Retro-Songteksten: Evergreens, Classics, Old-Time Favourites, Hits Uit Onze Jeugd
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Il Testamento Composer(s): Fabrizio De André First release by: Fabrizio De André - 1963
Quando la morte mi chiamerà forse qualcuno protesterà dopo aver letto nel testamento quel che gli lascio in eredità non maleditemi non serve a niente tanto all'inferno ci sarò già ai protettori delle battone lascio un impiego da ragioniere perché provetti nel loro mestiere rendano edotta la popolazione ad ogni fine di settimana sopra la rendita di una puttana ad ogni fine di settimana sopra la rendita di una puttana voglio lasciare a Bianca Maria che se ne frega della decenza un attestato di benemerenza che al matrimonio le spiani la via con tanti auguri per chi c'è caduto di conservarsi felice e cornuto con tanti auguri per chi c'è caduto di conservarsi felice e cornuto sorella morte lasciami il tempo di terminare il mio testamento lasciami il tempo di salutare di riverire di ringraziare tutti gli artefici del girotondo intorno al letto di un moribondo signor becchino mi ascolti un poco il suo lavoro a tutti non piace non lo consideran tanto un bel gioco coprir di terra chi riposa in pace ed è per questo che io mi onoro nel consegnarle la vanga d'oro ed è per questo che io mi onoro nel consegnarle la vanga d'oro per quella candida vecchia contessa che non si muove più dal mio letto per estirparmi l'insana promessa di riservarle i miei numeri al lotto non vedo l'ora di andar fra i dannati per rivelarglieli tutti sbagliati non vedo l'ora di andar fra i dannati per rivelarglieli tutti sbagliati quando la morte mi chiederà di restituirle la libertà forse una lacrima forse una sola sulla mia tomba si spenderà forse un sorriso forse uno solo dal mio ricordo germoglierà se dalla carne mia già corrosa dove il mio cuore ha battuto un tempo dovesse nascere un giorno una rosa la do alla donna che mi offrì il suo pianto per ogni palpito del suo cuore le rendo un petalo rosso d'amore per ogni palpito del suo cuore le rendo un petalo rosso d'amore a te che fosti la più contesa la cortigiana che non si dà a tutti ed ora all'angolo di quella chiesa offri le immagini ai belli ed ai brutti lascio le note di questa canzone canto il dolore della tua illusione a te che sei per tirare avanti costretta a vendere Cristo e i santi quando la morte mi chiamerà nessuno al mondo si accorgerà che un uomo è morto senza parlare senza sapere la verità che un uomo è morto senza pregare fuggendo il peso della pietà cari fratelli dell'altra sponda cantammo in coro giù sulla terra amammo tutti l'identica donna partimmo in mille per la stessa guerra questo ricordo non vi consoli quando si muore si muore si muore soli questo ricordo non vi consoli quando si muore si muore soli
Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think) Composer(s): Herbert Magidson - Carl Sigman
First release: Tommy Dorsey and His Orch. - 1949
Covered by multiple other artists
Enjoy yourself while you're still in the pink
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself
It's later than you think
You work and work for years and years
You're always on the go
Never take a minute off
To busy makin' dough
Some day, you say, you'll have your fun
When you're a millionaire
Imagine all the fun you'll have
In your old rockin' chair
Enjoy yourself it's later than you think
Enjoy yourself while you're still in the pink
The years go by as quickly as a wink
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself
It's later than you think
(Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself it's later than you think)
Your heart of hearts, your dream of dreams
Your ravishing brunettes
Has left you now and she's become
Somebody else's pet (pity isn't it)
Lay down that gun, don't try my friend
To reach the great beyond
You'll have more fun by reaching
For a red-head or a blonde
Enjoy yourself it's later than you think
Enjoy yourself while you're still in the pink
The years go by as quickly as a wink
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself
It's later than you think
(Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself it's later than you think)
There's another thing I want to tell you too
You love somebody very much
You'd like to set the date
But money doesn't grow on trees
