David Allan Coe — Paroles et traduction des paroles de la chanson Seven Mile Bridge
La page contient les paroles et la traduction française de la chanson « Seven Mile Bridge » de David Allan Coe.
Paroles
You know, as a child, he heard tell of the seven mile bridge
That connected on marathon shore
Yes, and it was the gateway key west his grandpa
Had told him ten times or more.
The stories of some sailors curse on the bridge
Where it opens to let the boats through
But the natives all laugh at grandpas old stories
And swear that it just isn’t true
Now most of them sail across to miami
From the edge of the blue water line
With crawfish and snappers to sell at the market
For money to spend on some wine
They always cross through at the seven mile bridge
Except when the moon comes out full
They’re not superstitious they tell you as they are
Repeating that old seaman’s rule
Watch out for those outlaws and pirates
Lord knows that they’ll steal you blind
Don’t mess around with those cutthroats and thieves
They’re robbers and killers of time
And there’s nothing worse than an old sailors curse
On the seven mile bridge where you find
They’re stealing the future and making believe
The past is still somewhere behind
The seven mile bridge, the seven mile bridge
And he found a woman who’d come here from cuba
She gave him a son and a dream
They lived in a conch house somewhere on stock island
With the seven mile bridge in between
Shed spent her nights on the window walk wondering
If he’d safely pull through the storm
While he spent his money on painted up women
And whisky to keep hi blood warm
Then he’d gamble on crab races till he was broke
While she sat up waiting all night
Then felling too guilty to face her and tell her
He’d look for some bully to fight
At the end of the rainbow where the sun always shines
Just south of the seven mile bridge
She waits at the window for signs of his sailboat
And tries not to worried the kids
She sneaks a few drinks from the bottle she hides
From a husband that’s to tired to think
With feelings of guilt she picks up the bottle
And pours the remains in the sink
Now she thinks of the men that stare at her boldly
They know she’s a woman alone
With fingers that tremble she touches her body
And wishes her man would come home
Now the years pass so quickly for time is a thief
His skin looks like leather by now
His woman’s got fat and lost all her beauty
But, lord, she’s lived up to her vow
She looks at her son that’s going on twenty
He’s ready to live his own life
She hopes he can find a sea worthy woman
A sailor sure needs a good wife
Why he’s just like his daddy, she thinks as she watches
Him weaving those fish nets all day
Knowing that some time the seven mile bridge
Will take him and lead him astray
He might return his woman would learn
Broke like his daddy and drunk
She wrote down some words on an old piece of sail cloth
Nailed it over his bunk
Why then, she packed his sea bag and filled up his trunk
His new wife would want it that way
Just before the old man shook the younger lads hand
These are the words he did say
Traduction des paroles
Maintenant elle pense aux hommes qui la regardent hardiment
Ils savent que c'est une femme seule
Avec des doigts qui tremblent elle touche son corps
Et souhaite que son homme rentre à la maison
Maintenant les années passent si vite car le temps est un voleur
Sa peau ressemble à du cuir maintenant
Sa femme est devenue grosse et a perdu toute sa beauté
Mais, Seigneur, elle a tenu son vœu
Elle regarde son fils qui se passe vingt
Il est prêt à vivre sa propre vie
Elle espère qu'il pourra trouver une femme digne de la mer
Un marin sûr besoin d'une bonne femme
Pourquoi il est comme son papa, elle pense qu'elle regarde
Il tissait ces filets toute la journée
Sachant que quelque temps le pont seven mile
Va profiter de lui et de le conduire égarés
Il pourrait revenir sa femme apprendrait
Fauché comme son père et ivre
Elle a écrit quelques mots sur un vieux morceau de voile
Cloué sur sa couchette
Pourquoi alors, elle a emballé son sac de mer et rempli sa malle
Sa nouvelle femme le voudrait ainsi
Juste avant que le vieil homme ne serre la main des jeunes gars
Ce sont les mots qu'il a dit