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Talkin' World War lll Blues by Bob Dylan
Lyrics & Translation
English
Some time ago a crazy dream came to me
I dreamt I was walkin' into World War Three
I went to the doctor the very next day
To see what kinda words he could say
He said it was a bad dream
I wouldn't worry 'bout it none, though
They were my own dreams and they're only in my head
I said, "Hold it, Doc, a World War passed through my brain"
He said, "Nurse, get your pad, this boy's insane"
He grabbed my arm, I said, "Ouch!"
As I landed on the psychiatric couch
He said, "Tell me about it"
Well, the whole thing started at 3 o'clock fast
It was all over by quarter past
I was down in the sewer with some little lover
When I peeked out from a manhole cover
Wondering who turned the lights on
Well, I got up and walked around
And up and down the lonesome town
I stood a-wondering which way to go
I lit a cigarette on a parking meter and walked on down the road
It was a normal day
Well, I rung the fallout shelter bell
And I leaned my head and I gave a yell
"Give me a string bean, I'm a hungry man"
A shotgun fired and away I ran
I don't blame them too much though
They didn't know me
Down at the corner by a hot-dog stand
I seen a man
I said, "Howdy friend, I guess there's just us two"
He screamed a bit and away he flew
Thought I was a Communist
Well, I spied me a girl and before she could leave
"Let's go and play Adam and Eve"
I took her by the hand and my heart it was thumpin'
When she said, "Hey man, you crazy or sumpin'
You see what happened last time they started"
Well, I seen a Cadillac window uptown
And there was nobody aroun'
I got into the driver's seat
And I drove down to 42nd Street
In my Cadillac. Good car to drive after a war
Well, I remember seein' some ad
So I turned on my Conelrad
But I didn't pay my Con Ed bill
So the radio didn't work so well
Turned on my record player—
It was Rock-a-day Johnny singin', "Tell Your Ma, Tell Your Pa
Our Love's A-gonna Grow Ooh-wah, Ooh-wah"
I was feelin' kinda lonesome and blue
I needed somebody to talk to
So I called up the operator of time
Just to hear a voice of some kind
"When you hear the beep it will be three o'clock"
She said that for over an hour
And I hung up
Well, the doctor interrupted me just about then
Sayin', "Hey I've been havin' the same old dreams
But mine was a little different you see
I dreamt that the only person left after the war was me
I didn't see you around"
Well, now time passed and now it seems
Everybody's having them dreams
Everybody sees themselves
Walkin' around with no one else
Half of the people can be part right all of the time
Some of the people can be all right part of the time
But all of the people can't be all right all of the time
I think Abraham Lincoln said that
"I'll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours"
I said that
Spanish translations are provided by the LyricVerse team.
Spanish translation of Talkin' World War lll Blues by Bob Dylan
Talkin' World War lll Blues* (original Bob Dylan)
Some time ago a crazy dream came to me
I dreamt I was walkin' into World War Three
I went to the doctor the very next day
To see what kinda words he could say
He said it was a bad dream
I wouldn't worry 'bout it none, though
They were my own dreams and they're only in my head
I said, "Hold it, Doc, a World War passed through my brain"
He said, "Nurse, get your pad, this boy's insane"
He grabbed my arm, I said, "Ouch!"
