Blood on the Tracks (1975)
Shelter From the Storm
Bob Dylan
Shelter From the Storm
Testo
Testo
It was in another lifetime,
one of toil and blood
When blackness was a virtue
and the road was full of mud
I came in from the wilderness,
a creature void of form.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
And if I pass this way again,
you can rest assured
I'll always do my best for her,
on that I give my word
In a world of steel-eyed death,
and men who are fighting to be warm.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
Not a word was spoke between us,
there was little risk involved
Everything up to that point
had been left unresolved.
Try imagining a place
where it's always safe and warm.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
I was burned out from exhaustion,
buried in the hail,
Poisoned in the bushes
an' blown out on the trail,
Hunted like a crocodile,
ravaged in the corn.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
Suddenly I turned around
and she was standin' there
With silver bracelets on her wrists
and flowers in her hair.
She walked up to me so gracefully
and took my crown of thorns.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
Now there's a wall between us,
somethin' there's been lost
I took too much for granted,
got my signals crossed.
Just to think that it all began
on a long-forgotten morn.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
Well, the deputy walks on hard nails
and the preacher rides a mount
But nothing really matters much,
it's doom alone that counts
And the one-eyed undertaker,
he blows a futile horn.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
I've heard newborn babies wailin'
like a mournin' dove
And old men with broken teeth
stranded without love.
Do I understand your question, man,
is it hopeless and forlorn?
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
In a little hilltop village,
they gambled for my clothes
I bargained for salvation
an' they gave me a lethal dose.
I offered up my innocence
and got repaid with scorn.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
Well, I'm livin' in a foreign country
but I'm bound to cross the line
Beauty walks a razor's edge,
someday I'll make it mine.
If I could only turn back the clock
to when God and her were born.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
one of toil and blood
When blackness was a virtue
and the road was full of mud
I came in from the wilderness,
a creature void of form.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
And if I pass this way again,
you can rest assured
I'll always do my best for her,
on that I give my word
In a world of steel-eyed death,
and men who are fighting to be warm.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
Not a word was spoke between us,
there was little risk involved
Everything up to that point
had been left unresolved.
Try imagining a place
where it's always safe and warm.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
I was burned out from exhaustion,
buried in the hail,
Poisoned in the bushes
an' blown out on the trail,
Hunted like a crocodile,
ravaged in the corn.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
Suddenly I turned around
and she was standin' there
With silver bracelets on her wrists
and flowers in her hair.
She walked up to me so gracefully
and took my crown of thorns.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
Now there's a wall between us,
somethin' there's been lost
I took too much for granted,
got my signals crossed.
Just to think that it all began
on a long-forgotten morn.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
Well, the deputy walks on hard nails
and the preacher rides a mount
But nothing really matters much,
it's doom alone that counts
And the one-eyed undertaker,
he blows a futile horn.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
I've heard newborn babies wailin'
like a mournin' dove
And old men with broken teeth
stranded without love.
Do I understand your question, man,
is it hopeless and forlorn?
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
In a little hilltop village,
they gambled for my clothes
I bargained for salvation
an' they gave me a lethal dose.
I offered up my innocence
and got repaid with scorn.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
Well, I'm livin' in a foreign country
but I'm bound to cross the line
Beauty walks a razor's edge,
someday I'll make it mine.
If I could only turn back the clock
to when God and her were born.
"Come in," she said,
"I'll give you shelter from the storm."
