Paroles et traduction Benny Borg - Balladen Om Morgan Kane

Balladen Om Morgan Kane

Født i 1855 ved Santa Fe
Knuste vogntog var det første han fikk se.
Kastet inn i verdens harde virkelighet,
Der en guttesjel blir dømt til ensomhet.

Morgan Kane var hans navn.

Langt der vest må hver mann lære selvforsvar.
Vil du leve må du holde våpnet klart
Flere stater, halve landet stod i brann
Ryktet fløy den dagen gutten ble en mann.

Morgan Kane var hans navn.

Mange drapsmenn ville prøve dette ry.
Gribber samlet seg ved kalde morgengry.
Tause satt de der og voktet dødens spill.
Ved solnedgang lød klang av spader fra Boot Hill.

Morgan Kane var hans navn.

Mange kvinner søkte lykken i hans favn.
Bare en av dem fikk retten til hans navn.
I hans skygge er det sand der intet gror,
En jaget mann får aldri blomster i sitt spor.

Morgan Kane var hans navn.

Texas rangers hadde bruk for nettopp ham,
Unge, harde karer fra det ganske land.
Kun det våpen som han brukte ble hans venn,
Og det gjorde ham mest ensom iblandt menn.

Morgan Kane var hans navn.

Sine ferdigheter solgte han til sist.
Marshal-stjernen gav ham nok en liten frist.
Men å skape fred med vold er aldri lett,
En revolvermann har skapt sin egen rett.

Morgan Kane var hans navn.

Selv en lovens mann kan bære på en drøm.
Om fred og hjem, et annet liv, så ikke døm!
Den som dreper, selv i lovens navn, må dø.
Denne visshet holder aldri opp å blø!

Morgan Kane var hans navn.
Morgan Kane var hans navn...

The Ballad of Morgan Kane

Born in 1855 near Santa Fe
Crushed wagon train was the first thing he did see.
Thrown into the world's harsh reality,
Where a boy's soul is doomed to obscurity.

Morgan Kane was his name.

Far in the west every man must teach himself defense.
If you want to live you must keep your weapon ready
Several states, half the country was on fire
Word spread the day the boy became a man.

Morgan Kane was his name.

Many murderers would try this reputation.
Vultures gathered in the cold morning light.
They sat there in silence and watched the game of death.
At sunset the sound of spades from Boot Hill.

Morgan Kane was his name.

Many women sought happiness in his arms.
Only one of them got the right to his name.
In his shadow there is sand where nothing grows,
A hunted man never gets flowers in his wake.

Morgan Kane was his name.

Texas Rangers had use for a man like him,
Young, tough guys from all over the country.
Only the weapon he used became his friend,
And that made him the most lonely of men.

Morgan Kane was his name.

He finally sold his skills.
The Marshal's star gave him another small respite.
But creating peace with violence is never easy,
A gunman has created his own justice.

Morgan Kane was his name.

Even a lawman can carry a dream.
Of peace and home, another life, so don't judge!
He who kills, even in the name of the law, must die.
This knowledge never ceases to bleed!

Morgan Kane was his name.
Morgan Kane was his name...