I knew this song for the first time when I was studying classical organ as a little girl. I liked it because it's a sweet song and easy to play, of course...hehehe....
When I started to learn English in my secondary years, I thought this song was about a beauty of Spring time. At the time, I couldn't catch the words and I didn't know where to search the lyric.
Once I knew about Google, I searched the lyric and found this below.....
When I was small and Christmas trees were tallWe used to love while others used to playDon't ask me why, but time has passed us bySomeone else moved in from far away
Now we are tall and Christmas trees are smallAnd you don't ask the time of dayBut you and I, our love will never dieBut guess we'll cry come first of May
The apple tree that grew for you and meI watched the apples falling one by oneAnd I recall the moment of them allThe day I kissed your cheek and you were gone
Now we are tall and Christmas trees are smallAnd you don't ask the time of dayBut you and I, our love will never dieBut guess we'll cry come first of May
When I was small and Christmas trees were tallDo, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Don't ask me why, but time has passed us bySomeone else moved in from far away
My first reaction???? Where was the first of May? I read again from above....oh, there it was....mentioned only twice.
Next reaction??? Confused......what was the correlation between first of May and those Christmas trees and those apple trees and a love story that ended badly......haizzzzzzz.....spring season should be about sweet things.....the story above made me feeling blue, once I knew about the lyric. And the ending, which was let floated and faded away, made it worse....
But, you know, everytime I hear the song starts, I always can feel the sweetness in it.....the romance in the air....hmmmm....oh, okay...I still love this song by BeeGees....hihihi....
....when I was small, and the Christmas trees were tall, do do do do do do.........
