米ケ袋の蝋梅が咲いていた。今日(2月9日)とは少し早いような気がするが、春は近いことを感じた。


米ケ袋の蝋梅が咲いていた。今日(2月9日)とは少し早いような気がするが、春は近いことを感じた。
Neil Youngが若い時に歌った”Four Strong Winds”もいい。歌詞は:
Four strong winds that blow lonely Seven seas that run high All those things that don′t change come what may But our good times are all gone And I'm bound for moving on I′ll look for you if I'm ever back this way Think I'll go out to Alberta Weather′s good there in the fall I got some friends that I can go to working for Still I wish you′d change your mind If I asked you one more time But we've been through that a hundred times or more Four strong winds that blow lonely Seven seas that run high All those things that don′t change come what may But our good times are all gone And I'm bound for moving on I′ll look for you if I'm ever back this way If I get there before the snow flies And if things are goin′ good You could meet me if I send you down the fare But by then it would be winter There ain't too much for you to do And those winds sure can blow cold way out there
手紙の文面のような歌詞が面白い。Neil Youngの歌声はここにある。
カナダ出身のJessica Rhayeが歌う”Blowin’ in the Wind”がいい。この曲は元もとはBob Dylanのものであるがおおくの歌手のよってカヴァーされている。歌詞は:
How many roads must a man walk down Before you call him a man? Yes, ’n’ how many seas must a white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand? Yes, ’n’ how many times must the cannonballs fly Before they’re forever banned? The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind The answer is blowin’ in the wind How many years can a mountain exist Before it’s washed to the sea? Yes, ’n’ how many years can some people exist Before they’re allowed to be free? Yes, ’n’ how many times can a man turn his head Pretending he just doesn’t see? The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind The answer is blowin’ in the wind How many times must a man look up Before he can see the sky? Yes, ’n’ how many ears must one man have Before he can hear people cry? Yes, ’n’ how many deaths will it take till he knows That too many people have died? The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind The answer is blowin’ in the wind
動画はここにある。
また彼女が歌う”Four Strong Winds”もいい。これはカナダ出身のIan&Silviaの曲であるが、彼女も歌っている。
動画はここにある。