Nº 24: BROTHERS FOUR "The Green Leaves of Summer" 1960

EL ALAMO es una muy buena película del género "western" que en 1960 triunfó en el mundo entero. Ganadora de varios Oscars de la Academia de Hollywood. La música es del ruso Dimitri Tiomkin que formaba parte de la fantástica Banda Sonora de la película, y en la que se escuchaba esta maravillosa melodía "The Green Leaves of Summer". Multitud de versiones en diferentes idiomas (incluído el castellano), pululan a lo largo de los años. En España a destacar la del Dúo Dinámico.
Pero la mejor, para mí gusto, es la de THE BROTHERS FOUR, un cuarteto folk de Seattle que la graban y catapultan al éxito.

LA LETRA:


A time to be reapin', a time to be sowin'. The green leaves of Summer are callin' me home. 'Twas so good to be young then, in a season of plenty, When the catfish were jumpin' as high as the sky. A time just for plantin', a time just for ploughin'. A time to be courtin' a girl of your own. 'Twas so good to be young then, to be close to the earth, And to stand by your wife at the moment of birth. A time to be reapin', a time to be sowin'. The green leaves of Summer are callin' me home. 'Twas so good to be young then, with the sweet smell of apples, And the owl in the pine tree a-winkin' his eye. A time just for plantin', a time just for ploughin'. A time just for livin', a place for to die. 'Twas so good to be young then, to be close to the earth, Now the green leaves of Summer are callin' me home. 'Twas so good to be young then, to be close to the earth, Now the green leaves of Summer are callin' me home. EL AUDIO: EL VIDEO: