When the sun come back,
When the firs' quail call,
Then the time is come
Foller the drinkin' gou'd.
Foller the drinkin' gou'd,
Foller the drinkin' gou'd;
For the ole man say,
"Foller the drinkin' gou'd."
The riva's bank am a very good road,
The dead trees show the way,
Lef' foot, peg foot goin' on,
Foller the drinkin' gou'd.
Foller the drinkin' gou'd,
Foller the drinkin' gou'd;
For the ole man say,
"Foller the drinkin' gou'd."
The riva ends a-tween two hills,
Foller the drinkin' gou'd;
'Nuther riva on the other side
Follers the drinkin' gou'd.
Foller the drinkin' gou'd,
Foller the drinkin' gou'd;
For the ole man say,
"Foller the drinkin' gou'd."
Wha the little riva
Meet the grea' big un,
The ole man waits--
Foller the drinkin' gou'd.
When the firs' quail call,
Then the time is come
Foller the drinkin' gou'd.
Foller the drinkin' gou'd,
Foller the drinkin' gou'd;
For the ole man say,
"Foller the drinkin' gou'd."
The riva's bank am a very good road,
The dead trees show the way,
Lef' foot, peg foot goin' on,
Foller the drinkin' gou'd.
Foller the drinkin' gou'd,
Foller the drinkin' gou'd;
For the ole man say,
"Foller the drinkin' gou'd."
The riva ends a-tween two hills,
Foller the drinkin' gou'd;
'Nuther riva on the other side
Follers the drinkin' gou'd.
Foller the drinkin' gou'd,
Foller the drinkin' gou'd;
For the ole man say,
"Foller the drinkin' gou'd."
Wha the little riva
Meet the grea' big un,
The ole man waits--
Foller the drinkin' gou'd.
inviata da Alessandro - 14/12/2009 - 13:43
Lingua: Inglese
Trascrizione del testo di "Follow the Drinking Gourd" nella versione di Richie Havens nel video citato nella pagina centrale di CCG
Traccia n.8 Album : "Songs of the Civil War" pubblicato nel 1991
Traccia n.8 Album : "Songs of the Civil War" pubblicato nel 1991
FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD - RICHIE HAVENS
Follow the drinking gourd,
Follow the drinking gourd,
For the old man is coming just to carry to freedom ,
Follow the drinking gourd.
When the sun comes back and the first quail calls,
Follow the drinking gourd,
For the old man is waiting just to carry to freedom,
Follow the drinking gourd.
Follow the drinking gourd,
Follow the drinking gourd,
For the old man is waiting to carry to freedom,
Follow the drinking gourd.
When the river bank makes a mighty good road,
Dead trees will show you the way.
Left foot, peg foot, travelin' on,
Follow the drinking gourd.
Follow the drinking gourd,
Follow the drinking gourd,
For the old man is waiting to carry to freedom,
Follow the drinking gourd.
When the river ends between two hills,
Follow the drinking gourd,
There's another river on the other side,
Follow the drinking gourd.
Follow the drinking gourd,
Follow the drinking gourd,
For the old man is waiting to carry you to freedom,
Follow the drinking gourd.
Well,when the great big river meets the little river,
Follow the drinking gourd,
For the old man is waiting to carry you to freedom,
Follow the drinking gourd.
Follow the drinking gourd,
Follow the drinking gourd,
For the old man is waiting to carry you to freedom,
Follow the drinking gourd.
For the old man is waiting just to carry you to freedom,
If you follow the drinking gourd.
Follow the drinking gourd,
Follow the drinking gourd,
For the old man is coming just to carry to freedom ,
Follow the drinking gourd.
When the sun comes back and the first quail calls,
Follow the drinking gourd,
For the old man is waiting just to carry to freedom,
Follow the drinking gourd.
Follow the drinking gourd,
Follow the drinking gourd,
For the old man is waiting to carry to freedom,
Follow the drinking gourd.
When the river bank makes a mighty good road,
Dead trees will show you the way.
Left foot, peg foot, travelin' on,
Follow the drinking gourd.
Follow the drinking gourd,
Follow the drinking gourd,
For the old man is waiting to carry to freedom,
Follow the drinking gourd.
When the river ends between two hills,
Follow the drinking gourd,
There's another river on the other side,
Follow the drinking gourd.
