I been in the storm so long
You know I been in the storm so long,
Singing, Oh Lord, give me more time to pray
I been in the storm so long.
This is a needy time,
Singing, this is a needy time
Singing, Oh Lord, give me more time to pray
I been in the storm so long.
I am a motherless child
Singing, I am a mother less child,
Singing, Oh Lord, give me more time to pray,
I been in the storm so long.
Lord, I need you now
Lord, I need you now,
Singing, Oh Lord, give me more time to pray,
I been in the storm so long.
I been in the storm so long,
Singing I been in the storm so long
Singing, Oh Lord, give me more time to pray,
I been in the storm so long.
You know I been in the storm so long,
Singing, Oh Lord, give me more time to pray
I been in the storm so long.
This is a needy time,
Singing, this is a needy time
Singing, Oh Lord, give me more time to pray
I been in the storm so long.
I am a motherless child
Singing, I am a mother less child,
Singing, Oh Lord, give me more time to pray,
I been in the storm so long.
Lord, I need you now
Lord, I need you now,
Singing, Oh Lord, give me more time to pray,
I been in the storm so long.
I been in the storm so long,
Singing I been in the storm so long
Singing, Oh Lord, give me more time to pray,
I been in the storm so long.
inviata da Bernart Bartleby - 17/2/2017 - 22:17
Lingua: Inglese (African American Vernacular English (AAVE), o Ebonics)
Su Mudcat Café trovo una versione certamente più antica della precedente, solo che la fonte è piuttosto generica perchè “Songs of Zion” è il titolo di diverse raccolte di inni o libretti di canti religiosi adottati nelle chiese protestanti, metodiste in particolare, degli USA.
I BEEN IN DE STORM SO LONG
I been in de storm so long,
I been in de storm so long, chillun,
I been in de storm so long,
Oh, gimme little time to pray.
Oh, let me tell you, Mother, hown I come 'long,
Oh, gimme little time to pray,
With a hung down head and an achin' heart,
Oh, gimme little time to pray.
'Cause I been in de storm so long,
I been in de storm so long, chillun,
I been in de storm so long,
Oh, gimme little time to pray.
Now when I get to Heaven I'll take my seat,
Oh, gimme little time to pray,
An-a cast my crown at my Jesus' feet,
Oh, gimme little time to pray.
I been in de storm so long,
I been in de storm so long, chillun,
I been in de storm so long,
Oh, gimme little time to pray.
I been in de storm so long,
I been in de storm so long, chillun,
I been in de storm so long,
Oh, gimme little time to pray.
Oh, let me tell you, Mother, hown I come 'long,
Oh, gimme little time to pray,
With a hung down head and an achin' heart,
Oh, gimme little time to pray.
'Cause I been in de storm so long,
I been in de storm so long, chillun,
I been in de storm so long,
Oh, gimme little time to pray.
Now when I get to Heaven I'll take my seat,
Oh, gimme little time to pray,
An-a cast my crown at my Jesus' feet,
Oh, gimme little time to pray.
I been in de storm so long,
I been in de storm so long, chillun,
I been in de storm so long,
Oh, gimme little time to pray.
inviata da Bernart Bartleby - 17/2/2017 - 22:20
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