Jueves Trovero: Four Women

Esta semana, en el Jueves Trovero, te traigo Four Women, un tema de Nina Simone, una de las grandes divas del soul (para mí, la más grande, oye; pero esto va a criterios), conocida como The High Priestess of Soul.

Se trata de una canción sobre cuatro mujeres negras (ella misma lo dice en el vídeo que verás más abajo); y la letra me parece muy dura; pero en su voz rota, tan característica, suena hasta diferente; pero, sobre todo, suena conmovedora.

No sé si conoces a Nina Simone; si no la conoces, te invito a que escuches su discografía porque, sinceramente, enamora. Éste es uno de mis temas favoritos, y hoy quiero compartirlo contigo.

FOUR WOMEN

(Nina Simone)

My skin is black, my arms are long
My hair is woolly, my back is strong
Strong enough to take the pain, inflicted again and again
What do they call me? My name is aunt Sarah
My name is aunt Sarah, aunt Sarah

My skin is yellow, my hair is long
Between two worlds I do belong
But my father was rich and white
He forced my mother late one night
And what do they call me?
My name is Saffronia, my name is Saffronia

My skin is tan, my hair is fine
My hips invite you, my mouth like wine
Whose little girl am I? Anyone who has money to buy
What do they call me? My name is Sweet Thing
My name is Sweet Thing

My skin is brown, my manner is tough
I’ll kill the first mother I see, my life has been rough
I’m awfully bitter these days, because my parents were slaves
What do they call me? My name is Peaches

Más sobre Nina Simone:

• Sitio Oficial.
• Nina Simone en Wikipedia.