So you decide to wait (Foolish Fellow)
You're so afraid that you will bite off
More than you can chew
Don't be afraid, you won't have teeth
When you reach ninety two
Enjoy yourself it's later than you think
Enjoy yourself while you're still in the pink
The years go by as quickly as a wink
Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy yourself
It's later than you think
Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy yourself it's later than you think
Il Tempo Di Morire Composer(s): Lucio Battisti; Mogol First release by: Lucio Battisti - 1970 Covered by multiple other artists
Motocicletta 10 HP tutta cromata è tua se dici sì mi costa una vita per niente la darei ma ho il cuore malato e so che guarirei
Non dire no non dire no non dire no non dire no io so che ami un altro ma che ci posso fare io sono un disperato perché ti voglio amare
Perché ti voglio amare perché ti voglio amare perché ti voglio amare stanotte adesso siiii mi basta il tempo di morire fra le tue braccia così domani puoi dimenticare ma adesso dimmi di si
Non dire no non dire no non dire no prendi tutto quello che ho mi basta il tempo di morire fra le tue braccia cosi domani puoi dimenticare ma adesso dimmi di si
Enjoy Yourself Composer(s): Kenneth Gamble - Leon Huff
Performer(s): The Jacksons
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself
Enjoy yourself with me
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself
Enjoy yourself with me!
Better enjoy yourself
Better enjoy yourself!
You sittin' over there starin' in space
A-while people are dancin', dancin' all over the place!
But you shouldn't worry about things that you can't control
A-come on, girl, while the night is young
Why don't you let yourself, let yourself go? (Woo!)
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself
Enjoy yourself with me
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself
Enjoy yourself with me!
Better enjoy yourself
Better enjoy yourself!
Let's have some fun!
Let's have a good time, you an' me!
Sittin' there wit-cha mouth poked out
Just as sweet as you can be
Why don't-cha live, live the life you got?
Come on girl let's git it while the music's runnin' hot! (Woo!)
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself
Enjoy yourself with me
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself
Enjoy yourself with me!
Better enjoy yourself
Better enjoy yourself!
Pretty girl I been watching you
I can wipe away that frown!
Ah, you an' I should git together
We could tear the house down
We could tear the house down
We could tear the whole house down! (Woo!)
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself
Enjoy yourself with me
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself
Enjoy yourself with me!
Better enjoy yourself
Better enjoy yourself!
Enjoy yourself!
Git down, git down!
Enjoy yourself!
Enjoy yourself!
Come on, come on, come on, come on
(Come on, come on, come on
You can do it, you can do it
You can do it, you can do it!)
Hey-hey-hey! Get on up!
Mmmmm!
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself
Enjoy yourself with me
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself
Enjoy yourself with me!
Better enjoy yourself
Better enjoy yourself!
Il Tempo ((English & French Versions: There Is A Time (Liza Minnelli); Le Temps (Charles Aznavour)) Composer(s): Charles Aznavour - Georges Calabrese Performer(s): Charles Aznavour
Il tempo va il tempo tradisce Il tempo vola, il tempo guarisce I giorni sì, durati un secondo I giorni no, più lunghi del mondo Il tempo il tempo ad ogni costo Il tuo e il mio, che non è nostro Il tempo e il mio, che non è nostro Il tempo che è di là da venire Tempo di amare e di partire Tempo di gioia e di speranza Il tempo di sereno e vacanza Il tempo il tempo ad ogni costo Il tuo e il mio, che non è nostro Il tempo il tempo ad ogni costo Il tuo e il mio, che non è nostro Il tempo di battaglie e di gloria Tempo di noia, che va senza storia Il tempo di canzoni e follie Il tempo di promesse e utopie I tempi miei in base altra vita Il tempo di bruciare una vita
Il tempo si ad ogni costo Che aspetta noi per essere nostro Il tempo sì ad ogni costo Che aspetta noi per essere nostro E va... Il tempo sì ad ogni costo Il tuo e il mio Che adesso è nostro Il tempo sì ad ogni costo Il tuo e il mio Che adesso è nostro E va... E va...
