我今天早上看见你了
Where? 在哪？
You were walking in front of the Oriental with a boy. 在一家餐馆的门口看见的，
Oh, yeah... Miguel. 哦，是的.和麦格尔一起
They call him "El Carioco". 竟然有人叫他“大情圣”
He's a little crazy. 他有点神经兮兮的
Is he dangerous? 你觉得他危险吗？
No, he just draws on walls. 不觉得 他在我们墙上画过画而已
Ah! Yes. I think I've seen one of his drawings. 哦，是的，我想我见过他的一幅作品
He's so annoying! 很烦人的！
Is it true what he wrote? 他写的内容是事实吗？
I don't know. 我不知道
He says so. 他是这样说的
But I think he does it for the attention. 但是我想这样做的目的只是为了哗众取宠
But its nice, isn't it? 但是感觉也不错对不对？
Wanting attention? 哗众取宠？
Telling the whole world what you think. 告诉整个世界你的真实想法
Well, it depends... 恩，那个要看什么情况了...
I would like to be able to. 我也想那样做一次
Why don't you? 你为什么不做呢？
Because I'm not "El Carioco". 因为大情圣不是我
You realize we never talk seriously? 我有没有发觉我们从来没有认真好好谈过？
And that's my fault, right? 你以为这是我的错对不对？
I guess so. 至少我是这么认为的。
Mind if I order another drink? 不介意我在为自己叫一份酒吧？
Okay with me. 你喝吧
Why do you have to drink so much? 你为什么喜欢喝那么多酒呢？
Are you going to give me a hard time? 你想这个时候来挑我毛病？
No, just asking. 不， 就是问问
Your coffee. 您的咖啡
Your cognac. 您的柯纳克酒（优等白兰地）
Thank you very much. 非常感谢
Why did you bring me to eat here? 你为什么想到要带我来这种地方吃饭？
I don't know, it just occurred to me suddenly, and I thought you'd like it. 我也没办法解释 只是突然觉得是个好主意 觉得你也会喜欢这儿
Yes, I do. 我很喜欢
But why else? 但是还有其他的什么原因吗？
I wanted to make peace with you. 我想和你好好和解和解。
But we haven't... 但是我们并没有...
I know, I know, this time we haven't fought 我知道 我明白这段时间我们并没有吵架
but... I noticed last night when you got in late 但是昨天晚上我回来很晚的时候 注意到你的神情
I don't think I handled myself very well. 我最近没有把自己的状态调整得很好
Sure you don't want to ask me anything? 你真的不想问问我身边发生的事情吗？
No. 不想
Well, I in contrast, would like to ask you so many things... 恩，那么相反，我倒是又好多问题想问你
Okay. Ask away. 没问题，随便问吧
No, that's okay. 其实也没什么大不的问题
No, no, ask me. 不，不用这样，想问就问吧
One thing - maybe its silly - I've always wanted to ask you, and never had the nerve: 有一件事情也许这真的很愚蠢我一直没胆子向你问：
Who was Irene Rios? 谁是艾琳？
Irene Rios? 艾琳？
The artist. 那个演员？
You knew her, didn't you? 你认识她对不对？
No. I knew a woman who was a lot like her. 不，我认识一个和她长得很像的人
But Irene Rios, no. 但是不是艾琳
What a letdown. So.. Why did you write her name so many times? 有点让我失望 你为什么有写她的名字呢？而且很多次
I used to do that? 我以前那样做过？
Yes, don't you remember? 是的，你应该记得对不对？
No. 不记得
I do remember. Once I found a piece of paper 我可是记得很清楚 有一次我找到一张纸
one of your envelopes 和你的信件放在一起
on which you'd written her name over and over. 上面有你的笔迹 并且反复的写她的名字
It seemed a bit strange to me 这让我起了好奇心
I didn't know who she was 我不知道她是谁
Neither did Mom. 妈妈也不知道
Until one day, I saw her name on a movie poster 直到有一天，我看到她名字印在海报上
"Flor de la Sombra" 〔影中花〕
I saw it. 我看过
Was it good? 觉得怎么样？
I left before it finished. 没等到结局我就离场了
I know. That afternoon I was walking by the cinema 我也知道 那天下午我刚好经过电影院
and I saw your motorcycle 看见你摩托车停在外面
so I thought, I bet he's inside 就猜想你一定在里面
I waited for you outside 我一直在外面
hiding 悄悄的等你
it was so cold out. 那天外面很冷
When you came out, I saw you 当你出来的时候
and I followed you down the street 我一直跟着你走
until you went into the Cafe Oriental 直到你走进一家咖啡馆
I could see you were writing something 我能看见你在写东西
