"Seasons in the Sun" английская версия французской песни "Le Moribond" исполненной Jacques Brel. В 1974-м году стала мировым хитом в исполнении Terry Jacks.

 

  

Текст песни 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 A B C's
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

Перевод незнакомых слов
 
trusted – [trʌstɪd] – близкий, надежный
since – [sɪns] – с тех пор
climb – [klaɪm] – подниматься
hill – [hɑ:d] – холм
skin – [skɪn] – сдирать кожу
hard – [hɪl] – трудно
pretty – [ˈprɪti] – хорошенький, симпатичный
season – [si:zn] – время года
pray – [preɪ] – молиться
black sheep – [blæk ʃi:p] – белая ворона, паршивая овца
sheep – [ʃi:p] – овца
try (tried) – [traɪ (traɪd)] – пытаться
ground – [ɡraʊnd] – земля
reach – [ri:tʃ] – дотянуться
starfish – [stɑ:fɪʃ] – морская звезда