John Prine - Old Dogs,Children and Watermelon Wine
How old do you think I am," he said?
I said, well, I didn't know.
He said, "I turned 65 about 11 months ago."
I was sittin' in Miami, pouring blended whiskey down
When this old gray, black gentleman was cleaning up the lounge.
There wasn't anyone around, except this old man and me.
The guy who ran the bar was watching Ironside on TV.
Uninvited, he sat down and opened up his mind
On old dogs and children and watermelon wine.
"Ever had a drink of watermelon wine," he asked.
He told me all about it, though I didn't answer back.
"Ain't but three things in this world that's worth a solitary dime,
But old dogs and children and watermelon wine."John Prine - Old Dogs,Children and Watermelon Wine - http://motolyrics.com/john-prine/old-dogschildren-and-watermelon-wine-lyrics-italian-translation.html
He said, "Women think about themselves, when men-folk ain't around.
And friends are hard to find when they discover that you're down."
He said, "I tried it all when I was young and in my natural prime,
Now it's old dogs and children and watermelon wine."
"Old dogs, care about you, even when you make mistakes.
God bless little children while they're still to young to hate."
When he moved away I found my pen and copied down that line
About old dogs and children and watermelon wine. I had to catch a plane up to Atlanta that next day.
As I left for my room I saw him picking up my
change.
That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertime,
Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine.
John Prine - Vecchi cani, bambini, e vino d'anguria (Italian translation)
"Quanti anni pensi che abbia?", mi chiese
Risposi: "Beh, non so".
E lui:"Ne ho fatti 65 undici mesi fa".
Seduto in un bar di Miami, mi versavo blended whiskey
Mentre questo vecchio signore nero dai capelli grigi
puliva il locale.
Non c'era nessuno intorno, eccetto questo vecchio ed io
Il padrone del bar guardava Ironside in TV.
Non invitato, si sedette e disse come la pensava
A proposito di vecchi cani, bambini e vino d'anguria.
"Hai mai bevuto vino d'anguria?", chiese.
Me ne disse tutto , sebbene non rispondessi.
"Non ci sono che tre cose al mondo che valgono un singolo dime,
E sono vecchi cani, bambini, e vino d'anguria."John Prine - Old Dogs,Children and Watermelon Wine - http://motolyrics.com/john-prine/old-dogschildren-and-watermelon-wine-lyrics-italian-translation.html
Disse :"Le donne pensano a se stesse,
quando i loro uomini non sono intorno.
E gli amici sono difficili da trovare, quando scoprono che sei al verde."
Disse: "Ho provato tutto quand'ero giovane e nel fiore degli anni
Ma ora solo vecchi cani, bambini e vino d'anguria.
I vecchi cani ti rimangono fedeli anche se fai degli errori,
Dio benedica i bambini ancora troppo giovani per odiare".
Quando si allontanò presi la penna e mi segnai quella
frase
Sui vecchi cani, i bambini, e il vino d'anguria.
Avevo un aereo per Atlanta il giorno dopo.
Mentre tornavo nella mia stanza lo vidi raccogliere il mio resto.
Quella notte sognai in un sonno tranquillo di estati
all'ombra,
Di vecchi cani, bambini e vino d'anguria.