The Byrds – Turn! Turn! Turn! 原版黑膠唱片
本人湯米,已經停止上載差不多三年了,險些兒不能繼續跟大家在網上分享我的玩物。事緣年前突然急病入院,住院一個月後診斷出癌症,繼而接受連串化療。這段期間,感謝神的憐惜和眷顧,將我從危難中拯救回來;今天,讓我仍有氣息,繼續我的「玩物生涯」,無限感恩!
幾年前在本地偶爾間搜羅到數張五、六十年代流行的舊黑膠唱片,這批玩物相信是以前由一位香港的流行音樂發燒友所擁有。其中最為稀有的包括Beatles第一張灌錄及第一版印製的唱片《A Hard Day's Night》及第二張《Please Please Me》英國原版;這位前擁有者,非常愛惜他的唱片,有些唱片相信僅聽過一二次,後過入錄音帶(當時五六十年代的傳統錄音習慣)「Open Wheel Tape Recorder」,再用膠紙封好珍藏在個人唱片架上,直至我給買回來後打開一看,才發現:嘩,唱片由如新的一樣!
⋯ 最奇妙的是,其中一張唱片,竟然是我一直想找的,是六十年代樂隊Byrds的Turn, Turn, Turn大碟。這首歌依稀記得最早印象,是在小時候家裡從掛在牆上的單聲道原子粒收音機所聽到的播音樂韻,當時限於音響器材及自己的英語水平有限,印象最深刻祇是那電吉他的前奏和一些零碎歌詞,大概在唱一些人生道理及大地各樣事物循環不息的內容吧!There is a season, Turn, Turn, Turn⋯ A time to born,A time to die⋯ 人生好像不能離開一個時限定律,聽來滿有哲理味道,當時份外喜歡箇中旋律,只惜一直未見過這唱片,又不知道是誰唱的;後來才有機會閱讀到歌詞,發現主要是來自舊約聖經「傳道書」的內容,更慶幸自己今日竟然可以擁有這張黑膠。實在感謝神!
經歷癌病以後,更深悟歌詞裏面的信息:人生起伏變幻,真是生有時,死有時矣⋯ 多得神的保守!原來玩物有時,不玩物也有時;分享有時,不能分享也有時⋯⋯ 我們的生命,以至萬事萬物盡在神的掌管之中,正如傳道書所言:因為神給予各人應有的分。願大家都能把握餘生,珍惜在世日子,及早認識這位創造宇宙並我們人類的創造主!若神許可,但願日後繼續和大家分享神賜予的一切美好。
Label: Columbia – CL 9254 Released: 1962 Country: US
Songwriters: George Aber Adaptation and Pete Seeger
(Words-adapted from The Bible, book of Ecclesiastes)
Music: Pete Seeger
To Everything (Turn, Turn, Turn)
There is a season (Turn, Turn, Turn)
And a time to every purpose, under Heaven
A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep
To Everything (Turn, Turn, Turn)
There is a season (Turn, Turn, Turn)
And a time to every purpose, under Heaven
A time to build up,a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones, a time to gather stones together
To Everything (Turn, Turn, Turn)
There is a season (Turn, Turn, Turn)
And a time to every purpose, under Heaven
A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace, a time to refrain from embracing
To Everything (Turn, Turn, Turn)
There is a season (Turn, Turn, Turn)
And a time to every purpose, under Heaven
A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time for love, a time for hate
A time for peace, I swear it's not too late.


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