Follow the drinking gourd,
Follow the drinking gourd,
For the old man is waiting to carry you to freedom,
Follow the drinking gourd.
Well,when the great big river meets the little river,
Follow the drinking gourd,
For the old man is waiting to carry you to freedom,
Follow the drinking gourd.
Follow the drinking gourd,
Follow the drinking gourd,
For the old man is waiting to carry you to freedom,
Follow the drinking gourd.
For the old man is waiting just to carry you to freedom,
If you follow the drinking gourd.
inviata da Pluck - 1/12/2025 - 19:09
Lingua: Inglese
Trascrizione del testo di "Follow The Drinking Gourd" nella versione di Eric Bibb · Linda Tillery · Taj Mahal . The Cultural Heritage Choir.
Traccia n.13 - Album: Songs For The Young At Heart: Taj Mahal del 2006
Traccia n.13 - Album: Songs For The Young At Heart: Taj Mahal del 2006
FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD
Eric Bibb · Linda Tillery · Taj Mahal
When the sun comes back and the first quail calls
Follow the drinking gourd
For the old man is a-waiting for to carry you to freedom
Follow the drinking gourd
Follow the drinking gourd
Follow the drinking gourd
For the old man is a-waiting for to carry you to freedom
Follow the drinking gourd
When the riverbank makes a mighty true road
Dead trees mark your way
Left foot, peg foot, traveling on
Follow the drinking gourd
Follow the drinking gourd
Follow the drinking gourd
For the old man is a-waiting for to carry you to freedom
Follow the drinking gourd
When the river ends between two hills
Follow the drinking gourd
For the old man is a-waiting for to carry you to freedom
Follow the drinking gourd
Follow the drinking gourd
Follow the drinking gourd
For the old man is a-waiting for to carry you to freedom
Follow the drinking gourd
For the old man is a-waiting for to carry you to freedom
Follow the drinking gourd
Eric Bibb · Linda Tillery · Taj Mahal
When the sun comes back and the first quail calls
Follow the drinking gourd
For the old man is a-waiting for to carry you to freedom
Follow the drinking gourd
Follow the drinking gourd
Follow the drinking gourd
For the old man is a-waiting for to carry you to freedom
Follow the drinking gourd
When the riverbank makes a mighty true road
Dead trees mark your way
Left foot, peg foot, traveling on
Follow the drinking gourd
Follow the drinking gourd
Follow the drinking gourd
For the old man is a-waiting for to carry you to freedom
Follow the drinking gourd
When the river ends between two hills
Follow the drinking gourd
For the old man is a-waiting for to carry you to freedom
Follow the drinking gourd
Follow the drinking gourd
Follow the drinking gourd
For the old man is a-waiting for to carry you to freedom
Follow the drinking gourd
For the old man is a-waiting for to carry you to freedom
Follow the drinking gourd
inviata da Pluck - 3/12/2025 - 08:28
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Prima metà del XIX secolo.
Prima pubblicazione risalente al 1928
“The Big Dipper”, “Il Grande Mestolo”, è il nome che in America viene dato alla costellazione dell’Orsa Maggiore, il nostro “Grande Carro”.
Gli schiavi neri la chiamavano “The Drinking Gourd”, letteralmente “La Zucca per Bere”, con riferimento alle borracce fatte con zucche cave che venivano utilizzate per il trasporto dell’acqua durante i lunghi cammini. Erano le sue stelle ad orientare la loro fuga dagli Stati del sud verso la libertà.
Pare che “Follow the Drinking Gourd” fosse il canto preferito da Harriet Tubman, l’eroica “Mosè Nera”, quando nella prima metà dell’800 accompagnava nottetempo, lungo le segrete vie dell’Underground Railroad, i suoi fratelli nelle estenuanti marce verso gli Stati liberi del nord.
Sicuramente il testo della canzone rivela una vera e propria mappa che consentiva ai fuggiaschi che partivano dall’Alabama di raggiungere il fiume Ohio e la libertà.
“Follow the Drinking Gourd” fu nel tempo registrata in decine e decine di dischi e pubblicata in dozzine di songbook. Ebbe pure – com’è ovvio - un ruolo importante durante il movimento per i diritti civili negli anni 50 e 60.
Rimando alla pagina dedicata alla canzone per ogni ulteriore approfondimento.