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1856년 4월 24일에 미국 동부 애팔래치아 지역 앨러게니 산맥(Allegheny Mountains) 인근인

파비아(Pavia)에 살고 있던 콕스(Cox)씨의 두 아이가 실종되는 사건이 있었습니다.

주민들이 모두 나서서 찾아다녔지만 안타깝게도 당시 일곱살과 다섯살이던 두 형제는 실종 며칠 후

인근 숲속에서 싸늘한 시신으로 발견되었고 Jacob's Dream은 바로 이 비극적인 사건을 다룬 노래입니다.

억장이 무너지는 부모와 숲속에서 길을 잃고 추위와 굶주림에 지쳐가는 아이들의 심정을 노래하는

앨리슨 크라우스의 목소리는 깨끗해서 더더욱 안타까움과 처연함을 함께 표출하고 있는데

이로 인해 듣는 사람들이 가슴이 더 메어집니다.

In the spring of 1856 with the snow still on the ground
Two little boys were lost in the mountains above the town
The father went out hunting the boys had stayed behind
While mother tended to her chores they wandered from her side

The two had gone to follow him and lost their way instead
By dusk the boys had not been found and fear had turned to dread
200 men had gathered there to comb the mountain side
The fires were built on the highest peak in hopes they'd see the light

Oh mommy and daddy why can't you hear our cries
The day is almost over, soon it will be night
We're so cold and hungry and our feet are tired and sore
We promise not to stray again from our cabin door

Now Jacob Diverd woke one night from a strange and erie dream
He saw a path between two hills near a dark and swollen stream
He told his wife he saw the boys huddled close beside a log
For two more nights the dream returned this vision sent from God

Oh mommy and daddy why can't you hear our cries
The day is almost over, soon it will be night
We're so cold and hungry and our feet are tired and sore
We promise not to stray again from our cabin door

A thousand men had searched in vain the west side of pop's creek
But Jacob's wife knew of this place and said to travel east
With a guide to take him there, Jacob came upon the scene
And found the boys cold and still beneath the old birch tree

Oh mommy and daddy, look past the tears you cry
We're both up in Heaven now, God is by our side
As you lay us down to rest in the presence of the Lord
Know that we will meet you here at Heaven's door

Oh mommy and daddy, look past the tears you cry
We're both up in Heaven now, God is by our side
And as you lay us down to rest in the presence of the Lord
Know that we will meet you here at Heaven's door