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TALKIN’ DEVIL BOB DYLAN this is all about where the devil is some people say that there’s no devil . well sometimes you can’t see him good when he hides his head neath a snow white hood and rides to kill with his face well hid and then goes home to his wife and kids wonder if his kids know who he is . well he wants you to hate he wants you to fear wants you to fear something that’s not even there he’ll give you your hate and he’ll give you his lies he’ll give you the weapon to go out and die and you give him your soul . that’s just two verses to it |
PARLANDO DEL DIAVOLO BOB DYLAN ed ecco dov’è il diavolo c’è chi dice che il diavolo non c’è . a volte non si vede tanto bene se si nasconde sotto il cappuccio bianco neve cavalcando uccide, la faccia lui nasconde e poi torna a casa dai figli e dalla moglie ma mi chiedo se lo sa il su’ figliolo . vuole che tu odi vuole che tu temi vuole che temi ciò che non vedi ti darà il tuo odio and ti darà le sue bugie ti darà le armi per andare a morire e tu gli darai l’anima . e questi sono solo due versi . Translation ©2G, Machiavelli-Capponi High School |
The song Talkin’devil was written by Bob Dylan, for Broadside in early 1963. He introduced it by saying: “This is all about where the Devil is. Some people say there is no Devil.” Although the song was rarely performed again, it set forth a conviction about the
crucial importance of the devil in this world, devil that lurks everywhere, especially under the mask of propriety.
The translation is by the students of Machiavelli-Capponi High School in Florence, class 2G. They are: Diye, Lorenzo, Clara, Iris, Sofia, Gaia, Beatrice, Marta F., Marta F., Bianca, Iacopo, Allegra, Ilaria, Emma, Irene, Leonardo, Alberto, Viola, Denise, Camilla, Chiara, and Alice. I would also like to thank Silvia Lucci, their wonderful teacher, my colleague. M.C.
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parallel texts: words reflected 
I believe “snow white hood” represents the hoods worn by the Ku Klux Klan.
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Yes, I believe it does. I think my students translated it beautifully.
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