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원래는 남부 흑인들의 노래이며, ‘Saints’란 일반적으로 ‘성자들’이라고 인식되고 있으나, 특별히 성직이 높은 사람들을 가리키는 것이 아니고, ‘천국에 갈 수 있었던 사자(死者)들’, 혹은 ‘그리스도교의 신자들’이라는 의미이다. 흑인 노예의 합장식 뒤 묘소에서 거리로 돌아오는 행렬에서 쾌활하게 불려졌는데, 흑인이나 백인 모두 집회 등에서도 불렀다. 1890년대 말경에 캐더린 E. 버비스가 작사하고, 제임스 M. 블랙이 작곡했다고 알려져 있다. 가장 처음 레코딩한 것은 루이 암스트롱으로, 1938년의 일이었는데, 신성한 종교가를 모독했다고 흑인 목사들로부터 비난을 받았다.
| I: we are trav'ling in the footsteps Of those who've gone before But we'll all be reunited (but if we stand reunited) On a new and sunlit shore (then a new world is in store) V: o when the saints go marching in When the saints go marching in O lord i want to be in that number When the saints go marching in And when the sun refuse (begins) to shine And when the sun refuse (begins) to shine O lord i want to be in that number When the saints go marching in When the moon turns red with blood When the moon turns red with blood O lord i want to be in that number When the saints go marching in On that hallelujah day On that hallelujah day O lord i want to be in that number When the saints go marching in O when the trumpet sounds the call O when the trumpet sounds the call O lord i want to be in that number When the saints go marching in B: some say this world of trouble Is the only one we need But i'm waiting for that morning When the new world is revealed (As intro) V: when the revelation (revolution) comes When the revelation (revolution) comes O lord i want to be in that number When the saints go marching in When the rich go out and work When the rich go out and work O lord i want to be in that number When the saints go marching in When the air is pure and clean When the air is pure and clean O lord i want to be in that number When the saints go marching in When we all have food to eat When we all have food to eat O lord i want to be in that number When the saints go marching in When our leaders learn to cry When our leaders learn to cry O lord i want to be in that number When the saints go marching in |
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