Joan Baez - Birmingham Sunday

Come round by my side and I'll sing you a song.
I'll sing it so softly, it'll do no one wrong.
On Birmingham Sunday the blood ran like wine,
And the choir kept singing of Freedom.

That cold autumn morning no eyes saw the sun,
And Addie Mae Collins, her number was one.
In an old Baptist church there was no need to run.
And the choir kept singing of Freedom.

The clouds they were dark and the autumn wind blew,
And Denise McNair brought the number to two.
The falcon of death was a creature they knew,
And the choir kept singing of Freedom.

The church it was crowded, and no one could see
That Cynthia Wesley's dark number was three.
Her prayers and her feelings would shame you and me.
And the choir kept singing of Freedom.

Young Carol Robertson entered the door
And the number her killers had given was four.
She asked for a blessing but asked for no more,
And the choir kept singing of Freedom.

On Birmingham Sunday a noise shook the ground.
And people all over the earth turned around.
For no one recalled a more cowardly sound.
And the choir kept singing of Freedom.

The men in the forest they once asked of me,
How many black berries grow in the Blue Sea.
I asked them right back with a tear in my eye.
How many dark ships in the forest?

A Sunday has come, a Sunday has gone.
And I can't do much more than to sing you a song.
I'll sing it so softly, it'll do no one wrong.
And the choir keeps singing of Freedom.



gelin yanima toplanin size bir sarki soyleyecegim.
cok yumusakca soyleyecegim,kimseyi incitmeyecek
Birmingham"da bir Pazar kan sarap gibi akti
ve koro ozgurlugun sarkisini soylemeye devam etti

o soguk sonbahar sabahi kimse gunesi gormedi
bir numara Addie Mae Collins idi.
baska bir vaftiz kilisesinde kosmaya gerek yoktu
ve koro ozgurlugun sarkisini soylemeye devam etti

bulutlar karaydi ve sonbahar yeli esiyordu
Denise McNair brachte iki numarayi tasiyordu.
olum sahinleri onlari bildigi bir yaratikti
ve koro ozgurlugun sarkisini soylemeye devam etti

kilise kalabalikti ve kimse goremedi
Cynthia Wesley"in koyu numarasi uctu
onun dualari ve duygulari seni ve beni utandiracakti
ve koro ozgurlugun sarkisini soylemeye devam etti

genc Carol Robertson girdi kapidan
ve katillerinin ona verdigi numara dorttu.
bir hayir duasi istedi baska da birsey istemedi
ve koro ozgurlugun sarkisini soylemeye devam etti

Birmingham"da bir Pazar bir gurultu sarsti yeri .
ve dunyanin her yerindeki insanlar donduler etraflarinda.
cunku kimse daha korkak bir ses animsamiyordu.
ve koro ozgurlugun sarkisini soylemeye devam etti

ormandaki adamlar bir kez sormuslar beni
ne cok bogurtlen buyuyordu mavi denizde.
gozlerimde yaslarla tekrar sordum hemen.
ormanda kac tane kara gemi var?

bir Pazar geldi bir Pazar gitti.
ve ben size sarki soylemekten fazlasini yapamiyorum
cok yumusakca soyleyecegim,kimseyi incitmeyecek.
ve koro ozgurlugun sarkisini soylemeye devam etti