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如果想學易於朗朗上口、歌詞又寓含深意的經典老歌,我推薦妳一首四十多年前的老歌 Those were the days。 4 X- s9 \% v. I 7 M8 P+ ]. O/ z8 X& N7 _& k1 Q這首歌是 Mary Hopkins 在 1968 年發行的處女作。原曲來自二十世紀初的蘇聯吉普賽歌謠 Dorogoi dlinnoyu (Дорогой длинною),第一個錄音作品是西元 20 年代蘇聯的全能文藝青年 Alexander Vertinsky。Mary Hopkins 的作品則是最受歡迎的英譯版本。1 m$ U8 P' x! a0 Y2 f2 k7 i
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& D! n, B. z0 K- ^1 k$ UOnce upon a time there was a tavern! j; d `0 W, @
Where we used to raise a glass or two ( A+ S7 s% m* P/ e" Z( U. @6 V; _( }Remember how we laughed away the hours 4 T. m5 s, |4 Z9 [Think of all the great things we would do v* V+ c# \( J' Q
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Those were the days my friend1 }: B+ R9 R" B6 B( ?( i" r
We thought they'd never end# ?8 l2 Y8 Z$ E
We'd sing and dance forever and a day) ]4 O: {# a! u4 q3 i
We'd live the life we'd choose + u" f. ? g x" V- |# X1 O' }We'd fight and never lose / v& N. p3 ]" [+ cFor we were young and sure to have our way 7 T) S) m; b4 s7 HLa la la la la la la la la 9 p5 o% S" F! u' }0 _' UThose were the days, oh yes, those were the days + `& b1 C7 j4 e - C* Y: Y3 V1 h6 AThen the busy years went rushing by us2 ]3 n* m6 L. h
We lost our starry notions on the way 2 A7 H. N0 k6 {. [# \If by chance I'd see you in the tavern# J7 y! r- J$ z& {# K6 O
We'd smile at one another and we'd say.... G9 z( a6 t" y: Q9 Q0 b
' L! W& z4 ^. f3 \) ~& aThose were the days my friend) P: J5 c3 Z4 t _* C$ |
We thought they'd never end % K: \' `3 {( i6 R: TWe'd sing and dance forever and a day ' k. E% H$ c8 h$ v- |3 i& y. KWe'd live the life we'd choose / X% r0 M" v2 q" P# G# XWe'd fight and never lose 3 {4 M6 q$ n3 S6 aFor we were young and sure to have our way ( k7 S4 D/ P% ^, [La la la la la la la la la$ N3 Z j9 v* c" `3 b. `7 N6 Z8 O
Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days 5 b `) O }! o/ Q3 a8 b8 X0 x) w( M( m( W( M
* F5 Q( h2 X% d a, m- vJust tonight I stood before the tavern. ~ l# G7 T' T$ Q) Z
Nothing seemed the way it used to be 7 w$ x! z' G+ ?4 vIn the glass I saw a strange reflection . w( v8 ?0 \5 L6 O) ]# H: A, [Was that lonely woman really me?9 k3 P7 G! d. B- ^5 W5 Y/ h4 }& S% ~
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Through the door there came familiar laughter; f z3 J! ^/ y; b" U! U
I saw your face and heard you call my name 5 U+ w/ S5 P! a- L. Y& O" B0 gOh my friend we're older but no wiser* H' K8 o8 f+ f" D4 D5 \
For in our hearts the dreams are still the same...% D3 M4 `1 G. v: i
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