노래로 떠나는 추억여행, Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days 듣기/가사

얼마전부터 방영중인 MBC 드라마 "욕망의 불꽃"에서도 배경음으로 잔잔히 깔리던 이 노래.. 내가 이 노래를 알게 된 경로가 몇년전에 증정용으로 받게된 비매품 올드팝CD이긴 하지만, 언제들어도 시대를 뛰어넘는 명곡임에도 틀림없다.. 오랫만에 우연히 드라마에 깔리는 배경음악으로 듣게 된 기억속에서 잊혀졌었던 이 노래를 소개해보려 한다.. 영국가수 Mary Hopkin의 대표곡으로 뽑히기도 하는 노래이자, 친구들과의 추억을 들먹이는 부분에서 빠짐없이 등장하는 노래.. 아름다운 노랫말과 멜로디가 매력적인 메리홉킨의 이 노래를 한번 가사와 함께 들어보자.

나는 언제나 공식적인 BGM을 이용한다.



Those Were The Days - Mary Hopkin

Once upon a time there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Remember how we laughed away the hours
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'd choose
We'd fight and never lose

For we were young and sure to have our way
La-da-da da-da-da
La-da-da da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da

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'd choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days
La-da-da da-da-da
La-da-da da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da

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'd choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days
La-da-da da-da-da
La-da-da da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da
La-da-da da-da-da,
La-da-da da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da~~~

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'd choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days
La-da-da da-da-da
La-da-da da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da
La-da-da da-da-da,
La-da-da da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da~~~

La-la-la la-la-la,
La-la-la la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la