Jolene - The White Stripes

Grazie mille a Peppe per questa canzone!

La versione originale di Jolene risale al 1974 ed è di Dolly Parton (sapevate che è sua I Will always love you?!) la quale mi è piaciuta ma non mi ha colpita particolarmente al primo ascolto, devastante è stata invece la cover di White Sripes come mi ha giustamente consigliato Peppe "la voce di Jack White è davvero struggente!!!" e io sottoscrivo in toto.


La versione originale di Dolly Parton:



La cover dei White Stipes:



Traduzione in italiano: qui


Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you, please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you can.

Your beauty is beyond compare
With flaming locks of auburn hair
With ivory skin
And eyes of emerald green

Your smile is like a breath of spring
Your voice is soft like summer rain
I cannot compete with you, Jolene

he talks about you in his sleep
And there is nothing I can do to keep
From crying when he calls your name, Jolene

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him even though you can

Well I can easily understand
How you can easily take my man
But you don't know what he means to me, Jolene

Well you could have your choice of men
But I could never love again
He's the only one for me, Jolene

And I had to have this talk with you
My happiness depends on you
And whatever you decide to do, Jolene

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him even though you can