Baez, Joan - Farewell, Angelina Lyrics

I came here after searching for Nana Mouskouri's French version which is the one I first heard many, many years ago (My mom was a big Mouskouri fan)... I thought I'd understand the meaning of the song better in it's original english version. Well, I have to say: no, I don't. I still think it's a very nice song, I really enjoy having discovered the original but, I still haven't got a clue what it means...

Farewell, Angelina, the bells of the crown
Are being stolen by bandits, I must follow the sound
The triangle tingles and the trumpets play slow
Farewell, Angelina, the sky is on fire and I must go

There's no need for anger, there's no need for blame
There's nothing to prove, everything's still the same
Just a table standing empty by the edge of the sea
Means farewell, Angelina, the sky is trembling and I must leave

The jacks and queens have forsaked the courtyard
Fifty-two gypsies, now file past the guards
In the space where the deuce and the ace once ran wild
Farewell, Angelina, the sky is changing color, I'll see you in a while

See the cross-eyed pirates sitting perched in the sun
Shooting tin cans with a sawed-off shotgun
And the neighbors they clap and they cheer with each blast
But farewell, Angelina, the sky's changing color and I must leave fast

King Kong, little elves on the rooftops they dance
Valentino-type tangos while the make-up man's hands
Shut the eyes of the dead not to embarrass anyone
But farewell, Angelina, the sky is embarrassed and I must be gone

The machine guns are roaring, the puppets heave rocks
The fiends nail time bombs to the hands of the clocks
Call me any name you like, I will never deny it
But farewell, Angelina, the sky is erupting, I must go where it's quiet

Source: LyricFind

Pure beauty... Bob wrote it and joan made it all her own.

This music <3

Out of curiosity, why the "" around their names? We all know Dylan was born Zimmerman and Baez is Joan's name, period.

This song, and Blind Willie McTell, are my two favourite Dylan compositions. How ironic that he didn't think either was good enough to include on any album.

Nice tune !
Have a listen to Farewell to Tarwathie:

http://www.folkworld.eu/61/e/song1.html

The sky..

https://www.facebook.com/abcperth/photos/a.137025779663724/2958170874215853/?type=3

I will never set foot again in my lifetime in the U. S. A. thanks to Mark Fuckerberg, the Evangelicals know-it-alls of monetizing everyone and everything with God on their side and their pseudo Russian/Chinese surveillance state. Not that they would ever want me to. God knows Americans dislike poor people more than anything. And G.d bless us all, if it be His will.

Hello Angelina Rose.

A good person.

Quelle voix sublime mais aussi quelle femme !!!!!

I love that song, soo much, best times 🤗👍

good things

La première fois que j'ai écouté Joan Baez, c'était pendant l'été 1977 à Mostaganem, une ville de l'ouest d'Algérie, où je passais mes vacances. J'avais à cette époque un coffret de 4 cassettes intitulé Greatest hits. Et j'ai été depuis, subjugué par sa voix magnifique et ses mélodies incontournables dont je ne me lasserai jamais.

1000 thanks to you my Lady,,,love to you from the Casbah of Algiers...

Thanks so much for posting.

How sweet is your voice, Mrs. Baez...

Joan baez einmalig

She has a lot of soul.

Her voice is beautiful as she sings like an angel. I love her .💖💖🎉

I love the double album, Baptism. An astonishing voice. One of my childhood heroines.

Adoro essa voz....doce, suave e ao mesmo tempo tão intensa e forte.

One of her very best songs...

her voice carries one to another place truly bleesed

My name is Angelina!

lIKE MY MOM.

Amazing song, woman, voice, lyricist and composition. Nothing like this one....

I was a graduate student in college at the time of this song. talk about bringing back great memories of the 60s-thanks so much

O my god what a wonderful voice she sings just like a angle

If she sang outside the birds would shut up.

angel is how you spell angel not angle

I learned this song When I was 8 along with so many others by JB she was my unique music and singing teacher, and when I found out that my voice was really similar to hers, I felt so happy and proud! I went to some of her concerts here in Italy...When I want to relax and feel good I still join her while I'm listening to her!

Fifty-two gypsies
Now file past the guards


That always makes me think Holocaust :(

It seems so obvious now that youve mentioned it. Ill incorporate that into the little movie that plays in my head when i hear this song. Thank you sir!

I was 13yrs old when this was released. I've loved it ever since.....

More or less for me too

Thanks so much for this Carl. She had such a delicate yet clear and solid voice. The world is better when we take the time to listen to beautiful folk songs. 👍

I’ve kept this fantastic piece in my soul for fiftyfive years and it is fresh and new whenever I hear it

Sempre fantastica!

Wonderful song, wonderful singer, one hell of a human being..

Except for being a bad wife and negligent mother she was pretty great i guess.

Well, I wouldn't know about that. Never married her, never had children with her. I was referring more to her fight for human rights. We all speak out of our own experience, don't we?

