2021年10月31日日曜日

All Would Envy スティング (Sting)

若い配偶者を持った男性は長生きするという説がある一方で,別の説では若い男性と結婚すると女性の死亡率が上がるのだとか。なぜでしょうか?
Some claim men marrying younger partners live longer.  Others warn marring a younger man increases a woman's mortality rate.  Why is that? 
All Would Envy  (Sting)

Old enough to be her dad
But the young men were just mad they nursed their grievances
And she was flattered by his charm
It wouldn't do her any harm they all had their chances

He sent her flowers and limousines
She was treated like a queen
Anything she ever wanted
It was no problem for a man like him
And everyone expected soon
That she could ask him for the moon
If she would wear his ring

Knowing glances from his friends
In the homes at the weekends of high society
But he didn't give a damn
He never felt more like a man

And all the time the clock was ticking
And all would envy the older man and his beautiful young wife
Yes, all would envy

In a house upon a hill
She was there with time to kill
She lived a life she'd only dreamed
The life was never what it seemed
To all her friends that she'd ignored
She denied she was bored
She had no time for dancing, no time for dancing

But the clock upon the wall
That was ticking in the hall
Always reminded her
That life was going on as well
But she was happy and she would swear she wouldn't change a thing

And all would envy the older man and his beautiful young wife
Yes, all would envy

Now it's 5 o'clock AM
She must have spent the night again with that old friend of hers
She loves to dance
She's missing more and more these days
But he's still stuck in his old ways
Perhaps she needs a little more romance
But the clock upon the wall is still ticking in the hall
She must be home soon, soon
Where a younger man would weep
He takes a pill and goes to sleep

Now who would envy the older man and his beautiful young wife
Who would envy?
Who would envy?

親子ほども離れてたけど
若いやつらはマトモじゃなくて,不満ばっかり抱えてたから
女にゃ男がステキに見えた
問題なんてなにもなかった,チャンスだったらみんなにあった

男は花束贈ってくれてリムジンでお出迎え
女王様の扱いだった
女が何をねだっても
ああいう相手にしてみたら,そんなの大したことじゃなかった
だからみんながすぐに思った
あの夜空の月だって望めば女の手に入るって
結婚指輪をはめさえすれば

周りの視線は感じてた
週末に招かれて上流社会のお宅に行くと
だけど男は気にしなかった
今までで最高に自分に自信があったから

だけど時計は動いてた
若くて可愛い奥さんと大人の夫の組み合わせ,きっと周りは羨むはずだ
羨ましいに決まってる

丘の上に建つ家で
女は暇を持て余してた
夢に見た暮らしってのをしてたけど
中身は随分違ってた
女がとっくに縁切った仲間が思っているのとは
退屈なんかしていないってそう思ってみたとこで
女にはダンスをしてる暇はなかった

壁の時計が
玄関で止まらず動いているのを見ると
女はいつも考えた
人生もああやってどんどん進んでるんだって
だけど満足してたから,本当にこのままでいいはずだって信じてた

若くて可愛い奥さんと大人の夫の組み合わせ,きっと周りは羨むはずだ
羨ましいに決まってる

今は明け方朝の5時
あいつは昔の友達ときっと夜遊びをしてたはず
なにしろダンスが大好きだから
このところやけに不満を漏らしてたけど
男の方は相も変わらず昔のままで変らない
多分あいつにゃもうちょっと「トキメキ」がいるのかも
玄関の壁の時計は今も止まらず動いている
あいつももうじき戻るはず
息子が家で泣いてるし
そして男は薬を飲んで,また眠りに戻ってく

さあどうだ?若くて可愛い嫁さんと大人の夫の組み合わせ,羨ましがるヤツいるか?
一体誰がそう思う?
そんなヤツいないだろ?

(余談)

いや・・・いると思います。

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