Lyrics and translation Bob Dylan - Desolation Row (Take 5 Remake, Complete)
Desolation Row (Take 5 Remake, Complete)
Desolation Row (Reprise 5, Complète)
They're
selling
postcards
of
the
hanging,
they're
painting
the
passports
brown
Ils
vendent
des
cartes
postales
de
la
pendaison,
ils
peignent
les
passeports
en
marron
The
beauty
parlor
is
filled
with
sailors,
the
circus
is
in
town
Le
salon
de
beauté
est
rempli
de
marins,
le
cirque
est
en
ville
Here
comes
the
blind
commissioner,
they've
got
him
in
a
trance
Voici
venir
le
commissaire
aveugle,
ils
l'ont
mis
en
transe
One
hand
is
tied
to
the
tight-rope
walker,
the
other
is
in
his
pants
Une
main
est
liée
au
funambule,
l'autre
est
dans
son
pantalon
And
the
riot
squad
they're
restless,
they
need
somewhere
to
go
Et
les
brigades
anti-émeutes
sont
agitées,
elles
ont
besoin
d'un
endroit
où
aller
As
Lady
and
I
look
out
tonight,
from
Desolation
Row
Alors
que
Madame
et
moi
regardons
dehors
ce
soir,
depuis
Desolation
Row
Cinderella,
she
seems
so
easy,
"It
takes
one
to
know
one,"
she
smiles
Cendrillon,
elle
semble
si
facile,
"Il
en
faut
un
pour
en
reconnaître
un",
sourit-elle
And
puts
her
hands
in
her
back
pockets
Bette
Davis
style
Et
met
ses
mains
dans
ses
poches
arrière,
façon
Bette
Davis
And
in
comes
Romeo,
he's
moaning.
"You
Belong
to
Me
I
Believe"
Et
Roméo
arrive
en
gémissant.
"Tu
m'appartiens,
je
crois"
And
someone
says,
"You're
in
the
wrong
place,
my
friend,
you'd
better
leave"
Et
quelqu'un
dit
: "Tu
es
au
mauvais
endroit,
mon
ami,
tu
ferais
mieux
de
partir"
And
the
only
sound
that's
left
after
the
ambulances
go
Et
le
seul
son
qui
reste
après
le
départ
des
ambulances
Is
Cinderella
sweeping
up
on
Desolation
Row
Est
Cendrillon
en
train
de
balayer
Desolation
Row
Now
the
moon
is
almost
hidden,
the
stars
are
beginning
to
hide
Maintenant
la
lune
est
presque
cachée,
les
étoiles
commencent
à
se
cacher
The
fortune
telling
lady
has
even
taken
all
her
things
inside
La
diseuse
de
bonne
aventure
a
même
emporté
toutes
ses
affaires
à
l'intérieur
All
except
for
Cain
and
Abel
and
the
hunchback
of
Notre
Dame
Tous
sauf
Caïn
et
Abel
et
le
bossu
de
Notre-Dame
Everybody
is
making
love
or
else
expecting
rain
Tout
le
monde
fait
l'amour
ou
alors
s'attend
à
la
pluie
And
the
Good
Samaritan,
he's
dressing,
he's
getting
ready
for
the
show
Et
le
Bon
Samaritain
s'habille,
il
se
prépare
pour
le
spectacle
He's
going
to
the
carnival
tonight
on
Desolation
Row
Il
va
au
carnaval
ce
soir
sur
Desolation
Row
Ophelia,
she's
'neath
the
window
for
her
I
feel
so
afraid
Ophélie,
elle
est
sous
la
fenêtre,
j'ai
si
peur
pour
elle
On
her
twenty-second
birthday
she
already
is
an
old
maid
Pour
son
vingt-deuxième
anniversaire,
elle
est
déjà
une
vieille
fille
To
her,
death
is
quite
romantic
she
wears
an
iron
vest
Pour
elle,
la
mort
est
assez
romantique,
elle
porte
une
veste
de
fer
Her
profession's
her
religion,
her
sin
is
her
lifelessness
Sa
profession
est
sa
religion,
son
péché
est
son
manque
de
vie
And
though
her
eyes
are
fixed
upon
Noah's
great
rainbow
Et
bien
que
ses
yeux
soient
fixés
sur
le
grand
arc-en-ciel
de
Noé
She
spends
her
time
peeking
into
Desolation
Row
Elle
passe
son
temps
à
jeter
un
coup
d'œil
à
Desolation
Row
Einstein,
disguised
as