English Rose Composer(s): Paul Weller
First release: The Jam - 1978
Covered by multiple other artists
No matter where I roam I will return to my English Rose For no bonds can ever tempt me from she
I've sailed the seven seas Flown the whole blue sky But I've returned with haste To where my love does lie No matter where I go I will come back to my English Rose For nothing could ever tempt me from she
I've searched the secret mists I've climbed the highest peaks Caught the wild wind home To hear her soft voice speak No matter where I roam I will return to my English Rose For no bonds can ever keep me from she
I've been to ancient worlds I've scoured the whole Universe And caught the first train home To be at her side No matter where I roam I will return to my English Rose For no bonds, can ever keep me from she
Il Te Suffisait Que Je T'aime Composer(s): Charles Aznavour Performer(s): Charles Aznavour
Nous avions vingt ans toi et moi Quand on a sous le même toit Combattu la misère ensemble Nous étions encore presqu'enfants Et l'on disait en nous voyant Regardez comme ils se ressemblent
Nous avons la main dans la main Surmonté les coups du destin Et résolu bien des problèmes Le ventre vide en privation Tu te nourrissais d'illusions Il te suffisait que je t'aime
Nous avons lutté tant d'années Que la fortune s'est donnée Mais l'âge a pris ton insouciance Tu te traînes comme un fardeau Et ne ris plus à tout propos Et pleures ton adolescence
Et passes du matin au soir Des heures devant ton miroir Essayant des fards et des crèmes Et moi, je regrette parfois Le temps où pour forger tes joies Il te suffisait que je t'aime
Si je le pouvais mon amour Pour toi j'arrêterais le cours Des heures qui vont et s'éteignent Mais je ne peux rien y changer Car je suis comme toi logé Tu le sais à la même enseigne
Ne cultive pas les regrets Car on ne récolte jamais Que les sentiments que l'on sème Fais comme au temps des années d'or Et souviens-toi qu'hier encore Il te suffisait que je t'aime
Pour moi rien n'a vraiment changé Je n'ai pas cessé de t'aimer Car tu as toujours tout le charme Que tu avais ce jour béni Où devant Dieu tu as dit: " oui " Avec des yeux baignés de larmes
Le printemps passe, et puis l'été Mais l'automne a des joies cachées Qu'il te faut découvrir toi-même Oublie la cruauté du temps Et rappelle-toi qu'à vingt ans Il te suffisait que je t'aime
You'd never think they go together But they certainly do The combination of English Muffins And Irish Stew
I must admit they're quite delicious And so easy to chew The combination of English Muffins And Irish Stew
I've tried macaroni and Spanish rice That's not so very nice, that's not so very nice I've tried French pancakes with German sauerkraut Now that's one dish I do without!
You'd never think they go together But they certainly do The combination of English Muffins And Irish Stew
The Mexican army is eating salami and onions from Peru But it can't compare with English Muffins And Irish Stew
Il Te Faut Grandir Encore Performer(s): Johnny Hallyday
Tu commences l'existence mais déjà Ton cur pense que la chance sourira Il te faut grandir encore pour savoir Il te faut grandir encore pour savoir
Tu veux croire les histoires des amis Ils sont rares, vraiment rares aujourd'hui Il te faut grandir encore pour savoir Il te faut grandir encore pour savoir
C'est ainsi, je te le dis C'est ainsi qu'est faite la vie Notre vie
Quand les heures où l'on pleure sonneront Les je t'aime, les tu m'aimes t'apprendront Qu'il te faut grandir encore pour savoir Qu'il te faut grandir encore pour savoir Qu'il te faut grandir encore pour savoir...
