BOB DYLAN
- In The Summertime Lyrics / with translationsI was in your presence for an hour or so
Or was it a day ? I truly don't know
Where the sun never set, where the trees hung low
By that soft and shining sea
Did you respect me for what I did
Or for what I didn't do, or for keeping it hid ?
Did I lose my mind when I tried to get rid
Of everything you see ?
In the summertime, ah in the summertime
In the summertime, when you were with me.
I got the heart and you got the blood
We cut through iron and we cut through mud
Then came the warning that was before the flood
That set everybody free
Fools they made a mock of sin
Our loyalty they tried to win
But you were closer to me than my next af kin
When they didn't want to know or see.
In the summertime, ah in the summertime
In the summertime, when you were with me.
Strangers, they meddled in our affairs
Poverty and shame was theirs
But all that suffering was not to be compared
With the glory that is to be
And I'm still carrying the gift you gave
It's a part of me now, it's been cherished and saved
It'll be with me unto the grave
And then unto eternity.
In the summertime, ah in the summertime
In the summertime, when you were with me.
Or was it a day ? I truly don't know
Where the sun never set, where the trees hung low
By that soft and shining sea
Did you respect me for what I did
Or for what I didn't do, or for keeping it hid ?
Did I lose my mind when I tried to get rid
Of everything you see ?
In the summertime, ah in the summertime
In the summertime, when you were with me.
I got the heart and you got the blood
We cut through iron and we cut through mud
Then came the warning that was before the flood
That set everybody free
Fools they made a mock of sin
Our loyalty they tried to win
When they didn't want to know or see.
In the summertime, ah in the summertime
In the summertime, when you were with me.
Strangers, they meddled in our affairs
Poverty and shame was theirs
But all that suffering was not to be compared
With the glory that is to be
And I'm still carrying the gift you gave
It's a part of me now, it's been cherished and saved
It'll be with me unto the grave
And then unto eternity.
In the summertime, ah in the summertime
In the summertime, when you were with me.
Facts about In The Summertime
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In The Summertime is written and performed by Bob Dylan.
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It is first released on August 12, 1981 as part of Bob Dylan's album "Shot of Love" which includes 10 tracks in total. This song is the 7th track on this album.
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When we ask ourselves what the song was truly meant to express, the song In the Summertime by Bob Dylan shows how deep love creates lifelong memories which withstand all external challenges. The lyrics of In the Summertime create an atmosphere which expresses five different emotions, including love and reflection and joy and nostalgia and hope. The song shows how people should handle their lives between two main elements which represent uncertainty and confusion and between two other elements which represent shared experience and connection and between two other elements which represent warning and liberation and between two other elements which represent loyalty and betrayal and between two other elements which show how people continue to endure pain while they keep their important memories. The lyrics contain some mature themes and imagery that may require parental guidance for younger children. The language and content of the work present emotional and situational complexities which require parental guidance for proper comprehension.
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In The Summertime falls under the genre Rock.
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In The Summertime song length is 3 minutes and 34 seconds.
Who wrote In The Summertime lyrics?
In The Summertime is written and performed by Bob Dylan.
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When was In The Summertime released?
It is first released on August 12, 1981 as part of Bob Dylan's album "Shot of Love" which includes 10 tracks in total. This song is the 7th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind In The Summertime lyrics?
When we ask ourselves what the song was truly meant to express, the song In the Summertime by Bob Dylan shows how deep love creates lifelong memories which withstand all external challenges. The lyrics of In the Summertime create an atmosphere which expresses five different emotions, including love and reflection and joy and nostalgia and hope. The song shows how people should handle their lives between two main elements which represent uncertainty and confusion and between two other elements which represent shared experience and connection and between two other elements which represent warning and liberation and between two other elements which represent loyalty and betrayal and between two other elements which show how people continue to endure pain while they keep their important memories. The lyrics contain some mature themes and imagery that may require parental guidance for younger children. The language and content of the work present emotional and situational complexities which require parental guidance for proper comprehension.
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Which genre is In The Summertime?
In The Summertime falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song In The Summertime?
In The Summertime song length is 3 minutes and 34 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Bob DylanRecord Label(s): 1981 Sony Music Entertainment Inc
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