Robin
Hood
with
his
memories
in
a
trunk
Einstein,
déguisé
en
Robin
des
Bois
avec
ses
souvenirs
dans
un
coffre
Passed
this
way
an
hour
ago
with
his
friend,
a
jealous
monk
Est
passé
par
ici
il
y
a
une
heure
avec
son
ami,
un
moine
jaloux
Now
he
looked
so
immaculately
frightful
as
he
bummed
a
cigarette
Il
avait
l'air
si
impeccablement
effrayant
en
quémandant
une
cigarette
And
he
when
off
sniffing
drainpipes
and
reciting
the
alphabet
Et
il
est
parti
en
reniflant
les
canalisations
et
en
récitant
l'alphabet
You
would
not
think
to
look
at
him,
but
he
was
famous
long
ago
On
ne
penserait
pas
à
le
regarder,
mais
il
était
célèbre
il
y
a
longtemps
For
playing
the
electric
violin
on
Desolation
Row
Pour
avoir
joué
du
violon
électrique
sur
Desolation
Row
Dr.
Filth,
he
keeps
his
world
inside
of
a
leather
cup
Le
Dr.
Filth,
il
garde
son
monde
à
l'intérieur
d'une
tasse
en
cuir
But
all
his
sexless
patients,
they're
trying
to
blow
it
up
Mais
tous
ses
patients
asexués
essaient
de
la
faire
exploser
Now
his
nurse,
some
local
loser,
she's
in
charge
of
the
cyanide
hole
Maintenant,
son
infirmière,
une
perdante
locale,
est
responsable
du
trou
de
cyanure
And
she
also
keeps
the
cards
that
read,
"Have
Mercy
on
His
Soul"
Et
elle
garde
aussi
les
cartes
qui
disent
"Ayez
pitié
de
son
âme".
They
all
play
on
the
penny
whistles,
you
can
hear
them
blow
Ils
jouent
tous
du
sifflet
à
un
sou,
on
peut
les
entendre
souffler
If
you
lean
your
head
out
far
enough
from
Desolation
Row
Si
vous
penchez
la
tête
assez
loin
de
Desolation
Row
Across
the
street
they've
nailed
the
curtains,
they're
getting
ready
for
the
feast
De
l'autre
côté
de
la
rue,
ils
ont
cloué
les
rideaux,
ils
se
préparent
pour
la
fête
The
Phantom
of
the
Opera
in
a
perfect
image
of
a
priest
Le
Fantôme
de
l'Opéra
à
l'image
parfaite
d'un
prêtre
They
are
spoon
feeding
Casanova
to
get
him
to
feel
more
assured
Ils
donnent
à
manger
à
Casanova
à
la
cuillère
pour
qu'il
se
sente
plus
sûr
de
lui
Then
they'll
kill
him
with
self-confidence
after
poisoning
him
with
words
Puis
ils
le
tueront
avec
confiance
en
soi
après
l'avoir
empoisonné
avec
des
mots
And
the
Phantom's
shouting
to
skinny
girls,
"Get
outta
here
if
you
don't
know"
Et
le
Fantôme
crie
aux
filles
maigres
: "Foutez
le
camp
si
vous
ne
savez
pas"
Casanova
is
just
being
punished
for
going
to
Desolation
Row"
Casanova
est
juste
puni
pour
être
allé
à
Desolation
Row"
At
midnight
all
the
agents
and
the
superhuman
crew
À
minuit,
tous
les
agents
et
l'équipe
surhumaine
Come
out
and
round
up
everyone
that
knows
more
than
they
do
Sortent
et
rassemblent
tous
ceux
qui
en
savent
plus
qu'eux
Then
they
bring
them
to
the
factory
where
the
heart-attack
machine
Puis
ils
les
amènent
à
l'usine
où
la
machine
à
crise
cardiaque
Is
strapped
across
their
shoulders
and
then
the
kerosene
Est
attachée
à
leurs
épaules
et
ensuite
le
kérosène
Is
brought
down
from
the
castles
by
insurance
men
who
go
Est
descendu
des
châteaux
par
des
assureurs
qui
vont
Check
to
see
that
nobody
is
escaping
to
Desolation
Row
Vérifier
que
personne
ne
s'échappe
à
Desolation
Row
Praise
be
to
Nero's
Neptune,
the
Titanic
sails
at
dawn
Gloire
à
Neptune
de
Néron,
le
Titanic
navigue
à
l'aube
Everybody's
shouting,
"Which
side
are
you
on?!"
