昨夜は、以前に書いた、若いＩＴ関連会社社長と弊社専務の3人で、久し振りに、大いにビールを楽しんだのでした。場所は、数十年、大阪に住んでいながら、全く知らなかった、穴場中の穴場のような店で。

 

そのせいでしょうか、今朝、いつものタクシーに乗っていた時に、脳裏に流れた瞬間に、声に出して歌っていたのには、我ながら驚いた。

 

この曲は、芥川の持ち歌…人前で何度も歌ったうた…の一つだから、だなと、驚いた後に、自ら納得したのですが。

 

Lay Lady Lay  by Bob Dylan

Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Whatever colors you have in your mind
I’ll show them to you and you’ll see them shine

Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
Until the break of day, let me see you make him smile
His clothes are dirty but his hands are clean
And you’re the best thing that he’s ever seen

Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
Why wait any longer for the world to begin
You can have your cake and eat it too
Why wait any longer for the one you love
When he’s standing in front of you

Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead
I long to see you in the morning light
I long to reach for you in the night
Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead