Saturday, November 28, 2009

A drive down memory lane...

Yesterday I chose to drive on the old road up to Slim River before joining the North South Expressway to KL. I was listening to a CD with compilation of 26 old songs sung by original artistes.

I must say I enjoyed almost every song, each bringing back memories of friends and places, but the one that touched me most was this song 'If you go away' by Shirley Bassey, especially those in italics. It seems the English version was based on 'Ne Me Quitte Pas' by Jacques Bres... can't help thinking it sounds like 'Not me quitting Pas'!


Shirley Bassey If You Go Away (Ne me Quitte Pas) Lyrics:

If you go away, on this summers day
Then you might as well take the sun away
All the birds that flew in the summer sky
When our love was new and our hearts were high
When the day was young and the night was long
And the moon stood still for the night birds' song
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away

But if you stay, I'll make you a day
Like no day has been or will be again
We'll sail the sun, we'll ride on the rain
We'll talk to the trees and worship the wind
Then if you go, I'll understand
Leave me just enough love to hold in my hand
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away

If you go away, as I know you will
You must tell the world to stop turning till

You return again, if you ever do
For what good is love without loving you
Can I tell you now as you turn to go
I'll be dying slowly till the next hello
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away

But if you stay I'll make you a night
Like no night has been or will be again
I'll sail on your smile, I'll ride on your touch
I'll talk to your eyes that I love so much
But if you go I won't cry
Though the good is gone from the word goodbye
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away

If you go away as I know you must
There'll be nothing left in the world to trust
Just an empty room full of empty space
Like the empty look I see on your face
I'd have been the shadow of your dog

If I thought it might have kept me by your side
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwGUqx6vngY

Don't you wish you have an admirer singing this song to you? Pity it sounds like unrequited love.
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