The 65-year-old Steve Goodwin was found suffering from early Alzheimer's. He was losing his memory.
65岁的史蒂夫·古德温被发现患有早期阿尔茨海默氏症。他正在失忆。
A software engineer by profession, Steve was a keen lover of the piano, and the only musician in his family. Music was his true passion, though he had never performed outside the family.
史蒂夫是一名软件工程师，他是钢琴的狂热爱好者，也是家里唯一的音乐家。音乐是他真正的爱好，尽管他从未在家庭之外表演过。
Melissa, his daughter, felt it more than worthwhile to save his music, to which she fell asleep catch night when she was young. She thought about hiring a professional pianist to work with her father.
他的女儿梅丽莎觉得保留他的曲子是非常值得的，她小时候可以伴着音乐入眠。她考虑聘请一位专业钢琴家与父亲一起工作。
Naomi, Melissa's best friend and a talented pianist, got to know about this and showed willingness to help.
梅丽莎最好的朋友、才华横溢的钢琴家娜奥米知道了这件事，并表示愿意提供帮助。
"Why do this?" Steve wondered.
“为什么要这样？”史蒂夫疑惑道。
"Because she cares." Melissa said.
“因为她在乎。”梅丽莎说。
Steve nodded, tears in eye.
史蒂夫点点头，眼里噙着泪水。
Naomi drove to the Goodwin home. She told Steve she'd love to hear him play. Steve moved to the piano and sat at the bench, hands trembling as he gently placed his fingers on the keys.
娜奥米开车去了古德温的家。她告诉史蒂夫她很想听他演奏。史蒂夫走到钢琴前，坐在长椅旁，双手颤抖，手指轻轻地放在琴键上。
Naomi put a small recorder near the piano. Starts and stops and mistakes. Long pauses, heart sinking. But Steve pressed on, playing for the first time in his life for a stranger.
娜奥米把一个小录音机放在钢琴附近，开始、停止和错误。长时间的停顿，让人心碎。但史蒂夫坚持了下来，这是他有生以来第一次为一个陌生人演奏。
"It was beautiful." Naomi said after listening to the recording. "The music was worth saving."
“太棒了。”娜奥米听完录音后说，“这曲子值得保留。”
Her responsibility, her privilege, would be to rescue it. The music was still in Steve Goodwin. It was bidden in rooms with doors about to be locked.
她的责任，她的荣幸就是拯救它。曲子仍在史蒂夫·古德温手中。它被关在即将锁上门的房间里。
Naomi and Steve met every other week and spent hours together. He'd move his fingers clumsily on the piano, and then she'd take his place. He struggled to explain what he heard in his head. He stood by the piano, eyes closed, listening for the first time to his own work being played by someone else.
娜奥米和史蒂夫每隔一周见面一次，在一起待几个小时。他会在钢琴上笨拙地移动手指，然后她会代替他演奏。他努力解释自己脑子里听到的声音。他站在钢琴旁，闭着眼睛，第一次听别人演奏他自己的作品。
Steve and Naomi spoke in musical code lines, beats, intervals, moving from the root to end a song in a new key. Steve heard it. All of it. He just couldn't play it.
史蒂夫和娜奥米用音乐代码、节拍、音程说话，从词根开始，用新的音调结束曲子。史蒂夫听见了所有的一切，他只是不会演奏。
Working with Naomi did wonders for Steve. It had excited within him the belief he could write one last song. One day, Naomi received an email. Attached was a recording, a recording of loss and love, of the fight. Steve called it "Melancholy Flower".
与娜奥米的合作为史蒂夫创造了奇迹。这让他感到兴奋，因为他相信自己可以写最后一首歌。有一天，娜奥米收到了一封电子邮件。附件是一段关于这场战斗的录音，一段关于失去和爱的录音。史蒂夫称之为“忧郁之花”。
Naomi heard multiple stops and starts, Steve struggling, searching while his wife Joni called him "honey" and encouraged him. The task was so hard, and Steve, angry and upset, said he was quitting. Joni praised him, telling her husband this could be his signature piece.
娜奥米听到了多次停止和启动的声音，史蒂夫挣扎着搜寻，而他的妻子乔尼称他为“亲爱的”并鼓励他。任务太艰巨了，史蒂夫愤怒而沮丧地说他要放弃。乔尼称赞了他，告诉丈夫这可能是他的标志性作品。
Naomi managed to figure out 16 of Steve's favorite, and most personal songs. With Naomi's help, the Goodwin family found a sound engineer to record Naomi playing Steve's songs.Joni thought that would be the end.But it wasn't.
娜奥米设法找出了史蒂夫最喜欢的16首歌曲，也是最私人的歌曲。在娜奥米的帮助下，古德温一家找到了一位音响工程师来录制娜奥米演奏史蒂夫的歌曲。乔尼以为这就结束了。但事实并非如此。
In the months leading up to the 2016 Oregon Repertory Singers Christmas concert，Naomi told the director she had a special one in mind:"Melancholy Flower".
在2016年俄勒冈州巡回演唱会圣诞音乐会之前的几个月里，娜奥米告诉导演，她心中有一个特别的想法：“忧郁之花”。
She told the director about her project with Steve. The director agreed to add it to the playing list. But Naomi would have to ask Steve's permission. He considered it an honor.
她把她和史蒂夫的项目告诉了导演。导演同意把它列入演奏目录。但娜奥米必须征得史蒂夫的同意。他认为这是一种荣誉。
After the concert, Naomi told the family that Steve's music was beautiful and professional. It needed to be shared in public.
音乐会结束后，娜奥米告诉家人，史蒂夫的音乐既优美又专业。需要在公众面前分享。
The family rented a former church in downtown Portland and scheduled a concert. By the day of the show, more than 300 people had said they would attend.
这家人在波特兰市中心租了一座以前的教堂，并安排了一场音乐会。到演出当天，已有300多人表示会参加。
By then, Steve was having a hard time remembering the names of some of his friends. He knew the path his life was now taking. He told his family he was at peace.
那时，史蒂夫很难记住一些朋友的名字。他知道自己的生活道路。他告诉家人他很平静。
Steve arrived and sat in the front row, surrounded by his family. The house lights faded. Naomi took the stage. Her fingers. His heart.
史蒂夫到了，坐在前排，周围都是他的家人。房子的灯光变暗了。娜奥米上台了。她的手指他的心。
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