約翰•列儂反戰歌詞手稿將拍賣

John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the hit song "Give Peace a Chance" will go under the hammer at auction in July and are expected to fetch 200-300,000 pounds, Christie's said on Tuesday.

The lyrics are being sold by comedy writer and presenter Gail Renard, who was 16 when Lennon and Yoko Ono staged their famous "Bed-In" and at a hotel in Montreal in 1969.

Renard and a friend sneaked into the Queen Elizabeth Hotel where the recently married Lennon and Ono were holding a protest for peace and became friendly with the couple.

According to Christie's, Lennon gave Renard some mementos, including the lyrics, telling her: "One day they will be worth something."

Lennon also helped launch Renard's early career as a writer by calling the editor of "The Beatles Monthly" magazine in London and instructing him to publish her piece about the bed-in.

The highlight of the event came when Lennon led the recording of one of the world's most recognizable anthems "Give Peace a Chance."

When Lennon saw television footage of nearly half a million anti-Vietnam war protestors singing this song outside the White House in November 1969, he considered it to be "one of the biggest moments of my life," Christie's said.

The lyrics are being sold as part of Christie's Rock and Pop Memorabilia sale on July 10.

紐約克里斯蒂拍賣行於本週二稱，（前披頭士樂隊成員）約翰•列儂的著名作品《給和平一個機會》的歌詞手寫稿將於七月拍賣，預計拍賣價格在20萬至30萬英鎊之間。

拍賣該歌詞手稿的是喜劇作家兼節目主持人蓋爾•里納德。1969年，列儂與妻子大野洋子在加拿大蒙特利爾的一個旅館上演了一場著名的“牀上和平”運動，那時里納德只有16歲。

當時，新婚不久的列儂和洋子在蒙特利爾的伊麗莎白女王旅館舉行了一場和平反戰運動（越南戰役）。里納德和她的一個朋友偷偷溜進賓館，之後還與列儂夫婦結爲好友。

據克里斯蒂拍賣行介紹，當時列儂送給里納德一些紀念品，其中就包括這份歌詞手寫稿。列儂對她說，“總有一天這些東西會顯現出它們的價值。”

列儂還幫助里納德開始了她的早期作家生涯，他打電話給倫敦《披頭士月刊》的編輯，並讓他在雜誌上發表里納德寫的有關“牀上和平”運動的文章。

“牀上和平”運動的最大亮點就是列儂錄製的這首世界聞名的歌曲《給和平一個機會》。

據克里斯蒂拍拍賣行介紹，1969年11月，近五十萬的反越戰人士聚集在白宮外高唱這首歌，列儂看到這段電視片段後說，這是“他人生中最重大的時刻之一”。

這份歌詞手寫稿將於7月10日拍賣，是克里斯蒂拍賣行“搖滾與流行大事記”主題拍賣的其中一件拍賣品。