Standing on the Moon。
月の上に立って、地球を眺めている歌。
作詞Robert Hunter、作曲Jerry Garciaのお馴染みのコンビ。
この曲がとても好きです。
好きだから何度も聴いて、すっかりお馴染みの曲。
でも、調べてみれば、30年間のGrateful Deadの歴史の中で、演奏回数はたった75回。
なぜなら、この曲が出来たのは1989年。彼らの最後のスタジオ盤、Built To Last に収録され、演奏されたのも、その年からだから。
ずっしりと重く、ゆったりとしたバラード。
初めて演奏されたのは、1989年2月5日。彼らのホームグラウンドである、オークランドのHenly J Kaizer で。
Built To Lastは、その年の10月31日に発売になっている。
Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Jerry Garcia
和訳:asadenさん
Standing on the moon, I got no cobweb on my shoe
Standing on the moon, I'm feeling so alone and blue
I see the Gulf of Mexico as tiny as a tear
The coast of California must be somewhere over here
Over here
Standing on the moon, I see the battle rage below
Standing on the moon, I see the soldiers come and go
There's a metal flag beside me someone planted long ago
Old glory standing stiffly, crimson, white and indigo
Old glory standing stiffly, crimson, white and indigo
Indigo
I see all of South East Asia; I can see El Salvador
I hear the cries of children and the other songs of war
It's like a mighty melody that rings down from the sky
Standing here upon the moon I watch it all roll by
All roll by
All roll by
All roll by
Standing on the moon, I see a shadow on the sun
Standing on the moon, the stars go fading one by one
I hear a cry of victory, another of defeat
A scrap of age-old lullaby down some forgotten street
Standing on the moon, where talk is cheap and vision true
Standing on the moon, but I would rather be with you
Somewhere in San Francisco on a back porch in July
Just looking up to heaven at this crescent in the sky
In the sky
Standing on the moon with nothing left to do
A lovely view of heaven but I'd rather be with you
A lovely view of heaven but I'd rather be with you
Be with you
Be with you
I'd rather be with you