Blonde on Blonde (1966)
I Want you
Bob Dylan
I Want you
Testo
Testo
The guilty undertaker sighs
The lonesome organ grinder cries
The silver saxophones say I should refuse you
The cracked bells and washed-out horns
Blow into my face with scorn
But it’s not that way
I wasn’t born to lose you
I want you, I want you
I want you so bad
Honey, I want you
The drunken politician leaps
Upon the street where mothers weep
And the saviors who are fast asleep, they wait for you
And I wait for them to interrupt
Me drinkin’ from my broken cup
And ask me to
Open up the gate for you
I want you, I want you
I want you so bad
Honey, I want you
How all my fathers, they’ve gone down
True love they’ve been without it
But all their daughters put me down
’Cause I don’t think about it
Well, I return to the Queen of Spades
And talk with my chambermaid
She knows that I’m not afraid to look at her
She is good to me
And there’s nothing she doesn’t see
She knows where I’d like to be
But it doesn’t matter
I want you, I want you
I want you so bad
Honey, I want you
Now your dancing child with his Chinese suit
He spoke to me, I took his flute
No, I wasn’t very cute to him, was I?
But I did it, though, because he lied
Because he took you for a ride
And because time was on his side
And because I
I want you, I want you
I want you so bad
Honey, I want you
The lonesome organ grinder cries
The silver saxophones say I should refuse you
The cracked bells and washed-out horns
Blow into my face with scorn
But it’s not that way
I wasn’t born to lose you
I want you, I want you
I want you so bad
Honey, I want you
The drunken politician leaps
Upon the street where mothers weep
And the saviors who are fast asleep, they wait for you
And I wait for them to interrupt
Me drinkin’ from my broken cup
And ask me to
Open up the gate for you
I want you, I want you
I want you so bad
Honey, I want you
How all my fathers, they’ve gone down
True love they’ve been without it
But all their daughters put me down
’Cause I don’t think about it
Well, I return to the Queen of Spades
And talk with my chambermaid
She knows that I’m not afraid to look at her
She is good to me
And there’s nothing she doesn’t see
She knows where I’d like to be
But it doesn’t matter
I want you, I want you
I want you so bad
Honey, I want you
Now your dancing child with his Chinese suit
He spoke to me, I took his flute
No, I wasn’t very cute to him, was I?
But I did it, though, because he lied
Because he took you for a ride
And because time was on his side
And because I
I want you, I want you
I want you so bad
Honey, I want you
Ti Voglio
Traduzione
Traduzione
Il becchino colpevole sospira
il suonatore solitario di organetto piange
i sassofoni d'argento dicono che dovrei rifiutarti
Le campane scheggiate e i corni sbiaditi
soffiano sul mio viso con disprezzo
Ma non è così che deve andare
Non sono nato per perderti
Ti voglio, ti voglio
ti voglio da soffrire,
dolcezza, ti voglio
Il politicante ubriaco salta
sulla strada dove madri piangono
e i salvatori quasi addormentati ti aspettano
E io li aspetto perché interrompano
il mio bere dalla coppa scheggiata
chiedendomi
di aprirti il cancello
Ti voglio, ti voglio
ti voglio da soffrire,
dolcezza, ti voglio
Come tutti i miei padri, se ne sono andati
con il vero amore, senza averlo
Ma tutte le loro figlie mi incolpano
di non pensarci abbastanza
Ritorno dalla Regina di Picche
e parlo con la mia cameriera
Lei sa che non ho paura di guardarla
E' buona con me
e non c'è nulla che le sfugga
Sa bene dove mi piacerebbe essere
Ma non importa
Ti voglio, ti voglio,
ti voglio da soffrire
dolcezza, ti voglio
Ora il tuo figlio ballerino con il vestito cinese
ha parlato con me, io gli ho preso il flauto
No, non sono stato molto gentile, vero?
Ho dovuto farlo perché mi ha mentito
perchè ti ha ingannata
e perchè il tempo era dalla sua
E perchè io
Ti voglio, ti voglio,
ti voglio da soffrire,
dolcezza, ti voglio
il suonatore solitario di organetto piange
i sassofoni d'argento dicono che dovrei rifiutarti
Le campane scheggiate e i corni sbiaditi
soffiano sul mio viso con disprezzo
Ma non è così che deve andare
Non sono nato per perderti
Ti voglio, ti voglio
ti voglio da soffrire,
dolcezza, ti voglio
Il politicante ubriaco salta
sulla strada dove madri piangono
e i salvatori quasi addormentati ti aspettano
E io li aspetto perché interrompano
il mio bere dalla coppa scheggiata
chiedendomi
di aprirti il cancello
Ti voglio, ti voglio
ti voglio da soffrire,
dolcezza, ti voglio
Come tutti i miei padri, se ne sono andati
con il vero amore, senza averlo
Ma tutte le loro figlie mi incolpano
di non pensarci abbastanza
Ritorno dalla Regina di Picche
e parlo con la mia cameriera
Lei sa che non ho paura di guardarla
E' buona con me
e non c'è nulla che le sfugga
Sa bene dove mi piacerebbe essere
Ma non importa
Ti voglio, ti voglio,
ti voglio da soffrire
dolcezza, ti voglio
Ora il tuo figlio ballerino con il vestito cinese
ha parlato con me, io gli ho preso il flauto
No, non sono stato molto gentile, vero?
