David McWilliams — Down By The Dockyard tekst piosenki i tłumaczenie
Strona zawiera teksty i polskie tłumaczenie piosenki "Down By The Dockyard", wykonawca: David McWilliams.
Tekst piosenki
down by the dockyard
the water’s lie still
the big cranes like tombstones surround her
down by the dockyard
the water’s lie still
dead as the city that bounds her
the old woman
wrapped in her long faded shawl
in the doorway she waits for tomorrow
once there was laughter
behind her old walls
now just the grey face of sorrow
the houses are empty
the neighbours all gone
the stones are still standing
but they’re standing alone
as the boat bound for Liverpool
sings her song
the cobble-stones echo the silence
once she stood proud
and she held her head high
'til hate came to rule her
and men told her lies
and father fought son never knowing
the gun became master
and prejudice ruled
a home made for madmen
a haven for fools
still she’s built her own wasteland
in her churches and schools
dead as the children she’s buried
Tłumaczenie tekstu piosenki
down by the dockyard
the water ' s lie still
otaczają ją wielkie Żurawie jak nagrobki.
down by the dockyard
the water ' s lie still
Martwa jak miasto, które ją ogranicza
stara kobieta
zawinięty w jej długi, wyblakły szal
w drzwiach czeka na jutro
kiedyś był śmiech
behind her old walls
teraz tylko szara twarz smutku
domy są puste.
the neighbors all gone
the stones are still standing
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jak łódź płynęła do Liverpoolu
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the cobble-stones echo the silence
kiedyś stała dumna
# and she held her head high #
'til hate came to rule her
a mężczyźni opowiadali jej kłamstwa
a ojciec walczył, syn nigdy nie wiedział.
pistolet został mistrzem
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a home made for madmen
przystań dla głupców
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w kościołach i szkołach
zmarła jak pochowane dzieci.