THOSE WHERE THE DAYS
MARY HOPKIN
SONGWRITERS: BORIS IVANOVICH FOMIN (1900-1948) KONSTANTIN NIKOLAEVITCH PODREVSKII
TRANLATOR OF RUSSIAN MUSIC: GENE RASKIN RUSSIAN ROMANCE SONG:
"DOROGOI DLINNOYU"
"ДОРОГОЙ ДЛИННОЮ"
COUNTRY: WALES
COUNTRY: WALES
ALBUM: THOSE WHERE THE DAYS
LABEL: EMI RECORDS
GENRE: RUSSIAN ROMANCE
YEAR: 1995
Although
the song was popularized in the early '60s by The Limelighters, Mary Hopkin
wrote the best-known recording, which was produced by Paul McCartney and became
the UK's No. 1 singles hit and second in the United States. The song was
translated into Spanish (with the title "Que tiempo tan feliz"), for
French (with the title "Le temps des fleurs"), for Italian (with the
title "Quelli erano giorni"), for the German (with the title "Am
jenem Tag") and Portuguese (with the title "Those Times", in the
voice of the Young Girl singer Joelma). Mary Hopkin's version was released on
the BBC's Opportunity Knocks television program. Singer Sandie Shaw also
recorded the song, but did not have the same success as the version of Mary
Hopkin.
Note: The real authors of the song that are called
"Dorogoi Dlinnoyu" ("By a long road") are Boris Ivanovitch
Fomin (melody) and the poet Konstantin Nikolaevitch Podrevskiy.
Boris Fomin nasceu em 1900 e faleceu em 1948. Podrevskiy
viveu de 1889 a em1948.
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 choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way.
La la la la...
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
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days
La la la la...
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
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days
La la la la...
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
Those were the days, oh yes those were the days
La la la la...
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