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
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la La la la la la la
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 la la
La la la la la la
La la la la La la 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 la la
La la la la la la
La la la la La la la la la la
la la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la La la 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 la la
La la la la la la
La la la la La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la la la
La la la la La la la la la la
Those Were The Days(그리운 시절)
이종환의 밤의 디스크쇼 7집
오아시스, 1993
이종환 Narration
*
옛날 여기 선술집이 있었지.
우리는 여기서 늘 한 두잔씩 하곤 했어.
기억할 수 있겠나. 친구여!
얼마나 많은 시간을 웃음으로 보내고
우리의 꿈을 키웠던가?
이제는 가버린 시절,
내 친구여!
우리는 그 시절이 끝나지 않을거라고 생각했고,
우리는 영원히 노래하고 춤추며,
멋있는 인생을 살리라
우리는 젊었고, 우리에겐 꿈이 있었으니까.
지나간 시절 세월은,
빠르게 우리 곁을 지나고
우리는 지난 일을 잊게 됐지.
만약에 우연히 그 선술집에서
우리가 다시 만날 수 있었다면
우리는 서로 웃으며 옛날 얘기를 했겠지.
바로 오늘밤,
나는 그 선술집 앞에 서 있었지.
옛날보다 너무나 변해 있더군.
술잔을 기울이며 문득 이런 생각을 했지.
그 외롭던 친구가 바로 나였던가!
문 밖에서 귀에 익은 웃음소리가 들렸어.
나는 네 모습을 보았고,
날 부르는 소리를 들었지.
친구여!
이제 우리는 늙었지만
현명해지지는 못했구나,
우리의 꿈은 여전하구나.