[经典推荐] Seasons In The Sun erain2006-02-13 07:57:08

[经典推荐] Seasons In The Sun 今天白天mm在高速上唱的，好感人的一首平平淡淡的老歌，尤其是它的词和背景故事。
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Seasons In The Sun


曲名：Seasons In The Sun
歌手：Westlife
原创: Jacques Brel
改编: Terry

Goodbye to you, my trusted friend
we've known each oth r since we were nine or ten;
together we've climbed hills and trees,
learned of love and A-B-C`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 the spring is in the air,
pretty girls are ev~ry where;
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 climb 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 ev~ry where,
when you ll see them, I ll be there.

We had joy we had fun
we had seasons in the sun
but the whine and the song like the seasons have our gone

We had joy we had fun
we had seasons in the sun
but the whine and the song like the seasons have our gone

Goodbye, Michelle, my little one,
you gave me love and helped me find the sun;
and ev ry 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 every where
I wish that we could both be there.

We had joy, we had fun,
we had seasons in the sun;
But the stars we could reach
were just starfish on the beach.
We had joy, we had fun,
we had seasons in the sun;
But the stars we could reach
were just starfish on the beach.
We had joy we had fun
we had seasons in the sun
but the whine and the song like the seasons have our gone
All our lifes we had fun
we had seasons in the sun
but the hills that we climbed
were just seasons out of time



******* Stories about the song "Seasons in the Sun" *******


"Seasons in the Sun" had been written in French in 1961 under the title of "Le Moribond" (The Dying Man), by Belgian poet-composer Jacques Brel. In 1964, it was translated into English by Rod McKuen and recorded by Bob Shane of the Kingston Trio. Although that version didn't sell well, Terry heard it, and the tune remained in the back of his mind. The Beach Boys' rejection -- coupled with the death of a close personal friend of Terry's, which made the song's theme more meaningful to him -- finally sent Terry back into the studio, accompanied by guitarist Link Wray.

Terry received permission, but not credit, for changing part of "Seasons in the Sun." He rewrote the last verse and rearranged the words and chords in the chorus in order to "lighten up" the song. He released it on his own label, Goldfish Records, and was amazed when it became the largest-selling single in Canadian history -- more than 285,000 copies sold in a matter of weeks. Bell's A&R vice president, Dave Carrico, heard the record, flew to Vancouver, and snapped up American rights. On February 14, 1974, it earned its first RIAA Gold Award, for sales of over a million copies. Eventually, it sold more than three million copies in the United States alone. Worldwide, the figure is over six million.

"Seasons in the Sun" is the story of a dying man, bidding farewell to loved ones who have shared his life. Shortly before Terry's recording came out, Jacques Brel retired, at the peak of his popularity. Fans around the world were stunned, but the composer would give no reason. Finally, the truth was revealed. After a quiet, six-year battle against cancer, Brel succumbed to the disease and died, on October 9, 1978.