Dear Kobe

作词 : 黄雨篱

作曲 : 无

编曲：黄雨篱

混音：黄雨篱

Dear Kobe,

I guess this is it, huh? 这就是结束了是吗？

I said goodbye to you once, and now I have to say goodbye for real. Forever. 你离开球场，我曾经跟你告别过一次。现在，是真的告别了，永别。

I was a kid, who really has nothing to do with sports. 我曾经是个与运动完全不沾边的小孩。

But from the moment I had my first glance at the basketball game, I knew one thing was real, I fell in love with it, just like you did. 但是当我看到篮球比赛的第一眼，我就知道一件事，我爱上它了，就像你当年一样。

I knew I could never be like you. 我知道我永远不可能成为你。

I was an ordinary boy,5 feet, couldn’t jump high enough, run fast enough, shoot good enough,。那时的我只有一米五，跳不高，跑不快，投不准。

And You? You were the king in that league, a killer, man, you totally ruled. 你呢？你那是是联盟的王者，冷酷的杀手，你主宰比赛。

You see I, didn’t like you that much for that reason, I was frustrated. 你看吧，我其实那时候没那么喜欢你，也许就因为这个吧，我感到挫败。

You were that good, even too good to be true. 你太优秀，让人感觉遥不可及，高高在上。

And I know, not only me, friends around me, they looked up to you, you were like a god, a true hero. 而且不只是我，身边的朋友们也都崇拜你，你就是绝对的巨星，是他们心中的英雄。

We talked about your story, we wore your number, sneakers on, they were named after Kobe. 我们讨论你的故事，穿着24号球衣，球鞋上脚，那个系列叫做“科比”。

One day you wrote that letter, telling us you gotta go. 后来有一天你写了一封信，告诉我们你得离开了.

“Mamba out”. That’s how you put it. 你说“Mamba out.”

I began to realize what you meant to me. 我开始意识到你究竟对我产生了多大的影响。

Some people like you, some people don’t. 总有人喜欢你，也总有人不会喜欢你。

But all the people who truly love basketball will respect you, and remember your name. 但是所有热爱篮球的人都会尊重你，并且永远记住你的名字。

You showed the world the true meaning of toughness, bravery, and faith. 你向这个世界展示了坚韧，勇敢，信念的真正含义。

You were a great player, but more importantly, you were a strong fighter, and the world could always use more fighters.你是一个伟大的球员，但是更重要的，你是一名伟大的斗士。而这个世界，永远需要更多的斗士。

Life is truly a tunnel, I’m sorry to hear that you’ve run up to the end of it. 就像你说的，人生就是一条隧道，我很抱歉听到消息，你走到了这隧道的尽头。

I hope you see the light, that you created, that you brought to our life. 我希望在那尽头你看到了光，那由你所创造的，带给我们生命里的光。

Now, please let us send it back to you. 现在，请让我们用这束光送你最后一程。

I know you would never leave, for your greatness has already deeply imprinted in our mind.我知道你从不会离开，因为你的伟大已经印刻进了我们的回忆之中。

As long as I keep dribbling, as long as we keep fighting, Mamba mentality will never fade.只要我们还在运球，只要我们还在战斗，曼巴精神就永远不会消失。

Even I still played poorly, got blocked easily, but I never quit playing, never give up fighting, that’s the legacy you left us. 就算我打得不好，经常被盖帽，但是我永远不会放弃篮球，永远不会放弃战斗，这是你留给我们的遗产。

Ordinary as I may be, I will always, people around the world will always love basketball, in the name of Mamba.平凡如我，我也会一直，这个世界上的人们都会一直热爱篮球，以曼巴之名。

We’ll always be like you, ran up and down every court, after every loose ball like you did. 我们会永远像你一样，在球场上不知疲倦地奔跑，追逐每一个球，就像你做的那样。

And close our eyes, we can see you again, turning around, fading away, 5 seconds on the clock, ball in your hands, 5 ,4 ,3 ,2, 1…Bang 闭上眼睛，我们会再次见到你的身影，转身，后仰，计时器还有5秒。5，4，3，2，1…

Love you always. 永远爱你的

A person who love basketball 一个热爱篮球的人