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When you're sad and when you're lonely
And you haven't got a friend
Just remember that death is not the end
And all that you held sacred
Falls down and does not mend
Just remember that death is not the end
Not the end, not the end
Just remember that death is not the end
When you're standing on the crossroads
That you cannot comprehend
Just remember that death is not the end
And all your dreams have vanished
And you don't know what's up the bend
Just remember that death is not the end
Not the end, not the end
Just remember that death is not the end
When the storm clouds gather round you
And heavy rains descend
Just remember that death is not the end
And there's no-one there to comfort you
With a helping hand to lend
Just remember that death is not the end
Not the end, not the end
Just remember that death is not the end
For the tree of life is growing
Where the spirit never dies
And the bright light of salvation
Up in dark and empty skies
When the cities are on fire
With the burning flesh of men
Just remember that death is not the end
When you search in vain to find
Some law-abiding citizen
Just remember that death is not the end
Not the end, not the end
Just remember that death is not the end
Not the end, not the end
Just remember that death is not the end

When the night has come, and the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we will see
No, I won't be afraid, oh, I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
So darlin', darlin' stand by me
Oh stand by me
Oh stand, stand by me, stand by me

If the sky that we look upon should tumble and fall
Or the mountain should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry, no, I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
And darlin', darlin' stand by me
Oh stand by me
Whoa stand now, stand by me, stand by me

And darlin', darlin' stand by me
Oh stand by me
Oh stand now, stand by me, stand by me

If the sky that we look upon should tumble and fall
Or the mountain should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry, no, I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
And darlin', darlin' stand by me
Oh stand by me
Whoa stand now, stand by me, stand by me
So darlin', darlin' stand by me
Oh stand by me
Oh stand now, stand by me, stand by me
Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me
Oh stand by me
Whoa stand now, oh stand, stand by me...

Donde crecen las rosas sivestres

Esta es una de las canciones más románticamente bellas de Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds,además de la justificación en el mundo de la música de Kylie Minogue.
Nunca dejo de estremecerme cuando la escucho y ,desde luego hoy no es una excepción.

Where The Wild Roses Grow

They call me The Wild Rose
But my name is Elisa Day
Why they call me it I do not know
For my name is Elisa Day

From the first day I saw her I knew she was the one
As she stared in my eyes and smiled
For her lips were the colour of the roses
That grew down the river, all bloody and wild

When he knocked on my door and entered the room
My trembling subsided in his sure embrace
He would be my first man, and with a careful hand
He wiped at the tears that ran down my face

[Chorus]

On the second day I brought her a flower
She was more beautiful than any woman I'd seen
I said, "Do you know where the wild roses grow
So sweet and scarlet and free?"

On the second day he came with a single red rose
He said: "Will you give me your loss and your sorrow?"
I nodded my head, as I lay on the bed
"If I show you the roses will you follow?"

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On the third day he took me to the river
He showed me the roses and we kissed
And the last thing I heard was a muttered word
As he knelt above me with a rock in his fist

On the last day I took her where the wild roses grow
And she lay on the bank, the wind light as a thief
As I kissed her goodbye, I said, "All beauty must die"
And lent down and planted a rose between her teeth

[Chorus]

Donde crecen las rosas silvestres

Me llaman "La Rosa Silvestre"
Mas mi nombre es Elisa Day
¿Por que me lo llaman? La verdad,no lo se
Pues mi nombre es Elisa Day

Desde el primer día que la vi supe que era la elegida
Mientras me miraba fijamente a los ojos y sonreía
Pues sus labios eran del color de las rosas
Que crecían en el río sangrientas y salvajes.

Cuando llamó a la puerta y entró en la habitación
Mis temblores amainaron en la seguridad de su abrazo
Iba a ser mi primer hombre,y con una cuidadosa caricia
Secó las lágrimas que surcaban mi cara

El segundo dia le llevé una flor
Era más preciosa que todas las mujeres que había visto
Le dije:"¿Sabes donde crecen las rosas silvestres
Tan dulces,tan escarlatas y libres?

El segundo día vino con una solitaria rosa roja
Me dijo:"¿me entregarás tu pérdida y tu pesar?"
Asentí con la cabeza y al recostarme en la cama preguntó
"Si te muestro las rosas me seguirás?"

El tercer día me llevó al río
Me enseñó las rosas y nos besamos
Y lo último que oí fué una palabra entre dientes
Mientras firmaba mi sentencia con una roca en las manos

El último día la llevé donde crecen las rosas silvestres
Y se tendió en la orilla,el viento sigiloso como un ladrón
Mientras le daba el beso de despedide dije:"Toda belleza debe morir"
Plante una rosa entre sus dientes y allí la abandoné

Me llaman "La Rosa Silvestre"
Mas mi nombre es Elisa Day
¿Por que me lo llaman? La verdad,no lo se
Pues mi nombre es Elisa Day