”、“心的要塞”和“俄国人”等多首歌畅销一时。
1993年末，Sting以专辑《Ten Summoner’s
Tales》(十个朝圣者的故事)更受到人们的关注，在这张专辑中，Sting已经完全摆脱了The
Police时期的影子，并加深了人们对他的行吟诗人印象。
1994年底，宝丽金公司将Sting的历年名曲网罗一处，推出了精选专辑《金色的田野1984—1994》，热销一时。
从80年代末开始，Sting经常涉足政界，用进行巡回演出的款项来资助印第安人争取生活的自由。
进入90年代以来，Sting多次获得葛莱美大奖，成为全球最有影响的艺人之一。
主唱：Sting
下边是他的一首歌，来自于《这个杀手不太冷》。这首歌打动了很多人，网上看到了几种翻译，但个人觉得有些不妥，所以，才写下这篇文章。
请先看看这首歌，看看你是怎样理解的。
Title : Shape Of My Heart
He deals the cards as a meditation
And those he plays never suspect
He doesn't play for the money he wins
He don't play for respect
He deals the cards to find the answer
The sacred geometry of chance
The hidden law of a probable outcome
The numbers lead a dance
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
He may play the jack of diamonds
He may lay the queen of spades
He may conceal a king in his hand
While the memory of it fades
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
And if I told you that I loved you
You'd maybe think there's something wrong
I'm not a man of too many faces
The mask I wear is one
Well, those who speak know nothin'
And find out to their cost
Like those who curse their luck in too many places
And those who fear are lost
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
That's not the shape, the shape of my heart
That's not the shape, the shape of my heart
这首歌打动了很多人
能看得出来，这篇文章在以扑克为活动对象展开，所以要先了解扑克牌的一些说法才能更好的理解这首歌内涵。
黑桃spade
,红桃
heart,
方片
diamond,
梅花
club
A ace,
J jack,
Q queen,
K king
'黑桃'
(spade)象征
智慧
'红桃
'(heart)象征智慧和爱情
;
'梅花
'(club)起源于三叶草
,代表
;
'方块
'(diamond)代表财富
据说，
扑克牌里的
A指
“至尊（
Ace）
”，意为扭转乾坤之王牌，
K指
“国王（
King）
”，
Q指
“王后（
Queen）
”，
J指的是
“宫内的仆人杰克（
Jack）
”。
扑克牌中的四种花色，即
黑桃（spade）、红桃（
heart）、梅花（
club）、方块（
diamond），
代表一年中的
春（spring）、夏（
summer）、秋（
autumn）、冬（
winter）四季；
黑桃、梅花代表夜晚，
红桃、方块代表白天。
J、
Q和
K共
12张代表一年有
12个月。
除大、小王外，共52张，说明一年有
52个星期（
There
are fifty－
two weeks in a
year），
而扑克牌中的每种花色正好13张，说明每个季节正好有
13个星期（
There
are thirteen weeks in a season）。
如果把扑克牌中的总点数计算一下，J作
11点，
Q作
12点，
K作
13点，大小王各作半点，正好是
365点，表示一年有
365天（
There
are three hundred and sixty－
five days in a
year）。若有闰年，把大、小王各作一点，刚好是
366天。
看完了上边有关扑克牌的说法那么这首歌
试译：
Shape Of My Heart
我的爱
He deals the cards as a meditation
出牌时他前思后想
And those he plays never suspect
每张牌都有把握
He doesn't play for the money he wins
不为赢钱
He don't play for respect
也不为-尊崇
He deals the cards to find the answer
是为了答案
The sacred geometry of chance
是数字中的机率
The hidden law of a probable outcome
是隐藏的规则
The numbers lead a dance
而这一切，数字主角
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
我知道-黑桃是士兵的剑
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
我知道-梅花是战争的利器
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
我知道-方片意味着财富
But that's not the shape of my heart
但那红桃却不属于我
He may play the jack of diamonds
他可能出：方片J
He may lay the queen of spades
他也可能：黑桃Q
He may conceal a king in his hand
更可能把K藏在手中
While the memory of it fades
而记忆退色了
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
我知道-黑桃是士兵的剑
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
我知道-梅花是战争的利器
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
我知道-方片意味着财富
But that's not the shape of my heart
但那红桃却不属于我
And if I told you that I loved you
如果告诉你，我爱你
You'd maybe think there's something wrong
也许你会觉得-不妥
I'm not a man of too many faces
那千面之人不是我
The mask I wear is one
而我的面具只有一个
Well, those who speak know nothin'
那些说什么都不知道的人
And find out to their cost
他们会为此付出代价
Like those who curse their luck in too many places 就像遭到诅咒的人
And those who fear are lost
害怕的人注定会失败
I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
我知道......黑桃是士兵的剑
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
我知道......梅花是战争的利器
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
我知道......方片意味着财富
But that's not the shape of my heart
但......红桃却不是我的
But that's not the shape of my heart
不是我的爱
That's not the shape, the shape of my heart
不是我的爱，我的爱
That's not the shape, the shape of my heart
不是我的爱，我的爱
关于这首歌的链接：
http://news.scuec.edu.cn/edt/up_mp3/20060322160720.mp3
多谢二楼
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