Brook Benton

Think twice before you answer
Think twice before you say yes
I'm asking you if you love me true
'Cause it means my happiness
Take your time think it's over
Think twice and let me know
If you don't feel that your love is real
Tell me although you'll hurt me so

Funny how a word can mean everything
That's why I want you talk to me
To hear you say my name I'd do anything
Only you can decide
What my future will be

Think twice before you answer
Think twice whatever you do
A love as strong as mine
Can stand the test of time
Think twice of the one
Who love you so

Think twice before you answer
Think twice before you say yes
I'm asking you if you love me true
'Cause it means my happiness
Take your time think it's over
Think twice and let me know
If you don't feel that your love is real
Tell me although you'll hurt me so

Funny how a word can mean everything
That's why I want you talk to me
To hear you say my name I'd do anything
Only you can decide
What my future will be

Think twice before you answer
Think twice whatever you do
A love as strong as mine
Can stand the test of time
Think twice of the one
Who love you so

Kiss me once, then kiss me twice
Then kiss me once again.
It's been a long, long time.
Haven't felt like this, my dear
Since I can't remember when.
It's been a long, long time

You'll never know how many dreams
I've dreamed about you.
Or just how empty they all seemed without you.
So kiss me once, then kiss me twice
Then kiss me once again.
It's been a long, long time.

Ah, kiss me once, then kiss me twice
Then kiss me once again.
It's been a long time.
Haven't felt like this my dear
Since I can't remember when
It's been a long, long time.

You went away
I let you
We broke the ties that bind
I wanted to forget you
And leave the past behind
Still, the magic of the night I met you
Seems to stay forever in my mind

The sky was blue
And high above
The moon was new
And so was love
This eager heart of mine was singing
Lover where can you be

You came at last
Love had its day
That day is past
You've gone away
This aching heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me
When I remember every little thing

You used to do
I'm so lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonely

The sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I'm waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me
When I remember every little thing

You used to do
I grow lonely
Every road I walk along
I walk along with you
No wonder I am lonely

The sky is blue
The night is cold
The moon is new
But love is old
And while I'm waiting here
This heart of mine is singing
Lover come back to me

If you are but a dream
I hope I never waken,
It's more than I could bear
To find that I'm forsaken.

If you're a fantasy
Then I'm content to be
In love with lovely you,
And pray my dream comes true.

I long to kiss you
But I would not dare,
I'm so afraid that
You may vanish in the air,

So darling,
If our romance would break up,
I hope I never wake up,
If you are but a dream.

It was just a neighborhood dance
That's all that it was
But, oh, what it seemed to be

It was like a masquerade ball
With costumes and all
Cause you were at the dance with me

It was just a ride on a train
That's all that it was
But, oh, what it seemed to be

It was like a trip to the stars
To Venus and Mars
Cause you were on the train with me

And when I kissed you, darling
It was more than just a thrill for me
It was the promise, darling
Of the things that fate had willed for me

It was just a wedding in June
That's all that it was
But, oh, what it seemed to be

It was like a royal affair
With everyone there
Cause you said "Yes, I do" to me

Our romance won't end on a sorrowful note,
Though by tomorrow you're gone;
The song is ended, but as the songwriter wrote,
The melody lingers on.
They may take you from me, I'll miss your fond caress.
But though they take you from me, I'll still possess.

The way you wear your hat
The way your sip your tea
The memory of all that
No, no, they can't take that away from me

The way your smile just beams
The way you sing off key
The way you haunt my dreams
No, no, they can't take that away from me

We may never, never meet again
On the bumpy road to love
Still, I'll always, always keep the memory of

The way you hold your knife
The way we danced till three
The way you changed my life
No, no, they can't take that away from me
No, they can't take that away from me

W e may never, never meet again
On the bumpy road to love
Still, I'll always, always keep the memory of

The way you hold your knife
The way we danced till three
The way you changed my life
No, no, they can't take that away from me
No, they can't take that away from me
Can't take that away
Can't take that away from me

I know a little bit
About a lot of things
But I don't know enough about you
Just when I think you're mine
You try a different line and
Baby, what can I do?

