Those Were The Days Mary Hopkin Where we used to raise a glass or two Remember how we laughed away the hours And dreamed of all the great things we could 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. 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 La la la la...
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 La la la la...
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 La la la la...
Those Were The Days의 원제는 Dorogoy dlinnoyu로이고 By the long road(머나 먼 길)인데 <코스탄틴 포드레프스키>의 時에 <Boris Fomin>이 작곡한 러이아 민요입니다 ^^* 러시아에서는 1925년(26년)에 발표된 곡인데 1968년에 Gene Raskin이 영어로 가사를 옮겼고 웨일즈 출신 가수 Mary Hopkin이 불러 영국 싱글 차트에서 1위 빌보드 차트에서 2위를 기록한 곡입니다^*^ |