Swing Down Sweet Chariot

Elvis Presley

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Why don't you swing down sweet chariot Stop and let me ride Swing down chariot Stop and let me ride Rock me lord rock me lord Calm and easy Well I got a home on the other side Why don't you swing down sweet chariot Stop and let me ride Swing down chariot Stop and let me ride Rock me lord rock me lord Calm and easy Well I got a home on the other side Well well well well well well  Ezekiel went down in the middle of a field He saw an angel working on a chariot wheel Wasn't so particular 'bout the chariot wheel Just wanted to see how a chariot feel Why don't you swing down sweet chariot Stop and let me ride Swing down chariot Stop and let me ride Rock me lord rock me lord Calm and easy Well I got a home on the other side Well well well well well well Well well well Ezekiel went down and he got on board Chariot went a bumping on down the road Zeke wasn't so particular 'bout the bumping of the road Just wanted to lay down his heavy load Why don't you swing down sweet chariot Stop and let me ride Swing down chariot Stop and let me ride Rock me lord rock me lord Calm and easy Well I got a home on the other side Well I got a father in the promised land Ain't no more stopping till I shake his hand Rock me lord rock me lord Calm and easy I got a home on the other side Why don't you swing down sweet chariot Stop and let me ride Swing down chariot Stop and let me ride Rock me lord rock me lord Calm and easy Well I got a home on the other side

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La chanson évoque le désir de voir une chariote céleste venir chercher l'âme pour l'emmener vers un foyer d'éternité. Elle parle d’un voyage spirituel où l’âme aspire à se libérer de ses fardeaux et à retrouver la paix. L'image de la chariote fait référence à une rencontre avec le divin, où l'on souhaite être emporté vers un au-delà plein de promesses. Le contexte se situe dans une tradition spirituelle forte, souvent liée au folklore afro-américain, et fait écho à des récits bibliques, notamment celui d'Ézéchiel. La chariote est symbolique de l'espoir et de la rédemption, offrant une vision d’un avenir meilleur au-delà des luttes de la vie sur terre.