English is the most widely spoken language in the history of the planet
One out of every seven human beings can speak or read it
Half the world's books, three-quarters of the international mail are in English
It has the largest vocabulary, perhaps two million words
And a noble body of literature
But face it
English is cuh-ray-zee!
Just a few examples:
There's no egg in eggplant, no pine or apple in pineapple
Quicksand works slowly; boxing rings are square
A writer writes, but do fingers fing?
Hammers don't ham, grocers don't groce
Haberdashers don't haberdash
English is cuh-ray-zee!
If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn't the plural of booth be beeth?
It's one goose, two geese. Why not one moose, two meese?
The plural of index is indices; should it be one Kleenex, two Kleenices?
English is cuh-ray-zee!
You can comb through the annals of history, but not just one annal
You can make amends, but not just one amend
If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one, is it an odd or an end?
If the teacher taught, why isn't it true that a preacher praught?
If you wrote a letter, did you also bote your tongue?
And if a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?
English is cuh-ray-zee!
Why is it that night falls but never breaks and day breaks but never falls?
In what other language do people drive on the parkway and park on the driveway?
Ship by truck but send cargo by ship? Recite at a play but play at a recital?
Have noses that run and feet that smell?
English is cuh-ray-zee!
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same
When a wise man and a wise guy are very different?
To overlook something and to oversee something are very different
But quite a lot and quite a few are the same
How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?
English is cuh-ray-zee!
You have to marvel at the lunacy of a language in which your house can burn down
While it is burning up
You fill out a form by filling it in
In which your alarm clock goes off by going on
If pro is the opposite of con, what is the opposite of progress?
Well, English was invented by people, not computers
And reflects the creativity of the human race
So that's why when the stars are out, they're visible
But when the lights are out, they're invisible
When I wind up my watch I start it, but when I wind up this rap, I end it
English is cuh-ray-zee!
Il Te Faudra Bien Revenir Performer(s): Charles Aznavour
Il te faudra bien revenir Un jour du moins je le suppose Afin de rassembler les choses Que tu as laissées en partant Il te faudra bien revenir Un court moment sur les lieux mêmes Où vivent toujours nos je t'aime Et c'est ce moment que j'attends Que j'attends Mes mains parlent de toi Comme en parlent mes lèvres Comme en parle mon coeur Que le destin foudroie Comme en parlent mes joies Que ton absence enfièvre Car ton départ les sèvres De tout ce qui n'est plus toi
Il te faudra bien revenir Pour me conter ce que j'ignore Je ne sais si tu m'aimes encore Tu es partie sans m'expliquer Il te faudra bien revenir Et quand tu passeras la porte Le passé sera lettre morte Je ferai tout pour te garder Ma peau pleure frisson Comme pleure ma bouche Comme pleurent mes nuits Prises à ton tourbillon Poussés par la passion Mes doigts froissent et touchent Le vide de ma bouche Tandis que je crie ton nom
Mon coeur meurtri de souvenirs Supporte mal la solitude Pour le sauver de l'inquiétude Il te faudra bien revenir Il te faudra bien revenir
English Country Garden (Traditional)
Performer(s): Jimmie F. Rodgers
and multiple other artists
How many kinds of sweet flowers grow
In an English country garden?
I'll tell you now of some that I know
And those I miss you'll surely pardon
Daffodils, heart's ease and flox
Meadowsweet and lady smocks
Gentain, lupine and tall hollihocks
Roses, foxgloves, snowdrops, forget-me-nots
In an English country garden
(In an English country garden)
How many insects come here and go
Through our English country garden?
I'll tell you now of some that I know
And those I miss you'll surely pardon
Fireflies, moths and bees
Spiders climbing in the trees
Butterflies that sway on the cool gentle breeze
Their are snakes, ants that sting
And creeping things
In an English country garden
(In an English country garden)
How many songbirds fly to and fro
Through our English country garden?
