오늘 세상을 떠난 Mary Travers 을 기억하면서....

60년대와 70년대에 우리 귀에 익은

Where have all the flowers gone?

Blowing in the Wind,

Puff the magic dragon등을 부른

Peter Paul, and Mary 트리오 멤버였던 

Mary Travers가 오늘 72세로 미국의 커네티커트 병원에서 세상을 떠났다.

 

긴 금발 머리가 트레이드 마크인 그녀는

Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey와 함께

환상의 화음으로 많은 사람들에게

지금은 포크송의 클래식이 된

Lemon Tree,

Leaving on a Jet Plane,

Blowin' in the wind

와 같은 주옥같은 노래를 남겨두고

우리 곁을 떠났다.

 

우연인지는 몰라도 이 결실과 죽음을 준비하는 이 계절에

Bob Dylan의 Blowin' in the wind 나

Where have all the flowers gone? 의 가사를 음미해 보면

인생의 가을에 문득 과거를 뒤 돌아 보면서,

모두에게 예고없이 하지만 공평하게 닥쳐 올 죽음,

그리고 수억년동안 그래 왔듯이 한 줌의 흙으로 돌아 갈 육신을 상기 해 주는

철학적인 요소가 많이 포함된 가사이다.

 

 

Blowin' in the Wind

by Bob Dylan

 

How many roads must a man walk down,
before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove fly,
before she sleeps in the sand?
And how many times must a cannon ball fly,
before they're forever banned?

The answer my friend is blowing in the wind,
the answer is blowing in the wind.

How many years can a mountain exist,
before it is washed to the sea?
How many years can some people exist,
before they're allowed to be free?
And how many times can a man turn his head,
and pretend that he just doesn't see?

The answer my friend is blowing in the wind,
the answer is blowing in the wind.

How many times must a man look up,
before he sees the sky?
And how many ears must one man have,
before he can hear people cry ?
And how many deaths will it take till we know,
that too many people have died?

The answer my friend is blowing in the wind,
the answer is blowing in the wind.

The answer my friend is blowing in the wind,
the answer is blowing in the wind.

 

 

 

 

WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE
words and music by Pete Seeger
performed by Pete Seeger and Tao Rodriguez-Seeger

Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the flowers gone?
Girls have picked them every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

Where have all the young girls gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the young girls gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the young girls gone?
Taken husbands every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

Where have all the young men gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the young men gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the young men gone?
Gone for soldiers every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

Where have all the soldiers gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Gone to graveyards every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

Where have all the graveyards gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the graveyards gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the graveyards gone?
Covered with flowers every one
When will we ever learn?
When will we ever learn?

 

 

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Ms. Travers brought a powerful voice and an unfeigned urgency to music that resonated

with mainstream listeners. related

 

Ms. Travers's voice blended seamlessly with those of her two colleagues, Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey,

creating a rich, three-part harmony that propelled the group to the top of the pop charts.
Appearing for the first time on the West Coast since their separation in 1970,

Mr. Stookey, Ms. Travers and Mr. Yarrow reunited on stage at the Hollywood Bowl in 1978.

Photo: United Press International