I read the latest news
No buttons on my shoes
Baby, I'm confused about you
You've got me in a spin and
What a spin I'm in
Cause I don't know enough about you

Jack-of-all-trades, master of none
And isn't it a shame
I'm so sure that you'd be good for me
If you'd only play my game

You know I went to school and
I'm nobody's fool
That is to say until I met you
You've got me in a spin and
What a spin I'm in
Cause I don't know enough about you

I know a bit about biology
A little more about psychology
I'm a little gem in geology
But I don't know enough about you

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
And so I come to you, my love, my heart above my head.
Though I see the danger there
If there's a chance for me, then I don't care

Mm-mm-mm-mm
Fools rush in where wise men never go
But wise men never fall in love, so how are they to know?
When we met, I felt my life begin
So open up your heart and let this fool rush in



Fools rush in where wise men never, never, never go
Eh, but wise men never fall in love, so how are they to know?
Ahh, when we met, girl, I felt my life begin
So open up your heart and let this fool rush in

Just open up your heart and let this fool rush on in
Just open up your heart because I-I-I-I-I-I-I am coming in
Open up your heart and let this fool rush in!!

Hoverin' by my suitcase
Tryin' to find a warm place
To spend the night
Heavy rain fallin'
Seems I hear your voice callin'
It's all right

A rainy night in Georgia
A rainy night in Georgia
It seems like it's rainin' all over the world
I feel like it's rainin' all over the world

Neon signs a-flashin'
Taxicabs and buses
Passin' through the night
A distant moanin' of a train
Seems to play a sad refrain
To the night

A rainy night in Georgia
Such a rainy night in Georgia
Lord, I believe it's rainin' all over the world
I feel like it's rainin' all over the world

How many times I wondered
It still comes out the same
No matter how you look at it or think of it
It's life, and you just got to play the game

I find me a place in a boxcar
So I take my guitar
To pass some time
Late at night when it's hard to rest
I hold your picture to my chest
And I feel fine, I

But it's a rainy night in Georgia
Baby, it's a rainy night in Georgia
I feel it's rainin' all over the world
Kind of lonely now
And it's rainin' all over the world
Oh, have you ever been lonely, people?
And you feel that it was rainin' all over this man's world
You're talking 'bout
A-rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin'
Rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin'
A-rainin', a-rainin', rainin' over the world
I said now, rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin'

Hoverin' by my suitcase
Tryin' to find a warm place
To spend the night
Heavy rain fallin'
Seems I hear your voice callin'
It's all right

A rainy night in Georgia
A rainy night in Georgia
It seems like it's rainin' all over the world
I feel like it's rainin' all over the world

Neon signs a-flashin'
Taxicabs and buses
Passin' through the night
A distant moanin' of a train
Seems to play a sad refrain
To the night

A rainy night in Georgia
Such a rainy night in Georgia
Lord, I believe it's rainin' all over the world
I feel like it's rainin' all over the world

How many times I wondered
It still comes out the same
No matter how you look at it or think of it
It's life, and you just got to play the game

I find me a place in a boxcar
So I take my guitar
To pass some time
Late at night when it's hard to rest
I hold your picture to my chest
And I feel fine, I

But it's a rainy night in Georgia
Baby, it's a rainy night in Georgia
I feel it's rainin' all over the world
Kind of lonely now
And it's rainin' all over the world
Oh, have you ever been lonely, people?
And you feel that it was rainin' all over this man's world
You're talking 'bout
A-rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin'
Rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin'
A-rainin', a-rainin', rainin' over the world
I said now, rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin'

I saw you last night and got that old feeling
When you came in sight I got that old feeling
The moment that you danced by I felt a thrill
And when you caught my eye
My heart stood still
Once again I seemed to feel that old yearning
And I knew the spark of love was still burning
There'll be no new romance for me
It's foolish to start
For that old, old feeling is still in my heart

Once again I seemed to feel that old yearning
And I knew the spark of love was still burning
There'll be no new romance for me
It's foolish to start
For that old, old feeling is still in my heart
Still in my heart
Still in my heart

Love is lovelier the second time around.
Just as wonderful with both feet on the ground.
It's that second time you hear your love song sung.
Makes you think, perhaps, that love, like youth,
is wasted on the young.

