5 de juny de 2016

Recordo amb molt carinyo, de quan era petita,  una melodia que em portava al Carib agafada dels bigotis d'aquest cambrer (una mica estereotipat, no?). Bé, els records afloren sense massa govern ni previsió, ja se sap...

Avui em ve molt de gust escoltar de nou la cançó. Al llarg de les paraules, el músic va repetint: 

"Ve la llum del dia i vull tornar a casa". Suposo que es deu tractar d'un treballador, segurament un esclau, que després d'un dia dur de fenia, somia en arribar a casa. 

Sigui com sigui, la frase m'ha captat. A vosaltres amb què us fa pensar?

"Ve la llum del dia i vull tornar a casa"

Banana boat

Harry Belafonte 

Day-o, day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Work all night on a drink of rum
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Stack banana till de mornin' come
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day...
Daylight come and me wan' go home

A beautiful bunch o' ripe banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Hide the deadly black tarantula
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day...
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Come, Mister tally man, tally me banana
Daylight come and me wan' go home

Day-o, day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home
Day, me say day, me say day, me say day
Me say day, me say day-o
Daylight come and me wan' go home