Origineel
[Chorus: Kylie Minogue & Nick Cave]
They call me The Wild Rose
But my name was Elisa Day
Why they call me it, I do not know
For my name was Elisa Day
[Verse 1: Nick Cave]
From the first day I saw her, I knew she was the one
She stared in my eyes and smiled
For her lips were the colour of the roses
That grew down the river, all bloody and wild
[Verse 2: Kylie Minogue]
When he knocked on my door and entered the room
My trembling subsided in his sure embrace
He would be my first man, and with a careful hand
He wiped at the tears that ran down my face
[Chorus: Kylie Minogue & Nick Cave]
They call me The Wild Rose
But my name was Elisa Day
Why they call me it, I do not know
For my name was Elisa Day
[Verse 3: Nick Cave]
On the second day, I brought her a flower
She was more beautiful than any woman I’ve seen
I said, “Do you know where the wild roses grow
So sweet and scarlet and free?”
[Verse 4: Kylie Minogue]
On the second day, he came with a single red rose
He said, “Give me your loss and your sorrow”
I nodded my head as I lay on the bed
If I show you the roses, will you follow?
[Chorus: Kylie Minogue & Nick Cave]
They call me The Wild Rose
But my name was Elisa Day
Why they call me it, I do not know
For my name was Elisa Day
[Verse 5: Kylie Minogue]
On the third day, he took me to the river
He showed me the roses and we kissed
And the last thing I heard was a muttered word
As he knelt above me with a rock in his fist
[Verse 6: Nick Cave]
On the last day I took her where the wild roses grow
She lay on the bank, the wind light as a thief
And I kissed her goodbye, said, “All beauty must die”
And lent down and planted a rose between her teeth
[Chorus: Kylie Minogue & Nick Cave]
They call me The Wild Rose
But my name was Elisa Day
Why they call me it, I do not know
For my name was Elisa Day
My name was Elisa Day
For my name was Elisa Day
Vertaling
[Refrein: Kylie Minogue & Nick Cave]
Ze noemen me The Wild Rose
Maar mijn naam was Elisa Day
Waarom ze me zo noemen, weet ik niet
Want mijn naam was Elisa Day
[Verse 1: Nick Cave]
Vanaf de eerste dag dat ik haar zag, wist ik dat zij de ware was
Ze staarde in mijn ogen en glimlachte
Want haar lippen hadden de kleur van de rozen
That grew down the river, all bloody and wild
[Verse 2: Kylie Minogue]
When he knocked on my door and entered the room
My trembling subsided in his sure embrace
Hij zou mijn eerste man zijn, en met een voorzichtige hand
veegde hij de tranen weg die over mijn gezicht liepen
[Refrein: Kylie Minogue & Nick Cave]
Ze noemen me The Wild Rose
Maar mijn naam was Elisa Day
Waarom ze me zo noemen, weet ik niet
Want mijn naam was Elisa Day
[Verse 3: Nick Cave]
Op de tweede dag, bracht ik haar een bloem
Ze was mooier dan elke vrouw die ik ooit heb gezien
I said, “Do you know where the wild roses grow
Zo zoet en scharlaken en vrij?”
[Verse 4: Kylie Minogue]
Op de tweede dag, kwam hij met een enkele rode roos
He said, “Give me your loss and your sorrow”
Ik knikte met mijn hoofd terwijl ik op het bed lag
If I show you the roses, will you follow?
[Refrein: Kylie Minogue & Nick Cave]
Ze noemen me The Wild Rose
But my name was Elisa Day
Waarom ze me zo noemen, weet ik niet
Want mijn naam was Elisa Day
[Verse 5: Kylie Minogue]
Op de derde dag, nam hij me mee naar de rivier
Hij liet me de rozen zien en we kusten
En het laatste wat ik hoorde was een gemompeld woord
Toen hij boven me knielde met een steen in zijn vuist
[Verse 6: Nick Cave]
On the last day I took her where the wild roses grow
Ze lag op de oever, de wind licht als een dief
En ik kuste haar vaarwel, zei, “Alle schoonheid moet sterven”
And lent down and planted a rose between her teeth
[Refrein: Kylie Minogue & Nick Cave]
They call me The Wild Rose
But my name was Elisa Day
Waarom ze me zo noemen, weet ik niet
Want mijn naam was Elisa Day
Mijn naam was Elisa Day
Want mijn naam was Elisa Day