The landlady's husband came up to town today
Since he left them both ten years ago to serve the ministry
The dark down road of his approach in constant rain was drenched
The tenant's boy said "How d'ya do" then swore in French
Did you teach this little child these curses on my soul
You should both be shut down in the coal-hole
That's the way to treat a child who cries out in the night
And a woman who teaches wrong from right
He's a Battered Old Bird
And he's living up there
There's a place where time stands still
If you keep taking those little pink pills
"Hush your mouth you hypocrite"
His humour cut her deep
The tight lipped leer of judgement
That had seen her love desert her just like sleep
"Filthy words on children's lips are better, my dear spouse
Then if I were to speak my mind about this house"
He's a Battered Old Bird
And he's living up there
years - anni
wrong - sbagliato
words - parole
where - dove
trouble - guaio
treat - trattare
throw - gettare
these - queste
there - là
those - quelli
their - loro
teach - insegnare
taking - presa
swore - giurò
things - cose
teaches - insegna
sweet - dolce
still - ancora
swallowed - ingestione
stands - stand
spouse - sposa
speak - parlare
sleep - dormire
serve - servire
redeems - redime
playing - giocando
place - posto
pills - pillole
pieces - pezzi
night - notte
cries - grida
rattling - crepitio
bonfire - falò
child - bambino
french - francese
lipped - labbra
chopped - tritato
tight - stretto
house - casa
mouth - bocca
hypocrite - ipocrita
already - già
always - sempre
bottle - bottiglia
think - pensare
constant - costante
afraid - impaurito
breakfast - colazione
other - altro
maids - cameriere
about - di
going - andando
wishing - desiderando
scattered - sparpagliato
cares - cure
woman - donna
attic - attico
burgundy - Borgogna
approach - approccio
should - dovrebbero
battered - malconcio
right - destra
cupboard - credenza
since - da
begins - inizia
today - oggi
second - secondo
curses - maledizioni
better - meglio
husband - marito
danced - danzato
traffic - traffico
drenched - inzuppato
deals - Offerte
desert - deserto
stairs - le scale
outside - al di fuori
dream - sognare
everything - qualunque cosa
filthy - sporco
christmas - natale
first - primo
floor - pavimento
sleeping - addormentato
humour - umorismo
judgement - giudizio
through - attraverso
beyond - al di là
dreams - sogni
little - piccolo
living - vita
walls - muri
macintosh - macintosh
sherry - sherry
ministry - ministero
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