Terry Jacks-Seasons in the Sun 1974
전세계적으로 히트했던 1974년 Terry Jacks의 Seasons in the Sun 앨범
Seasons in the Sun 곡은 Jacques Brel 시인이 1961에 발표한 "Le Moribond"("죽어가는 사람")에
Rod McKuen이 영어로 옮기고 녹음한 것이나 발매되지는 않았고,
같은 해 'The Beach Boys'에의해 녹음되지만 역시 발매되지는 않았습니다.
The Beach Boys에게 노래를 소개하고 함께 녹음에 참여했던 Terry Jacks가 1974년
가사를 '가볍게' 개작하여 가사 속의 죽음을 청취자의 상상력에 맡기게 됩니다.
약물 중독? 실연? 사업 실패?
노래의 가사는 죽음이 예정된 상태에서 죽어가는 사람의 회상으로 구성되어 있습니다.
어릴 적 친구에게서 추억을, 아빠에게서 기도를, 사랑하는 연인에게서 사랑을...
"눈부시게 즐거웠고 행복한 시절들이 이렇게 모두 허무하게 지나가네, 안녕"
Rod McKuen의 "Seasons in the Sun" 1961
원래 이 노래의 가사는 전쟁터에서 홀로 죽어가는 병사의 마지막 회상을 노래한 것이었습니다.
Rod McKuen 은 같은 노래지만 전혀 다른 분위기로 슬픔을 표현하고 있습니다.
Goodbye to you my trusted friend
We've known each other since we were nine or ten
Together we've climbed hills and trees
Learned of love and ABC's
Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees
Goodbye my friend it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that spring is in the air
Pretty girls are everywhere
Think of me and I'll be there
We had joy, we had fun
we had seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed
Were just seasons out of time
Goodbye Papa please pray for me
I was the black sheep of the family
You tried to teach me right from wrong
Too much wine and too much song
Wonder how I got along
Goodbye Papa it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
Little children everywhere
When you see them, I'll be there
We had joy, we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song
Like the seasons have all gone
We had joy, we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song
Like the seasons have all gone
Goodbye Michelle my little one
You gave me love and helped me find the sun
And every time that I was down
You would always come around
And get my feet back on the ground
Goodbye Michelle it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
With the flowers everywhere
I wish that we could both be there
