Seems like only yesterday
I left my mind behind
Down in the Gypsy Café
With a friend of a friend of mine
She sat with a baby heavy on her knee
Yet spoke of life most free from slavery
With eyes that showed no trace of misery
A phrase in connection first with she I heard
That love is just a four letter word
Outside a rambling storefront window
Cats meowed to the break of day
Me, I kept my mouth shut, too
To you I had no words to say
My experience was limited and underfed
You were talking while I hid
To the one who was the father of your kid
You probably didn’t think I did, but I heard
You say that love is just a four letter word
I said goodbye unnoticed
Pushed towards things in my own games
Drifting in and out of lifetimes
Unmentionable by name
Searching for my double, looking for
Complete evaporation to the core
Though I tried and failed at finding any door
I must have thought that there was nothing more
Absurd than that love is just a four letter word
Though I never knew just what you meant
When you were speaking to your man
I can only think in terms of me
And now I understand
After waking enough times to think I see
The Holy Kiss that’s supposed to last eternity
Blow up in smoke, its destiny
Falls on strangers, travels free
Yes, I know now, traps are only set by me
And I do not really need to be
Assured that love is just a four letter word
Copyright © 1967 by Warner Bros. Inc.; renewed 1995 by Special Rider Music
Информация о песне На данной странице вы можете ознакомиться с текстом песни Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word, исполнителя — Joan Baez. Песня из альбома The First 10 Years, в жанре Поп
Дата выпуска: 31.12.1989
Лейбл звукозаписи: Vanguard
Язык песни: Английский
Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word(оригинал) |
| Seems like only yesterday |
| I left my mind behind |
| Down in the Gypsy Cafe |
| With a friend of a friend of mine |
| She sat with a baby heavy on her knee |
| Yet spoke of life most free from slavery |
| With eyes that showed no trace of misery |
| A phrase in connection first with she I heard |
| That love is just a four-letter word |
| Outside a rambling store-front window |
| Cats meowed to the break of day |
| Me, I kept my mouth shut, too |
| To you I had no words to say |
| My experience was limited and underfed |
| You were talking while I hid |
| To the one who was the father of your kid |
| You probably didn’t think I did, but I heard |
| You say that love is just a four-letter word |
| I said goodbye unnoticed |
| Pushed towards things in my own games |
| Drifting in and out of lifetimes |
| Unmentionable by name |
| Searching for my double, looking for |
| Complete evaporation to the core |
| Though I tried and failed at finding any door |
| I must have thought that there was nothing more |
| Absurd than that love is just a four-letter word |
| Though I never knew just what you meant |
| When you were speaking to your man |
| I can only think in terms of me And now I understand |
| After waking enough times to think I see |
| The Holy Kiss that’s supposed to last eternity |
| Blow up in smoke, it’s destiny |
| Falls on strangers, travels free |
| Yes, I know now, traps are only set by me And I do not really need to be Assured that love is just a four-letter word |
| Strange it is to be beside you, many years the tables turned |
| You’d probably not believe me if told you all I’ve learned |
| And it is very very weird, indeed |
| To hear words like «forever»plead |
| So ships run through my mind I cannot cheat |
| It’s like looking in a teacher’s face complete |
| I can say nothing to you but repeat what I heard |
| That love is just a four-letter word |
Любовь-это всего лишь слово из четырех букв(перевод) |
| Кажется, только вчера |
| Я оставил свой разум позади |
| В цыганском кафе |
| С другом моего друга |
| Она сидела с ребенком на коленях |
| Но говорил о жизни, наиболее свободной от рабства |
| С глазами, в которых не было и следа страдания |
| Фраза в связи с ней сначала я услышал |
| Эта любовь — всего лишь слово из четырех букв. |
| За бессвязной витриной магазина |
| Кошки мяукали на рассвете |
| Я тоже держал рот на замке |
| Тебе у меня не было слов, чтобы сказать |
| Мой опыт был ограниченным и недокормленным |
| Ты говорил, пока я прятался |
| Тому, кто был отцом твоего ребенка |
| Вы, наверное, не думали, что я это сделал, но я слышал |
| Вы говорите, что любовь – это всего лишь слово из четырех букв. |
| Я попрощался незаметно |
| Толкнулся к вещам в моих собственных играх |
| Дрейф в и из жизней |
| Нельзя упоминать по имени |
| Ищу своего двойника, ищу |
| Полное испарение до сердцевины |
| Хотя я пытался и не смог найти ни одной двери |
| Я, должно быть, думал, что больше ничего не было |
| Абсурднее, чем то, что любовь – это всего лишь слово из четырех букв. |
| Хотя я никогда не знал, что ты имеешь в виду |
| Когда вы разговаривали со своим мужчиной |
| Я могу думать только о себе И теперь я понимаю |
| Проснувшись достаточно раз, чтобы подумать, что я вижу |
