Lyrics of my favorite 99 songs

(26) Those were the days

맑은공기n 2026. 4. 1. 17:14

Those were the days:

Boris Fomin이 작곡한 러시아 민속음악에 미국인 Eugene Raskin이 영어 가사를 보작해 1968년 비틀즈의 Paul McCartney영국 Wales 18세 소녀 Mary Hopkins 데뷔곡으로 프로듀싱한 국제적 탄생 배경의 영국 Old-pop입니다.

 

보통 3분 전후의 팝송에 비해 5분 동안 이어지며 젊은이의 낭만과 꿈, 회고(回顧)를 담은 노래로 본인이 젊었던 현역 시절, 사내 노래 경연에서 부서 대표곡으로 사우들과 무대에 올라 함께 부른 추억도 간직하고 있습니다. 무대에 선 5분이 참 길다고 느꼈습니다.

 

Once upon a time there was a tavern, where we used to raise a glass or two

Remember how we laughed away the hours,

And think of all the great things we would do

Those were the days my friend

We thought they'd never end, we'd sing and dance forever and a day

We'd live the life we choose, we'd fight and never lose

For we were young and sure to have our way

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Then the busy years went rushing by us, we lost our starry notions on the way

If by chance I'd see you in the tavern,

We'd smile at one another and we'd say

Those were the days my friend,

We thought they'd never end, we'd sing and dance forever and a day

We'd live the life we choose, we'd fight and never lose

Those were the days, oh yes those were the days

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Just tonight I stood before the tavern, nothing seemed the way it used to be

In the glass I saw a strange reflection

Was that lonely woman really me

Those were the days my friend,

We thought they'd never end, we'd sing and dance forever and a day

We'd live the life we choose, we'd fight and never lose

Those were the days, oh yes those were the days

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Through the door, there came familiar laughter,

I saw your face and heard you call my name,

Oh my friend we're older but no wiser

For in our hearts the dreams are still the same,

Those were the days my friend

We thought they'd never end, we'd sing and dance forever and a day

We'd live the life we choose, we'd fight and never lose

Those were the days, oh yes those were the days

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1972년 Mary Hopkins(사진 출처_ wikipedia):

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