Yesterday,
All my troubles seemed so far away.
Now it looks as though they're here to stay,
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be,
There's a shadow hanging over me,
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.

Why she had to go I don't know,
She wouldn't say,
I said something wrong,
Now I long for yesterday.
Yesterday love was such an easy game to play,
Now I need a place to hide away,
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Why she had to go I don't know,
She wouldn't say,
I said something wrong,
Now I long for yesterday.
Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play,
Now I need a place to hide away,
Oh, I believe in yesterday,
Mm....

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【昨天】

昨天，
所有烦恼似乎很遥远。
今天，烦恼仿佛就在眼前，
噢，我信奉昨天。
猛然间我已不再是自己，
一片阴影笼罩着我，
噢，昨天到来得太突然。

我不懂她为何要走，
她也不愿告我说，
或许是我说错，
现在我渴望昨天。
昨天，爱情无忧无虑
今天，我不得不躲闪
噢，我信奉昨天。

我不知她为何要走，
她也不愿告诉我，
或许是我说错，
现在我渴望昨天。
昨天，爱情无忧无虑，
今天，我不得不躲闪，
噢，我信奉昨天。
呣……

【注释】

1、Yesterday，all my troubles seemed so for away．= Yesterday，I didn't seem to have any troubles，which were for away from me．昨天，所有烦恼似乎很遥远。

yesterday：此处并非就指the day before（前一天），而是指“过去”、“往日”、“以前的时光”等。

2、Now it looks as though they're here to say．= Nowit looks as if all my troubles still stay with me．今天，烦恼仿佛仍缠绕于我。

3、Oh，I believe in yesterday．噢，我信奉昨天。

believe in 相信（人格、价值）的存在

4、Suddenly，I'm not half the man I used to be．= Suddenly I came to realize I'm not myself as I usedto be．猛然间我意识到我已不再是自己。

5、Why she had to go I don't know，she wouldn't say．= I don't know why she went away from me，and she would not tell me the reason．我不知她为何要离去，她也不愿告诉我理由。

6、Now I long for yesterday．= Now I look forward to yesterday．现在我盼望昨天。

long（动词）意为：渴望，切盼（常与for或者to搭配）

long for + 名词 = long to + 动词原形意为：渴望，切望

例如：The people of the world long for the peace．全世界人民渴望和平。

7、Yesterday，love was such an easy game to play．= Yesterday，love was happy and lighthearted．昨天，爱情轻松愉快、无忧无虑。

8、Now I need a place to hide away．= Now I have to escape from the reality．今天，我需要躲避。

hide（动词hid，hidden；名词）意为：把……藏起来，隐藏，躲藏处。

例如：A fox can't hide its tail．狐狸尾巴是藏不住的。hide-and-seek 捉迷藏；（比喻）与躲闪的人（物）打交道。

【赏析】

《昨天》是甲壳虫乐队演唱的代表作品之一，于1965年9月25日发行这首单曲时就荣登英美两国的排行榜首，并获英国Ivor Novello奖。从1965年至1972年间有大约一千多位歌手演唱或翻唱过这首歌曲，这或许是世界上翻唱次数最多的歌曲。

约翰·列依1940年10月出生于英国的利物浦，16岁时结识了保罗·麦卡特尼并邀请他参加了采石工乐队，1959年更名为银色甲壳虫乐队。他们冲向美国大陆后一直称为甲壳虫乐队，又因他们演唱时弹着吉他、披着长发，故而得到另一称谓——披头士乐队。由于甲壳虫乐队对英美及世界流行音乐做出了不可磨灭的贡献，因而受到世界各国青年的喜爱和崇拜，在他们的音乐生涯中多次荣获各种音乐大奖和英美排行榜的冠军。 此处选辑的《昨天》从曲式结构和节奏特点上采用了较为简单的两段式中的AABA形式，加上最后那个“姆”结尾句，实际上是最后A段结尾的重复演唱，曲式虽简单，但音乐的表现力却很丰富，具有很大的艺术容量。歌中讲述了昨日的爱情给我带来了无比的幸福，而失去了爱的今天是多么令人难以承受。快乐美妙的昨日历历在目，从而使人更加怀念以前。回避无爱的阴影，真好似《昔日恋情》中的某些情景再现眼前，也似《昨日再现》一样，都是昔日神圣幸福的爱的回忆。看来人们对失去的东西会加倍珍惜，爱情更是如此。