Testi di Tender as a Rose - Abbey Lincoln

Tender as a Rose (originale)

She was as tender as a rose
She was as soft as snowy down
And from her head down to her toes
She was a dream that hung around
She was as fresh as april
Warm as may
And all the fellas threw their hearts away
But all of her lovin was Joe’s she was as tender as a rose
I guess that Joe was pretty sick
His feelings went from cold to hot
Her love to him was just a kick
His ego needed her a lot
And when he took her away she wore a smile
Fate crossed it’s fingers for that lovely child
Cause all of her lovin' was Joe’s
She was as tender as a rose
She came back walking all alone
She wasn’t gone for very long
She came back with a heart of stone
We knew that everything had gone wrong
And when you ask her why she’s out each night
She’ll say, «Brother, once I tried to be right
Once all of my loving was Joe’s
I was as tender as a rose.»
She was as tender as a rose

(traduzione)

Era tenera come una rosa
Era soffice come piumino innevato
E dalla testa ai piedi
Era un sogno che aleggiava
Era fresca come aprile
Caldo come maggio
E tutti i ragazzi hanno buttato via i loro cuori
Ma tutto il suo amore era quello di Joe, era tenera come una rosa
Immagino che Joe fosse piuttosto malato
I suoi sentimenti sono passati dal freddo al caldo
Il suo amore per lui era solo un calcio
Il suo ego aveva molto bisogno di lei
E quando l'ha portata via lei sfoggiava un sorriso
Il destino ha incrociato le dita per quel adorabile bambino
Perché tutto il suo amore era di Joe
Era tenera come una rosa
È tornata camminando tutta sola
Non è stata via per molto
È tornata con un cuore di pietra
Sapevamo che tutto era andato storto
E quando le chiedi perché è fuori ogni notte
Dirà: «Fratello, una volta ho cercato di avere ragione
Un tempo tutto il mio amore era di Joe
Ero tenero come una rosa.»
Era tenera come una rosa