Broken Arrow / Freccia spezzata
The lights turned on and the curtain fell down
And when it was over it felt like a dream
They stood at the stage door and begged for a scream
The agents had paid for the black limousine
That waited outside in the rain
Did you see them, did you see them
Did you see them in the river
They were there to wave to you
Could you tell that the empty-quivered
Brown-skinned Indian on the banks
That were crowded and narrow
Held a broken arrow
Eighteen years of American dream
He saw that his brother had sworn on the wall
He hung up his eyelids and ran down the hall
His mother had told him a trip was a fall
And don't mention babies at all
Did you see him, did you see him
Did you see him in the river?
He was there to wave to you
Could you tell that the empty-quivered
Brown-skinned Indian on the banks
That were crowded and narrow
Held a broken arrow
The streets were lined for the wedding parade
The queen wore the white glove, the county of song
The black-covered caissons her horses had drawn
Protected her king from the sun rays of dawn
They married for peace and were gone
Did you see them, did you see them
Did you see them in the river
They were there to wave to you
Could you tell that the empty-quivered
Brown-skinned Indian on the banks
That were crowded and narrow
Held a broken arrow
Nota: Il brano inizia con i primi versi di “Mr. Soul” cantati da Dewey Martin.
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And when it was over it felt like a dream
They stood at the stage door and begged for a scream
The agents had paid for the black limousine
That waited outside in the rain
Did you see them, did you see them
Did you see them in the river
They were there to wave to you
Could you tell that the empty-quivered
Brown-skinned Indian on the banks
That were crowded and narrow
Held a broken arrow
Eighteen years of American dream
He saw that his brother had sworn on the wall
He hung up his eyelids and ran down the hall
His mother had told him a trip was a fall
And don't mention babies at all
Did you see him, did you see him
Did you see him in the river?
He was there to wave to you
Could you tell that the empty-quivered
Brown-skinned Indian on the banks
That were crowded and narrow
Held a broken arrow
The streets were lined for the wedding parade
The queen wore the white glove, the county of song
The black-covered caissons her horses had drawn
Protected her king from the sun rays of dawn
They married for peace and were gone
Did you see them, did you see them
Did you see them in the river
They were there to wave to you
Could you tell that the empty-quivered
Brown-skinned Indian on the banks
That were crowded and narrow
Held a broken arrow
Nota: Il brano inizia con i primi versi di “Mr. Soul” cantati da Dewey Martin.
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Le luci si accesero e calò il sipario
E quando finì sembrava un sogno
Loro stavano all’ingresso del camerino e imploravano un grido
I manager avevano pagato per la limousine nera
Che attendeva fuori sotto la pioggia
Li hai visti, li hai visti?
Li hai visti nel fiume?
Erano là per salutarti
Lo diresti che l’Indiano dalla pelle marrone
E con la faretra vuota sugli argini
Affollati e stretti
Stringeva una freccia spezzata?
Diciotto anni di Sogno Americano
Vide che suo fratello aveva imprecato sul muro
Spalancò gli occhi e corse giù in sala
Sua madre gli aveva detto che un passo falso era un fallimento
Per non parlare poi dei bambini
L’hai visto? L’hai visto?
Lo hai visto nel fiume?
Era là per salutarti
Lo diresti che l’Indiano dalla pelle marrone
E con la faretra vuota sugli argini
Affollati e stretti
Stringeva una freccia spezzata?
Le strade erano allestite per il corteo nuziale
La regina indossava il guanto bianco, la contea della canzone
La carrozza rivestita di nero che i suoi cavalli trainavano
Proteggeva il suo re dai raggi dell’alba
Si sposarono per la pace e se ne andarono
Li hai visti, li hai visti?
Li hai visti nel fiume?
Erano là per salutarti
Lo diresti che l’Indiano dalla pelle marrone
E con la faretra vuota sugli argini
Affollati e stretti
Stringeva una freccia spezzata?