Immigrant Eyes Lyrics – Townes Van Zandt
Singer: Townes Van Zandt
Title: Immigrant Eyes
Oh, Ellis Island was swarming
Like a scene from a costume ball
Decked out in the colors of Europe
And on fire with the hope of it all
There my father’s own father stood huddled
With the tired and hungry and scared
Turn-of-the-century pilgrims
Bound by the dream that they shared
They were standing in lines just like cattle
Poked and sorted and shoved
Some were one desk away from sweet freedom
Some were were torn from someone they love
Through this sprawling Tower of Babel
Came a young man confused and alone
Determined and bound for America
Carrying everything that he owned
Sometimes when I look in my grandfather’s immigrant eyes
I see that day reflected and I can’t hold my feelings inside
I see starting with nothing and working hard all of his life
“So don’t take it for granted,” say grandfather’s immigrant eyes
Now he rocks and stares out the window
But his eyes are still just as clear
As the day he sailed through the harbor
And come ashore on the island of tears
My grandfather’s days are numbered
But I won’t let his memory die
Because he gave me the gift of this country
And the look in his immigrant eyes
Sometimes when I look in my grandfather’s immigrant eyes
I see that day reflected and I can’t hold my feelings inside
I see starting with nothing and working hard all of his life
“So don’t take it for granted,” say grandfather’s immigrant eyes
“No don’t take it for granted,” say grandfather’s immigrant eyes
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Immigrant Eyes – Terjemahan / Translation
Oh, Pulau Ellis berkerumun
Seperti adegan dari bola kostum
Dihiasi dalam warna Eropa
Dan terbakar dengan harapan semuanya
Di sana ayah ayahku sendiri berdiri hungdled
Dengan yang lelah dan lapar dan takut
Pilgrim Turn-of-the Abad
Terikat oleh mimpi yang mereka bagikan
Mereka berdiri dalam garis seperti ternak
Menusuk dan diurutkan dan didorong
Beberapa adalah satu meja jauh dari kebebasan manis
Beberapa robek dari seseorang yang mereka cintai
Melalui menara Babel yang luas ini
Datang seorang pemuda bingung dan sendirian
Ditentukan dan terikat untuk Amerika
Membawa semua yang dia miliki
Terkadang ketika saya melihat mata imigran kakek saya
Saya melihat hari itu tercermin dan saya tidak bisa menahan perasaan saya di dalam
Saya melihat mulai dengan apa-apa dan bekerja keras sepanjang hidupnya
“Jadi jangan menerima begitu saja,” kata mata imigran kakek
Sekarang dia mengguncang dan menatap jendela
Tapi matanya masih sama jelasnya
Saat hari ia berlayar melalui pelabuhan
Dan datang ke darat di pulau air mata
Hari-hari kakek saya diberi nomor
Tapi aku tidak akan membiarkan ingatannya mati
Karena dia memberi saya hadiah negara ini
Dan tampilan di mata imigrannya
Terkadang ketika saya melihat mata imigran kakek saya
Saya melihat hari itu tercermin dan saya tidak bisa menahan perasaan saya di dalam
Saya melihat mulai dengan apa-apa dan bekerja keras sepanjang hidupnya
“Jadi jangan menerima begitu saja,” kata mata imigran kakek
“Tidak, jangan menerima begitu saja,” kata mata imigran kakek
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Lyrics Townes Van Zandt – Immigrant Eyes
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