Old Song, Old Singer
Kalau saya menyebut nama Frank Sinatra, dapat dipastikan 90% dari orang yang saya ajak bicara mengetahuinya. Sayang, sebagian besar tidak tau siapa Frank Sinatra. Tetapi kalau saya menyebutkan salah satu lagunya "Something Stupid" yang dibawakan kembali oleh Robbie Williams dan Nicole Kidman, hampir semua orang tau. Apalagi lagunya yang abadi "My Way", hampir setiap telinga pernah mendengarnya bahkan pernah bersenandung mengikuti iramanya. Menikmati alunan suara, irama dan tiupan saxopon pada lagu-lagu Frank Sinatra membuat saya melayang melambung-lambung. Old song from an old singer that brings back memories of my early years.
Francis Albert Sinatra, yang terlahir pada 12 Desember 1915 adalah seorang penyanyi sekaligus aktor peraih Academy Award. Jika ingin mengetahui lebih jauh tentang sang legenda, Anda bisa mendapatkan biography lengkap di http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra
…and this is the song…
My Way
And now, the end is near;
And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, I’ll say it clear,
I’ll state my case, of which I’m certain.
I’ve lived a life that’s full.
I’ve traveled each and ev’ry highway;
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
Regrets, I’ve had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.
I planned each charted course;
Each careful step along the byway,
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
Yes, there were times, I’m sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And did it my way.
I’ve loved, I’ve laughed and cried.
I’ve had my fill; my share of losing.
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.
To think I did all that;
And may I say - not in a shy way,
" Oh no, oh no not me,
I did it my way".
For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels;
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows -
And did it my way!
