Desire (1976)
Isis
Bob Dylan
Isis
Testo
Testo
I married Isis
on the fifth day of May
But I could not hold
on to her very long
So I cut off my hair
and I rode straight away
For the wild unknown country
where I could not go wrong.
I came to a high place
of darkness and light
The dividing line
ran through the center of town
I hitched up my pony
to a post on the right
Went in to a laundry
to wash my clothes down.
A man in the corner
approached me for a match
I knew right away
he was not ordinary
He said: "Are you looking
for something easy to catch?"
I said: "I got no money".
He said: "That ain't necessary".
We set out that night
for the cold in the North
I gave him my blanket
he gave me his word
I said: "Where are we going?"
He said: "We'd be back by the fourth"
I said: "That's the best
news that I've ever heard".
I was thinking about turquoise
I was thinking about gold
I was thinking about diamonds
and the world's biggest necklace
As we rode through the canyons
through the devilish cold
I was thinking about Isis
how she thought I was so reckless.
How she told me
that one day we meet up again
And things would be different
the next time we wed
If I only could hang on
and just be her friend
I still can't remember
all the best things she said.
We came to the pyramids
all embedded in ice
He said: "There's a body
I'm trying to find
If I carry it out
it'll bring a good prize"
It was then that I knew
what he had on his mind.
The wind it was howling
and the snow was outrageous
We chopped through the night
and we chopped through the dawn
When he died I was hoping
that it wasn't contagious
But I made up my mind
that I had to go on.
I broke into the tomb
but the casket was empty
There was no jewels no nothing
I felt I'd been had
When I saw that my partner
was just being friendly
When I took up his offer
I must-a been mad.
I picked up his body
and I dragged him inside
Threw him down in the hole
and I put back the cover
I said a quick prayer
and I felt satisfied
Then I rode back to find Isis
just to tell her I love her.
She was there in the meadow
where the creek used to rise
Blinded by sleep
and in need of a bed
I came in from the East
with the sun in my eyes
I cursed her one time
then I rode on ahead.
She said: "Where ya been?"
I said: "No place special?"
She said: "You look different"
I said: "Well I guess"
She said: "You been gone"
I said: "That's only natural"
She said: "You gonna stay?"
I said: "If you want me to, Yeah: ".
Isis oh Isis
you mystical child
What drives me to you
is what drives me insane
I still can remember
the way that you smiled
On the fifth day of May
in the drizzling rain.
on the fifth day of May
But I could not hold
on to her very long
So I cut off my hair
and I rode straight away
For the wild unknown country
where I could not go wrong.
I came to a high place
of darkness and light
The dividing line
ran through the center of town
I hitched up my pony
to a post on the right
Went in to a laundry
to wash my clothes down.
A man in the corner
approached me for a match
I knew right away
he was not ordinary
He said: "Are you looking
for something easy to catch?"
I said: "I got no money".
He said: "That ain't necessary".
We set out that night
for the cold in the North
I gave him my blanket
he gave me his word
I said: "Where are we going?"
He said: "We'd be back by the fourth"
I said: "That's the best
news that I've ever heard".
I was thinking about turquoise
I was thinking about gold
I was thinking about diamonds
and the world's biggest necklace
As we rode through the canyons
through the devilish cold
I was thinking about Isis
how she thought I was so reckless.
How she told me
that one day we meet up again
And things would be different
the next time we wed
If I only could hang on
and just be her friend
I still can't remember
all the best things she said.
We came to the pyramids
all embedded in ice
He said: "There's a body
I'm trying to find
If I carry it out
it'll bring a good prize"
It was then that I knew
what he had on his mind.
The wind it was howling
and the snow was outrageous
We chopped through the night
and we chopped through the dawn
When he died I was hoping
that it wasn't contagious
But I made up my mind
that I had to go on.
I broke into the tomb
but the casket was empty
There was no jewels no nothing
I felt I'd been had
When I saw that my partner
was just being friendly
When I took up his offer
I must-a been mad.
I picked up his body
and I dragged him inside
Threw him down in the hole
and I put back the cover
I said a quick prayer
and I felt satisfied
Then I rode back to find Isis
just to tell her I love her.
