Martha

Tom Waits

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Intro :                (x2) Operator, number, please : It's been so many years Will she remember my old voice While I fight the tears ? Hello, hello there, is this Martha ? This is old tom frost, And I am calling long distance, Don't worry 'bout the cost. 'cause it's been forty years or more, Now Martha please recall,   Meet me out for coffee, Where we'll talk about it all. And those were the days of roses, Poetry and prose and Martha All I had was you and all you had was me.   There was no tomorrows, We'd packed away our sorrows And we saved them for a rainy  day.        Instrumental :                    And I feel so much older now, And you're much older too, How's your husband ? And how's the kids ? You know that I got married too ? Lucky that you found someone To make you feel secure, 'cause we were all so young and foolish, Now we are mature. And those were the days of roses, Poetry and prose and Martha All I had was you and all you had was me. There was no tomorrows, We'd packed away our sorrows And we saved them for a rainy day. And I was always so impulsive, I guess that I still am, And all that really mattered then Was that I was a man. I guess that our being together Was never meant to be. And Martha, martha, I love you can't you see ? And those were the days of roses, Poetry and prose and Martha All I had was you and all you had was me. There was no tomorrows, We'd packed away our sorrows And we saved them for a rainy day. And I remember quiet evenings Trembling close to you...

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La chanson nous plonge dans la nostalgie d'un homme qui se remémore une ancienne histoire d'amour, vingt ans après. En contactant son ancienne compagne, il exprime son désir de se retrouver autour d'un café pour évoquer leurs souvenirs d'antan, marqués par la tendresse et l’insouciance de leur jeunesse. Il évoque les rêves partagés et leur relation passée, avec une touche de regret face aux chemins pris et aux vies construites chacun de leur côté. L'homme se demande comment Martha a changé, tout en réalisant que, malgré le temps qui a passé, certains sentiments persistent. Le contexte de la chanson évoque les réflexions sur le temps qui passe, les choix de vie et la manière dont des liens peuvent persister, même après des décennies. C’est un regard sur la mélancolie et la beauté des souvenirs, où l'on se rappelle non seulement des moments heureux, mais aussi des regrets et des sacrifices liés à la réalité de la vie.