往昔时光Those Were the Days

这首歌原是一首名为《路漫漫》的俄罗斯歌曲，后被改编成英语版，由Mary Hopkin演唱后风靡世界。歌中一个青春不再的女子站在小酒馆的窗前，回忆起往昔的快乐时光，黯然神伤。

往昔时光Those Were the Days

梅三思 译

Once upon a time there was a tavern

曾几何时有个小酒馆

Where we used to raise a glass or two

我们时不时会去小酌一两杯

Remember how we laughed away the hours

记得我们如何在谈笑间消磨时光吗

And dreamed of all the great things we would do

一边还憧憬着未来要做的伟大事业

Those were the days my friend

那些美好的时光啊，我的朋友

We thought they'd never end

本以为永远都不会结束

We'd sing and dance forever and a day

我们会欢歌笑语度过一天又一天

We'd live the life we choose

我们将过着自己选择的生活

We'd fight and never lose

奋斗不止，永不认输

For we were young and sure to have our way.

因为我们正年轻，肯定会有办法成功

La la la la... 

啦啦啦

Then the busy years went rushing by us

然而匆忙的岁月一闪即逝

We lost our starry notions on the way

我们也在途中失去了梦想的星空

If by chance I'd see you in the tavern

如果在小酒馆偶然相遇

We'd smile at one another and we'd say

我们会相视而笑并且说

Those were the days my friend

那些美好的时光啊，我的朋友

We thought they'd never end

本以为永远都不会结束

We'd sing and dance forever and a day

我们会欢歌笑语度过一天又一天

We'd live the life we choose

我们将过上自己选择的生活

We'd fight and never lose

奋斗不止，永不认输

Those were the days, oh yes those were the days

那些时光啊，哦是的，那些美好的时光

La la la la... 

啦啦啦

Just tonight I stood before the tavern

今晚我又站在小酒馆前

Nothing seemed the way it used to be

一切似乎都与曾经不同

In the glass I saw a strange reflection

玻璃窗上映着个奇怪的身影

Was that lonely woman really me

那个孤独的女人难道真是我？

Those were the days my friend

那些美好的时光啊，我的朋友

We thought they'd never end

本以为永远都不会结束

We'd sing and dance forever and a day

我们会欢歌笑语度过一天又一天

We'd live the life we choose

我们将过上自己选择的生活

We'd fight and never lose

奋斗不止，永不认输

Those were the days, oh yes those were the days

那些时光啊，哦是的，那些美好的时光

La la la la... 

啦啦啦

Through the door there came familiar laughter

门内传来熟悉的笑声

I saw your face and heard you call my name

我看到你的脸并听见你唤我的名字

Oh my friend we're older but no wiser

哦，朋友，我们老了，但并没变得更聪明

For in our hearts the dreams are still the same

因为在内心深处的梦想都依旧如初

Those were the days my friend

那些美好的时光啊，我的朋友

We thought they'd never end

本以为永远都不会结束

We'd sing and dance forever and a day

我们会欢歌笑语度过一天又一天

We'd live the life we choose

我们将过上自己选择的生活

We'd fight and never lose

奋斗不止，永不认输

Those were the days, oh yes those were the days

那些时光啊，哦是的，那些美好的时光

La la la la... 

啦啦啦

Mary Hopkin，生于1950年5月3日。曾用艺名Mary Visconti。威尔士民谣歌手、作曲人。代表作品为：《Those were the days》（该曲在1968年英国歌曲榜排名第一）。她也是第一批与披头士乐队的Apple 厂牌签约的歌手之一 。