5月12日，原本是个很平常的日子。然而，2008年的这一天，却成为了将被人们铭记的日子。在此纪念“5.12汶川大地震”之际，特别回顾这首歌Place Nearby，希望那些在天堂的人们快乐，也希望留在世间的人们能尽快从伤痛中恢复。带着这段永远无法磨灭的记忆坚强的继续创造美好的未来。

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一种音乐，它的折旧率很小，甚至小到呈现负增长。乍一听，它似乎缺乏骤然抓心的旋律，但却非常经得起“重复”键的考验，听得次数越多，越能渗透到听者的心灵深处…… 挪威精灵Lene Marlin（琳恩·玛莲）就是这类音乐的佼佼者。

认识琳恩，发现听歌原来这么简单。只要拥有一个播放器，只那么简单一点，它就能抚慰你的心灵。它会不着痕迹地把你尘封的往事一并勾起，让你的眼泪自由自在地滴落脸庞；同时，它也给你力量，让你在沉静中明白，再痛再伤也不过如此，当痛过伤过，一切也就如清风扫过。难过低落时，听一听琳恩，她会帮你找回勇气；情绪亢奋时，听一听琳恩，她会让你沉静；不管走到哪里，听一听琳恩， 她会载你到一个波澜不惊的中庸世界。

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Lene Marlin -- A place nearby

I entered the room
Sat by your bed all through the night
I watched your daily fight
I hardly knew
The pain was almost more than I could bear
And still I hear
Your last words to me

Heaven is a place nearby
So I wont be so far away
And if you try and look for me
Maybe you will find me someday

Heaven is a place nearby
So there is no need to say goodbye
I wanna ask you not to cry
I will always be by your side

You just faded away
You spread your wings you had flown
Away to something unknown
Wish I could bring you back
You are always on my mind
About to tear myself apart
You have your special place in my heart

Always heaven is a place nearby
So I wont be so far away
And if you try and look for me
Maybe you will find me someday

Heaven is a place nearby
So there is no need to say goodbye
I wanna ask you not to cry
I'll always be by your side

And even when I go to sleep
I still can hear your voice
And those words
I never will forget

Heaven is a place nearby
So I wont be so far away
And if you try and look for me
Maybe you will find me someday

Heaven is a place nearby
So there is no need to say goodbye
I wanna ask you not to cry
I will always be by your side

Notebook：

1. I hardly knew：由歌词的时态，我们可推出，“歌者”的感情描述全发生在“爱人”逝世之后，所以，“我过去难以感受”可处理为“我现在终于明白”。

2. be by your side: 和你在一起。Be by the side of: 在…身边；和…在一起。

3. faded away：逐渐凋零，逐渐消失。在歌中，fade是die（死亡）的委婉语。

4. about to tear myself apart ：指“（离开你）使我撕心裂肺”，反过来，可以表达为“（你在我脑中）与我难以割舍”。