William Butler Yeats Visits Lincoln Park And Escapes Unscathed

Phil Ochs

Originale	Versione italiana di Riccardo Venturi
WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS VISITS LINCOLN PARK AND ESCAPES UNSCATHED	WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS VISITA IL LINCOLN PARK E NE FUGGE INCOLUME
As I went out one evening to take the evening air	Uscito una sera per prender l'aria vespertina
I was blessed by a blood-red moon	Fui benedetto dal saluto d'una luna rosso sangue,
In Lincoln Park the dark was turning	Nel Lincoln Park stava calando il buio
I spied a fair young maiden and a flame was in her eyes	Scorsi una bella fanciulla con una fiamma negli occhi,
And on her face lay the steel blue skies	Sul suo viso i cieli d'un azzurro freddo come acciaio
Of Lincoln Park, the dark was turning... turning	Del Lincoln Park, calava il buio, calava...
They spread their sheets upon the ground just like a wandering tribe	Stesero i lenzuoli sul terreno proprio come una tribù errante
And the wise men walked in their Robespierre robes	E i saggi camminavano vestiti da Robespierre
Through Lincoln Park the dark was turning	Calava il buio su tutto il Lincoln Park
The towers trapped and trembling, and the boats were tossed about	Le torri intrappolate e tremanti, le barche scosse qua e là
When the fog rolled in and the gas rolled out	Quando la nebbia rotolò dentro e il gas rotolò fuori
From Lincoln Park the dark was turning	Calavano le tenebre dal Lincoln Park
Like wild horses freed at last we took the streets of wine	Come cavalli selvaggi alfine liberati, prendemmo le strade dove si beve
But I searched in vain for she stayed behind	Ma cercai invano, perché lei era rimasta indietro
In Lincoln Park the dark was turning… turning	Calava il buio nel Lincoln Park...calava...
I'll go back to the city where I can be alone	Tornerò in quella città dove posso stare solo
And tell my friend she lies in stone	E dirò al mio amico che lei giace sepolta
In Lincoln Park the dark was turning.	Calava il buio nel Lincoln Park.
Phil Ochs - Where Were You In Chicago?	Phil Ochs – Dov'eri, a Chicago?
Oh, where were you in Chicago?	Oh, dov'eri a Chicago?
You know I didn't see you there	Lo sai che non ti ci ho visto,
I didn't see them crack your head or breathe the tear gas air	Non li ho visti romperti la testa o respirare i lacrimogeni
Oh, where were you in Chicago?	Oh, dov'eri a Chicago
When the fight was being fought	Mentre si combatteva la battaglia?
Oh, where were you in Chicago?	Dov'eri a Chicago?
'Cause I was in Detroit.	Perché io ero a Detroit.
"That's about the movement psychology."	“Questa è sulla psicologia del movimento”.