经典老歌回顾之《Those were the days》

经典，就是在若干年后再次听到依然会令人感动的、心潮起伏的好歌。今天与大家静听《Those were the days》。

这是一支犹太民谣，最早是 1926 年由一位叫做亚历山大·沃廷斯基的俄罗斯人用俄语演唱的（历史上不少犹太人迁徙到俄罗斯居住，已成为俄罗斯民族的一部分）。1968 年，威尔士民歌手玛丽·霍普金演唱了这首歌的英文版，成为欧美流行音乐史上难以忘怀的经典之作。这首非常怀旧的歌曲讲述了一个往日时光的美好故事，而曲调中又明显透露出犹太民族离乱中坚毅自强的可贵品格。90 年代初，列宁格勒牛仔乐队和俄罗斯红军乐团在演唱会中分别用英语和俄语演唱了这首伟大的作品，场景壮观，气势雄浑，似乎在向人昭示新俄罗斯自强不息的精神风貌。

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《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
And dreamed 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...
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days

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
For we were young and sure to have our way.
La la la la...
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days

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
For we were young and sure to have our way.
La la la la...
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days

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
For we were young and sure to have our way.
La la la la...
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days

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