She was there in the meadow
where the creek used to rise
Blinded by sleep
and in need of a bed
I came in from the East
with the sun in my eyes
I cursed her one time
then I rode on ahead.
She said: "Where ya been?"
I said: "No place special?"
She said: "You look different"
I said: "Well I guess"
She said: "You been gone"
I said: "That's only natural"
She said: "You gonna stay?"
I said: "If you want me to, Yeah: ".
Isis oh Isis
you mystical child
What drives me to you
is what drives me insane
I still can remember
the way that you smiled
On the fifth day of May
in the drizzling rain.
Isis
Traduzione
Traduzione
Ho sposato Isis
il quinto giorno di Maggio
Ma non sono riuscito
a starle vicino a lungo
così mi sono tagliato i capelli
e ho cavalcato lontano
per quel selvaggio paese sconosciuto
dove non potevo sbagliarmi.
Giunsi su un'altura
fatta di tenebre e luce
la linea che le separava
attraversava il centro di un paesino
Ho legato il mio pony
a un lampione sulla destra
Sono entrato in una lavanderia
per lavare i miei vestiti.
Da un lato un uomo
mi avvicnò chiedendomi un fiammifero
e seppi subito
che non era un uomo qualunque
Disse: "Stai cercando qualcosa
che sia facile da prendere?"
Dissi: "Non ho soldi"
Rispose "Non è necessario".
Ce ne andammo quella sera
verso il freddo del Nord
gli diedi la mia coperta
e lui mi diede la sua parola
Chiesi: "Dove stiamo andando?"
Disse "Torneremo per il quattro"
risposti "E' la migliore notizia
che abbia mai sentito".
Pensavo al turchese
pensavo all'oro
pensavo ai diamanti
e alla collona più grande del mondo
Mentre cavalcavamo per canyons
in un freddo infernale
pensai a Isis e di come pensasse
che ero stato avventato.
Il modo in cui mi disse
che un giorno ci saremmo incontrati
e le cose sarebbero state diverse
la prossima volta che ci saremmo sposati
Se solo fossi riuscito a fermarmi
e a essere suo amico
Non riesco a ricordare tutt'oggi
quale fosse il momento migliore tra noi.
Raggiungemmo le piramidi
racchiuse nel ghiaccio
Disse: "C'è un corpo
che sto cercando di ritrovare
se riesco a tirarlo fuori
varrà una fortuna"
E solo allora capii
cosa avesse in mente.
Il vento ululava
e la neve era senza sosta
cavalcammo nella notte
e cavalcammo nel mattino
Quando morì speravo
che non fosse contagioso
Ma avevo deciso
di continuare.
Entrai nella tomba
ma la bara era vuota
Non c'erano gioielli o altro
pensai di essere stato fregato
Quando capii che il mio socio
faceva finta di essere un amico
Quando accettai la sua offerta
dovevo essere impazzito.
Sollevai il suo corpo
e lo portai dentro
lo lanciai nella fossa
e misi via la coperta
Dissi una rapida preghiera
e mi sentii soddisfatto
poi tornai a cercare Isis
per dirle che l'amavo.
Era lì nella pianura
dove sorgeva il torrente
accecata dal sonno
aveva bisogno di un letto
arrivai da Est
con il solo nei miei occhi
la maledissi ona volta
e poi tirai dritto.
Disse: "Dove sei stato?"
risposi: "In nessun posto in particolare"
Disse: "Sembri diverso"
Risposi: "Immagino"
Disse: "Te ne sei andato"
Risposi: "E' naturale"
Disse: "Ti fermerai?"
Risposi: "Se vuoi, sì".
Isis oh Isis
magica figlia
Ciò che mi ha portato a te
è ciò che mi fa impazzire
ricordo ancora
il tuo modo di sorridere
il quinto giorno di maggio
sotto la pioggia sottile.
il quinto giorno di Maggio
Ma non sono riuscito
a starle vicino a lungo
così mi sono tagliato i capelli
e ho cavalcato lontano
per quel selvaggio paese sconosciuto
dove non potevo sbagliarmi.
