Reeperbahn

Tom Waits

Transposer:

[Verse 1] Around the curve of The Parrot Bar A broken-down old movie star Hustling and Easterner Bringing out the beast in her A high dive on a swimming pool Filled with needles and with fools The memories are short but the tales are long When you’re in the Reeperbahn [Verse 2] Well they called her Rosie when she was a girl For her bright red cheeks and her strawberry curls When she would laugh the river would run She said she’d be a comedian Oh what a pity oh what a shame When she said ’come calling’ nobody came Now her bright red cheeks are painted on And she’s laughing her head off in the Reeperbahn [Verse 3] Now little Hans was always strange Wearing womens underthings His father beat him but he wouldn’t change ran off with a man one day Now his lingerie is all the rage In the black on every page His father proudly calls his name Down there in the Reeperbahn [Vers 4] Now if you’ve lost your inheritance And all you’ve left is common sense And you’re not too picky about the crowd you keep Or the mattress where you sleep Behind every window behind every door The apple has gone but there’s always the core And the seeds will sprout up right through the floor Down there in the Reeperbahn [Verse 5] Lai lai lai lai Lai lai lai lai lai lai Lai lai lai lai lai lai Lai lai lai lai lai lia Lai lai lai lai lai lai Lai lai lai lai lai lai Down there in the Reeperbahn [Verse 6] Lai lai lai lai lai lai Lai lai lai lai lai lai Lai lai lai lai lai lai Lai lai lai lai lai lai Lai lai lai lai lai lai Lai lai lai lai lai lai Lai lai lai lai lai lai Down there in the Reepherbahn

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La chanson évoque un lieu particulier, rempli de souvenirs mélancoliques et d'histoires de vie colorées. Elle dépeint des personnages marginaux, comme une ancienne star de cinéma au destin brisé et une jeune femme, Rosie, qui a perdu ses rêves et se retrouve à jouer un rôle qui n'est plus le sien. On y croise aussi Hans, qui, après avoir vécu des épreuves familiales, s'affranchit des conventions. Le Reeperbahn, célèbre quartier de Hambourg, symbolise à la fois un refuge et un endroit de désillusion, où les rêves s'étiolent mais les histoires continuent de vivre à travers les rencontres hasardeuses et les souvenirs. L’ambiance y est lourde de nostalgie, mêlée de rires amers et de luttes intérieures. C'est un tableau de la vie nocturne qui passe, parfois en vain, à la recherche d'une lueur d'espoir.

Le Chansonnier