I'll tell you now of some that I know
And those I miss you'll surely pardon
Bobolink, cuckoo and quail
Tanager and cardinal
Bluebird, lark, thrush and nightingale
There is joy in the spring
When the birds begin to sing
In an English country garden
(In an English country garden)
Robin (Robin, robin)
Don't forget the robin (Don't forget the robin)
Robin (Robin, robin)
Don't forget the robin...
Il Suffit De Passer Le Pont Composer(s): Georges Brassens Performer(s): Georges Brassens
Il suffit de passer le pont C'est tout de suite l'aventure Laisse-moi tenir ton jupon J't'emmèn' visiter la nature L'herbe est douce à Pâques fleuries Jetons mes sabots, tes galoches Et, légers comme des cabris Courons après les sons de cloches Ding din don! les matines sonnent En l'honneur de notre bonheur Ding din dong! faut l'dire à personne J'ai graissé la patte au sonneur
Laisse-moi tenir ton jupon Courons, guilleret, guillerette Il suffit de passer le pont Et c'est le royaum' des fleurettes Entre tout's les bell's que voici Je devin' cell' que tu préfères C'est pas l'coqu'licot, Dieu merci Ni l'coucou, mais la primevère J'en vois un' blottie sous les feuilles Elle est en velours comm' tes joues Fais le guet pendant qu'je la cueille "Je n'ai jamais aimé que vous"
Il suffit de trois petits bonds C'est tout de suit' la tarantelle Laisse-moi tenir ton jupon J'saurai ménager tes dentelles J'ai graissé la patte au berger Pour lui fair' jouer une aubade Lors, ma mie, sans croire au danger Faisons mille et une gambades Ton pied frappe et frappe la mousse Si l'chardon s'y pique dedans Ne pleure pas, ma mie qui souffre Je te l'enlève avec les dents
On n'a plus rien à se cacher On peut s'aimer comm' bon nous semble Et tant mieux si c'est un péché Nous irons en enfer ensemble Il suffit de passer le pont Laisse-moi tenir ton jupon
English Boy Composer(s): Pete Townshend
Performer(s): Pete Townshend
Ruth:
Hello, Ruth Streeting here once again with "Streeting's Street"
where you get the word straight from the street
This is the show that dishes the dirt on the dirt
Strictly no rock star bullshit on my show
I don't review pop anymore, I talk about anything I like ... or anything I hate
Talking of which, remember that clapped-out 60's hell-raiser Ray High?
Rumour has it the sad old lush can't do it anymore ...
I mean "make records"
I'm an English boy
I was brought up right
Hold me down
And I will bite
I know no fear
I serve with joy
I'm proud to be here
An English boy
I feel like a stray dog
Blurred like a movie
You say you've come to arrest me
But you're just trying to test me
I'm bored with your prejudice
Spreading like a fever
Your promises to train me
Are just attempts to restrain me
I am an English boy
Precisely made
You can pin me down
I am not afraid
I show no fear
I will serve with joy
Proud to be here
An English boy
Use me like a headline
Cut pieces to pieces
I'm black on the tube line
Red on the touch-line
Freezing up the future
Stopping every stop-watch
You say we're moving like an oil slick
Thicker than a house brick
I'm an English boy
I was brought up right
If you raise your dress
Then I will bite
My voice is clear
I got perfect poise
Good to be down here
With all the English boys
And I don't know where I am now
Or where I'm gonna go
I keep going round and round on the circle line
Like some demented kind of commuter
Trying to avoid paying for my ticket
I'm a lost soul
I read about myself in the newspapers
I'm a pig
I'm a thug
I've got nowhere to go but down
Ruth:
I hear his manager, Rastus Knight, is pulling what's left of his hair out
The only thing Ray's writing these days are large checks to his booze merchants
He's a serious recluse now
Hasn't seen daylight or another woman since his old lady walked out two years ago
Poor little sausage, brooding in that twenty-two room glass mansion
Life's a bitch, and so am I
Feel like I'm kicking at a dead man
Kicking in the chorus
I'm broken by hatred
While politicians just ignore us
You never gave me any value
You didn't give me any reason
There's no tools, and no toys
For any English boy
I'm an English boy
I was brought up right
Hold me down
And I will bite
Know no fear
I will serve with joy
Proud to be here
An English boy, yeah!
