I believe the children are our are future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be
Everybody searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to
I never found anyone to fulfill my needs
A lonely place to be
So I learned to depend on me

I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can't take away my dignity
Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all

I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be

I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can't take away my dignity
Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all

And if by chance, that special place
That you've been dreaming of
Leads you to a lonely place
Find your strength in love

휘트니 휴스턴 사망.

그녀를 그리 좋아하지는 않았던 것 같다.
너무나도 완벽한 가수였고
너무나도 팝적인 노래를 불러서.
그녀의 이모인 디온 워릭은 좋아했던 것 같다.
물론 그녀는 이후 디바로 불리는
그 어떠한 가수보다 뛰어나다는 것은
분명하다.
 
하지만, 이 노래는 정말 좋아했다.
아버지도, 형도, 선생도 없다고 생각하며 살았던
3무소년(三無少年)에게
어떤 노래들은 중요한 것을 깨우쳐주곤 했다.
그 중의 하나가 이 노래였다.
이런 멋진  노래를 부른 멋진 가수가
힘든 삶 끝에 이 세상을 떠났다는 사실에
슬퍼진다.


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노래들은 어린 나에게
그 누구에서도, 또 어떤 책에서도 배우지 못한
놀라운 것들을 가르쳐 주곤 했다.
 
떠오르는 가사 몇 구절을 옮겨본다.

Life is what happens to you
While you're busy making other plans
- Beautiful Boy, John Lennon  

With every mistake we must surely be learning
Still my guitar gently weeps
- While my guitar gently weeps,
   George harrison

Fool, said I, you do not know, silence, like a cancer, grows
- The Sound Of Silence, Simon & Garfunkel

아마도 많은 노래들이 있을텐데
잘 기억나지 않는다.
그런 노래와 가사들을
한 번 쯤 정리해보는 것도
좋을 것 같다.


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그녀의 명복을 빈다.
Peace









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