Rifugio dalla Tempesta
Traduzione
Traduzione
Avvenne in un'altra vita,
una vita di sudore e di sangue
quando nero era una virtù
e la strada era piena di fango
io venivo dal deserto,
una creatura senza forma
"Entra" - disse lei -
"Ti darò riparo dalla tempesta"
E se passassi nuovamente per quella strada,
puoi stare sicuro
farò sempre del mio meglio per lei,
su questo hai la mia parola
in un mondo di morte con gli occhi d'acciaio
e uomini che combattono per un posto al caldo
"Entra" - disse lei -
"Ti darò riparo dalla tempesta"
Non scambiammo neanche una parola,
c'era poco da rischiare
tutto a quel punto
era stato lasciato irrisolto
Prova ad immaginare un posto
dove si è sempre al sicuro ed al caldo
"Entra" - disse lei -
"Ti darò riparo dalla tempesta"
Avvolto da una stanchezza bruciante,
sepolto dalla grandine
avvelenato dai rovi
e stremato sul sentiero,
cacciato come un coccodrillo,
devastato nel grano
"Entra" - disse lei -
"Ti darò riparo dalla tempesta"
Improvvisamente mi voltai
e lei era lì
con braccialetti d'argento ai polsi
e fiori nei capelli
Venne verso di me con molta grazia
e mi tolse la corona di spine
"Entra" - disse lei -
"Ti darò riparo dalla tempesta"
Ora c'è un muro tra di noi,
qualcosa è andato perso
ho dato troppo per scontato,
e mi sono contraddetto
Se solo penso che tutto cominciò
in un mattino di un tempo dimenticato
"Entra" - disse lei -
"Ti darò riparo dalla tempesta"
Bè, il deputato cammina su duri chiodi
e il predicatore scala una montagna
ma niente conta veramente
solo il fato ha importanza
e il becchino con un occhio solo
soffia in un inutile corno
"Entra" - disse lei -
"Ti darò riparo dalla tempesta"
Ho sentito neonati piangere
come una colomba
e vecchi con i denti rotti
arenati senza amore
Capisco la tua domanda, uomo,
è senza speranza e inutile
"Entra" - disse lei -
"Ti darò riparo dalla tempesta"
In un piccolo villaggio sulla collina
hanno giocato a dadi i miei vestiti
ho patteggiato la mia salvezza
e mi hanno dato una dose letale
Ho offerto in cambio la mia innocenza
e sono stato ripagato con lo scherno
"Entra" - disse lei -
"Ti darò riparo dalla tempesta"
Bè, vivo in un paese straniero
ma sto per attraversare il confine
la bellezza cammina sul filo del rasoio,
un giorno la farò mia
Se solo potessi tornare indietro
all'ora in cui Dio e lei nacquero
"Entra" - disse lei -
"Ti darò riparo dalla tempesta"
una vita di sudore e di sangue
quando nero era una virtù
e la strada era piena di fango
io venivo dal deserto,
una creatura senza forma
"Entra" - disse lei -
"Ti darò riparo dalla tempesta"
E se passassi nuovamente per quella strada,
puoi stare sicuro
farò sempre del mio meglio per lei,
su questo hai la mia parola
in un mondo di morte con gli occhi d'acciaio
e uomini che combattono per un posto al caldo
"Entra" - disse lei -
"Ti darò riparo dalla tempesta"
Non scambiammo neanche una parola,
c'era poco da rischiare
tutto a quel punto
era stato lasciato irrisolto
Prova ad immaginare un posto
dove si è sempre al sicuro ed al caldo
"Entra" - disse lei -
"Ti darò riparo dalla tempesta"
Avvolto da una stanchezza bruciante,
sepolto dalla grandine
avvelenato dai rovi
e stremato sul sentiero,
cacciato come un coccodrillo,
devastato nel grano
"Entra" - disse lei -
"Ti darò riparo dalla tempesta"
Improvvisamente mi voltai
e lei era lì
con braccialetti d'argento ai polsi
e fiori nei capelli
Venne verso di me con molta grazia
e mi tolse la corona di spine
"Entra" - disse lei -
"Ti darò riparo dalla tempesta"
Ora c'è un muro tra di noi,
qualcosa è andato perso
ho dato troppo per scontato,
e mi sono contraddetto
Se solo penso che tutto cominciò
in un mattino di un tempo dimenticato
"Entra" - disse lei -
"Ti darò riparo dalla tempesta"
Bè, il deputato cammina su duri chiodi
e il predicatore scala una montagna
ma niente conta veramente
solo il fato ha importanza
e il becchino con un occhio solo
soffia in un inutile corno
"Entra" - disse lei -
"Ti darò riparo dalla tempesta"
Ho sentito neonati piangere
come una colomba
e vecchi con i denti rotti
arenati senza amore
Capisco la tua domanda, uomo,
è senza speranza e inutile
"Entra" - disse lei -
"Ti darò riparo dalla tempesta"
In un piccolo villaggio sulla collina
hanno giocato a dadi i miei vestiti
ho patteggiato la mia salvezza
e mi hanno dato una dose letale
Ho offerto in cambio la mia innocenza
e sono stato ripagato con lo scherno
"Entra" - disse lei -
"Ti darò riparo dalla tempesta"
Bè, vivo in un paese straniero
ma sto per attraversare il confine
la bellezza cammina sul filo del rasoio,
un giorno la farò mia
Se solo potessi tornare indietro
all'ora in cui Dio e lei nacquero
"Entra" - disse lei -
"Ti darò riparo dalla tempesta"
Shelter From the Storm
note e significato
note e significato
Shelter from the Storm è una canzone dalle splendide metafore e di difficile interpretazione. E' probabile che prenda spunto dalle emozioni provate durante il divorzio dalla moglie Sara, ma è inutile avventurarsi in un'esegesi fatta di ipotesi. Si può invece notare una citazione dai vangeli, Matteo 27:35
Dopo averlo crocifisso, si spartirono le sue vesti tirando a sorte, affinché si adempisse ciò che fu detto dal profeta: «Hanno diviso tra loro le mie vesti e sulla mia tunica hanno tirato a sorte».
