Oh, sinnerman, where you gonna run to?
Sinnerman where you gonna run to?
Where you gonna run to?
All on that day
Well got to run to the rock
Please hide me, I run to the rock
Please hide me, I run to the rock
Please hide me Lord
All on that day
But the rock cried out
"I can't hide you, " the rock cried out
"I can't hide you, " the rock cried out
I ain't gonna hide you there
All on that day
I said rock
What's the matter with you rock?
Don't you see I need you, rock?
Good Lord, Lord
All on that day
So I run to the river
It was bleedin', I run to the sea
It was bleedin', I run to the sea
It was bleedin', all on that day
So I run to the Lord
Please hide me, Lord
Don't you see me prayin'?
Don't you see me down here prayin'?
But the Lord said
"Go to the Devil, " the Lord said
"Go to the Devil"
He said, "Go to the Devil"
All on that day
I cried, power, power (power, Lord)
Power (power, Lord)
Power (power, Lord)
Oh, yeah
Oh, yeah
Oh, yeah
Well, I run to the river
It was boilin',
I run to the sea
It was boilin',
I run to the sea
I
t was boilin',
all on that day
So I ran to the Lord
I said Lord, hide me,
please hide me
Please help me,
all on that day
He said, "Child
where were you
When you oughta have been prayin'?
I said Lord,
Lord
Hear me prayin', Lord, Lord
Hear me prayin', Lord, Lord
Hear me prayin',
all on that day
Sinnerman, you oughta be prayin'
Oughta be prayin',
sinnerman
Oughta be prayin',
all on that day
Up come power (power, Lord)
Chanson spirituelle traditionnelle afro-américaine interprétée ici par Nina Simone (1933-2003). Elle raconte l'histoire d'un pécheur qui essaie d'échapper à ses péchés mais finit par affronter la réalité de ses actes.
C'est l'une des chansons les plus emblématiques de Nina Simone (1933-2003), la légendaire chanteuse, pianiste et militante des droits civiques américaine. Cette version de 1965 est remarquable pour son interprétation puissante et soul, alliant son style signature de jazz, blues et gospel. La chanson commence lentement et constamment jusqu'à un point culminant dramatique, avec les voix brutes et expressives qui emmènent l'auditeur dans un voyage émotionnel. La chanson est devenue un puissant symbole de lutte, de rédemption et d'expérience humaine.