Tout
le
monde
crie
: "De
quel
côté
êtes-vous
?!"
And
Ezra
Pound
and
T.S.
Eliot
fighting
in
the
captain's
tower
Et
Ezra
Pound
et
T.S.
Eliot
se
battent
dans
la
tour
du
capitaine
While
calypso
singers
laugh
at
them
and
fishermen
hold
flowers
Tandis
que
les
chanteurs
de
calypso
se
moquent
d'eux
et
que
les
pêcheurs
tiennent
des
fleurs
Between
the
windows
of
the
sea
where
lovely
mermaids
flow
Entre
les
fenêtres
de
la
mer
où
de
belles
sirènes
coulent
And
nobody
has
to
think
too
much
about
Desolation
Row
Et
personne
n'a
besoin
de
trop
penser
à
Desolation
Row
Yes,
I
received
your
letter
yesterday,
about
the
time
the
doorknob
broke
Oui,
j'ai
reçu
ta
lettre
hier,
au
moment
où
la
poignée
de
porte
s'est
cassée
When
you
asked
me
how
I
was
doing,
was
that
some
kind
of
joke
Quand
tu
m'as
demandé
comment
j'allais,
c'était
une
sorte
de
blague
?
All
these
people
that
you
mention,
yes,
I
know
them,
they're
quite
lame
Tous
ces
gens
que
tu
mentionnes,
oui,
je
les
connais,
ils
sont
assez
nuls
I
had
to
rearrange
their
faces
and
give
them
all
another
name
J'ai
dû
réarranger
leurs
visages
et
leur
donner
à
tous
un
autre
nom
Right
now,
I
can't
read
too
good,
don't
send
me
no
more
letters
no
Là,
maintenant,
je
ne
vois
pas
très
bien,
ne
m'envoie
plus
de
lettres,
non
Not
unless
you
mail
them
from
Desolation
Row
À
moins
que
tu
ne
les
envoies
de
Desolation
Row
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Writer(s): Bob Dylan
1
If You Gotta Go, Go Now (Take 2, Alternate Take)
2
Desolation Row (Take 5 Remake, Complete)
3
Desolation Row (Take 1, Alternate Take)
4
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (Take 8, Alternate Take)
5
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (Take 3, Incomplete)
6
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (Take 1, Complete (6/15/65))
7
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (Take 3 Remake, Complete)
8
She Belongs to Me (Take 1, Solo Acoustic)
9
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (Take 3, Complete)
10
Like a Rolling Stone (Takes 9-10 Remake, False Starts)
11
Like a Rolling Stone (Take 8 Remake, Breakdown)
12
Like a Rolling Stone (Take 15 Remake, Breakdown)
13
Like a Rolling Stone (Take 14 Remake, False Start)
14
Like a Rolling Stone (Take 6 Remake, False Start)
15
Like a Rolling Stone (Take 12 Remake, False Start)
16
Like a Rolling Stone (Master Take, Vocals, Guitar)
17
Like a Rolling Stone (Take 13 Remake, Breakdown)
18
Like a Rolling Stone - Take 11, Alternate Take
19
Like a Rolling Stone (Master Take, Drums, Organ)
20
Like a Rolling Stone (Master Take, Piano, Bass)
21
Like a Rolling Stone (Master Take, Guitar)
22
Like a Rolling Stone (Takes 2-3 Remake, False Starts)
23
Like a Rolling Stone (Take 5, Rehearsal)
24
Like a Rolling Stone (Takes 1-3, Rehearsal)
25
Like a Rolling Stone (Take 5 Remake, Rehearsal)
26
Like a Rolling Stone (Take 4 Remake)
27
Like a Rolling Stone (Take 1 Remake, Rehearsal)
28
Like a Rolling Stone (Take 4, Rehearsal)
29
Like a Rolling Stone (Rehearsal Remake)
30
I Wanna Be Your Lover (Take 6, Complete)
31
I Wanna Be Your Lover (Take 1, Fragment)
32
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (Take 13, Complete)
33
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (Take 1, Breakdown)
34
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (Take 3, Rehearsal)
35
She's Your Lover Now (Take 6, Rehearsal)
36
She's Your Lover Now (Take 1, Breakdown)
37
