The Dying Man is the original French version of the English song Season in the Sun, which is familiar to many people. It was written by the famous poet and composer jacques brel on 196 1. 1964 filled in English lyrics and named it "Season in the Sun", but it was not until 1973 that it was covered by Canadian singer Terry Jaxx, and it achieved unprecedented success in Canada and the United States.
This is a will poem of a dying man, saying goodbye to his lover, friends and even opponents who have shared joys and sorrows with him all his life, and telling them to take good care of their wives. . .
Just before 1973 published the English cover, jacques brel announced his retirement at the peak of his singing career, which shocked fans all over the world, but the poet did not give any explanation. After six years of calm, jacques brel fought cancer for the last time and was finally swallowed up by the disease on June 9th. 1978+65438. People can't help but think of the song "Dying Man" before he died.
Season in the Sun is a famous song, but how many people know the story behind it?
Three people, let's call them A, B and C, were classmates in the same high school in rural France in the 1950s. A and C are best friends who grew up together, and B is a beautiful girl. Usually in this kind of story, it is easy to imagine what happened. A and c both fell in love with B. A is the kind of sunny, optimistic and cool boy. He is a sports star in the school, and he is also the object admired by many girls in Seeds of Love. A's life is full of happiness and simplicity C is shy and introverted, and is good at drawing. Long before A and B fell in love, C had silently loved B for a long time, but no one knew it. This love has been hidden in my heart until A joined the army and C became a carpenter after graduation, until A returned to his hometown and married B after the war, until A found a job and became a truck driver after marriage ... A often left home to work for a long time, and B took care of the rural grocery store left by his grandmother. There are too many things that need men's help, so C takes the responsibility of taking care of the young mother and daughter. Over time, what everyone imagined just happened. A's optimistic nature, love for his wife and trust in his best friend make him know nothing about it. Until a snowy winter, A turned home in the middle of the night and found everything ... Facing the unacceptable fact that he was suddenly betrayed by the two most important people in his life, A lost control and killed them. Late that night, A surrendered to the police station. Two months later, he was convicted of first-degree murder and executed in the early spring of the following year. On the third day before the execution, A wrote three paragraphs in prison to his friend C, his father and his four-year-old daughter. At the moment when he was about to die, he still regarded C as the best and most trustworthy friend in his life. This one is called jacques brel. The original name of this passage he wrote is "Dying Man", and the literal translation is "Dying Man". Rod McKuen translated it into English and put on the melody of a French song, which was the original season in the sun. Ten years later, Terry Jaxx overheard this song. After his interpretation, this song became popular all over the world and was covered by many people, the most famous of which was Westlife.
Singer: Terry Jack
Goodbye, my trusted friend.
We have known each other since we were nine or ten years old.
We climbed mountains and trees together.
Learn to love and abcskin our hearts and skin our knees.
Goodbye, my friend, death is hard.
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that spring has come.
Beautiful girls are everywhere.
Think of me and I'll be there.
We have fun, we have fun, and we have a sunny season.
But the mountains we climbed are only seasons outside of time.
Goodbye, Dad, please pray for me.
I am the black sheep of my family.
You tried to teach me right from wrong.
Too much wine and too many songs, I don't know how I live.
Bye, dad. Death is hard.
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that spring has come.
There are children everywhere.
I'll be there when you see them.
We have fun, we have fun, and we have a sunny season.
But wine and songs are the season has passed.
We have fun, we have fun, and we have a sunny season.
But the season for wine and Song Like is over.
Goodbye, Michelle, my little baby.
You gave me love and helped me find the sun.
Whenever I feel depressed.
You always come back and cheer me up.
Goodbye, Michelle. It's hard to die.
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that spring has come.
There are lovely flowers everywhere.
I hope we can all be there.
We have fun, we have fun, and we have a sunny season.
But the mountains we climbed are only seasons outside of time.
We have fun, we have fun, and we have a sunny season.
But the season for wine and Song Like is over.
I have enjoyed happiness all my life, and we spend the season in the sun.
But the mountains we climbed are only seasons outside of time.