I'm an English boy, yeah!
I'm an English boy
I'm an English boy
No tools, no toys for any English boys
English boy
English boy
Il Suffirait Composer(s): Nicolas Peyrac Performer(s): Nicolas Peyrac
Il suffirait d'une colombe D'un peu de tendresse oubliée D'un retard de quelques secondes Dans le cours de l'éternité Il suffirait que Dieu le père Celui qui se fait tant prier Retombe amoureux de la Terre Comme Adam devant le pommier Il suffirait qu'une rivière Décide un beau jour pour changer De se promener solitaire Dans la rivière d'à côté Il suffirait que tu me dises Que ce serait folie d'essayer Pour que je fasse la bêtise De crier à l'Humanité
L'amour pourrait changer le monde Ne sois jamais désenchanté Quand l'aigle épouse la colombe La Terre se remet à tourner Les hommes pourraient changer le monde Il ne suffit pas de prier Quand l'aigle épouse la colombe C'est que tout peut recommencer
Il suffirait que tu reviennes Planter le maïs et le blé Que ta main étreigne la mienne Comme l'amitié retrouvée Il suffirait que tu la chantes Celle qu'on nomme liberté Pour que peu à peu tu inventes Les monts qu'on voudrait oublier
L'amour pourrait changer le monde Ne sois jamais désenchanté Quand l'aigle épouse la colombe La Terre se remet à tourner Les hommes pourraient changer le monde Il ne suffit pas de prier Quand l'aigle épouse la colombe C'est que tout peut recommencer
Il suffirait d'une colombe D'un peu de sagesse oubliée D'un pardon de quelques secondes D'une blessure refermée Il suffirait de peu de choses Bien peu de choses en vérité Pour que les paupières mi closes Demain tu m'écoutes chanter
L'amour pourrait changer le monde Ne sois jamais désenchanté Quand l'aigle épouse la colombe La Terre se remet à tourner Les hommes pourraient changer le monde Il ne suffit pas de prier Quand l'aigle épouse la colombe C'est que tout peut recommencer
England's Glory Composer(s): Ian Dury - Chas Jankel
Performer(s): Ian Dury; Max Wall
This ones for Julie, who we love
I love her almost as I do Alma
But we dont do Alma no more
Its called Englands Glory
If you wanna sing
Please sing
There are jewels in the crown of England's glory
And every jewel shines a thousand ways
Frankie Howerd, Noël Coward and garden gnomes
Frankie Vaughan, Kenneth Horne, Sherlock Holmes
Monty, Biggles and Old King Cole
In the pink or on the dole
Oliver Twist and Long John Silver
Captain Cook and Nelly Dean
Enid Blyton, Gilbert Harding
Malcolm Sargeant, Graham Greene (Graham Greene)
All the jewels in the crown of England's glory
Too numerous to mention, but a few
And every one could tell a different story
And show old England's glory something new
Nice bit of kipper and Jack the Ripper and Upton Park
Gracie, Cilla, Maxy Miller, Petula Clark
Winkles, Woodbines, Walnut Whips
Vera Lynn and Stafford Cripps
Lady Chatterley, Muffin the Mule
Winston Churchill, Robin Hood
Beatrix Potter, Baden-Powell
Beecham's powders, Yorkshire pud (Yorkshire pud)
With Billy Bunter, Jane Austen
Reg Hampton, George Formby
Billy Fury, Little Titch
Uncle Mac, Mr. Pastry and all
Uncle Mac, Mr. Pastry and all
Allright England?