She's Your Lover Now (Take 16, Complete)
38
She's Your Lover Now (Take 15)
39
Highway 61 Revisited (Take 7, False Start)
40
Highway 61 Revisited (Take 5, Complete)
41
Absolutely Sweet Marie (Take 1, Alternate Take)
42
Queen Jane Approximately (Take 2, Complete)
43
Visions of Johanna (Take 7, Complete)
44
Visions of Johanna (Take 8)
45
Visions of Johanna (Take 14, Complete)
46
Visions of Johanna (Take 1, Rehearsal)
47
Subterranean Homesick Blues (Take 1)
48
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? (Take 6, Complete)
49
Instrumental (Take 2, Complete)
50
Jet Pilot (Take 1)
51
Medicine Sunday (Take 1)
52
Ballad of a Thin Man (Take 2, Breakdown)
53
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? (Take 17)
54
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? (Take 1, Alternate Take)
55
Obviously Five Believers (Take 3, Complete)
56
Temporary Like Achilles (Take 3, Complete)
57
Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine) (Take 1, Complete)
58
Just Like a Woman (Take 8, Complete)
59
Just Like a Woman (Take 4, Alternate Take)
60
Just Like a Woman (Take 1, Complete)
61
Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again (Take 14, Complete)
62
Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again (Take 5)
63
Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again (Rehearsal)
64
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (Take 1, Rehearsal and Finished Track)
65
Fourth Time Around (Take 11, Complete)
66
Lunatic Princess (Take 1)
67
One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) (Take 19, Alternate Take)
68
One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) (Take 4, Rehearsal)
69
One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later) (Take 2, Rehearsal)
70
Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again (Take 1, Rehearsal)
71
Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands (Take 1, Complete)
72
California (Take 1, Solo Acoustic)
73
You Don't Have to Do That (Take 1, Solo Acoustic)
74
If You Gotta Go, Go Now (Take 1, Complete)
75
Farewell, Angelina (Take 1, Solo Acoustic)
76
On the Road Again (Take 7 Remake, Complete)
77
On the Road Again (Take 1 Remake, Complete)
78
On the Road Again (Take 4, Alternate Take)
79
On the Road Again (Take 1, Complete)
80
Outlaw Blues (Take 2, Alternate Take)
81
Outlaw Blues (Take 1, Complete)
82
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (Take 1, False Start)
83
She Belongs to Me (Take 1 Remake, Complete)
84
She Belongs to Me (Take 2 Remake, Complete)
85
Bob Dylan's 115th Dream (Take 2, Complete)
86
Bob Dylan's 115th Dream (Take 1, Fragment)
87
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Take 1)
88
I'll Keep It With Mine (Take 1, Piano Demo)
89
Love Minus Zero / No Limit (Take 1 Remake, Complete)
90
Love Minus Zero / No Limit (Take 3 Remake, Complete)
91
Love Minus Zero / No Limit (Take 2, Acoustic)
92
Love Minus Zero / No Limit (Take 1, Breakdown)
93
Mr. Tambourine Man (Takes 1-2, False Starts)
94
Mr. Tambourine Man (Take 3 with Band, Incomplete)
95
From a Buick 6 (Take 4)
96
From a Buick 6 (Take 1, False Start)
97
Positively 4th Street (Take 5, Alternate Take)
98
Positively 4th Street (Take 4, Complete)
99
Positively 4th Street (Takes 1-3, False Starts)
100
Tombstone Blues (Take 9)
101
Tombstone Blues (Take 1, Alternate Take)
102
Sitting On a Barbed Wire Fence (Take 2)
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