song to celia by johnny cash

 

Drink to me only with thine eyes,
And I will pledge with mine;
Or leave a kiss within the cup,
And I'll not ask for wine.
The thirst that from the soul doth rise,
Doth crave a drink divine;
But might I of Jove's nectar sup,
I would not change for thine.

I sent thee late a rosy wreath,
Not so much honoring thee
As giving it a hope that there
It could not withered be;
But thou thereon didst only breathe
And sent'st it back to me,
Since when it grows and smells, I swear,
Not of itself, but thee.

Johnny Cash가 17살때,  처음으로 대중앞에서 부른 노래.....

'오로지 그대 눈동자만으로 나 스스로에게 잔을 주고 받으리다.'

ㅡ셰익스피어와 같은 시대를 산 극작가이자 시인 Ben Jonson이 1616년에 쓴

“To Celia”라는 시에

1790년경, John Wall Callcott이 곡을 붙인 것으로

300년 이상 영국민요로 애창되고 있다.

 

Johnny Cash - Drink To Me only With Thine Eyes

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