BOB DYLAN
- I Pity The Poor Immigrant Lyrics / with translationsI pity the poor immigrant
Who wishes he would've stayed home
Who uses all his power to do evil
But in the end is always left so alone
That man whom with his fingers cheats
And who lies with ev'ry breath
Who passionately hates his life
And likewise fears his death.
I pity the poor immigrant
Whose strength is spent in vain
Whose heaven is like Ironsides
Whose tears are like rain
Who eats but is not satisfied
Who hears but does not see
Who falls in love with wealth itself
And turns his back on me.
I pity the poor immigrant
Who tramples through the mud
Who fills his mouth with laughing
And who builds his town with blood
Whose visions in the final end
Must shatter like the glass
I pity the poor immigrant
When his gladness comes to pass.
Who wishes he would've stayed home
Who uses all his power to do evil
But in the end is always left so alone
That man whom with his fingers cheats
And who lies with ev'ry breath
Who passionately hates his life
And likewise fears his death.
I pity the poor immigrant
Whose strength is spent in vain
Whose heaven is like Ironsides
Whose tears are like rain
Who hears but does not see
Who falls in love with wealth itself
And turns his back on me.
I pity the poor immigrant
Who tramples through the mud
Who fills his mouth with laughing
And who builds his town with blood
Whose visions in the final end
Must shatter like the glass
I pity the poor immigrant
When his gladness comes to pass.
Facts about I Pity The Poor Immigrant
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I Pity The Poor Immigrant is written and performed by Bob Dylan.
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It is first released on December 27, 1967 as part of Bob Dylan's album "John Wesley Harding" which includes 12 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
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When we ask ourselves what the song was truly meant to express, Bob Dylan's 'I Pity the Poor Immigrant' describes the hardships that immigrants endure while showing how they lose their ethical principles through their struggles. The song I pity the poor immigrant shows its main theme through its lyrics which display feelings of hopelessness together with social commentary and self-reflection and enduring solitude and deep emotional distress. The song shows through its music that people experience two separate states which include feelings of alienation and isolation together with people who experience moral decay and corruption and people who feel powerless to change their situation and people who lost their values and experience emotional distress. The lyrics describe three different themes which include regret and suffering and moral conflict, which may be complex for younger children to understand without parental guidance. The language provides strong and detailed descriptions which do not include any explicit profanity or violent content or sexual material.
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I Pity The Poor Immigrant falls under the genre Rock.
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I Pity The Poor Immigrant song length is 4 minutes and 16 seconds.
Who wrote I Pity The Poor Immigrant lyrics?
I Pity The Poor Immigrant is written and performed by Bob Dylan.
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When was I Pity The Poor Immigrant released?
It is first released on December 27, 1967 as part of Bob Dylan's album "John Wesley Harding" which includes 12 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind I Pity The Poor Immigrant lyrics?
When we ask ourselves what the song was truly meant to express, Bob Dylan's 'I Pity the Poor Immigrant' describes the hardships that immigrants endure while showing how they lose their ethical principles through their struggles. The song I pity the poor immigrant shows its main theme through its lyrics which display feelings of hopelessness together with social commentary and self-reflection and enduring solitude and deep emotional distress. The song shows through its music that people experience two separate states which include feelings of alienation and isolation together with people who experience moral decay and corruption and people who feel powerless to change their situation and people who lost their values and experience emotional distress. The lyrics describe three different themes which include regret and suffering and moral conflict, which may be complex for younger children to understand without parental guidance. The language provides strong and detailed descriptions which do not include any explicit profanity or violent content or sexual material.
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Which genre is I Pity The Poor Immigrant?
I Pity The Poor Immigrant falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song I Pity The Poor Immigrant?
I Pity The Poor Immigrant song length is 4 minutes and 16 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Bob DylanRecord Label(s): Originally Released 1967 Sony Music Entertainment Inc
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