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My Back Pages by Bob Dylan
Lyrics & Translation
English
Crimson flames tied through my ears
Rollin' high and mighty traps
Pounced with fire on flaming roads
Using ideas as my maps
"We'll meet on edges, soon," said I
Proud 'neath heated brow
Ah, but I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now.
Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth
"Rip down all hate," I screamed
Lies that life is black and white
Spoke from my skull, I dreamed
Romantic facts of musketeers
Foundationed deep, somehow
Ah, but I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now.
Girls' faces formed the forward path
From phony jealousy
To memorizing politics
Of ancient history
Flung down by corpse evangelists
Unthought of, though, somehow
Ah, but I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now.
A self-ordained professor's tongue
Too serious to fool
Spouted out that liberty
Is just equality in school
"Equality," I spoke their word
As if a wedding vow
Ah, but I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now.
In a soldier's stance, I aimed my hand
At the mongrel dogs who teach
Fearing not I'd become my enemy
In the instant that I preach
My existence led by confusion boats
Mutiny from stern to bow
Ah, but I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now.
Yes, my guard stood hard when abstract threats
Too noble to neglect
Deceived me into thinking
I had something to protect
Good and bad, I define these terms
Quite clear, no doubt, somehow
Ah, but I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now.
Spanish translations are provided by the LyricVerse team.
Spanish translation of My Back Pages by Bob Dylan
My Back Pages* (original Bob Dylan)
Crimson flames tied through my ears
Rollin' high and mighty traps
Pounced with fire on flaming roads
Using ideas as my maps
"We'll meet on edges, soon," said I
Proud 'neath heated brow
Ah, but I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now.
Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth
"Rip down all hate," I screamed
Lies that life is black and white
Spoke from my skull, I dreamed
Romantic facts of musketeers
Foundationed deep, somehow
Ah, but I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now.
Girls' faces formed the forward path
From phony jealousy
To memorizing politics
Of ancient history
Flung down by corpse evangelists
Unthought of, though, somehow
Ah, but I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now.
A self-ordained professor's tongue
Too serious to fool
Spouted out that liberty
Is just equality in school
"Equality," I spoke their word
As if a wedding vow
Ah, but I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now.
In a soldier's stance, I aimed my hand
At the mongrel dogs who teach
Fearing not I'd become my enemy
In the instant that I preach
My existence led by confusion boats
Mutiny from stern to bow
Ah, but I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now.
Yes, my guard stood hard when abstract threats
Too noble to neglect
Deceived me into thinking
I had something to protect
Good and bad, I define these terms
Quite clear, no doubt, somehow
Ah, but I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now.
My Back Pages (traducción LyricVerse Team)
Llamas carmesí atadas a mis oídos
Rodando trampas altas y poderosas
Salté con fuego en caminos en llamas
Usando ideas como mis mapas
"Nos encontraremos en los límites, pronto," dije yo
Orgulloso bajo la frente acalorada
Ah, pero era mucho más viejo entonces
Soy más joven que eso ahora.
Prejuicio medio destrozado saltó
"Derriben todo el odio," grité
Mentiras de que la vida es blanco y negro
Hablaron desde mi cráneo, soñé
Hechos románticos de mosqueteros
Fundamentados profundamente, de alguna manera
Ah, pero era mucho más viejo entonces
Soy más joven que eso ahora.
Caras de chicas formaron el camino hacia adelante
De celos falsos
A memorizar la política
De la historia antigua
Arrojado por evangelistas cadáveres
Impensado, sin embargo, de alguna manera
Ah, pero era mucho más viejo entonces
Soy más joven que eso ahora.
La lengua de un profesor auto-ordenado
Demasiado serio para engañar
Soltó que la libertad
Es solo igualdad en la escuela
"Igualdad," pronuncié su palabra
Como si fuera un voto matrimonial
Ah, pero era mucho más viejo entonces
Soy más joven que eso ahora.
En postura de soldado, apunté mi mano
A los perros mestizos que enseñan
Sin temer que me convertiría en mi enemigo
En el instante en que predico
Mi existencia guiada por barcos de confusión
Motín de popa a proa
Ah, pero era mucho más viejo entonces
Soy más joven que eso ahora.
Sí, mi guardia se mantuvo firme cuando amenazas abstractas
Demasiado nobles para descuidar
Me engañaron haciéndome pensar
Que tenía algo que proteger
Bueno y malo, defino estos términos
Bastante claro, sin duda, de alguna manera
Ah, pero era mucho más viejo entonces
Soy más joven que eso ahora.
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