a letter 一封信
Then I called you through the window 然后我还在窗外给你打招呼
You remember? You took me home on your bike. 你记得吗？然后你就用摩托车把我带回家了
That's right. I'll be right back. 是的没错 等等，我马上就回来
Would you like something more? 您还需要点其他的吗？
No, thanks. 不用了，谢谢
How's the wedding? 婚礼进行得怎么样？
Same as always. 还不是老样子
Keep it. Thank you very much. 想要就拿着吧 －谢谢你
I have to go. Now? 我必须走了 －现在？
It's time. 上课时间到了
What class do you have? 一会上什么课？
French. 法语课
Why don't you leave it for another day? 其实你可以改天在去补上
You really want me to skip class? 你是在叫我逃课吗？
Yes. 恩
Really? 真的？
Yes! 是的！
I don't understand you. 我真的越来越不了解你了
And when you were this high 记得你还是这么大个头的时候
didn't you understand me then? 你那个时候能明白现在的你吗？
Dad, you can't compare. 爸爸，你不能这样来比较
Listen. 听
You remember that paso doble? 你记得快步二拍子吗？（斗牛士入场时或刺杀牛前的音乐）
You don't remember. 你不记得？
"En el mundo" “世界的舞台”
We danced it together 我们还一起跳过呢
Yes. 是的
The day of my first communion. 我成人礼的那天
I'm going. 我必须走了
Are you staying? 你要继续呆在这吗？
Yes. 是的
Goodbye. 拜
Be careful with "El Carioco". 一定小心“大情圣”
Thanks. 谢谢
I left him there sitting by the window 我把他一个人独自留在饭店窗前
listening to that old paso doble. 他入神的听着婚礼音乐
Alone and on his own. 独自陶醉在自己的世界里
Could I have done more for him 在那个时候
than I did at that moment? 我到底又能为他做些什么呢？
I always ask myself that. 这个问题一直困扰着我
Because that was the last time I ever spoke to him. 因为后来我知道 那是我最后一次与父亲的谈话
Before leaving the house 离开这个家之前的最后一次谈话
he emptied his pockets. 他把衣服口袋里面的东西
Among the things he left in a drawer 放进抽屉里面
was a small telephone receipt. 其中有一张电话收据
Thats how I discovered that, on the last night of his life 那就是我怎样发现整个事情得缘由得
my father had called the south 我父亲向南方打了一通电话
to a number I didn't recognize. 号码我不认识
I took that paper and kept it without telling absolutely anyone. 我拿了那个号码 没有告诉任何人
Estrella. 艾斯特拉
Why are you sleeping up here? 你为什么睡在这？
I was cold. 我有点冷
Why don't you go to your bed? 你为什么不睡你的床？
Its not made. 还没整理过
Go on, I'll make it up for you. 去吧，我去帮你整理
No, leave it. It won't take a second. 不 我想在这 －一会儿就整理好了
A few days later, I fell sick. 几天后 我感觉身体不适
Alone, shut up in my room 独自把自己关在房间里面
the hours were interminable. 感觉到日子非常难熬
Always everything on the floor! 什么东西都放地上！
What time is it? 几点了？
Almost twelve. 快正午了
I'm going to get up. 我想起来
Don't even think about it! 你想都别想！
You know what your mother said! 你知道你妈妈说过什么
But I'm better now! 但是我现在感觉好多了！
No! You stay there and don't move! 不，你给我好好呆在床上
Milagros' voice came from the south to rescue me 米拉的声音 像来自南方的救赎
Once she found out what had happened 当她听说怎么回事之后
it didn't take much for her to convince my mother 没怎么费功夫就说服了我母亲
to let me spend some time down there to recuperate. 让我去期待已久的南方进行康复的修养
She had good reasons 她有很好的理由：
I needed a change of climate for my health 我需要不同水土的滋润
And anyway, neither she nor Grandma Rosario had seen me in so long. 而且无论如何说 她和奶奶都有很长时间没有见到我
The night before leaving I could hardly sleep. 出发前一天夜晚 我简直无法入睡
(car horn honks) （汽车喇叭）
Estrella! The taxi is here! 艾斯特拉！出租车来了！
Although I didn't look it 尽管我没有看过去
I was very nervous 心中却很紧张
At last, I was going to see the south. 最终，我也踏上了指向南方的路途。 （翻译：左京（老子）校对：程秋月(他老婆) 客串德牧：小武（他兒）
（翻译：左京）