September Song
Text: Maxwell Anderson
Music: Kurt Weill
When he was a young man courting the girls
He played him a waiting game
If a maid refused him with tossing curls
He'd let the old earth take a couple of whirls
While he plied her with tears in place of pearls
And as time came around she came his way
As time came around, she came
Oh, it's a long, long while from May to December
And the days grow short when you reach September
When the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame
One hasn't got time for the waiting game
5월 부터 12월은 길고 긴 기간이지만
9월이 오면 하루하루가 점점 짧아 오지요.
가을 날씨에 나뭇잎들이 불 붙듯 변하면
사람들은 그냥 기다리고 있을 시간이 없답니다.
Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few
September, November
And these few precious days, I'll spend with you
These precious days, I'll spend with you
오, 그 많던 날들이 점점 소중한 며칠로 줄어 드네요.
구월, 십일월
이 소중한 며칠, 그대와 함께 보낼 거에요
이 소중한 나날, 그대와 함께 보낼 거에요
September, November
These few precious days, I'll spend with you
These precious days, I'll spend with you
(Original text sung by Walter Houston)
When I was a young man courting the girls
I played me a waiting game
If a maid refused me with tossing curls
I'd let the old Earth make a couple of whirls
While I plied her with tears in lieu of pearls
And as time came around she came my way
As time came around, she came
Oh, it's a long long while from May to December
But the days grow short when you reach September
When the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame
And you ain't got time for waiting game
When days dwindle down to a precious few
September November,
And these few golden days I'd share with you
Those golden days I share with you
When you meet with the young girls early in the Spring
You court them in song and rhyme
They answer with words and a clover ring
But if you could examine the goods they bring
They have little to offer but the songs they sing
And the plentiful waste of time of day
A plentiful waste of time
Oh, it's a long, long while from May to December
But the days grow short when you reach September
When the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame
One hasn't got time for the waiting game
Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few
September, November
And these few precious days I'll spend with you
These precious days I'll spend with you
