Dirty Old Town
Ewan MacColl| Original | Vieille ville de merde - La versione francese di Gilles Servat... |
| DIRTY OLD TOWN I found my love 'neath the gasworks croft falls Dreamed a dream by the old canal Kissed my girl by the factory wall Dirty old town, dirty old town Clouds are drifting across the moon Cats are prowling on their beat Springs a girl in the streets at night Dirty old town, dirty old town Heard a siren from the dock Saw a train set the night on fire Smelled the smoke on the Salford wind (1) Dirty old town, dirty old town I'm going to take a good sharp ax Shining steel tempered in the fire We'll chop you down like an old dead tree Dirty old town, dirty old town | VIEILLE VILLE DE MERDE (DIRTY OLD TOWN) Premier amour près de l´usine à gaz Premiers rêves près du vieux canal Premiers baisers près de la raffinerie Vieille ville de merde Vieille ville de merde J´ai entendu la sirène des docks Vu le pétrole mettre la nuit en feu Senti le printemps dans les fumées du vent Vieille ville de merde Vieille ville de merde Clouds are drifting across the moon Cats are prowling on their beat Spring´s a girl on the streets at night Dirty old town Dirty old town I´m gonna make a good sharp axe Shining steel tempered in the fire I´ll chop you down like an old dead tree Dirty old town Dirty old town |
(1) Il verso non piacque alle autorità municipali di Salford e MacColl accondiscese a cambiarlo in “smelled the spring on the smoky wind”… |
