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"Only Nineteen", "I Was Only Nineteen" or "A Walk in the Light Green" is the most widely recognised song by Australian folk group Redgum.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA)">title="I Was Only Nineteen" at APRA search engine )〕 The song was released in March 1983 as a single, which hit number one on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart for two weeks.〔 NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.〕 It was also recorded for Redgum's live album ''Caught in the Act'' (Epic Records) released in June, which stayed in the top forty of the Kent Music Report Albums Chart for four months.〔 Royalties for the song go to the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia.〔 It is in the Australasian Performing Right Association's Top 30 Australian Songs of all time. The song is a first-person account of a typical Australian infantry regular conscript's experience in the Vietnam War, from training in Australia to first hand exposure to military operations and combat, and ultimately his return home disillusioned, psychologically scarred and possibly suffering from the effects of the chemical defoliant Agent Orange.〔Schumann introduces the live version of the song with an explanation including "...it's about two mates of mine who went to Vietnam, came back Agent Orange victims...".〕 Redgum's lead vocalist-guitarist, John Schumann, wrote the song based on experiences he heard from veterans — particularly Mick Storen (his brother in-law) and Frankie Hunt:〔 "The power derives from the detail, provided by my mate and brother-in-law, Mick Storen, who was brave and trusting enough to share his story with me." — John Schumann〔Miller, E: "The Sun", page 23. Academic Press, 2005〕 For the live version, Schumann explained the title, "A Walk in the Light Green", as referring to operational patrols in areas marked light green on topographical maps, where dark green indicated thick jungle, plenty of cover and few land mines and light green indicated thinly wooded areas, little cover and a high likelihood of land mines. ==Impact== The Australian Vietnam Veterans' "Welcome Home Parade" was held in Sydney on 3 October 1987〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Welcome Home )〕 and was followed by a concert in The Domain where Redgum's Schumann performed his song with veteran Frank Hunt on stage. From this parade, a desire for a War Memorial to commemorate Vietnam Veterans grew into fruition with the Memorial's dedication in October 1992.〔 Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial was constructed in ANZAC Parade, Canberra in 1992 and includes a "Wall of Words": "Stele B, the northern or right-hand stele, is adorned with a series of 33 quotations fixed in stainless steel lettering."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial )〕 Amongst the quotations is: A "normal language" explanation of each quote has been included, courtesy of the late Brigadier Alf Garland: At the 40th-year commemoration of the Battle of Long Tần, 18 August 2006, veterans were accompanied by Australian Ambassador Bill Tweddle at the Long Tan Cross; following the commemoration a concert was held at Vũng Tàu where Schumann (and The Vagabond Crew) sang "I Was Only Nineteen." He also introduced Long Tần veteran Storen as the source for the song.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Radio National: 40 years on - Long Tan )〕 For an SBS TV special ''Vietnam Nurses'' (2005), director Polly Watkins chose "Redgum and John Schumann's song 'Only Nineteen' during the Welcome Home Parade in 1987 because it is integral to one of the nurses' stories." Frank Hunt provides an account of his Vietnam experiences, titled "I Was Only Nineteen", in Gina Lennox' book ''Forged by War'' (August 2006). After Schumann had received letters of request from active soldiers in Afghanistan and East Timor he sought permission to visit the troops but obtained no answer.〔ABC Local Radio, South Australia on 891AM, 18-11-2009〕 A reporter published an article on the situation, authorities gave permission for Schumann to tour East Timor in December 2009 and entertain Australian and New Zealand troops.〔(Yahoo News ). Retrieved 2009-11-19.〕〔Facebook (Facebook album )〕 In September-October 2011 he played for Australian troops in Afghanistan.〔 Soundcloud website (John Schumann talks about his November gig with the Vagabond Crew in Canberra ) Retrieved on 5 January 2012 〕 In 2015, Lee Kernaghan recorded the song for his album ''Spirit of the Anzacs''. That same year, the song was added to the Sounds of Australia Registry at the National Film & Sound Archive (NFSA).〔http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-18/war-anthem-i-was-only-19-added-to-sounds-of-australia-registry/6949098〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I Was Only Nineteen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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