Вернула мне вчера* (перевод Денисова Анна из Санкт-Петербурга)
When I was young
Я юным был,
I'd listen to the radio
И часто слушал радио,
Waitin' for my favorite songs
И любимых песен ждал...
When they played I'd sing along
С первых нот их узнавал,
It made me smile.
И подпевал...
Those were such happy times
Время — как песок
And not so long ago
Сквозь пальцы утекло,
How I wondered where they'd gone
Как мне жаль, что все ушло...
But they're back again
Но лишь зазвучит
Just like a long lost friend
Старый милый хит
All the songs I loved so well.
И опять вернется все:
Every Sha-la-la-la
Снова ша-ла-ла,
Every Wo-o-wo-o
Снова воу-воо
Still shines
Пою...
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
Снова динг-а линг –а линг —
That they're startin' to sing's so fine.
Начинают мотив, зовут...
When they get to the part
И, как в юности, вновь
Where he's breakin' her heart
Я пою про любовь,
It can really make me cry
И туманит взгляд глаза,
Just like before
Как будто судьба
It's yesterday once more.
Вернула мне вчера...
Lookin' back on how it was
Оглянусь назад,
In years gone by
На прошлые года,
And the good times that I had
И из тех ушедших дней
Makes today seem rather sad
Солнце светит мне теперь,
So much has changed.
И мне теплей...
It was songs of love that
Старые хиты
I would sing to then
Я помню наизусть:
And I'd memorize each word
Слово каждое и звук.
Those old melodies
Вы со мной везде:
Still sound so good to me
И в счастье и в беде,
As they melt the years away.
Словно верный добрый друг...
Every Sha-la-la-la
Снова ша-ла-ла,
Every Wo-o-wo-o
Снова воу-воо
Still shines
Пою...
Every shing-a-ling-a-ling
Снова динг-а-линг-а- линг —
That they're startin' to sing's so fine.
Начинают мотив, зовут...
All my best memories
Память нежно хранит
Come back clearly to me
Наши лучшие дни,
Some can even make me cry.
И глаза мои в слезах,
Just like before
Как будто судьба
It's yesterday once more.
Вернула мне вчера...
The Carpenters performing ‘Yesterday Once More’ in Belgium in February 1974.
‘Yesterday Once More’, released on the album ‘Now and Then’ on 1st May 1973 and as a single on 2nd June 1973, was the Carpenters’ fifth number-two hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and eighth number-one single on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. It is also their biggest-selling record worldwide and their best-selling single in the UK, peaking at number 2.