音楽はそれを越えられるのか。

Sinéad O'Connor - War (Live @ Bob Dylan Tribute)











音楽には文化や宗教、言葉の壁を乗り越える力があると人々は言う。

残念ながら彼らがそれぞれここまでの行為に及んだ宗教的、歴史的背景や
彼女がボブ・マーリィの"War"を唄った理由を深く理解できるような
知識もモノサシも今の自分は持ち合わせていない。

押しつぶされそうなショックと悲しみの中で
覚悟を決め、信念を貫いた一人の女性と
その肩をそっと抱きしめた男の姿を目の当たりにして
今自分はパソコンの前で動けなくなっている。
まるで彼女のように。

"WAR"

Until the philosophy which hold one race
Superior and another inferior
Is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned
Everywhere is war, me say war

That until there are no longer first class
And second class citizens of any nation
Until the colour of a man's skin
Is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes
Me say war

That until the basic human rights are equally
Guaranteed to all, without regard to race
Dis a war

That until that day
The dream of lasting peace, world citizenship
Rule of international morality
Will remain in but a fleeting illusion
To be persued, but never attained
Now everywhere is war, war

And until the ignoble and unhappy regimes
that hold our brothers in Angola, in Mozambique,
South Africa sub-human bondage
Have been toppled, utterly destroyed
Well, everywhere is war, me say war

War in the east, war in the west
War up north, war down south
War, war, rumours of war

And until that day, the African continent
Will not know peace, we Africans will fight
We find it necessary and we know we shall win
As we are confident in the victory

Of good over evil, good over evil, good over evil
Good over evil, good over evil, good over evil