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Soldier

Procol Harum
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Procol Harum

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“Soldier” starts pensive and it’s a solid Procol Harum old fashion melody. Everything is as it was during “Shine on Brightly”, – powerful, melodic, haunting, and Whitehorn once again slips into a perfect lead guitar role with that signature Hammond-organ riding the finale with beautiful horns. Pete Brown takes a respectable lyrical page from Keith Reid with political-sturdy verses. No pomposity. This one has an emotional melody that is relevant and time and care to this music: applied. No one in rock music since 1967 has ever approached the literate rock of this band and how it marries their intense music and arrangement to the presentation. Some come close, Van der Graaf Generator, King Crimson, PFM (but what they lack is a solid foundation in the blues - that which Procol Harum possesses and understands). Potency…that’s the word that best describes Procol Harum yesterday…and today as well !

soldier
The sky has no end tonight
Clear view beyond the stars
Daylight in the early dawn
There's no-one left unscarred
Sand is drying up the tears
Burnt shells soaking up the sun
The generals laughing with no fear
Because their work is done

Liquid gold was in their sights
Paid with blood by infantry
Giant statues ripped and torn
All engineered so brilliantly
Back home it's the Wild West
Children sleeping in their beds
Grown men that passed the test
Now free to go and wed

I'm through with the fighting
All the terror and the pain
I've seen the lightning
Felt the thunder and the rain
The silver birds come screaming
Painting blood right through the skies
Still I worry, and I wonder
Wonder why

They tell us it's OK to kill
They're just vermin in the sand
Don't worry 'bout the blood you spill
You'll be forgiven by God's hand
The images etched behind their eyes
Will never fade away
Eternal buildings turned to dust
In just one day..

I'm through with the fighting
All the terror and the pain
I've seen the lightning
Felt the thunder and the rain
The silver birds come screaming
Painting blood right through the skies
Still I worry, and I wonder
Wonder why ..

Contributed by giorgio - 2020/6/1 - 16:36



Language: Italian

Versione italiana
SOLDATO

Il cielo sembra proprio infinito stanotte
visibilità chiara oltre le stelle
Luce a giorno quasi prima dell'alba
Nessuno che sia rimasto illeso
la sabbia sta asciugando le lacrime
come croste esposte al sole
I generali intanto se la ridono senza paura
perché il loro bel lavoro è finito

L'oro nero era il loro scopo,
pagato col sangue dalla fanteria
Statue giganti demolite e fatte a pezzi
tutto progettato così brillantemente
il ritorno a casa è un selvaggio West,
bambini che dormono nei loro letti
e uomini cresciuti che avendo superato la prova
sono ora liberi di andare a sposarsi

Ho chiuso coi combattimenti,
con tutto il terrore e il dolore
ho visto il lampo,
ho incassato il tuono e la pioggia
uccelli di metallo che piombavano urlando
dipingendo sangue attraverso il cielo
Ancora in ansia mi chiedo..
..mi chiedo perché

Ci dicono che uccidere è normale..
Sono solo dei parassiti nella sabbia
Non ti preoccupare per il sangue che versi
sarai perdonato dalla benevolenza di Dio
Le immagini scolpite dietro i loro occhi
non svaniranno mai,
edifici eterni trasformati in polvere
in un solo giorno ..

Ho chiuso coi combattimenti,
E con tutto il terrore e il dolore
Mi ha abbagliato il lampo,
ho inghiottito il tuono e la pioggia,
uccelli di metallo che piombavano urlando
dipingendo sangue giù dal cielo
Ancora in ansia mi chiedo..
..mi chiedo ancora perché.. ?

Contributed by giorgio - 2020/6/1 - 16:44




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