從學生時代起,瓊尼·米歇爾的兩首歌曲、詞就不時地浮出我的潛意識; 今天因緣回憶兩三人與事,她的歌聲自然地湧現。以下的 youtube,前4分鐘是"both sides now",接著是 "the circle game"。
upload的網友留下這註言: This is Joni Mitchell singing and playing "Both Sides Now" and "The Circle Game" in 1968 on CBC television show "The Way It Is".
I may be breaking copyright (this video was found in the CBC archives), but I thought it was a great shame that this video was not on YouTube. You can also find this video at: http://archives.cbc.ca/arts_entertainment
Yesterday, a child came out to wonder Caught a dragonfly inside a jar Fearful when the sky was full of thunder And tearful at the falling of a star
And the seasons they go 'round and 'round And the painted ponies go up and down We're captive on the carousel of time We can't return we can only look behind From where we came And go round and round and round In the circle game
Then, the child moved ten times 'round the seasons Skated over ten clear frozen streams Words like, "When you're older", must appease him And promises of someday make his dreams
And the seasons they go 'round and 'round And the painted ponies go up and down We're captive on the carousel of time We can't return we can only look behind From where we came And go round and round and round In the circle game
Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now Cartwheels turn to car wheels through the town And they tell him, "Take your time. It won't be long now. 'Til you drag your feet to slow the circles down"
And the seasons they go 'round and 'round And the painted ponies go up and down We're captive on the carousel of time We can't return we can only look behind From where we came And go round and round and round In the circle game
So the years spin by and now the boy is twenty Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true There'll be new dreams, maybe better dreams and plenty Before the last revolving year is through.
And the seasons they go 'round and 'round And the painted ponies go up and down We're captive on the carousel of time We can't return, we can only look behind From where we came And go round and 'round and 'round In the circle game And go 'round and 'round and 'round in the circle game.
Joni Mitchell's "the circle game"