Giunsi su un'altura
fatta di tenebre e luce
la linea che le separava
attraversava il centro di un paesino
Ho legato il mio pony
a un lampione sulla destra
Sono entrato in una lavanderia
per lavare i miei vestiti.
Da un lato un uomo
mi avvicnò chiedendomi un fiammifero
e seppi subito
che non era un uomo qualunque
Disse: "Stai cercando qualcosa
che sia facile da prendere?"
Dissi: "Non ho soldi"
Rispose "Non è necessario".
Ce ne andammo quella sera
verso il freddo del Nord
gli diedi la mia coperta
e lui mi diede la sua parola
Chiesi: "Dove stiamo andando?"
Disse "Torneremo per il quattro"
risposti "E' la migliore notizia
che abbia mai sentito".
Pensavo al turchese
pensavo all'oro
pensavo ai diamanti
e alla collona più grande del mondo
Mentre cavalcavamo per canyons
in un freddo infernale
pensai a Isis e di come pensasse
che ero stato avventato.
Il modo in cui mi disse
che un giorno ci saremmo incontrati
e le cose sarebbero state diverse
la prossima volta che ci saremmo sposati
Se solo fossi riuscito a fermarmi
e a essere suo amico
Non riesco a ricordare tutt'oggi
quale fosse il momento migliore tra noi.
Raggiungemmo le piramidi
racchiuse nel ghiaccio
Disse: "C'è un corpo
che sto cercando di ritrovare
se riesco a tirarlo fuori
varrà una fortuna"
E solo allora capii
cosa avesse in mente.
Il vento ululava
e la neve era senza sosta
cavalcammo nella notte
e cavalcammo nel mattino
Quando morì speravo
che non fosse contagioso
Ma avevo deciso
di continuare.
Entrai nella tomba
ma la bara era vuota
Non c'erano gioielli o altro
pensai di essere stato fregato
Quando capii che il mio socio
faceva finta di essere un amico
Quando accettai la sua offerta
dovevo essere impazzito.
Sollevai il suo corpo
e lo portai dentro
lo lanciai nella fossa
e misi via la coperta
Dissi una rapida preghiera
e mi sentii soddisfatto
poi tornai a cercare Isis
per dirle che l'amavo.
Era lì nella pianura
dove sorgeva il torrente
accecata dal sonno
aveva bisogno di un letto
arrivai da Est
con il solo nei miei occhi
la maledissi ona volta
e poi tirai dritto.
Disse: "Dove sei stato?"
risposi: "In nessun posto in particolare"
Disse: "Sembri diverso"
Risposi: "Immagino"
Disse: "Te ne sei andato"
Risposi: "E' naturale"
Disse: "Ti fermerai?"
Risposi: "Se vuoi, sì".
Isis oh Isis
magica figlia
Ciò che mi ha portato a te
è ciò che mi fa impazzire
ricordo ancora
il tuo modo di sorridere
il quinto giorno di maggio
sotto la pioggia sottile.
Isis
note e significato
note e significato
Considerando che l'album Desire contiene una canzone dedicata alla moglie (Sara), è possibile leggere una traccia autobiografica in Isis: Bob Dylan aveva infatti attraversato un periodo di separazione dalla moglie, con la quale era ritornato qualche mese dopo. Non a caso, il nome Isis (o Iside), originario dell'Egitto, si riferisce alla dea della maternità, della fertilità e della magia, cosa che rimanda ulteriormente a Sara Dylan, appassionata di esoterismo e madre dei suoi cinque figli.
Isis
tablatura e accordi
tablatura e accordi
La Sol Re La
I married Isis on the fifth day of May
La Sol Re La
But I could not hold on to her very long
La Sol Re La
So I cut off my hair and I rode straight away
La Sol Re La
For the wild unkown country where I could not go wrong
I came to a high place of darkness and light
The dividing line ran through the centre of town
So I hitched up my pony to a post on the right
Went into a laundry to wash my clothes down
A man in the corner approached me for a match
I knew right away he was not ordinary
He said "Are you lookin' for something easy to catch?"
I said "I ain't got no money",He said "That ain't necessary".
We set out that night for the cold in the North.
I gave him my blanket, he gave me his word
I said, "Where are we goin'?" He said we'd be back by the fourth.
