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Memory       (「安德魯洛伊．韋伯」著名音樂劇〞CATS〞)

Midnight not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory?
She is smilling along
In the lamplight, the withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begings to moan

Memory
All along in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days
I was beautiful then
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again

Every street lamp seems to beat a fatalistic warning
Someone mutters, and a street lamp gutter
And soon it will be morning

Daylight
I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I mustn’t give in.
When the dawn comes, tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin

Burnt out ends of smoky days
The stale cold smell of morning
The street lamp dies, another night is over
Another day is dawning

Touch me!
It’s so easy to leave me
All along with my memory
Of my days in the sun...
If you touch me, you’ll understand what happiness is
Look, a new day has begun...

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安德魯洛伊．韋伯對百老匯的貢獻很大，他所製作的「貓」、「歌劇魅影」...等，

成為百老匯最長壽的音樂劇，也吸引全球人士對紐約百老匯朝聖。

「cats」上次來台演出時，有跟朋友一起去觀看，

當看到那隻曾經是美麗，年老後卻極盡蒼桑的老貓出現時，

所有年輕貓咪們躲著她，讓人不勝唏噓，

這時，她就唱起了這首memory，

看到這裡就一陣鼻酸。

今天又拿出了dvd，只是為了回味這首歌，

又看到年輕貓咪們躲著她，老貓以非常哀傷的聲音唱起這首歌，依然令人心酸。