Barbara Allen

Art Garfunkel

Transposer:

All in the merry month of May When green buds all were swelling Sweet William on his deathbed lay For love of Barbara Allen He sent his servant to the town The place where she did dwell in Saying "Master dear has sent me here If your name be Barbara Allen." Then slowly slowly she got up And slowly she went to him And all she said when there she came Was "Young man I think you're dying.? "Don't you remember the other night When we were in the tavern? You drank a toast to the ladies there And slighted Barbara Allen." He turned his face unto the wall He turned his back upon her "Adieu adieu to all my friends And be kind be kind to Barbara Allen." (Instrumental) As she was wandering o'er the fields She heard the death bell knelling And every note it seemed to say "Hard-hearted Barbara Allen!" The more it tolled the more she grieved She bursted out a-crying "Oh pick me up and carry me home I fear that I am dying." They buried Willy in the old church yard And Barbara in the new one And from William's grave there grew a rose From Barbara's a green briar They grew and grew in the old church yard 'Til they could grow no higher And there they tied in a true lover's knot The red rose and the briar.

Du même artiste :

Marionette

C, G, D, Em, Cm, F, E4, G6

Paper Chase

D, A, G, Em, C, F

Watermark

Dm, C, Bb, Gm, F, Eb, E, Am7, Am, D

99 Miles From L A

Dmaj7, Db7, Cmaj7, B7, Bbmaj7, A7, Dm, A, Dm6, Dm7

Crying in My Sleep

C, Em, Am, G, Dm, F

Dreamland

G, A, D, Bm, Em, Em7

Woyaya

G, C, Bm, Am7, Em, D

All I Know

C, F, G, Dm, Em

Bright Eyes

G, C, Em, D, Am7, B, D7, Bm, Am, B7

Saturday Suit

C, C7, F, Em, Am7, Dm7, Fmaj7, G7, Gm7, Eb, Bbmaj7

La chanson raconte l'histoire tragique de William, qui est à l’agonie par amour pour Barbara Allen. Il envoie un messager la chercher, mais quand elle arrive, elle lui rappelle un soir où il l'avait ignorée, ce qui accentue son chagrin. Alors qu'elle s'éloigne, William lui fait ses adieux, conscient de sa fin imminente. Après sa mort, Barbara, pleine de remords, se rend compte de son amour pour lui et se laisse submerger par sa douleur. Les deux sont enterrés séparément, mais au cimetière, leurs tombes donnent naissance à une rose et un églantier qui s'entrelacent, symbolisant leur amour éternel, même au-delà de la mort. Cette chanson évoque des thèmes de regret, d'amour non partagé et de destin tragique, tout en insistant sur la façon dont les actions passées peuvent influencer le présent. Elle nous montre à quel point les relations humaines peuvent être complexes et délicates, notamment lorsque l'amour et la fierté se croisent.

Le Chansonnier