Winnie's Wonderland

窗外天空灰濛濛，一陣烏雲密佈，醞釀了半天的水氣，午後一記轟隆的雷聲響，雨滴答滴答下，我正享受著這種「屋外下著雨人在家中」的安全感。下雨是自然現象，可是，它卻掌控著人們的日常生活，雨下的過大，會有氾濫成災的擔憂，雨下的太少，會有乾旱缺水的危機，在不同地區給予適當水分，才能皆大歡喜，但是，總是天不從人願。水可載舟亦可覆舟，從天而降的雨水，也是同樣道理。


南加山林大火是近來加州的新聞焦點，起因正是加州氣候乾燥，陽光普照，可是，一年下雨次數屈指可數，導致常年乾旱，政府雖勸導大眾節約用水，並不知成效如何。加州冬天是所謂的雨季，但是，去年冬天也不過下了幾場綿綿細雨，這樣真的很難讓水庫水位飽和，跟台灣比起來，夏天颱風來襲西南氣流夾帶的豐沛水氣，短時間大雨成災，水庫飽和到必須洩洪，真是天壤之別。


念中小學時，台灣有特殊的梅雨氣候現象，每到五六月會有一段時間，下著不大不小的雨，撐傘穿雨鞋步行到學校途中，跟同學一同體驗踩踏小水坑的樂趣，這時很喜歡綿綿細雨的感覺，國中愛幻想，冒著生病的可能，沒事跟好友淋雨，以之為樂，被旁人視為瘋狂不正常，這時候的雨很浪漫很詩意。


人類文明大大污染地球環境，後來知道台灣污染嚴重下酸雨的機率大增，我再也不敢隨便淋雨，深怕以後人還沒老禿頭就糟了，十幾年後梅雨已經不復見，取而代之的是，暴起暴落的大雨，大雨過後，電視新聞報導盡是淹水災情，嚴重時會奪走無辜的生命，這時候的雨很可怕很無情。


撇開現實狀況不談，自古至今文人到歌手，歌頌雨的詩詞歌曲，不勝枚舉，我喜愛的歌手剛好都有描述雨的歌曲，這幾首歌成了我的下雨天主題曲，每當下雨時，邊看書放著雨的旋律，節奏和窗外的雨聲此起彼落，產生一種說不出奇異的和諧感，幸福安逸的心情油然而生。




＊Songs of Rain（可點歌曲試聽）


Madonna - Rain

描述一段新感情像雨般將過去傷痛洗去，愛情來了就像一場雨迅雷不及掩耳，是很輕快的經典情歌。


Rain, feel it on my finger tips
Hear it on my window pane
Your love's coming down like
Rain, wash away my sorrow
Take away my pain
Your love's coming down like rain.....

When your lips are burning mine
And you take the time to tell me how you feel
When you listen to my words
And I know you've heard, I know it's real
Rain is what this thunder brings
For the first time I can hear my heart sing
Call me a fool but I know I'm not
I'm gonna stand out here on the mountain top
Till I feel your.......


Roxette - The Rain

一首略微悲傷的情歌，鋼琴加鼓聲的前奏很有味道，很適合下雨天的晚上聆聽。


I was raised the northern way
And my father had a northern name
I did my crying out in the pouring rain
And a season turned into another one
I found a heart bright like the morning sun
He touched my lips (so softly) with his fingertips

But I kept the rain falling down on me
all the time
all the time
I kept the rain falling down on me
all the time
all the time

And some things in life won't ever change
There's a smell of a rusty chain
and of love disappearing like an aeroplane

I've kept the rain falling down on me
all the time
all the time


Phill Collins - I Wish it Would Rain Down

有點沈重的前奏，歌詞描述失戀的憂鬱心情，聽起來有些悲傷，可是，緩慢的輕搖滾節奏，似乎能平撫人心中過去傷口。


You know I never meant to see you again
But I only passed by as a friend
All this time I stayed out of sight
I started wondering why

Now I, Now I wish it would rain down, down on me
Yes I wish it would rain, rain down on me now
Yes I wish it would rain down, down on me
Yes I wish it would rain on me

You said you didn't need me in your life
I guess you were right
I never meant to cause you no pain
But it looks like I did it again

Now I, Now i know, i wish it would rain down, down on me
Yes I wish it would rain, rain down on me now
Yes girl I wish it would rain down, down on me
Yes I wish it would rain on me......