Gli Highwaymen sono stati una formazione country-folk leggendaria, composta da Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings e Kris Kristofferson. E’ loro la più bella versione di “Here comes the rainbow again“, scritta da quest’ultimo e ispirata a un fatto raccontato nel romanzo capolavoro “Furore” di John Steinbeck.
Non aggiungo altro perché vorrei farvi un regalo speciale: una mia traduzione di questo brano che spero vi piaccia (In coda trovate anche la versione e il testo originali). Credo contenga un messaggio prezioso, nella sua assoluta semplicità, che mi sembra possa diventare l’augurio migliore per questo Natale (e non solo).
Buon ascolto e buone feste!
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TESTO
The scene was a small roadside cafe
The waitress was sweepin’ the floor
Two truck-drivers drinkin’ their coffee
And two okie-kids by the door
How much are them candies, they asked her
How much have you got, she replied
We’ve only a penny between us
Them’s two for a penny, she lied
And the daylight grew heavy with thunder
And the smell of the rain on the wind
Ain’t it just like a human
Here comes that rainbow again
One truckdriver called to the waitress
After the kids went outside
Them candies ain’t two for a penny
So what’s it to you, she replied
In silence they finished their coffee
Got up and nodded godbye
She called, hey, you left too much money
So what’s it to you, they replied
And the daylight grew heavy with thunder
And the smell of the rain on the wind
Ain’t it just like a human
Here comes that rainbow again