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TENIERS (David), Scene de taverne. 1640 - HOPKIN (Mary), those were the days
encore que la vivre, ce soit encore la rêver
Marcel PROUST
David Teniers II, dit le Jeune, est particulièrement connu pour avoir développé le genre paysan, la scène de tavernes, des images de collections d'art et des scènes avec des alchimistes et des médecins
Illustration musicale: Mary HOPKIN - those were the days
La chanson a été déposée en 1926 par le compositeur russe Boris Fomine (1900-1948) sous le titre Дорогой длинною (Dorogoï dlinnoïou) ; elle est inspirée du folklore tzigane, avec des paroles de Konstantin Podrevski Puis Mary Hopkin, sur les conseils de Paul McCartney, l'enregistre pour son premier single, dont il est aussi le producteur.
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-da-da-da
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
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?
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
