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Les paroles de la chanson

[CHORUS] (mourners)
Father, Father,
Father, Father.

[CHIEF MOURNER] O Father, you have given,
Time to your children,
You will look after,
Those in your care.

[WOMEN’S CHORUS] (mourners)
We beg you,
Look after us,
Father, Father.

[CHIEF MOURNER] Father.

[WOMEN’S CHORUS] Into the future,
In ever-growing circles,

[CHIEF MOURNER] You will be there,
And your spirit will keep us moving,
In the right direction.

[FULL CHORUS] (mourners)
(Ah…),
O Father, you have given,
Time to your children,
You will look after,
Those in your care,
Into the future,
In ever-growing circles,
You will be there.

[CHIEF MOURNER] And your spirit will keep us moving,
In the right direction.

[SHANTY] Hey, wait a minute,
You didn’t tell me,
I fell into a place,
I didn’t wanna go,
It doesn’t matter,
I swear,
I’ll never go through another of those things,
In my life.

You should have warned me Of all the dangers,
But maybe there were some things you just didn’t know,
But you’re my father,
And surely fathers ought to know about most things,
In this life,
Don’t tell me,
I thought you were the best,
You were only human,
And a lot like all the rest.
Like me you were fragile,
Not secure,
With the fast tide of life,
That would speed past your door.

[CHORUS] (mourners)
Father, Father, Father.

[BOYS and CHORUS] Toti mundo nati.

[CHORUS] Father,
(Ah…).

[SHANTY] I forgive you,
Will you forgive me?

[CHIEF MOURNER] You will be there.

[CHIEF MOURNER and CHORUS] And your spirit will keep us moving,
In the right direction.

L’histoire de la chanson

En 1959, alors que les proches arrivent sur les lieux de l’enterrement, Shanty ressent désarroi, peur et colère. Accablé, il médite et réalise, en fin de compte, qu’un père, comme chaque être humain, est appelé à mourir. Il lui demande son pardon.

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