JOEY ALBUM : "DESIRE" - 1976 |
Joey | Joey |
Born in Red Hook, Brooklyn, in the year of who knows when Opened up his eyes to the tune of an accordion Always on the outside of whatever side there was When they asked him why it had to be that way, "Well," he answered, "just because." |
Né à Red Hook, Brooklyn, on ne sait en quelle année Il ouvrit les yeux au son dun accordéon Toujours en dehors de tout parti pris Quand on lui demandait pourquoi il était comme ça Il répondait juste " parce que ". |
Larry was the oldest, Joey was next to last. They called Joe "Crazy," the baby they called "Kid Blast." Some say they lived off gambling and runnin' numbers too. It always seemed they got caught between the mob and the men in blue. |
Larry était le plus âgé, Joey était lavant-dernier. Ils appelaient Joe " Dingo ", le plus jeune " Brise-fer ". Y en a qui disent quils vivaient du jeu et des loteries clandestines. On avait toujours limpression quils étaient pris entre le milieu et les uniformes bleus. |
King of the streets, child of clay. Joey, Joey, What made them want to come and blow you away? |
Roi des rues, enfant de la terre Joey, Joey, Quest-ce qui les a poussés à vouloir te descendre ? |
There was talk they killed their rivals, but the truth was far from that No one ever knew for sure where they were really at. When they tried to strangle Larry, Joey almost hit the roof. He went out that night to seek revenge, thinkin' he was bulletproof. |
Certains disaient quils tuaient leurs rivaux, mais cEeacute;tait loin de la vérité Personne na jamais su où ils en étaient. Quand ils essayèrent dEeacute;trangler Larry, Joey sortit de ses gonds. Il sortit la nuit-même pour se venger, croyant que les balles ne pourraient le toucher. |
The war broke out at the break of dawn, it emptied out the streets Joey and his brothers suffered terrible defeats Till they ventured out behind the lines and took five prisoners. They stashed them away in a basement, called them amateurs. |
La guerre éclata aux lueurs de laube, elle vida les rues Joey et ses frères subirent de terribles défaites JusquEagrave; ce quils saventurent derrière les lignes et fassent cinq prisonniers. Ils les planquèrent dans une cave, les traitèrent damateurs. |
The hostages were tremblin' when they heard a man exclaim, "Let's blow this place to kingdom come, let Con Edison take the blame." But Joey stepped up, he raised his hand, said, "We're not those kind of men. It's peace and quiet that we need to go back to work again." |
Les otages tremblaient quand ils entendirent quelquun sEeacute;crier : " Faisons sauter cet endroit pour un monde meilleur, faisons porter le chapeau à GDF ". Mais Joey savança, leva la main, et dit : " On nest pas comme ça. On a juste besoin de tranquillité pour retourner au travail. " |
King of the streets, child of clay. Joey, Joey, What made them want to come and blow you away? |
Roi des rues, enfant de la terre Joey, Joey, Quest-ce qui les a poussés à vouloir te descendre ? |
The police department hounded him, they called him Mr. Smith They got him on conspiracy, they were never sure who with. "What time is it?" said the judge to Joey when they met "Five to ten," said Joey. The judge says, "That's exactly what you get." |
La police le pourchassa, ils lappelaient Mr.Smith Ils le coincèrent pour association, ils ne surent jamais avec qui. " Quelle heure est-il ? " demanda le juge à Joey à laudience " Dix heures moins dix " fit Joey. Le juge dit " Cest exactement ce que tu prends. " |
He did ten years in Attica, reading Nietzsche and Wilhelm Reich They threw him in the hole one time for tryin' to stop a strike. His closest friends were black men 'cause they seemed to understand What it's like to be in society with a shackle on your hand. |
Il fit dix ans à Attica, à lire Nietzsche et Wilhelm Reich Ils le jetèrent au trou une fois pour avoir tenté de terminer une grève. Ses meilleurs amis étaient des noirs car ils avaient lair de comprendre Ce que cest de vivre en société les mains enchaînées. |
When they let him out in '71 he'd lost a little weight But he dressed like Jimmy Cagney and I swear he did look great. He tried to find the way back into the life he left behind To the boss he said, "I have returned and now I want what's mine." |
Quand ils le libérèrent en E1 il avait perdu un peu de poids Mais il shabillait comme Jimmy Cagney et je te jure il avait la classe. Il essaya de retrouver sa place dans la vie quil avait quitté Au patron il dit " Je suis revenu et maintenant je veux ce qui est à moi. " |
King of the streets, child of clay. Joey, Joey, What made them want to come and blow you away? |
Roi des rues, enfant de la terre Joey, Joey, Quest-ce qui les a poussés à vouloir te descendre ? |
It was true that in his later years he would not carry a gun "I'm around too many children," he'd say, "they should never know of one." Yet he walked right into the clubhouse of his lifelong deadly foe, Emptied out the register, said, "Tell 'em it was Crazy Joe." |
Cest vrai, ces dernières années il ne portait pas darme " Il y trop denfants ici " disait-il " ils ne devraient jamais en voir une. " Pourtant il entra tout droit dans la boîte de son ennemi mortel de toujours Vida le tiroir-caisse et dit " Dites-leur que cEeacute;tait Joe le Dingo ". |
One day they blew him down in a clam bar in New York He could see it comin' through the door as he lifted up his fork. He pushed the table over to protect his family Then he staggered out into the streets of Little Italy. |
Un jour ils le descendirent dans une gargote à New York. Il les vit entrer alors quil levait sa fourchette Il poussa la table par terre pour protèger sa famille. Puis il tituba dans les rues de la petite Italie. |
Joey, Joey, King of the streets, child of clay. Joey, Joey, What made them want to come and blow you away? |
Joey, Joey, Roi des rues, enfant de la terre Joey, Joey, Quest-ce qui les a poussés à vouloir te descendre ? |
Sister Jacqueline and Carmela and mother Mary all did weep. I heard his best friend Frankie say, "He ain't dead, he's just asleep." Then I saw the old man's limousine head back towards the grave I guess he had to say one last goodbye to the son that he could not save. |
Sœur Jacqueline et Carmela et mère Mary toutes pleurèrent. Jentendais son meilleur ami Frankie dire, " Il nest pas mort, il est juste endormi " Puis je vis la limousine de lancien se diriger vers la tombe Je suppose quil devait dire un dernier adieu au fils quil navait pas pu sauvé. |
The sun turned cold over President Street and the town of Brooklyn mourned They said a mass in the old church near the house where he was born. And someday if God's in heaven overlookin' His preserve I know the men that shot him down will get what they deserve. |
Le soleil se refroidit sur President Street et la ville de Brooklyn se lamenta Il y eut une messe dans la vieille église près de sa maison natale. Et si un jour au ciel Dieu inspecte son domaine Je sais que ceux qui lont descendu auront ce quils méritent. |
King of the streets, child of clay. Joey, Joey, What made them want to come and blow you away? |
Roi des rues, enfant de la terre Joey, Joey, Quest-ce qui les a poussés à vouloir te descendre ? |