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Six Seconds (with Maria Blom; transl. Ignazio Cadeddu)

from House on Swallow Street by Kristina Jacobsen

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written by Maria Blom and Kristina Jacobsen; translated by Ignazio Cadeddu.

lyrics

Kristina Jacobsen & Maria Blom, transl. Ignazio Cadeddu

Places written: Ben Lomond, California and Assolo, Sardinia
Sardinian (Campidanese):
Sa genti narat fai a bona
Fai is cosas cumenti si spetat
Circa ’e arri’ pagu pagu
Tira is bratzus de sa mesa

Mama mi narat
Abarra innui ses
Seidì dareta e arriba a s’ora
No nerist su chi pentzas
Puru chi ti praxat

E su domìnigu
Depis andai
Ses picioca e ddu depis fai
O mama, ma po prexeri
Seu giai cunfessada

‘cus I’m a bull ridin’
Tanya Tucker lovin’
Rodeo Queen
I grab the bull by horns
And I stand my ground
Girls you know what I mean
And when the crowd’s howlin’
And the show’s rollin’
I don’t need no rodeo clown
I take it six seconds, six seconds
Six seconds at a time
Bisti gunneddas, nudda cratzonis
s’omini sempiri cumandat su ballu
No siasta meda
conca ligera

No siasta nozenti
cua su tzugu
Pinniga ’s cambas cumenti t’ant imparau
No arriasta meda, ca no srebidi
‘cus I’m a bull ridin’
Tanya Tucker lovin’
Rodeo Queen
I grab the bull by horns
And I stand my ground
Girls you know what I mean
And when the crowd’s howlin’
And the show’s rollin’
I don’t need no rodeo clown
I take it six seconds, six seconds
Unu, dus, tresi, cutaru cincu sesi
Bull ridin’
Tanya Tucker lovin’
Rodeo Queen
I grab the bull by horns
And I stand my ground
Girls you know what I mean
And when the crowd’s howlin’
And the show’s rollin’
I don’t need no rodeo clown
I take it six seconds, six seconds
Six seconds at a time


English translation:

People say you’ve gotta behave
Do things in a suitable way
Stick a smile on your face
Don’t put your elbows on the table

Mama used to say
Don’t get out of line
Sit up straight and always be on time
Don’t look men in the eye
Even if you’re able

Come Sunday morning
you’d better be there
a girl’s got her reputation
but Mama, please understand
I’ve got my own salvation

‘Cus I’m a bull ridin’
Tanya Tucker lovin’
Rodeo Queen
I grab the bull by horns
And I stand my ground
Girls you know what I mean
And when the crowd’s howlin’
And the show’s rollin’
I don’t need no rodeo clown
I take it six seconds, six seconds
Six seconds at a time

Always wear dresses
never wear pants
Women never take the lead when they dance
And don’t wear your heart
on your pretty little sleeve

Don’t be naiive
cover your mouth
Cross your legs and make your family proud
And don’t laugh too loud
It’s unseemly

come Sunday morning
you’d better be there
a girl’s got her reputation
but Mama, please understand
I’ve got my own salvation

‘cus I’m a bull ridin’
Tanya Tucker lovin’
Rodeo Queen
I grab the bull by horns
And I stand my ground
Girls you know what I mean
And when the crowd’s howlin’
And the show’s rollin’
I don’t need no rodeo clown
I take it six seconds, six seconds
1-2-3-4-5-6

Bull ridin’
Tanya Tucker lovin’
Rodeo Queen
I grab the bull by horns
And I stand my ground
Girls you know what I mean
And when the crowd’s howlin’
And the show’s rollin’
I don’t need no rodeo clown
I take it six seconds, six seconds at a time

credits

from House on Swallow Street, released February 15, 2021
Ignazio Cadeddu (resophonic guitar)

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Kristina Jacobsen Albuquerque, New Mexico

Kristina Jacobsen’s first album, Three Roses, proves that she is a certified country singer/songwriter who couldn’t be more authentic if she had been born backstage at the Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport, aprogram that she celebrates in a song of the same name. She sings in a yodeling alto that can warm your heart, bite off a searing denunciation, or celebrate good times with equal fervor. ... more

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