Elvis Costello - She

I have been listening to the song "She". The song was released by Charles Aznavour. In 1974, he became a major success in U.K. where the song "she" went to Number One in the charts. The song has been covered by many artists.

I have listened to the song covered by Elvis Costello in 1999. The song was used for the soundtrack of the film Notting Hill. I have never seen this movie but I'm familiar with this song. I think I have listened to the song from some commercials as BGM in Japan. But I don't remember where. I'd like to watch Notting Hill someday if I have a chance.

Lyrics

She
May be the face I can't forget
The trace of pleasure or regret
May be my treasure or the price I have to pay
She
May be the song that summer sings
May be the chill that autumn brings
May be a hundred different things
Within the measure of a day

She
May be the beauty or the beast
May be the famine or the feast
May turn each day into a heaven or a hell
She may be the mirror of my dreams
The smile reflected in a stream
She may not be what she may seem
Inside her shell

She
Who always seems so happy in a crowd
Whose eyes can be so private and so proud
No one's allowed to see them when they cry
She
May be the love that cannot hope to last
May come to me from shadows of the past
That I'll remember till the day I die

She
May be the reason I survive
The why and wherefore I'm alive
The one I'll care for through the rough in ready years
Me
I'll take her laughter and her tears
And make them all my souvenirs
For where she goes I've got to be
The meaning of my life is

She
She, oh she

 Today's Vocabulary

・ beast : noun / けだもの

・ beast : adjective / めちゃめちゃ格好いい

・ feast : noun / ごちそう、祝宴、満足（楽しみ）を与えるもの

・ wherefore : noun / 理由

・ wherefore : adverb / なぜ(why)