As I landed on the psychiatric couch
He said, "Tell me about it"
Well, the whole thing started at 3 o'clock fast
It was all over by quarter past
I was down in the sewer with some little lover
When I peeked out from a manhole cover
Wondering who turned the lights on
Well, I got up and walked around
And up and down the lonesome town
I stood a-wondering which way to go
I lit a cigarette on a parking meter and walked on down the road
It was a normal day
Well, I rung the fallout shelter bell
And I leaned my head and I gave a yell
"Give me a string bean, I'm a hungry man"
A shotgun fired and away I ran
I don't blame them too much though
They didn't know me
Down at the corner by a hot-dog stand
I seen a man
I said, "Howdy friend, I guess there's just us two"
He screamed a bit and away he flew
Thought I was a Communist
Well, I spied me a girl and before she could leave
"Let's go and play Adam and Eve"
I took her by the hand and my heart it was thumpin'
When she said, "Hey man, you crazy or sumpin'
You see what happened last time they started"
Well, I seen a Cadillac window uptown
And there was nobody aroun'
I got into the driver's seat
And I drove down to 42nd Street
In my Cadillac. Good car to drive after a war
Well, I remember seein' some ad
So I turned on my Conelrad
But I didn't pay my Con Ed bill
So the radio didn't work so well
Turned on my record player—
It was Rock-a-day Johnny singin', "Tell Your Ma, Tell Your Pa
Our Love's A-gonna Grow Ooh-wah, Ooh-wah"
I was feelin' kinda lonesome and blue
I needed somebody to talk to
So I called up the operator of time
Just to hear a voice of some kind
"When you hear the beep it will be three o'clock"
She said that for over an hour
And I hung up
Well, the doctor interrupted me just about then
Sayin', "Hey I've been havin' the same old dreams
But mine was a little different you see
I dreamt that the only person left after the war was me
I didn't see you around"
Well, now time passed and now it seems
Everybody's having them dreams
Everybody sees themselves
Walkin' around with no one else
Half of the people can be part right all of the time
Some of the people can be all right part of the time
But all of the people can't be all right all of the time
I think Abraham Lincoln said that
"I'll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours"
I said that
Talkin' World War lll Blues (traducción LyricVerse Team)
Hace algún tiempo un sueño loco me llegó
Soñé que estaba caminando hacia la Tercera Guerra Mundial
Fui al doctor al día siguiente
Para ver qué tipo de palabras podía decir
Dijo que era un mal sueño
Que no me preocupara para nada, sin embargo
Eran mis propios sueños y solo están en mi cabeza
Dije, "Espere, Doc, una Guerra Mundial pasó por mi cerebro"
Dijo, "Enfermera, traiga su libreta, este chico está loco"
Me agarró el brazo, dije, "¡Ay!"
Mientras aterrizaba en el diván psiquiátrico
Dijo, "Cuéntame sobre ello"
Bueno, todo empezó rápido a las tres en punto
Todo había terminado un cuarto de hora después
Estaba en la alcantarilla con alguna pequeña amante
Cuando me asomé por una tapa de alcantarilla
Preguntándome quién encendió las luces
Bueno, me levanté y caminé
Y arriba y abajo por la solitaria ciudad
Me quedé preguntándome qué camino tomar
Encendí un cigarrillo en un parquímetro y seguí por el camino
Era un día normal
Bueno, toqué la campana del refugio antiaéreo
E incliné la cabeza y di un grito
"Denme una judía verde, soy un hombre hambriento"
Una escopeta disparó y salí corriendo
No los culpo demasiado, sin embargo
No me conocían
En la esquina, junto a un puesto de perritos calientes
Vi a un hombre
Dije, "Hola amigo, supongo que solo estamos nosotros dos"
Gritó un poco y salió volando
Pensó que era un comunista
Bueno, vi a una chica y antes de que pudiera irse
"Vamos a jugar a Adán y Eva"
La tomé de la mano y mi corazón estaba latiendo
Cuando ella dijo, "Oye, ¿estás loco o algo así?
Ya ves lo que pasó la última vez que empezaron"
Bueno, vi una ventana de Cadillac en la zona alta
Y no había nadie alrededor
Me senté en el asiento del conductor
Y conduje hasta la Calle 42
En mi Cadillac. Buen coche para conducir después de una guerra
Bueno, recuerdo haber visto algún anuncio
Así que encendí mi Conelrad
Pero no pagué mi factura de Con Ed
Así que la radio no funcionaba tan bien
Encendí mi tocadiscos—
Era Rock-a-day Johnny cantando, "Dile a tu mamá, dile a tu papá
Nuestro amor va a crecer Ooh-wah, Ooh-wah"
Me sentía un poco solo y triste
Necesitaba a alguien con quien hablar
Así que llamé a la operadora del tiempo
Solo para escuchar una voz de algún tipo
"Cuando escuche el pitido serán las tres en punto"
Dijo eso durante más de una hora
Y colgué
Bueno, el doctor me interrumpió justo entonces
Diciendo, "Oye, he estado teniendo los mismos viejos sueños
Pero el mío era un poco diferente, ¿ves?
Soñé que la única persona que quedaba después de la guerra era yo
No te vi por aquí"
Bueno, ahora el tiempo pasó y ahora parece
Todo el mundo está teniendo esos sueños
Todo el mundo se ve a sí mismo
Caminando sin nadie más
La mitad de la gente puede tener razón parte del tiempo
Algunas personas pueden estar bien parte del tiempo
Pero toda la gente no puede estar bien todo el tiempo
Creo que Abraham Lincoln dijo eso
"Te dejaré estar en mis sueños si yo puedo estar en los tuyos"
Yo dije eso
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