I said "That's the best news I ever heard."
I was thinking about turquiose I was thinking about gold.
I was thhinking about diamonds and the worlds biggest necklace.
As we rode through the canyons, through the devilish cold,
I was thinking about Isis, how sh thought I was so reckless.
How she told me that one day we'd meet up again,
And thing would be different the next time we wed.
If I only hang on and just be her friend.
I still can't remember all the best things she said.
We came to the pyramids all embedde in ice.
He said "There's a body I'm trying to find,
If I carry it out it'll fetch a good price."
Twas then that I knew what he had on his mind.
The wind it was howling and the snow was outrageous.
We chopped throught he night and we chopped throught he dawn.
When he died I was hopong that it wasn't contagious,
But I made up my mind that I had to go on.
I broke into the tomb but the casket was empty
There were no jewels no nothing, I felt I'd been had.
When I saw that my partner was just being friendly,
When I took up his offer I must-a been mad
I picked up his body and I dragged it inside,
Threw down into the hole and I put back the cover.
I said a quick prayer and I felt satified
Then I rode back to Isis just to tell her I love her.
She was there in the meadow where the creek used to rise.
Blinded by sleep and in need of a bed.
I came in from the East with the sun in my eyes.
I cursed one time then rode on ahead.
She said "Where ya been?" I said "No place special."
She said "You look different." I said "Well I guess."
She said "You been gone." I said "That's only natural."
She said "You gonna stay." I said "Well if you want me to yes."
Isis oh Isis you're a mystical child
What drives me to you is what drives me insane
I still can remember the way that you smiled
On the fifth day of May in the drizziling rain.
I married Isis on the fifth day of May
La Sol Re La
But I could not hold on to her very long
La Sol Re La
So I cut off my hair and I rode straight away
La Sol Re La
For the wild unkown country where I could not go wrong
I came to a high place of darkness and light
The dividing line ran through the centre of town
So I hitched up my pony to a post on the right
Went into a laundry to wash my clothes down
A man in the corner approached me for a match
I knew right away he was not ordinary
He said "Are you lookin' for something easy to catch?"
I said "I ain't got no money",He said "That ain't necessary".
We set out that night for the cold in the North.
I gave him my blanket, he gave me his word
I said, "Where are we goin'?" He said we'd be back by the fourth.
I said "That's the best news I ever heard."
I was thinking about turquiose I was thinking about gold.
I was thhinking about diamonds and the worlds biggest necklace.
As we rode through the canyons, through the devilish cold,
I was thinking about Isis, how sh thought I was so reckless.
How she told me that one day we'd meet up again,
And thing would be different the next time we wed.
If I only hang on and just be her friend.
I still can't remember all the best things she said.
We came to the pyramids all embedde in ice.
He said "There's a body I'm trying to find,
If I carry it out it'll fetch a good price."
Twas then that I knew what he had on his mind.
The wind it was howling and the snow was outrageous.
We chopped throught he night and we chopped throught he dawn.
When he died I was hopong that it wasn't contagious,
But I made up my mind that I had to go on.
I broke into the tomb but the casket was empty
There were no jewels no nothing, I felt I'd been had.
When I saw that my partner was just being friendly,
When I took up his offer I must-a been mad
I picked up his body and I dragged it inside,
Threw down into the hole and I put back the cover.
I said a quick prayer and I felt satified
Then I rode back to Isis just to tell her I love her.
She was there in the meadow where the creek used to rise.
Blinded by sleep and in need of a bed.
I came in from the East with the sun in my eyes.
I cursed one time then rode on ahead.
She said "Where ya been?" I said "No place special."
She said "You look different." I said "Well I guess."
She said "You been gone." I said "That's only natural."
She said "You gonna stay." I said "Well if you want me to yes."
Isis oh Isis you're a mystical child
What drives me to you is what drives me insane
I still can remember the way that you smiled
On the fifth day of May in the drizziling rain.
C’è una svista nella traduzione: “to the right” tradotto “a sinistra”
grazie
Buon giorno, Match significa fiammifero ma anche scontro. A man in the corner approached me for a match. Match indica lo scontro tra Dylan Jekill e Dylan Hide. Che ne pensate?