| Святой поцелуй, который должен длиться вечность |
| Взорваться дымом, это судьба |
| Падает на незнакомцев, путешествует бесплатно |
| Да, теперь я знаю, ловушки расставляю только я, И мне не особо нужно Уверять, что любовь — это всего лишь слово из четырех букв. |
| Странно быть рядом с тобой, много лет столы переворачивались |
| Вы, наверное, не поверили бы мне, если бы рассказали вам все, что я узнал |
| И это действительно очень-очень странно |
| Чтобы услышать такие слова, как «навсегда», умоляю |
| Так что корабли бегут у меня в голове, я не могу обмануть |
| Это как смотреть в лицо учителю |
| Я ничего не могу вам сказать, кроме как повторить то, что я слышал |
| Эта любовь — всего лишь слово из четырех букв. |
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| «Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word» | |||
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| Single by Joan Baez | |||
| from the album Any Day Now | |||
| B-side | «Love Minus Zero/No Limit» | ||
| Released | December 1968 | ||
| Recorded | September 1968, Columbia Studios, Nashville | ||
| Genre | Folk | ||
| Length | 3:26 | ||
| Label | Vanguard (UK) Vanguard (US) |
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| Songwriter(s) | Bob Dylan | ||
| Producer(s) | Maynard Solomon Joan Baez |
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| Joan Baez singles chronology | |||
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«Love is Just a Four-Letter Word» is a song written by Bob Dylan, first recorded by Joan Baez, who has recorded and performed the song numerous times throughout her career.[1]
Background[edit]
Baez immediately took to the song, which was written by Dylan sometime around 1965, and began performing it, even before it was finished.[2] In the film Dont Look Back, a documentary of Dylan’s 1965 tour of the UK, Baez is shown in one scene singing a fragment of the then apparently still unfinished song in a hotel room late at night.[3] She then tells Dylan, «If you finish it, I’ll sing it on a record».[3]
Baez first included the song on Any Day Now, her 1968 album of Dylan covers; she has since recorded it three additional times.[4][5] Her 1968 recording was also released as a single, reaching #86 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[6] Baez has also included the song on numerous compilations such as The First Ten Years and Baez Sings Dylan, as well as on her live album From Every Stage.
Dylan never released a version of his song, and, according to his website, he has never performed the song live.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b «Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word | The Official Bob Dylan Site». www.bobdylan.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ «Joan Baez — Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word». pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
- ^ a b Pennebaker, D. A., director. Dont Look Back. Docurama, 1967.
- ^ «John Peel Archive: Joan Baez — Any Day Now 2». John Peel Archive. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
- ^ «Any Day Now — Joan Baez | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic». AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
- ^ Baez, Joan. «Discography». www.joanbaez.com. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
Seems like only yesterday
I left my mind behind
Down in the Gypsy Café
With a friend of a friend of mine
She sat with a baby heavy on her knee
Yet spoke of life most free from slavery
With eyes that showed no trace of misery
A phrase in connection first with she I heard
That love is just a four letter word
Outside a rambling storefront window
Cats meowed to the break of day
Me, I kept my mouth shut, too
To you I had no words to say
My experience was limited and underfed
You were talking while I hid
To the one who was the father of your kid
You probably didn’t think I did, but I heard
You say that love is just a four letter word
I said goodbye unnoticed
Pushed towards things in my own games
Drifting in and out of lifetimes
Unmentionable by name
Searching for my double, looking for
Complete evaporation to the core
Though I tried and failed at finding any door
I must have thought that there was nothing more
Absurd than that love is just a four letter word
Though I never knew just what you meant
When you were speaking to your man
I can only think in terms of me
And now I understand
After waking enough times to think I see
The Holy Kiss that’s supposed to last eternity
Blow up in smoke, its destiny
Falls on strangers, travels free
Yes, I know now, traps are only set by me
And I do not really need to be
Assured that love is just a four letter word
Strange it is to be beside you
Many years and tables turned
You’d probably not believe me
If I told you all I’ve learned
And it is very, very weird indeed
To hear words like forever plead
Those ships run through my mind, I cannot cheat
It’s like looking in the teacher’s face complete
I can say nothing to you but repeat what I heard
That love is just a four-letter word