Сегодня – день рождения Терри Джекса.
Терранс Росс Джекс (1944) – канадский музыкант,
автор-исполнитель и продюсер. Первый успех Джексу
принёс хит «Which Way You Going Billy?» («Каким
путём идёшь, Билли?»), записанный им с группой
«The Poppy Family» («Семья мака»), куда входила
и его жена Сюзан Песклевиц. Этот сингл тут же воз-
главил все канадские чарты и поднялся до второго
места в США. Но ещё большую известность принёс
ему сольный хит «Seasons In The Sun»(«Солнечные
сезоны») – общий тираж этого сингла превысил 11
миллионов экземпляров!
Этот детский стишок – не перевод этой песни, а впе-
чатление от её прослушивания:
С тобой нам было 10 лет,
мы счастья ждали и любви,
был только первый спет куплет,
второй пока мы не нашли.
Мы радость видели во всём –
в сезонах солнца и любви,
всё потому, что мы вдвоём
тогда с тобой по жизни шли.
Мы не умели вожделеть,
был мир великий и цветной –
нам было трудно умереть,
когда любовь пришла весной…
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Иллюстрация: «Терри Джекс и его хит»
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Интересный факт: Многие полагают, что Терри
Джекс является автором своей знаменитой ком-
позиции. Нет, он – только автор англоязычно-
го текста, а сам хит был написан бельгийским
французом Жаком Брелем (1929-1978)
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А теперь, други мои, бессмертный хит Терри:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA6BqS9FlQ0
Terry Jacks / Seasons In The Sun
Goodbye to you my trusted friend
We've known each other
Since we were nine or ten
Together we've climbed hills and trees
Learned of love and ABC
Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees
Goodbye my friend it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
Pretty girls are everywhere
Think of me and I'll be there
We had joy we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed
Were just seasons out of time
Goodbye papa please pray for me
I was the black sheep of the family
You tried to teach me right from wrong
Too much wine and too much song
Wonder how I got along
Goodbye papa it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
Little children everywhere
When you see them I'll be there
We had joy we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song
Like the seasons have all gone
We had joy we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song
Like the seasons have all gone
Goodbye Michelle my little one
You gave me love
And helped me find the sun
And every time that I was down
You would always come around
And get my feet back on the ground
Goodbye Michelle it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
With the flowers everywhere
I wish that we could both be there
We had joy we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the stars we could reach
Were just starfish on the beach
We had joy we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the stars we could reach
Were just starfish on the beach
We had joy we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song
Like the seasons have all gone
All our lives we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed
Were just seasons out of time