「愛で計ろう」

一年は365日、8760時間。”Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes. How do you measure, measure a year?”「52万5600分、あなたは一年を、何で計る？」このゴスペルナンバー「Seasons of Love」が挿入されているミュージカル「レント」は1996年オフブロードウェイで初演後2008年までロングラン、2005年には映画化もされています。In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee… 「朝日が射した数？日が沈んだ数？夜が深けた数？コーヒーをそそいだカップの数？」 と続き、How about love?「愛は、どうだろう？」と高らかに歌います。作者がこだわったという踏韻（rhyme）にもご注目。

Seasons of Love
by Jonathan Lason

Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes
Five hundred twenty five thousand moments, oh dear
Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes
How do you measure, measure a year?

In daylights, in sunsets
In midnights, in cups of coffee
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife
In five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes
How do you measure, a year in the life?

How about love?
How about love?
How about love?
Measure in love

Seasons of love (love)
Seasons of love (love)

Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes
Five hundred twenty five thousand journeys to plan
Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes
How do you measure the life of a woman or a man?

In truths that she learned
Or in times that he cried
In bridges he burned or the way that she died

It’s time now, to sing out
Though the story never ends
Let’s celebrate
Remember a year in the life of friends

Remember the love
(Oh, you got to, you got to remember the love)
Remember the love
(You know that love is a gift from up above)
Remember the love
(Share love, give love, spread love)
Measure in love
(Measure, measure your life in love)

Seasons of love
Seasons of love
(Measure your life, measure your life in love)