Tom Waits — Putnam County tekst piosenki i tłumaczenie
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Tekst piosenki
Nighthawks
Putnam County
I guess things were always quiet
around Putnam County
kind of shy and sleepy as it clung to the skirts
of the 2-lane, that was stretched out like an asphalt dance floor where all the oldtimers would
hunker down in bib jeans and store bought boots
lyin' about their lives and the places that they’d been
suckin' on Coca Colas and be spittin' Days Work
they’s be suckin' on Coca Colas
and be spittin' Day’s Work
until the moon was a stray dog on the ridge and
the taverns would be swollen until the naked eye
of 2am, and the Stratocaster guitars slung over
Burgermeister beer guts, and the swizzle stick legs
jacknifed over naugahyde stools and the
witch hazel spread out over the linoleum floors,
the pedal pushers stretched out over midriff bulge
and the coiffed brunette curls over Maybelline eyes
wearing Prince Machiavelli, Estee Lauder,
smells so sweet
I elbowed up at the counter with mixed feelings
over mixed drinks
and Bubba and the Roadmasters moaned in pool hall
concentration as they knit their brows to cover the entire Hank Williams Song Book
and the old National register was singing to the
tune of $ 57.57
until last call, one last game of 8 ball
and Berneice would be putting the chairs on the tables,
someone come in say «Hey man, anyone got
any Jumper Cables, is that a 6 or a 12 volt?»
and all the studs in town would toss 'em down
and claim to fame as they stomped their feet
boasting about being able to get more ass
than a toilet seat.
And the GMCs and the Straight 8 Fords
were coughing and wheezing and they
perculated as they tossed the gravel
underneath the fenders to weave home
a wet slick anaconda of a two lane
with tire irons and crowbars a rattlin'
with a tool box and a pony saddle
you’re grinding gears, shifting into first
yea and that goddam tranny’s just getting worse
with the melodies of «see ya later»
and screwdrivers on carburettors
talkin' shop about money to loan
and palominos and strawberry roans
See ya tomorrow, hello to the Mrs.
money to borrow and goodnight kisses
the radio spittin' out Charlie Rich
sure can sing that sonofabitch
and you weave home, weavin' home
leaving the little joint winking in the
dark warm narcotic American night
beneath a pin cushion sky and it’s
home to toast and honey, start
up the Ford, your lunch money’s there on the
draining board, toilet’s runnin' shake the
handle, telephone’s ringin' it’s Mrs Randal
where the hell are my goddam sandals
and the porcelain poodles and the glass swans
staring down from the knick knack shelf
with the parent permission slips for the
kids' field trips
pair of Muckalucks scraping across
the shag carpet
and the impending squint of first light, that lurked behind
a weeping marquee in downtown Putnam
and would be pullin' up any minute now
just like a bastard amber
Velveeta yellow cab on a rainy corner
and be blowin' its horn, in every window
in town.
Tłumaczenie tekstu piosenki
Nighthawks
Hrabstwo Putnam
Chyba zawsze było cicho.
Hrabstwo Putnam
trochę nieśmiały i senny, gdy przylgnął do spódnicy.
na 2-pasie, który był rozciągnięty jak asfaltowy parkiet, gdzie wszyscy oldtimers będą
hunker down in bib jeans and store boots
kłamali o swoim życiu i miejscach, w których byli.
suckin 'on Coca Colas and be spittin' Days Work
oni ssą Coca Colas
# and be spittin ' Day ' s Work #
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o 2 w nocy, i gitary Stratocaster slung over
Burgermeister beer guts, and the swizzle stick legs
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Witch hazel rozłożone na podłodze linoleum,
wciskacze pedałów rozciągnięte nad wybrzuszeniem midriffa
and the coiffed brunette loki over Maybelline eyes
Estee Lauder-książę Machiavelli,
pachnie tak słodko.
I elbowed up at the counter with mixed feelings
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i Bubba i Roadmasters jęczą w bilard hall
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Berneice kładła krzesła na stołach.,
niech ktoś wejdzie i powie:
jakieś kable rozruchowe, to 6 czy 12 volt?»
i wszystkie ćwoki w mieście by je wyrzuciły.
i roszczą sobie sławę, gdy deptali sobie stopy.
chwali się, że jest w stanie zdobyć więcej tyłków
niż deska klozetowa.
I GMC i Straight 8 Fordów
kaszel i świszczący oddech.
perculated as they tossed the gravel
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wet slick anaconda of a two lane
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z narzędziami i siodłem kucyka
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tak, a ten cholerny Transwestyta jest coraz gorszy.
z melodią " see ya later»
i Wkrętaki na gaźniki
talkin ' shop about money to loan
i palominos i truskawkowe roans
Do jutra, Witam Panią.
money to borrow and goodnight kisses
the radio spittin' out Charlie Rich
jasne, że śpiewam tego sukinsyna.
a Ty tkasz Dom, tkasz Dom
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dark warm narcotic American night
"beneath a pin cushion sky and it 's"
home toast and honey, start
na Fordzie, Twoje pieniądze na lunch są na forsie.
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rączka, telefon dzwoni. tu pani Randal.
gdzie są moje cholerne Sandały?
i porcelanowe pudle i szklane łabędzie
"staring down from the Knick knack shelf"
z uprawnieniami rodzica dla
dziecięce wycieczki terenowe
para Muckalucks skrobanie w poprzek
the shag carpet
i zbliżające się mrugnięcie pierwszego światła, które czaiło się za
płacząca markiza w centrum Putnam
and would be pullin ' up lada moment now
jak bękart amber
Velveeta żółta taksówka na deszczowym rogu
and be blowin ' its horn, in every window
w mieście.