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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,
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.
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.
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.
- Notas: Esta canción es una copia de una canción rusa de 1924 que tenía una letra distinta más adaptada a la cultura rusa del momento. En este caso, se nos describe a dos personas entre las que no queda claro si la relación era puramente de amistad o si había algo más, que disfrutaron juntos de la juventud y los sueños juveniles sobre las grandes cosas que harían en la vida, y que se reúnen pasados los años a recordar con nostalgia los buenos tiempos pasados en los que la vida era feliz y les sonreía.
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.
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.
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.
- Notas: Esta canción es una copia de una canción rusa de 1924 que tenía una letra distinta más adaptada a la cultura rusa del momento. En este caso, se nos describe a dos personas entre las que no queda claro si la relación era puramente de amistad o si había algo más, que disfrutaron juntos de la juventud y los sueños juveniles sobre las grandes cosas que harían en la vida, y que se reúnen pasados los años a recordar con nostalgia los buenos tiempos pasados en los que la vida era feliz y les sonreía.
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