If Came the Hour
If came the hour, if came the day,
If came the year, when you went away;
How could I live, I’d surely die,
What would life be if you said ‘goodbye’ ?
How would I laugh, how could I love,
Could I believe in a God above?
How would I hope, how could I pray,
If came the hour, if came the day?
But you are here, lying beside me,
I watch you breathe, each rise and fall,
Without you near then there would be,
Nothing at all.
If, in this world, all things must pass,
And we must raise the parting glass,
No words would ever come what could I say,
If came the hour, if came the day?
There’d be no music in my soul,
How could I dance – no you to hold?
How could I hear the violin?
There’d be no song I could ever sing.
But you are here, lying beside me,
I watch you breathe, each rise and fall,
Without you near then there would be,
Nothing at all.
Now you awake, the dawn sweeps in,
I touch your mouth, I touch your skin;
How would I live, if you should go away,
If came the hour, if came the day?
How would I live if you should go away,
If came the hour, if came the day…
If came the hour, if came the day?
如果那一刻到来
如果那一天到来,如果到了那一刻
如果那一年到来,你离开之时
我如何生活,我必将死去
如果你说再见,生活会怎样
我怎能发笑,我怎能去爱
我怎能相信上帝
我期望什么,我如何祈祷
如果那一天到来,如果到了那一刻
但你在这里,躺在我身边
我看着你呼吸,每次起伏
若你不在,
一切失去了意义
如果天下没有不散的宴席
如果我们必将举起离别的酒杯
我无言,我该说什么
如果那一天到来,如果到了那一刻
我的心灵中不再有歌唱
不抱住你,我怎样舞蹈
我怎能听到小提琴声
将不再有我的歌唱
但你在这里,躺在我身边
我看着你呼吸,每次起伏
若你不在,
一切失去了意义
现在黎明冲破窗户,你醒来
我轻触你的嘴,我抚摸你的皮肤
如果你离开,我怎样生活
如果那一天到来,如果到了那一刻
如果你离开,我怎样生活
如果那一天到来,如果到了那一刻…
如果那一天到来,如果到了那一刻
背景介绍:
A melody from our ‘White Stones’ album called “Passacaglia” is the melody on which “If Came the Hour” is based. It was originally a piece I wrote in memory of my father. The new lyrics by Brendan Grahamcapture the sentiment of parting and all things coming to an end, in a soulful way. In the powerful voice of the Swedish singer Tommy Körberg – world renowned for his original recording of “Chess” and his starring role in the musical in London – the song takes on a new and dramatic dimension – and his performance truly explores the innermost depth and melancholy of the song.
