BOB DYLAN PREMIO NOBEL DE LITERATURA

Hace unas semanas, se le otorgó el Premio Nobel de Literatura al cantante y compositor norteamericano Bob Dylan. Según la Academia Sueca, fue por "haber creado una nueva expresión poética dentro de la gran tradición de la música norteamericana".
En este artículo, mencionamos algunas de las canciones que habrían causado dicha impresión a la Academia Sueca.

1.- Blowin' In The Wind

"Yes 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes 'n' how many times can a man turn his head
Pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind".





2.- The Times They Are A-Changin'

"Come writers and critics who prophesize with your pens
And keep your eyes wide, the chance won't come again
And don't speak too soon for the wheel's still in spin
And there's no tellin' who that it's namin'
For the loser now will be later to win
For the times they are a-changin'".





3.- Mr. Tambourine Man

"Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there's no place I'm going to
Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, paly a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you
Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky
With one hand waving free
Silhouetted by the sea
Circled by the circus sands
With all memory and fate
Driven deep beneath the waves
Let me forget about today until tomorrow".





4.- Like A Rolling Stone

"Once upon a time you dressed so fine
You threw the burns a dime in your prime, didn't you?
You said you'd never compromise
With the mystery tramp, but now you realize
He's not selling any alibis
As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
And ask him, do you want to make a deal?
How does it feel, how does it feel
To be on your own with no direction home
Like a rolling stone".





5.- Knockin' On Heaven's Door

"Mama, take this badge off of me
I can't use it anymore
It's gettin' dark, too dark for me to see
I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door".





6.- Forever Young

"May your hands always be busy
May your feet always be swift
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of change shift
May your heart always be joyful
May your song always be sung
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young".





7.- Tangled Up In Blue

"She was workin' in a topless place
And I stopped in for a beer
I just kept lookin' at the side of her face
In the spotlight so clear
And later on as the crowd thinned out
It's just about to do the same
She was standing ther in back of my chair
Said to me, "Don't I know your name?"
I muttered somethin' underneath my breath
She studied the lines on my face
I must admit I felt a little uneasy
When she bent down to tie the laces of my shoe
Tangled up in blue".





8.- Hurricane

"Pistol shots ring out in the barroom night
Enter Patty Valentine from the upper hall
She sees the bartender in a pool of blood
Cries out, "My God, they killed them all"
Here comes the story of the Hurricane
The man the authorities came to blame
For somethin' that he'd never done
Put in a prison cell, but one time he could have been
The champion of the world".