"It ain't that in their hearts they're bad. They comfort you, some even try
They nurse you when you're ill of health, They bury you when you go and die
It ain't that in their hearts they're bad, They'd stick by you if they could,
But that's just bullshit...People just ain't no good"

("People Ain't No Good", 1998)


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copertina album

Nick Cave, Sad Waters

Dall’album "Lovely Creatures" del 2017 versione stampabile

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tracklist

Tracklist

1. From Her To Eternity 2. In The Ghetto 3. Tupelo 4. I'm Gonna Kill That Woman 5. The Carny 6. Sad Waters 7. Stranger Than Kindness 8. Scum 9. The Mercy Seat 10. Deanna 11. Up Jumped The Devil 12. The Weeping Song 13. The Ship Song 14. Papa Won't Leave You, Henry 15. Straight To You 

Down the road I look and there runs Mary Giù in strada io guardo e Mary passa di lì
Hair of gold and lips like cherries Capelli d’oro e labbra come ciliegie
We go down to the river where the willows weep Andiamo giù al fiume dove piangono i salici
Take a naked root for a lovers seat Come panchina degli innamorati usiamo una radice scoperta
That rose out of the bitten soil Che sporge fuori dal terreno ferito
But sound to the ground by creeping ivy coils Intrecciata al terreno da spire d’edera rampicanti
O Mary you have seduced my soul O Mary, hai sedotto la mia anima
And I don't know right from wrong E non so se ho torto o ragione
Forever a hostage of your child's world Per sempre ostaggio del tuo mondo infantile
And then I ran my tin-cup heart along E allora ho conficcato il mio cuore come fosse un calice di stagno
The prison of her ribs Dentro la sua cassa toracica
And with a toss of her curls E muovendo i propri riccioli
That little girl goes wading in Quella ragazzina si è immersa
Rollin her dress up past her knee Facendosi salire il vestito fino alle ginocchia
Turning these waters into wine Trasformando queste acque in vino
Then she platted all the willow vines E a questo punto ha intrecciato tutte le foglie del salice
Mary in the shallows laughing Mary che ride dove l’acqua è bassa
Over where the carp dart Nel punto in cui guizza la carpa
Spooked by the new shadows that she cast Resa un fantasma dalle nuove ombre che lei proietta
Across these sad waters and across my heart Su queste tristi acque e sul mio cuore

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