And you, Old Gypsy,
Where do you come from?
I come
From a country
That isn’t there anymore..
….
[from “Les Gitans”, a song by Dalida]
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Posted by: xeper | May 19, 2008
And You, Old Gypsy..
Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: country, Dalida, no more, ruminations, song, songs, They said.., translation
The song in Italian, Dalida was young, focused on the passion in the song:
Later, she’d grow older and sing the same song, but focused on the nostagia of the song. I heard it in French, where it says:
The original says..
~~
Et toi, Vieux Gitan,
D’oú viens-tu?
Je vient
D’un pays
Qui n’existe plus..
~~~~
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The translation in English is my own.
By: xeper on May 19, 2008
at 4:26 am