Phil Ochs — That Was The President letra e tradução
A página contém a letra e a tradução em português da música "That Was The President" de Phil Ochs.
Letra
The bullets of the false revenge have struck us once again
As the angry seas have struck upon the sand
And it seemed as though a friendless world had lost itself a friend
That was the President and that was the man.
I still can see him smiling there and waving at the crowd
As he drove through the music of the band
And never even knowing no more time would be allowed
Not for the President and not for the man.
Here’s a memory to share, here’s a memory to save
Of the sudden early ending of command
Yet a part of you and a part of me is buried in his grave
That was the President and that was the man.
It’s not only for the leader that the sorrow hits so hard
There are greater things I’ll never understand
How a man so filled with life, even death was caught off guard.
That was the President and that was the man.
Every thing he might have done and all he could have been
Was proven by the troubled traitors hand
For what other death could wound the hearts of so many men
That was the President and that was the man.
Yes, the glory that was Lincoln’s never died when he was slain
It’s been carried over time and time again
And to the list of honor you may add another name
That was the President and that was the man.
That was the President and that was the man.
Here is an older version of the song, supplied by Cody Gillespie-Lynch
On a South Pacific ocean, on a South Pacific shore,
A legend was written on the sand,
For a man of peace was born in the middle of a war,
That was the president, and that was the man.
With the wisdom of the old and the vision of the young,
A challenge was given to the land,
And our dreams of peace were spoken with a gifted, golden tongue,
That was the president, and that was the man.
When the freedom revolution gave a rumble and a roar,
The world was shown on which side he would stand,
For the first time in a hundred years he opened up the door,
That was the president, and that was the man.
When a hungry world was searching for a way to feed it’s own,
The Peace Corps was offered as his plan,
And now these seeds of knowledge go wherever winds have blown,
That was the president, and that was the man.
Everything he might’ve done and all he could’ve been,
Was proven by the tainted traitor’s hand,
For what other death could wound the hearts of so many men,
That was the president, and that was the man.
No end to all the sorrow and the hours we shall grieve,
So deep was the fire of his brand,
And still I can remember, and still I can’t believe,
That was the president, and that was the man.
Yes, the glory that was Lincoln’s never died when he was slain,
That glory shown with Roosevelt again,
And to this list of honor you may list another name,
For these were the presidents, and these were the men.
Tradução da letra
As balas da falsa vingança atingiram-nos mais uma vez.
Enquanto os mares raivosos atacavam a areia
E parecia que um mundo sem amigos tinha perdido um amigo
Era o Presidente e aquele era o homem.
Ainda consigo vê-lo a sorrir e a acenar para a multidão.
Enquanto ele dirigia através da música da banda
E nunca sabendo que não seria permitido mais tempo
Nem para o presidente nem para o homem.
Aqui está uma memória para compartilhar, aqui está uma memória para salvar
Do súbito fim antecipado do comando
No entanto, uma parte de TI e uma parte de mim está enterrada na sua sepultura.
Era o Presidente e aquele era o homem.
Não é só para o líder que a tristeza atinge com tanta força
Há coisas maiores que nunca entenderei
Como um homem tão cheio de vida, até a morte foi apanhado desprevenido.
Era o Presidente e aquele era o homem.
Tudo o que ele podia ter feito e tudo o que podia ter sido
Foi provado pela conturbada mão dos traidores.
Para que outra morte poderia ferir os corações de tantos homens
Era o Presidente e aquele era o homem.
Sim, a glória que foi Lincoln nunca morreu quando foi morto.
Tem sido carregada vezes sem conta.
E à lista de honra pode adicionar outro nome
Era o Presidente e aquele era o homem.
Era o Presidente e aquele era o homem.
Aqui está uma versão mais antiga da canção, fornecida por Cody Gillespie-Lynch
Num oceano Pacífico Sul, numa Costa do Pacífico Sul,
Uma lenda foi escrita na areia,
Pois um homem de paz nasceu no meio de uma guerra,
Era o Presidente, e era esse o homem.
Com a sabedoria do velho e a visão do jovem,
Um desafio foi dado à terra,
E os nossos sonhos de paz foram falados com uma talentosa e dourada língua.,
Era o Presidente, e era esse o homem.
Quando a revolução da Liberdade deu um estrondo e um rugido,
O mundo foi mostrado de que lado ele ficaria,
Pela primeira vez em cem anos ele abriu a porta,
Era o Presidente, e era esse o homem.
Quando um mundo faminto procurava uma maneira de se alimentar,
O corpo de Paz foi oferecido como seu plano,
E agora estas sementes do conhecimento vão para onde os ventos sopraram,
Era o Presidente, e era esse o homem.
Tudo o que ele podia ter feito e tudo o que podia ter sido,
Foi provado pela mão do traidor contaminado.,
Para que outra morte poderia ferir os corações de tantos homens,
Era o Presidente, e era esse o homem.
Não há fim para toda a tristeza e as horas que iremos sofrer,
So deep was the fire of his brand,
E ainda me lembro, e ainda não consigo acreditar,
Era o Presidente, e era esse o homem.
Sim, a glória que foi Lincoln nunca morreu quando foi morto.,
Essa glória mostrada com Roosevelt novamente,
E para esta lista de honra pode listar outro nome,
Porque estes eram os presidentes, e estes eram os homens.