Gwan England
Oh England
All the jewels in the crown of England's glory
Too numerous to mention, but a few
And every one could tell a different story
And show old England's glory something new
Somerset Maugham, Top Of The Form with the Boys' Brigade
Mortimer Wheeler, Christine Keeler and the Board of Trade
Henry Cooper, wakey wakey, England's labour
Standard Vanguard, spotted dick, England's workers
England's glory
Il Sole Verde Tornerà
((English & French Versions: The Happy Days (by Charles Aznavour); Les Jours Heureux (by Charles Aznavour))
Composer(s): Charles Aznavour - Vito Pallavicini
Performer(s): Charles Aznavour
Non appena il mondo gira E il tuo cuore scopre già la miseria E diventa color sangue La ragione che non ha più pietà Quando i lupi vanno insieme Ed impari che cos'è la cattiveria Fa grondare la rivolta Pensa che io sono qui qui con te
Ritornerà la verità Il sole verde tornerà Ritornerà il giorno in cui Si capirà Il fuoco più non scotterà E l'esperienza ci darà Dei giorni bianchi e verrà La felicità
Dorme la tua fattoria E gli utensili son là nel granaio Sta bruciando tutto il grano Nei pensieri caldi che hai con te Nel tuo cuore un odio strano Ma non è che tu lo vuoi per viltà Fammi stringere la mano E così tu soffrirai la metà
Dopo il vento e la tempesta Quando il sole tornerà sopra i campi Quando vento nella testa Le tue piaghe guarirò se vorrai Con i piedi sopra il mondo Se la guerra si farà ma per gioco Tu sarai un mezzo Dio E godrai la libertà che verrà
England Swings Composer(s): Roger Miller
First release: Roger Miller - 1965
Covered by multiple other artists
England swings like a pendulum do Bobbies on bicycles, two by two Westminster Abbey the tower of Big Ben The rosy red cheeks of the little children
Now, if you huff and puff and you fina'lly save enough Money up to take your family on a trip across the sea Take a tip before you take your trip; let me tell you where to go Go to Engeland Oh
Mama's old pajamas and your papa's mustache Falling out the window sill, frolic in the grass Tryin' to mock the way they talk fun but all in vain Gaping at the dapper men with derby hats and canes
Luci azzurrate sulla mia poltrona nel jet che sta voltando nel buio che sta intorno io vedo solo te ma questa notte lenta come il tempo pian piano impallidisce s'incendia l'orizzonte e sorge il sole
Sole, sole del mattino tu che già la stai baciando dille che io sto volando fra le nubi bianche per tornar da lei Sole, sole del mattino dalle un bacio sulle labbra dille che io sto tornando e che il mio cuore già è vicino a lei
Sole, sole del mattino tu che già la stai baciando dille che io sto volando fra le nubi bianche per tornar da lei Sole, sole del mattino dalle un bacio sulle labbra dille che io sto tornando e che il mio cuore già è vicino a lei e che il mio cuore è già vicino a lei
England 1914 Composer(s): Ralph McTell
Performer(s): Ralph McTell
Night stirs her inky finger in the water of the day The tired sun drops slowly in the sky And everywhere the gentle air hangs heavy with the day-song Evening calls the lamplighter to come
Children's wooden hoops go clattering down the street Soon they're called inside, it's getting late The brown canal, now splashed with red reflects on swallows' wings The lamplighter knows the song the evening sings
But the gas-lamps stand like soldiers, hiss warnings to the wind Their evening vespers prophecy of war The world divides and men take sides, the spark bursts into flame Nothing can be quite the same again
A dog barks in the distance, a child cries in her sleep The night waits for the dawn with baited breath The old school, the old rule, rung out on a muffin man's bell The lamplighter has made his nightly call
Dreams of hope and peace sent clattering down the streets Empty like the promises they've made The wars rage on, and if I'm wrong, will someone please explain That peace is not the lamplighter, 'cause he's not coming back again