Some day at Christmas
Men won't be boys
Playing with bombs
Like kids play with toys
One warm December
Our hearts will see
A world where men are free
Some day at Christmas
There'll be no wars
When we have learned
What Christmas is for
When we have found
What life's really worth
There'll be peace on earth
Some day all our dreams will come to be
Some day in a world where men are free
Maybe not in time for you and me
But some day at Christmas time
Some day at Christmas
We'll see a land
With no hungry children, no empty hand
One happy morning people with share
A world where people care
Oh some day at Christmas
There'll be no tears
When all men are equal
And no man has fears
One shining moment one cry away
From our world today
Some day at Christmas men will not fail
Hate would be gone and love will prevail
Some day a new world that we can start
With hope in every heart, yes
Some day all our dreams will come to be
Some day in a world where men are free
Maybe not in time for you and me
But some day at Christmas time
Some day at Christmas men will not fail
Hate would be gone and love will prevail
Some day a new world that we can start
With hope in every heart, yes
[ Romaji ]
世界の痛みと希望を同時に見据えるような静かな力を持った表現で、歌詞全体が普遍的な願いを丁寧に紡いでいる印象でした。戦争や飢えといった重いテーマを扱いながらも、説教めかさずに未来への信頼を差し出す語り口が印象深く、過去に抱いた無力感を乗り越えようとした痕跡が確かに感じられました。現在も変わらず人々の連帯を呼びかける姿勢があり、言葉の選び方が静謐さと誠実さを両立させていました。繰り返しのフレーズが祈りのように響き、聴く側の心を穏やかに整える効果がありました。全体としては、悲しみを直視しつつも希望を手放さない強さが表れており、穏やかな確信が伝わってくる作品でした。
