John Cale — Buffalo Ballet songtekst en vertaling
De pagina bevat de songtekst en de Nederlandse vertaling voor het nummer "Buffalo Ballet" van John Cale.
Songteksten
When Abilene was young and gay
And thunder storms filled up the day
The cattle roamed outside the town
Sleeping in the midday sun
Sleeping in the midday sun
Sleeping in the midday sun
Sleeping in the midday sun
Then tracks were lain across the plain
By broken old men in torrid rains
The towns grew up and the people were still
Sleeping in the midday sun
Sleeping in the midday sun
Sleeping in the midday sun
Sleeping in the midday sun
We all joined in and all joined hands
All joined in to help run this land
Then soldiers came, long long ago
Rode through the town and rode down those who were
Sleeping in the midday sun
Sleeping in the midday sun
Sleeping in the midday sun
Sleeping in the midday sun
Gold came and went, quickly spent
And the people broke down and often drowned
In the wealth and pain of old Abilene
Sleeping in the midday sun
Sleeping in the midday sun
Sleeping in the midday sun
Sleeping in the midday sun
Songtekstvertaling
Toen Abilene jong en homo was
En onweer vulde de dag
Het vee zwierf buiten de stad.
Slapen in de middagzon
Slapen in de middagzon
Slapen in de middagzon
Slapen in de middagzon
Toen lagen er sporen over de vlakte.
Door gebroken oude mannen in felle regen
De steden groeiden op en de mensen waren nog steeds
Slapen in de middagzon
Slapen in de middagzon
Slapen in de middagzon
Slapen in de middagzon
We deden allemaal mee en hand in hand.
Allemaal meegekomen om dit land te helpen runnen.
Toen kwamen er soldaten, lang geleden.
Reed door de stad en reed over degenen die waren
Slapen in de middagzon
Slapen in de middagzon
Slapen in de middagzon
Slapen in de middagzon
Goud kwam en ging, snel besteed
En de bewoners van Mekka verdelgden en verdronken.
In de rijkdom en pijn van de oude Abilene
Slapen in de middagzon
Slapen in de middagzon
Slapen in de middagzon
Slapen in de middagzon