My Youngest Son Came Home Today

Billy Bragg

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My Youngest Son Came Home Today Hello there. First time tabber so forgive any errors you uncover. This is an old anti-war tune that should probably also be listed under Eric Bogle Mary Black Elvis Costello and Billy Bragg - all of ’em have recorded it at various times. I became acquainted with the song from hearing the Stipe-Bragg duet version live at Mountainstage. My youngest son came home today His friends marched with him all the way. A fife and drum beat out the time. While in his box of polished pine Like dead meat on a butcher’s tray My youngest son came home today. My youngest son was a fine young man With a wife a daughter and two sons. As a man he would have lived and died Until by a bullet sanctified. Now he’s a saint or so they say They brought their young saint home today. Above the narrow Belfast streets An Irish sky looks down and weeps At children’s blood in gutters spilled And dreams of glory unfulfilled. As part of freedom’s price to pay My youngest son came home today. My youngest son came home today. His friends marched with him all the way. A fife and drum beat out the time. While in his box of polished pine Like dead meat on a butcher’s tray My youngest son came home today. And this time he’s home...to stay.

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La chanson évoque le retour tragique d'un fils, qui rentre chez lui après avoir perdu la vie, probablement dans un conflit. Elle illustre la douleur d'une famille qui accueille un héros tombé au combat, mais ce héros n'est plus qu'une ombre de ce qu'il était. Les amis du jeune homme marchent en procession, accompagnant son cercueil, et le contraste est frappant entre les rêves de vie et de famille qu'il aurait pu avoir et le triste sort qui lui a été réservé. Le contexte de cette chanson est profondément ancré dans les conflits en Irlande, où la violence a causé des pertes humaines et des souffrances incommensurables. La mention des rues de Belfast et du sang d'enfants rappelle la réalité tragique qui a frappé tant de foyers. C'est un cri du cœur sur le prix à payer pour la liberté, une réflexion sur les conséquences dévastatrices de la guerre.

Le Chansonnier