Ho dovuto farlo perché mi ha mentito
perchè ti ha ingannata
e perchè il tempo era dalla sua
E perchè io
Ti voglio, ti voglio,
ti voglio da soffrire,
dolcezza, ti voglio
I Want you
note e significato
note e significato
La traduzione di I want you è, come spesso accade con le canzoni di Dylan, parecchio difficile. Ad esempio, "organ grinder" significa "suonatore di organetto" ma anche "orchestratore" nel senso di persona alla quale spettano le decisioni importanti. "To take somebody for a ride" può voler dire "ingannare" ma anche "portare a fare un giro".
I Want you
tablatura e accordi
tablatura e accordi
F
The guilty undertaker sighs,
Am
The lonesome organ grinder cries,
Dm C
The silver saxophones say I should refuse you.
Bb
The cracked bells and washed-out horns
C
Blow into my face with scorn,
Dm
But it's not that way,
C
I wasn't born to lose you.
F Am
I want you, I want you,
Dm C
I want you so bad,
F
Honey, I want you.
F
The drunken politician leaps
Am
Upon the street where mothers weep
Dm
And the saviors who are fast asleep,
C
They wait for you.
Bb
And I wait for them to interrupt
C
Me drinkin' from that broken cup
Dm
And ask me to
C
Open up the gate for you.
F Am
I want you, I want you,
Dm C
I want you so bad,
F
Honey, I want you.
Am
Now all my fathers, they've gone down,
Dm
True love they've been without it.
Am
But all their daughters put me down
Bb C
'Cause I don't think about it.
F
Well, I return to the Queen of Spades
Am
And talk with my chambermaid.
Dm
She knows that I'm not afraid
C
To look at her
Bb
She is good to me
C
And there's nothing she doesn't see.
Dm
She knows where I'd like to be
C
But it doesn't matter.
F Am
I want you, I want you,
Dm C
I want you so bad
F
Honey, I want you.
F
Now your dancing child with his Chinese suit,
Am
He spoke to me, I took his flute.
Dm
No, I wasn't very cute to him,
C
Was I?
Bb
But I did it, though, because he lied
C
Because he took you for a ride
Dm
And because tine was on his side
C
And because I...
F Am
I want you, I want you,
Dm C
I want you so bad
F
Honey, I want you.
The guilty undertaker sighs,
Am
The lonesome organ grinder cries,
Dm C
The silver saxophones say I should refuse you.
Bb
The cracked bells and washed-out horns
C
Blow into my face with scorn,
Dm
But it's not that way,
C
I wasn't born to lose you.
F Am
I want you, I want you,
Dm C
I want you so bad,
F
Honey, I want you.
F
The drunken politician leaps
Am
Upon the street where mothers weep
Dm
And the saviors who are fast asleep,
C
They wait for you.
Bb
And I wait for them to interrupt
C
Me drinkin' from that broken cup
Dm
And ask me to
C
Open up the gate for you.
F Am
I want you, I want you,
Dm C
I want you so bad,
F
Honey, I want you.
Am
Now all my fathers, they've gone down,
Dm
True love they've been without it.
Am
But all their daughters put me down
Bb C
'Cause I don't think about it.
F
Well, I return to the Queen of Spades
Am
And talk with my chambermaid.
Dm
She knows that I'm not afraid
C
To look at her
Bb
She is good to me
C
And there's nothing she doesn't see.
Dm
She knows where I'd like to be
C
But it doesn't matter.
F Am
I want you, I want you,
Dm C
I want you so bad
F
Honey, I want you.
F
Now your dancing child with his Chinese suit,
Am
He spoke to me, I took his flute.
Dm
No, I wasn't very cute to him,
C
Was I?
Bb
But I did it, though, because he lied
C
Because he took you for a ride
Dm
And because tine was on his side
C
And because I...
F Am
I want you, I want you,
Dm C
I want you so bad
F
Honey, I want you.