'39 by Queen
'39 by Queen

’39

Queen * Track #5 On A Night at the Opera

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'39 by Queen

Release Date
Fri Nov 21 1975
Performed by
Queen
Produced by
Queen & Roy Thomas Baker
Writed by
Brian May
About

“39'” was written by Brian May, who had a BSc in Physics from Imperial College and has since gained a Ph.D. in astrophysics from the same institution. It’s about a group of pioneers who go searching for another planet to colonize, but due to Special Relativity and time dilation, they come back to a...

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’39 Lyrics

[Instrumental intro]

[Verse 1]
In the year of '39 assembled here, the Volunteers
In the days when lands were few
Here the ship sailed out into the blue and sunny morn
Sweetest sight ever seen
And the night followed day, and the storytellers say
That the score brave souls inside
For many a lonely day
Sailed across the milky seas
Never looked back, never feared, never cried

[Chorus]
Don't you hear my call?
Though you're many years away
Don't you hear me calling you?
Write your letters in the sand
For the day I take your hand
In the land that our grandchildren knew

[Instrumental break]

[Verse 2]
In the year of '39
Came a ship in from the blue
The Volunteers came home that day, and they bring good news
Of a world so newly born
Though their hearts so heavily weight
For the Earth is old and grey
Little darling, we'll away but my love this cannot be
For so many years are gone
Though I'm older but a year
Your mother's eyes from your eyes cry to me

[Chorus]
Don't you hear my call?
Though you're many years away
Don't you hear me calling you?
Write your letters in the sand
For the day I take your hand
In the land that our grandchildren knew

[Outro]
Don't you hear my call?
Though you're many years away
Don't you hear me calling you?
All your letters in the sand
Cannot heal me like your hand
For my life still ahead, pity me

’39 Q&A

Who wrote ’39's ?

’39 was written by Brian May.

Who produced ’39's ?

’39 was produced by Queen & Roy Thomas Baker.

When did Queen release ’39?

Queen released ’39 on Fri Nov 21 1975.

Does Freddie sing lead vocals in the live version on the remastered album?

Yes, he does. Brian and Roger sing backing vocals in that version as well.

What did Queen say about "'39"?

Brian May – 1983, BBC Radio One:

It’s a science fiction story. It’s the story about someone who goes away and leaves his family and because of the time dilation effect, when you go away, the people on earth have aged a lot more than he has when he comes home. He’s aged a year and they’ve aged 100 y...

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What does "write your letters in the sand" means, do you think?

It’s a testament to the fleeting nature of the time they spent apart. By the time the pioneers return, all they have known will be no more, like footprints on the shore.

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