Cum poti spune ca esti singur
Si ca pt tine soarele nu straluceste
Lasa-ma sa te iau de mana
Si sa te conduc pe strazile Londrei
Am sa-ti arat ceva
Ce o sa te faca sa-ti schimbi gandul.
Sigur, nu se poate sa nu-ti fie mila de batranul erou uitat de toti sau de fata care nu are timp sa vorbeasca in timp ce-si cara tot avutul in doua sacose, dar e bine sa te gandesti cat de norocos esti ca nu ai soarta lor.
Am gasit si o alta interpretare, parca si mai calda, a lui Ralph Mc Tell, dar aici am preferat sa inserez videoclipul lui Roger Wittaker.
Versurile le-am gasit in mai multe versiuni, aici o sa le copiez pe cele care insotesc videoclipul lui RW
Roger Whittaker singing the beautiful song Streets of London.
Have you seen the old man
In the closed-down market
Kicking up the paper,
with his worn out shoes?
In his eyes you see no pride
And held loosely at his side
Yesterday's paper telling yesterday's news
(Chorus)
So how can you tell me you're lonely,
And say for you that the sun don't shine?
Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London
I'll show you something to make you change your mind
Have you seen the old girl
Who walks the streets of London
Dirt in her hair and her clothes in rags?
She's no time for talking,
She just keeps right on walking
Carrying her home in two carrier bags.
Chorus
In the all night cafe
At a quarter past eleven,
Same old man is sitting there on his own
Looking at the world
Over the rim of his tea-cup,
Each tea last an hour
Then he wanders home alone
Chorus
And have you seen the old man
Outside the seaman's mission
Memory fading with
The medal ribbons that he wears.
In our winter city,
The rain cries a little pity
For one more forgotten hero
And a world that doesn't care
Am mai auzit un alt cantec al lui Roger Whittaker pe un CD care contine muzica irlandeza, anume You Dirty Old Town
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