Love's more comfortable the second time you fall.
Like a friendly home, the second time you call.
Who can say what brought us to this miracle we've found?
There are those who'll bet love comes but once, and yet,
I'm oh so glad we met the second time around.

Who can say what brought us to this miracle we've found?
There are those who'll bet love comes but once, and yet,
I'm oh so glad we met the second time around.

Moon river, wider than a mile
I'm crossin' you in style some day
Oh, dream maker. you heart breaker
wherever you're goin'
I'm goin' your way
Two drifters, off to see the world
There's such a lot of world to see
We're after the same rainbow's end
Waiting 'round the band my Huckleberry friend
Moon river and me
Moon river, wider than a mile
I'm crossin' you in style some day
Oh, dream maker. you heart breaker
wherever you're goin'
I'm goin' your way
Two drifters, off to see the world
There's such a lot of world to see
We're after the same rainbow's end
Waitin' 'round the band my Huckleberry friend
Moon river and me Moon river, Moon river

love you, there's nothing to hide,
It's better than burning inside,
I love you, no use to pretend
There I've said it again

I've said it, what more can I say,
Believe me, there's no other way,
I love you, I will to the end,
There I've said it again.

I try to drum up,
A phrase that will sum up,
All that I feel for you,
But what good are phrases,
The thought that amazes,
Is that you love me,
And it's heavenly.

Forgive me for wanting you so,
But one thing I want you to know,
I've loved you since heaven knows when,
There I've said it again.

She may be weary
Women do get weary
Wearing the same shabby dress
And when she's weary

Try a little tenderness
You know she's waiting
Just anticipating things she may never possess
While she's without them,

Try a little tenderness
It's not just sentimental
She has her grief and care
And a word that's soft and gentle

Makes it easier to bear
You won't regret it
Women don't forget it
Love is their whole happiness

It's all so easy
Try a little tenderness

She may be weary
Women do get weary
Wearing the same shabby dress
And when she's weary

Try a little tenderness
You know she's waiting
Just anticipating things she may never possess
While she's without them

Try a little tenderness
It's not just sentimental
She has her grief and care
And a word that's soft and gentle

Makes it easier to bear
You won't regret it
Women don't forget it
Love is their whole happiness

It's all so easy
Try a little tenderness

Just as much as ever
I need you and want you to be here
Just as much as ever
I love you, and always will, my dear

Even though we two are parted
My feelings for you never drop
For loving you is something I started
And don't know how to stop

Just as much as ever
I'm hoping that you'll be mine again
Darlin', 'cause I'll never be satisfied till then
For I am still the same old me
With the same old love for you
Just as much as ever, my heart beats for you

(Just as much as ever)
(I'm hoping that you'll be mine again)
Darling, 'cause I'll never be satisfied till then
For I am still the same old me
With the same old love for you
Just as much as ever, my heart beats for you

My love must be a kind of blind love
I can't see anyone but you
Sha bop sha bop

Are the stars out tonight
I don't know if it's cloudy or bright
I only have eyes for you dear

The moon may be high
But I can't see a thing in the sky
I only have eyes for you

I don't know if we're in a garden
Or on a crowded avenue

You are here and so am I
Maybe millions of people go by
But they all disappear from view
And I only have eyes for you

There goes my heart, there goes the one I love
There goes the girl I wasn't worthy of
There goes my happiness, it couldn't be
There goes somebody else in place of me

Goodbye romance, it couldn't last somehow
I had my chance but it's all over now
I never thought that she could pass me by
There goes my heart and here am I

instrumental interlude

I never thought that she could pass me by
There goes my heart and here am I

Unforgettable, that's what you are
Unforgettable though near or far
Like a song of love that clings to me
How the thought of you does things to me
Never before has someone been
moreUnforgettable in every way
And forever more, that's how you'll stay
That's why, darling, it's incredible
That someone so unforgettable
Thinks that I am unforgettable
tooUnforgettable in every way
And forever more, that's how you'll stay
That's why, darling, it's incredible
That someone so unforgettable
Thinks that I am unforgettable too

어머니가제일좋아하는곡입니다.


