1982
14:18
Official Music Video
Telegraph Road by Dire Straits
Lyrics & Translation
English
A long time ago came a man on a track
Walking thirty miles with a sack on his back
And he put down his load
Where he thought it was the best
He made a home in the wilderness
He built a cabin and a winter store
And he plowed up the ground by the cold lake shore
And the other travelers came walking down the track
And they never went further, no
They never went back
Then came the churches, then came the schools
Then came the lawyers, and then came the rules
Then came the trains and the trucks with their loads
And the dirty old track was the telegraph road
Then came the mines, then came the ore
Then there was the hard times, then there was a war
Telegraph sang a song about the world outside
Telegraph road got so deep and so wide
Like a rolling river
And my radio says tonight it's gonna freeze
People driving home from the factories
There's six lanes of traffic
Three lanes moving slow
I used to like to go to work, but they shut it down
I've got a right to go to work
But there's no work here to be found
Yes, and they say we're gonna have to pay what's owed
We're gonna have to reap
From some seed that's been sowed
And the birds up on the wires and the telegraph poles
They can always fly away from this rain and this cold
You can hear them singing out their telegraph code
All the way down the telegraph road
You know, I'd sooner forget
But I remember those nights
When life was just a bet on a race
Between the lights
You had your head on my shoulder
You had your hand in my hair
Now you act a little colder
Like you don't seem to care
But believe in me, baby, and I'll take you away
From out of this darkness and into the day
From these rivers of headlights, these rivers of rain
From the anger that lives on the streets with these names
'Cause I've run every red light on memory lane
I've seen desperation explode into flames
And I don't want to see it again
From all of these signs saying, "Sorry, but we're closed"
All the way
Down the telegraph road
Spanish translations are provided by the LyricVerse team.
Spanish translation of Telegraph Road by Dire Straits
Telegraph Road* (original Dire Straits)
A long time ago came a man on a track
Walking thirty miles with a sack on his back
And he put down his load
Where he thought it was the best
He made a home in the wilderness
He built a cabin and a winter store
And he plowed up the ground by the cold lake shore
And the other travelers came walking down the track
And they never went further, no
They never went back
Then came the churches, then came the schools
Then came the lawyers, and then came the rules
Then came the trains and the trucks with their loads
And the dirty old track was the telegraph road
Then came the mines, then came the ore
Then there was the hard times, then there was a war
Telegraph sang a song about the world outside
Telegraph road got so deep and so wide
Like a rolling river
And my radio says tonight it's gonna freeze
People driving home from the factories
There's six lanes of traffic
Three lanes moving slow
I used to like to go to work, but they shut it down
I've got a right to go to work
But there's no work here to be found
Yes, and they say we're gonna have to pay what's owed
We're gonna have to reap
From some seed that's been sowed
And the birds up on the wires and the telegraph poles
They can always fly away from this rain and this cold
You can hear them singing out their telegraph code
All the way down the telegraph road
You know, I'd sooner forget
But I remember those nights
When life was just a bet on a race
Between the lights
You had your head on my shoulder
You had your hand in my hair
Now you act a little colder
Like you don't seem to care
But believe in me, baby, and I'll take you away
From out of this darkness and into the day
From these rivers of headlights, these rivers of rain
From the anger that lives on the streets with these names
'Cause I've run every red light on memory lane
I've seen desperation explode into flames
And I don't want to see it again
From all of these signs saying, "Sorry, but we're closed"
All the way
Down the telegraph road
Telegraph Road (traducción LyricVerse Team)
Hace mucho tiempo llegó un hombre por un sendero
Caminando treinta millas con un saco a cuestas
Y dejó su carga
Donde pensó que era lo mejor
Hizo un hogar en la naturaleza
Construyó una cabaña y un almacén de invierno
Y aró la tierra junto a la fría orilla del lago
Y los otros viajeros llegaron caminando por el sendero
Y nunca fueron más lejos, no
Nunca regresaron
Luego vinieron las iglesias, luego vinieron las escuelas
Luego vinieron los abogados, y luego vinieron las reglas
Luego vinieron los trenes y los camiones con sus cargas
Y el viejo y sucio sendero era el camino del telégrafo
Luego vinieron las minas, luego vino el mineral
Luego hubo tiempos difíciles, luego hubo una guerra
El telégrafo cantó una canción sobre el mundo exterior
El camino del telégrafo se hizo tan profundo y tan ancho
Como un río que fluye
Y mi radio dice que esta noche va a helar
Gente volviendo a casa de las fábricas
Hay seis carriles de tráfico
Tres carriles moviéndose lento
Solía gustarme ir a trabajar, pero lo cerraron
Tengo derecho a ir a trabajar
Pero no hay trabajo aquí que encontrar
Sí, y dicen que vamos a tener que pagar lo que se debe
Vamos a tener que cosechar
De alguna semilla que ha sido sembrada
Y los pájaros en los cables y los postes del telégrafo
Siempre pueden volar lejos de esta lluvia y este frío
Puedes oírlos cantando su código telegráfico
Todo el camino por el camino del telégrafo
Sabes, preferiría olvidar
Pero recuerdo esas noches
Cuando la vida era solo una apuesta en una carrera
Entre las luces
Tenías tu cabeza en mi hombro
Tenías tu mano en mi pelo
Ahora actúas un poco más fría
Como si no te importara
Pero cree en mí, cariño, y te llevaré lejos
De esta oscuridad y hacia el día
De estos ríos de faros, estos ríos de lluvia
De la ira que vive en las calles con estos nombres
Porque he pasado todos los semáforos en rojo en el carril de la memoria
He visto la desesperación explotar en llamas
Y no quiero volver a verlo
De todas estas señales que dicen: "Lo sentimos, pero estamos cerrados"
Todo el camino
Por el camino del telégrafo
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