This emotional vision of sea-faring freedom, by poet/singer/songwriter Jacques Brel, received standing ovations wherever and whenever it was performed
This emotional vision of sea-faring freedom, by poet/singer/songwriter Jacques Brel, received standing ovations wherever and whenever it was performed, and remains his undisputed masterpiece. Below you find the English translation.
In the port of Amsterdam
There`s a sailor who sings
Of the dreams that he brings
From the wide open sea
In the port of Amsterdam
There`s a sailor who sleeps
While the river bank weeps
To the old willow tree
In the port of Amsterdam
There`s a sailor who dies
Full of beer, full of cries
In a drunken town fight
In the port of Amsterdam
There`s a sailor who`s born
On a hot muggy morn
By the dawn`s early light
In the port of Amsterdam
Where the sailors all meet
There`s a sailor who eats
Only fish heads and tails
And he`ll show you his teeth
That have rotted too soon
That can haul up the sails
That can swallow the moon
And he yells to the cook
With his arms open wide
"Hey, bring me more fish
Throw it down by my side"
And he wants so to belch
But he`s too full to try
So he stands up and laughs
And he zips up his fly
In the port of Amsterdam
You can see sailors dance
Paunches bursting their pants
Grinding women to porch
They`ve forgotten the tune
That their whiskey voice croaked
Splitting the night
With the roar of their jokes
And they turn and they dance
And they laugh and they lust
Till the rancid sound of the accordion bursts
And then out of the night
With their pride in their pants
And the sluts that they tow
Underneath the street lamps
In the port of Amsterdam
There`s a sailor who drinks
And he drinks and he drinks
And he drinks once again
He`ll drink to the health
Of the whores of Amsterdam
Who`ve given their bodies
To a thousand other men
Yeah, they`ve bargained their virtue
Their goodness all gone
For a few dirty coins
Well he just can`t go on
Throws his nose to the sky
And he aims it up above
And he pisses like I cry
On the unfaithful love
In the port of Amsterdam
In the port of Amsterdam
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This is a trailer for the movie, CAST: Calling All Sacred Truths, that is appearing at an interesting venue near you. CAST in general is a participato
This is a trailer for the movie, CAST: Calling All Sacred Truths, that is appearing at an interesting venue near you. CAST in general is a participatory theater-type of expression by individuals and groups who desire to offer their personal take on societal wisdom.
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Designer and entertainer Isaac Mizrahi hosts a unique kind of talk show on The Oxygen Network where he and his favorite celebrities do the most offbea
Designer and entertainer Isaac Mizrahi hosts a unique kind of talk show on The Oxygen Network where he and his favorite celebrities do the most offbeat things. It's a culinary commotion when world-renowned chef, Jacques Pepin surprises Isaac at the studio and teaches him how to make a perfect roast chicken.
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Segment 1: Jacques Attali, founder and president of Planet Finance, discusses microfinance and globalization.
Segment 2: Duke Basketball coach Mi
Segment 1: Jacques Attali, founder and president of Planet Finance, discusses microfinance and globalization.
Segment 2: Duke Basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski and his co-author Jamie Spatola discuss the book "Beyond Basketball: Coach K's Keywords for Success".
Segment 3: We conclude with actor Martin Short. His musical on Broadway is "Fame Becomes Me".
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Dans Le Port d`Amsterdam by Jacques Brel played on chromatic harmonica.
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Dans Le Port d`Amsterdam by Jacques Brel played on chromatic harmonica. This is only a training session, this is not good but I upload it anyway, later I`ll upload one with backround music and better melody.
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