这版英文叙事把猎人的离开、回望与风中传来的提醒展开,再让叙述者回应“不需要领路的手”。它与《No Hand to Guide Me》讲相同的远行场景,但不是逐字相同的歌词;标题与确切ID各自保留,不当成完全无关的新作品。
忧郁女声、原声吉他与韩国传统民乐方向并置,伽倻琴、大笒、觱篥及轻杖鼓为叙事提供不同质地。可以比较两版怎样安排警告与回应、如何从段落走向副歌。远方是歌词的空间,不是需要照做的冒险;也可以只在音乐里走过这段路。
展开歌词
[Verse 1]
The far-off campfire dies, then catches light again,
Across the plain, the people sleep when daylight ends.
I wander through the wildwood, over ridges, far from home;
No fields of beaten footpaths here, no rooster calls the dawn.
I saw a hunter climbing where the mountain trails grow steep,
The wind was turning, rain would come before the night was through.
“Why not raise a tent together, wait till morning breaks?”
[Verse 2]
The great sun sank and rose again above the distant land;
The hunter took his leave and walked beyond my sight.
He went on without a pause, then turned to look behind—
This time his gaze was turned toward me, though I could not see.
[Verse 3]
A sudden gust came rushing, and his words were carried near:
“The country past the far ridge is unlike anything you’ve seen,
But danger gathers everywhere along the road ahead.
Please do not follow me; I cannot lead you there.”
I have this worn-out tent; I’ll take it down and go
To seek the far horizon for myself.
[Chorus]
If I should follow you,
Believe I need no guiding hand.
I’ll shoulder up my tent and walk beyond the edge of sky,
Even if your shape is lost before my eyes.
[Outro]
If I should follow you,
Believe I need no guiding hand.
I’ll shoulder up my tent and walk beyond the edge of sky,
Even if your shape is lost before my eyes.