［ワシントン １６日 ロイター］ 米国の各メディアは１６日、「花はどこへ行った」などのヒット曲で知られるフォークグループ、ピーター・ポール＆マリーのマリー・トラバースさんが、コネティカット州の病院でがんのため死去したと報じた。７２歳だった。僕がPPMに触れる切欠となったのは、大杉さんが講師を勤めていた時代のNHKラジオの英会話。もう15、6年前のことだろうか、週末の音楽コーナーで、”Puff the Magic Dragon”が流されたのだ。PPMのほかにも、ケイト=ブッシュさんのバージョンも流れたんだけど、美しい歌声に酔う感じのケイトさんのバージョンよりも、PPMの方がPuffの悲哀が伝わってきた。大杉さんの曲の解説が秀逸だったってのもあるんだろうけど。あの頃の僕は、多分Jackieだったんだろうね。
数年前に、大阪で公演をしたんだけど、飾り気のない演出と美しいハーモニーが印象的だったなぁ。
Peter Paul & Mary - Puff the Magic Dragon (YouTube)
PUFF, the magic dragon lived by the sea予想通りとはいえ、YouTubeでPuff The Magic Dragonを検索してみれば、出てくる出てくる。いろんなバージョンが堪能できた。
And frolicked in the autumn mist in
a land called Honah Lee,
Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal PUFF,
and
brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff.
Oh! PUFF,
the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land
called Honah Lee,
PUFF, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked
in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee,
Together they would
travel on a boat with billowed sail
Jackie kept a lookout perched on PUFF's
gigantic tail,
Noble kings and princes would bow whenever they came,
Pirate ships would lower their flag when PUFF roared out his name
Oh! PUFF, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn
mist in a land called Honah Lee,
PUFF, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee,
A
dragon lives forever but not so little boys
Painted wings and giant rings
make way for other toys.
One grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no
more
And PUFF that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar.
His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain,
PUFF no longer
went to play along the cherry lane.
Without his life-long friend, PUFF could
not be brave,
So PUFF that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave.
Oh! PUFF, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn
mist in a land called Honah Lee,
PUFF, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
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