Shelter From the Storm
tablatura e accordi
tablatura e accordi
Si possono suonare gli accordi "normali" oppure usare
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E B A E
'Twas in another lifetime, one of toil and blood
E B A
When blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud
E B A
I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form.
E B A E
"Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm."
B A E E B A E
And if I pass this way again, you can rest assured
I'll always do my best for her, on that I give my word
In a world of steel-eyed death, and men who are fighting to be warm.
"Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm."
Not a word was spoke between us, there was little risk involved
Everything up to that point had been left unresolved.
Try imagining a place where it's always safe and warm.
"Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm."
I was burned out from exhaustion, buried in the hail,
Poisoned in the bushes an' blown out on the trail,
Hunted like a crocodile, ravaged in the corn.
"Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm."
Suddenly I turned around and she was standin' there
With silver bracelets on her wrists and flowers in her hair.
She walked up to me so gracefully and took my crown of thorns.
"Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm."
Now there's a wall between us, somethin' there's been lost
I took too much for granted, got my signals crossed.
Just to think that it all began on a long-forgotten morn.
"Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm."
Well, the deputy walks on hard nails and the preacher rides a mount
But nothing really matters much, it's doom alone that counts
And the one-eyed undertaker, he blows a futile horn.
"Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm."
I've heard newborn babies wailin' like a mournin' dove
And old men with broken teeth stranded without love.
Do I understand your question, man, is it hopeless and forlorn?
"Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm."
In a little hilltop village, they gambled for my clothes
I bargained for salvation an' they gave me a lethal dose.
I offered up my innocence and got repaid with scorn.
"Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm."
Well, I'm livin' in a foreign country but I'm bound to cross the line
Beauty walks a razor's edge, someday I'll make it mine.
If I could only turn back the clock to when God and her were born.
"Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm."
E 054000
B 042000
A 020120
E B A E
'Twas in another lifetime, one of toil and blood
E B A
When blackness was a virtue and the road was full of mud
E B A
I came in from the wilderness, a creature void of form.
E B A E
"Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm."
B A E E B A E
And if I pass this way again, you can rest assured
I'll always do my best for her, on that I give my word
In a world of steel-eyed death, and men who are fighting to be warm.
"Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm."
Not a word was spoke between us, there was little risk involved
Everything up to that point had been left unresolved.
Try imagining a place where it's always safe and warm.
"Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm."
I was burned out from exhaustion, buried in the hail,
Poisoned in the bushes an' blown out on the trail,
Hunted like a crocodile, ravaged in the corn.
"Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm."
Suddenly I turned around and she was standin' there
With silver bracelets on her wrists and flowers in her hair.
She walked up to me so gracefully and took my crown of thorns.
"Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm."
Now there's a wall between us, somethin' there's been lost
I took too much for granted, got my signals crossed.
Just to think that it all began on a long-forgotten morn.
"Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm."
Well, the deputy walks on hard nails and the preacher rides a mount
But nothing really matters much, it's doom alone that counts
And the one-eyed undertaker, he blows a futile horn.
"Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm."
I've heard newborn babies wailin' like a mournin' dove
And old men with broken teeth stranded without love.
Do I understand your question, man, is it hopeless and forlorn?
"Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm."
In a little hilltop village, they gambled for my clothes
I bargained for salvation an' they gave me a lethal dose.
I offered up my innocence and got repaid with scorn.
"Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm."
Well, I'm livin' in a foreign country but I'm bound to cross the line
Beauty walks a razor's edge, someday I'll make it mine.
If I could only turn back the clock to when God and her were born.
"Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm."