バイブル

あーあ、ビザ更新の書類もまだ途中なのに、こんなことしててよいのか？！

こんにちは　ごきげんいかがですか？

さて、みなさんのバイブルはなんでしょう？
唐突な質問ですね（笑
迷ったとき、苦しいとき、何があなたの背中を押してくれますか？
何をすると、楽になりますか？

私にとって、音楽はそんなバイブルの一つです。
時には、栄養剤のようなものであったり、
知らない場所へ連れていってくれる、魔法のようなものであったりします。（いい歳して、魔法はどうかと。。でも、他に言葉が見つかりません、ごめん）

私にとって、詞はとても重要です。（詞と曲が一体化して歌になるんですよ！）
何度、助けられたことでしょう。何度、マインドトリップしたことでしょう。（ちょっと危ない？）

うまく言い表せませんが、とにかく音楽が好きです。


今日は、私がカナダ行きを決断した曲をご紹介します♪

私がこの曲を知ったのは、矢井田瞳さんが日本語でカヴァーされてたからです。
涙が出ました。
バンクーバーに来て、どこかでこの曲の原曲を耳にしました。
感動しました。。
先日、英語の歌詞を見つけて、、　、、

Fast car 　　　　曲・詞　Tracy Chapman　

You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Anyplace is better
Starting from zero got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make something
But me myself I got nothing to prove


You got a fast car
And I got a plan to get us out of here
I been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
We won't have to drive too far
Just 'cross the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it means to be living


You see my old man's got a problem
He live with the bottle that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for working
I say his body's too young to look like his
My mama went off and left him
She wanted more from life than he could give
I said somebody's got to take care of him
So I quit school and that's what I did


You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so we can fly away
We gotta make a decision
We leave tonight or live and die this way


I remember we were driving driving in your car
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
And I had feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone


You got a fast car
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves
You still ain't got a job
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
I know things will get better
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
We'll move out of the shelter
Buy a big house and live in the suburbs


You got a fast car
And I got a job that pays all our bills
You stay out drinking late at the bar
See more of your friends than you do of your kids
I'd always hoped for better
Thought maybe together you and me would find it
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere
So take your fast car and keep on driving


You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so you can fly away
You gotta make a decision
You leave tonight or live and die this way

*日本語訳はまた次回！？

それにしても、車を運転している人の姿って一番その人を魅力的に見せると思うのは
私だけ？