I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night
Alfred HayesOriginale | NORVEGESE / NORWEGIAN |
I DREAMED I SAW JOE HILL LAST NIGHT I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night, Alive as you and me. Says I "But Joe, you're ten years dead" "I never died" said he, "I never died" said he. "In Salt Lake, Joe," says I to him, him standing by my bed, "They framed you on a murder charge," Says Joe, "But I ain't dead," Says Joe, "But I ain't dead." "The Copper Bosses killed you Joe, they shot you Joe" says I. "Takes more than guns to kill a man" Says Joe "I didn't die" Says Joe "I didn't die" And standing there as big as life and smiling with his eyes. Says Joe "What they can never kill went on to organize, went on to organize" From San Diego up to Maine, in every mine and mill, where working-men defend their rights, it's there you find Joe Hill, it's there you find Joe Hill! I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night, alive as you and me. Says I "But Joe, you're ten years dead" "I never died" said he, "I never died" said he. | JOE HILL Jeg drømte om Joe Hill i natt, i live sto han fram. Jeg sa: «Men Joe, du er jo død.» «Jeg lever», svarte han. «I Salt Lake City, Joe» sa jeg og stirret dit han sto, «der siktet de deg for et mord!» Han sa: «Jeg lever jo.» «Men gruvekakser drepte deg, de skjøt deg, Joe» sa jeg. «Til det trengs mer enn skudd,» sa han, «de drepte ikke meg.» Og som han sto her, full av kraft og smilte ganske lett, sa Joe: «De drepte ikke det som ble foreningsrett.» |