Suzanne Vega - Men in a war - Luka - Germany Concert 1989
- il y a 16 ans
Men in a war
If they’ve lost a limb
Still feel that limb
As they did before
He lay on a cot
He was drenched in a sweat
He was mute and staring
But feeling the thing
He had not
I know how it is
When something is gone
A piece of your eyesight
Or maybe your vision
A corner of sense
Goes blank on the screen
A piece of the scan
Gets filled in by hand
You know that it was
And now it is not
So you just make do with
Whatever you’ve got
Men in a war
If they’ve lost a limb
Still feel that limb
As they did before
If your nerve is cut
If you’re kept on the stretch
You don’t feel your will
You can’t find your gut
And she lay on her back
She made sure she was hid
She was mute and staring
Not feeling the thing
That she did
I know how it is
When something is gone
A piece of your eyesight
Or maybe your vision
* *
Les hommes dans une guerre
S'ils ont perdu un membre
ressentent toujours ce membre
tel qu'il l'avaient avant
He was drenched in a sweat
He was mute and staring
But feeling the thing
He had not
Il était couché sur un lit
Il était trempé de sueur
Il était muet et tremblant
Mais ressentant la chose qu'il n'avait pas
I know how it is
When something is gone
A piece of your eyesight
Or maybe your vision
Je sais comment il est
Quand quelque chose est allé
Un morceau de votre vue
Ou peut-être votre vision
A corner of sense
Goes blank on the screen
A piece of the scan
Gets filled in by hand
Un coin du bon sens
Se vide sur l'écran
Un morceau de la numérisation
Obtient remplis à la main
*
Man in a war / Days of open hand, 1990
Lukas/ Solitude standing, 1987
Suzanne Vega (born Suzanne Nadine Vega, 11 July 1959, Santa Monica, California) is an American songwriter and singer known for her highly literate lyrics and eclectic folk-inspired music.
If they’ve lost a limb
Still feel that limb
As they did before
He lay on a cot
He was drenched in a sweat
He was mute and staring
But feeling the thing
He had not
I know how it is
When something is gone
A piece of your eyesight
Or maybe your vision
A corner of sense
Goes blank on the screen
A piece of the scan
Gets filled in by hand
You know that it was
And now it is not
So you just make do with
Whatever you’ve got
Men in a war
If they’ve lost a limb
Still feel that limb
As they did before
If your nerve is cut
If you’re kept on the stretch
You don’t feel your will
You can’t find your gut
And she lay on her back
She made sure she was hid
She was mute and staring
Not feeling the thing
That she did
I know how it is
When something is gone
A piece of your eyesight
Or maybe your vision
* *
Les hommes dans une guerre
S'ils ont perdu un membre
ressentent toujours ce membre
tel qu'il l'avaient avant
He was drenched in a sweat
He was mute and staring
But feeling the thing
He had not
Il était couché sur un lit
Il était trempé de sueur
Il était muet et tremblant
Mais ressentant la chose qu'il n'avait pas
I know how it is
When something is gone
A piece of your eyesight
Or maybe your vision
Je sais comment il est
Quand quelque chose est allé
Un morceau de votre vue
Ou peut-être votre vision
A corner of sense
Goes blank on the screen
A piece of the scan
Gets filled in by hand
Un coin du bon sens
Se vide sur l'écran
Un morceau de la numérisation
Obtient remplis à la main
*
Man in a war / Days of open hand, 1990
Lukas/ Solitude standing, 1987
Suzanne Vega (born Suzanne Nadine Vega, 11 July 1959, Santa Monica, California) is an American songwriter and singer known for her highly literate lyrics and eclectic folk-inspired music.