2011年5月12日木曜日

バート・バカラック(Burt Bacharach)





Knowing When to Leave


Music Burt Bacharach
Lyrics Hal David

Book Neil Simon

Sung by Jill O'Hara



収録アルバム
Promises, Promises
(Original Broadway Cast Recording)

(1969,U.Artist) 1999,Ryko



Knowing When to Leave
Go while the going is good
Knowing when to leave may be the smartest thing anyone can learn.
Go!

I'm afraid my heart isn't very smart.
Fly while your still have your wings
Knowing when to leave will never let you reach the point of no return.
Fly!

Foolish as it seems, I still have my dreams
So I keep hoping, day after day, as I wait for the man,
And night after night as I wish for a love that can be
Though I'm sure that no one can tell when a wish is a hope,
Somehow I feel there is happiness waiting for me.

When someone walks in your life, you'd just better be sure he's right.
'Cause if he's wrong there's are heartaches and tears you must face.
Keep both of your eyes on the door and never let it get out of sight
Just be prepared when the time comes and you went away

Sail when the wind starts to blow
But like a fool I don't know when to leave.



Burt Bacharach
(Left: Hal David, Right: Dionne Warwick)

May 12, 1928- (age 83) US





 それは,大昔のお話.........

 ボクにとっての喜びと驚きは,バカラックのサインを得たことではなかった。

 その後,出したレターに返事が届いたことのほうだった。



 彼は学生服の男の子をどう思い返していたのだろうか....もしや,あの曲を思い浮かべはしなかったか....と想像したのは,ずっと後のことだったのだけれど。


 続けて,Me Japanese Boy I Love You (1964) をアップします。