Train in the Distance

Paul Simon

Transposer:

She was beautiful as Southern skies The night he met her She was married to someone He was doggedly determined that he would get her He was old he was young From time to time he'd tip his heart But each time she withdrew Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance Everybody thinks it's true Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance Everybody thinks it's true Well eventually the boy and the girl get married Sure enough they have a son And though they both were occupied with the child she carried Disagreements had begun And in a while they fell apart It wasn't hard to do Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance Everybody thinks it's true Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance Everybody thinks it's true Two disappointed believers Two people playing the game Negotiations and love songs Are often mistaken for one and the same Now the man and the woman remain in contact Let us say it's for the child With disagreements about the meaning Of a marriage contract Conversations hard and wild But from time to time He makes her laugh She cooks a meal or two Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance Everybody thinks it's true Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance Everybody thinks it's true What is the point of this story What information pertains The thought that life could be better Is woven indelibly Into our hearts and our brains (Like a train in the distance)

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Cette chanson évoque les illusions et les désillusions de l'amour et des relations. Elle relate l'histoire d'un homme qui, même s'il est amoureux d'une femme déjà mariée, persiste dans son désir de la conquérir. Après s'être mariés, le couple fait face à des tensions et des désaccords, montrant ainsi que les rêves initiaux peuvent s'effriter avec le temps. Au fil des années, malgré les conflits, ils restent en contact, surtout pour le bien de leur enfant, mais les souvenirs de bonheur et les promesses de jours meilleurs continuent à les hanter. L’idée que quelque chose de mieux pourrait exister informe leur réalité, comme un train lointain symbolisant l'espoir ou le potentiel d'une vie différente. Cette métaphore souligne la tendresse et la complexité des relations humaines.

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