모정/Love is A Many Splendored Thing.

1955년/감독:Henry King/주연:William Holden + Jennifer Jones/
음악:Sammy Fain 외/102분/



1950년대의 이곡에서 부터 1970년대의 "Love Story" 까지
수많은 영화음악들을 Remake 해 불러서 대단한 인기를 얻은
"Andy Williams"(1927, 아이오와)의 목소리로
우리나라에서도 많이 알려져 있는 동명의 Main Title 주제곡,
한국에서도 “패티 김“을 비롯한 수많은 가수들이
"사랑은 아름다워라"라는 제목으로 1950년대부터 불러왔던
너무나 유명한 고전 팝송인데
더군다나 한국전쟁과 관련된 실화를 바탕으로 한 이야기를 다룬
영화의 주제곡이라서 그런지 더욱더 이 음악을 들을 때 마다
애달픈 느낌이 든다.



유럽과 아시아의 혼혈인 Eurasian,
“한수인“(Han Suyin / Jennifer Jones, 1919, 오크라호마)은
홍콩의 한 종합 병원에서 일하고 있는 여 의사인데
미국의 어느 통신사의 기자로 홍콩 에 파견된
“Mark Elliot ”( William Holden/1918-1981,미국)을
우연히 알게 되고, 집요하게 접근하는 (유부남인) 그를 결국 사랑하게 된다.
중국 본토에 있는 “한수인“의 본가도 같이 방문을 하면서
싱가폴 에 있는 "마크“의 (본)부인과의 이혼서류도 준비하는 등
둘만의 즐겁고 아름다운 시간을 보내고 있는 중에,
1950년의 6월, 한국에서 갑자기 전쟁이 터진다.
그리고 한국전선으로 급파된 그의 (사망)소식을 얼마 후에 듣게 되는 한수인은
끝내 정신을 잃고 만다. "마크“와 항상 만났던 병원 뒤의 언덕에 다시 오른 그녀.
그런데 언제나처럼 “마크”가 그 나무 옆에 서있는 게 아닌가?
달음박질해서 달려가는 그녀 앞에 그러나 그 환영은 순식간에 사라지고
대신 그 자리에는 한 마리의 흰나비가 나무 옆을 날라 다닌다.
“Love Is A Many Splendored Thing“ 이라는 이 명주제곡과 함께......
(윤회 사상을 믿는 원작자는 이 흰나비를 매우 중요하게 생각하고 있다)



이 영화는 1950년대에 “홍콩” 이라는 도시를 국제적인 관광도시로
만드는데 일등공신 역할을 한 영화이다.
이들이 함께 수영을 하던 "리펄스"만 과
이 병원 뒤의 언덕은 일약 관광 명소로 부각이 되었는데
그러나 그 언덕을 찾은 이 영화의 팬들은 매우 실망을 하였다고 한다.
왜냐하면, 바로 영화 속에서 그들이 항상 만났던 그 언덕의 나무가
세트 였다는 걸 모르는 채 갔으니까..
그리고 지금은 너무나 도시가 많은 발전을 해서
“리펄스”만을 비롯해 당시 영화에 담겼던 “홍콩”의 (원형의)모습들은
이제 거의 찾아 볼 수가 없다.



