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Too Many Martyrs (Ballad Of Medgar Evers)

Phil Ochs
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TOO MANY MARTYRS (BALLAD OF MEDGAR EVERS)TROPPI MARTIRI
BALLATA DI MEDGAR EVERS
In the state of Mississippi many years ago
A boy of 14 years got a taste of southern law
He saw his friend a hanging and his color was his crime
And the blood upon his jacket left a brand upon his mind
Nello stato del Mississippi, molti anni fa
Un ragazzo di 14 anni assaggiò la legge del Sud
Vide un suo amico impiccato, e il suo crimine era il colore
E il sangue sulla giacchetta gli marchiò la mente
Too many martyrs and too many dead
Too many lies too many empty words were said
Too many times for too many angry men
Oh let it never be again
Troppi martiri, troppi morti
Troppe menzogne, troppe parole vuote son state dette
Troppe volte a causa di troppa gente arrabbiata
Non deve succedere mai più
His name was Medgar Evers and he walked his road alone
Like Emmett Till and thousands more whose names we'll never know
They tried to burn his home and they beat him to the ground
But deep inside they both knew what it took to bring him down
Si chiamava Medgar Evers e camminava da solo per strada
Come Emmett Till e altre migliaia di persone di cui non sapremo mai il nome
Tentarono di bruciargli la casa, lo gettarono a terra e lo picchiarono
Ma dentro di loro sapevano cosa ci voleva per abbatterlo
Too many martyrs and too many dead
Too many lies too many empty words were said
Too many times for too many angry men
Oh let it never be again
Troppi martiri, troppi morti
Troppe menzogne, troppe parole vuote son state dette
Troppe volte a causa di troppa gente arrabbiata
Non deve succedere mai più
The killer waited by his home hidden by the night
As Evers stepped out from his car into the rifle sight
he slowly squeezed the trigger, the bullet left his side
It struck the heart of every man when Evers fell and died.
L'assassino aspettava vicino a casa sua nascosto dal buio della notte
Quando Evers uscì dalla macchina si trovò sotto punteria
Premette piano il grilletto, il proiettile gli trapassò il fianco
E ognuno fu colpito al cuore quando Evers cadde e morì.
Too many martyrs and too many dead
Too many lies too many empty words were said
Too many times for too many angry men
Oh let it never be again
Troppi martiri, troppi morti
Troppe menzogne, troppe parole vuote son state dette
Troppe volte a causa di troppa gente arrabbiata
Non deve succedere mai più
And they laid him in his grave while the bugle sounded clear
laid him in his grave when the victory was near
While we waited for the future for freedom through the land
The country gained a killer and the country lost a man
Lo deposero nella tomba mentre la tromba risuonava chiara
Lo seppellirono quando la vittoria era ormai vicina
Mentre aspettavamo il futuro e la libertà in tutto il paese,
Il paese guadagnò un assassino, il paese perse un uomo
Too many martyrs and too many dead
Too many lies too many empty words were said
Too many times for too many angry men
Oh let it never be again
Troppi martiri, troppi morti
Troppe menzogne, troppe parole vuote son state dette
Troppe volte a causa di troppa gente arrabbiata
Non deve succedere mai più.


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