Lyrics and translation John Cale - Hemingway

Hemingway

I always held on to the thought
That if they loved you long enough
Would find out what wa missing
When they finally called your bluff
The line between the friend and foe
Is abritrary still
Drowning in pina coladas
As the bulls prowl around the ring
He didn′t have, he didn't get
You didn′t have the help you wanted
And when you saw, you saw Guernica fall
The hillsides exploded
And bodies filled the air
There was nothing left of Havana
And you thousand yards stare
He didn't have, he didn't get
You didn′t have the help you wanted
And when you saw, you saw Guernica fall
You′ve got a thousand yards stare
You've got a thousand yards stare

Hemingway

J'ai toujours gardé l'idée
Que si elles t'aimaient assez longtemps
Elles finiraient par découvrir ce qui manquait
Quand elles finiraient par voir ton bluff
La ligne entre l'ami et l'ennemi
Est toujours arbitraire
Noyant dans des piña coladas
Alors que les taureaux rôdent autour de l'arène
Il n'avait pas, il n'a pas eu
Tu n'as pas eu l'aide que tu voulais
Et quand tu as vu, tu as vu Guernica tomber
Les collines ont explosé
Et les corps ont rempli l'air
Il ne restait rien de La Havane
Et ton regard vide
Il n'avait pas, il n'a pas eu
Tu n'as pas eu l'aide que tu voulais
Et quand tu as vu, tu as vu Guernica tomber
Tu as un regard vide
Tu as un regard vide