반세기가 지난 지금 와서 보면 참으로 단순한 사랑 이야기이고
또 무대인 홍콩을 제외하곤 특별히 어필할 요소가 많지 않은 영화지만
1950년대 당시로서는 큰 장벽이 될 수 도 있었던 이질적인 동서양 문화의 차이를
잘 극복하고 서로 결합을 하는 그 과정을 매우 순수하게 그렸다는 게
이 영화가 지닌 큰 매력이었다고 한다.
그리고 한국 전쟁 후 발간이 된
“한수인”(1917, 중국, 신양)의 자전적인 소설을 그대로
영화화 하였지만 아마도 사실과 달리 해피엔딩으로 이 영화가 끝이 났다면
또 그렇게 히트 한 영화가 되진 못 하였을 것이다.



1930년대부터 100여곡 이상의 히트 팝송을 양산 한바있는 너무나 유명한
작곡가, “Sammy Fain"(1902-1989, 미국 뉴욕)의
작품인 이 Main Title Song은 가사가 특히 인상적인 팝송으로서도
매우 큰 히트를 하였다.(아래: The Four Aces/Connie Francis/Andy Williams 순서)



Love is a many splendored thing
It's the April rose that only grows in the early spring
Love is nature's way of giving a reason to be living
The golden crown that makes a man a king
Once on a high and windy hill
In the morning mist two lovers kissed and the world stood still
Then your fingers touched my silent heart and taught it how to sing
Yes true love's a many splendored thing



1956년, 제28회 아카데미상의 영예로운 주제가상을 수상한 이곡은
이후 많은 악단들이 연주한 아름다운 연주곡들도 큰 인기를 얻었었는데
특히 "The 101 Strings"가 웅장한 분위기로 연주한 이곡은
모 공중파 방송국의 “주말의 명화”시간에 Opening Theme Music 으로도
오랫동안 사용되면서 이 명곡을 매 주말 마다 들을 수가 있어서 더욱 기억에 남는다.
그리고 1978년에 제작된 "그리즈"("Grease")란 영화에서 파도치는 바닷가의
첫 장면에서도 이곡이 의외로 흘러 나오는데, 그건 아마도, 1950년대를 상징하는
미국의 대표적인 사랑노래라고 설정이 된듯하다.
이 당시의 음악들을 “Golden Age's Music"이라고도 표현을 하는데 역시 명곡은
세월이 흘러도 여전히 명곡(Classic)으로 우리들 가슴에 이렇게 자리 잡고 있다.



* 왜 “모정“ 이라는 어려운 한글(한문)제목이냐는 질문의 답 =
추모할 “모”(慕) +“정“(情)/ 즉, ”마크”를 追慕하는 情

She may be weary
Women do get weary
Wearing the same shabby dress
And when she's weary

Try a little tenderness
You know she's waiting
Just anticipating things she may never possess
While she's without them,

Try a little tenderness
It's not just sentimental
She has her grief and care
And a word that's soft and gentle

Makes it easier to bear
You won't regret it
Women don't forget it
Love is their whole happiness

It's all so easy
Try a little tenderness

She may be weary
Women do get weary
Wearing the same shabby dress
And when she's weary

Try a little tenderness
You know she's waiting
Just anticipating things she may never possess
While she's without them

Try a little tenderness
It's not just sentimental
She has her grief and care
And a word that's soft and gentle

Makes it easier to bear
You won't regret it
Women don't forget it
Love is their whole happiness

It's all so easy
Try a little tenderness

Moon river, wider than a mile
I'm crossin' you in style some day
Oh, dream maker. you heart breaker
wherever you're goin'
I'm goin' your way
Two drifters, off to see the world
There's such a lot of world to see
We're after the same rainbow's end
Waiting 'round the band my Huckleberry friend
Moon river and me
Moon river, wider than a mile
I'm crossin' you in style some day
Oh, dream maker. you heart breaker
wherever you're goin'
I'm goin' your way
Two drifters, off to see the world
There's such a lot of world to see
We're after the same rainbow's end
Waitin' 'round the band my Huckleberry friend
Moon river and me Moon river, Moon river