『Sun Of Jamaica』(자마이카의 태양)는 1979년 발매된
독일의 혼성 Pop Group인 「Goombay Dance Band」의
싱글 곡으로 1980년 독일 차트에서 9주간 1위를 기록했으며,
무려 1,100만 장의 앨범 판매 고를 올렸는데, "아름다운
자메이카의 태양 아래 사랑하는 사람과 자신의 고향에서
살고 싶다는 ...." 노래입니다.
「Goombay Dance Band 」는 '자마이카'의 토속 리듬인 레게
사운드를 바탕으로 한 Disco 리듬과 유럽 특유의 경쾌한
멜로디를 구사하는 Sugar Pop그룹으로, 그룹의 명칭은 南美
카리브 海의 'St. 루시아' 섬의 작은 만(灣)의 이름 'Goombay'
에서 따온 것이라고 합니다.
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Long time ago when I was a young boy
I saw that movie “Mutiny on the Bounty”
Starring my idol, Marlon Brando
And I felt a yearning for that great adventure
So many nights woke up out of a dream
A dream of blue seas, white sands
Paradise birds, butterflies
And beautiful warm-hearted girls
S u n o f J a m a i c a, the dreams of Malaika
Our love is my sweet memory
S u n o f J a m a i c a, Blue Lady Malaika
Some day I'll return, wait and see
Walk in the sand And l”m happy with you
We shall be loving and true
Oh I sure love Malaika
With all of my heart I will always
Be faithful and true, yeah true
But now as I grew older
This burning desire became so strong
That I bought a ticket to fly home
And then I found you
And we found an eternal love right from the beginning
Stars falling down from the sea of lagoon
The palms swaying under the moon
We were swimming out into the calm crystal sea
In that fateful night I thought to myself
I”ll do everything I can
Save up every dime And one day I'll return
Come back home to you
And then I”ll stay forever, forever
S u n o f J a m a i c a, the dreams of Malaika
Our love is my sweet memory
S u n o f J a m a i c a, Blue Lady Malaika
Some day I”ll return, wait and see
In that fateful night I thought to myself
I”ll do everything I can
Save up every dime
And one day I”ll return
Come back home to you
And then I”ll stay forever, forever
S u n o f J a m a i c a, the dreams of Malaika
Our love is my sweet memory
Sun of Jamaica, Blue Lady Malaika
Some day I”ll return, wait and see
Walk in the sand And l”m happy with you
We shall be loving and true
Oh I sure love Malaika
With all of my heart
I will always be faithful and true, yeah true