Love it....

Angelina Rose. Beautiful Grabdbaby.

My generation of music

Julie Warrington ...idem....PEACE and LOVE NOW.....pierre de france......bye ....

Merveilleux montage photo; merci à Carl's Folk Club! Et merveilleuse chanson de Bob chantée par Joan... Merci encore. XXXX

Die Stimme meiner Jugend, ich verehre Sie

My daughter is Angelina! I love this.

Immortal ✡️

Amo tus musicas.. Joan Baez .
Me enamora todo lo tuyo...😍

The lyrics in this song is worth the Nobel Price. And the voice of Joan Baez the Polar Music Price!

Absolutely agree, Hans - and yet Dylan didn't think it good enough to include on an album. It was an outtake from Bringing It All Back Home in 1965.

Such a pretty girl ❤️

"Woman", but 😉

Joan Baez....klasse...mehr braucht man nicht zusagen...

Farewell Angelina
The bells of the crown
Are being stolen by bandits
I must follow the sound
The triangle tingles
And the trumpets play slow
Farewell Angelina
The sky is on fire
And I must go

There’s no need for anger
There’s no need for blame
There’s nothing to prove
Ev’rything’s still the same
Just a table standing empty
By the edge of the sea
Farewell Angelina
The sky is trembling
And I must leave

The jacks and the queens
Have forsaked the courtyard
Fifty-two gypsies
Now file past the guards
In the space where the deuce
And the ace once ran wild
Farewell Angelina
The sky is folding
I’ll see you in a while

See the cross-eyed pirates sitting
Perched in the sun
Shooting tin cans
With a sawed-off shotgun
And the neighbors they clap
And they cheer with each blast
Farewell Angelina
The sky’s changing color
And I must leave fast

King Kong, little elves
On the rooftops they dance
Valentino-type tangos
While the makeup man’s hands
Shut the eyes of the dead
Not to embarrass anyone
Farewell Angelina
The sky is embarrassed
And I must be gone

The machine guns are roaring
The puppets heave rocks
The fiends nail time bombs
To the hands of the clocks
Call me any name you like
I will never deny it
Farewell Angelina
The sky is erupting
I must go where it’s quiet

No point in searching the meaning of the words. It's probably acid type poetry. It doesn't matter. She is the, or one of the most loved singers in my life. The other is Billy Holiday :)

La canción de despedida de Joan Baez y Dylan, pura poesía y sentimiento, pero los verdaderos amores no finalizan nunca, simplemente parecen desvanecerse...gracias a los dos de corazón.

joan what a woman fab with a voice to match Her looks her voice ,she is, for me the greatist folk singer i have known in a long life.I wish i could have seen her preform live.long may her music live

Hey pay attention to this song.
It I JOAN BAEZ At her very best!!
😎👄👍👤❤🎩

Her voice is such a beautiful instrument.

Will people never ever learn that war achieves nothing except pain and a lifetime of sadness.👹

The challenge is that some powerful players profit immensely from it.

Beautiful...Eternal voice

I’ve loved you Joan Ever since reading Daybreak

Dear Joan Baez, you've announced that this is the last year that you'll be on tour, presenting live concerts, and we, your fans, THANK YOU ... for all this beautiful music, for your commitment to bringing some peace and comfort to the suffering, and for sharing your immense talent with all of us for all these years. And may you stay forever young.

~Querida Joan Baez, has anunciado que este es el último año en el que estarás de gira y presentando conciertos en vivo, y nosotros, tus fans, te agradecemos ... gracias por toda esta hermosa música, por el compromiso de traer algo de paz y consuelo al sufrimiento, y por compartir su inmenso talento con todos nosotros durante todos estos años. Y que te quedes por siempre joven.

😘😘😘😘😘😘😘🌹💕

Maybe the most beautiful talented woman in musical history ✡️✝️

Don't talk just listen 🤫

Whenever you hear about such odd characters...
it’s Bob Dylan, who wrote the lyrics.
I don’t even need to check it!

Saw her live in Vienna last year- it was magic - thank you Mrs. Beaz

lovely song.

I love you Joan

There's no need for anger, there's no need for blame
There's nothing to prove, everything's still the same
Just a table standing empty by the edge of the sMeans farewell, Angelina, the sky is trembling and I must leave 😍😍

La misica di Joan Baez mi riporta a quando da bambino la ascoltavamo insieme alla mia famiglia in macchina spensierati e felici

Sometimes we have to go.

Joan Baez owns a fair share in Dylan's Nobel prize.. :)

Bob Dylan never published this very sad composition. Thank you Joan.

He did publish it. It appears in his song books. There also is a recording of Dylan singing this song on one of the Bootleg Series albums.

I still have this on LP

Não existe um coment ario joan baez

JOAN,, Has been an advocate 4 many causes , She lived her true self !!!!!

I mean she's still alive

What I meant was,, she lived by example,, Being Raised a Quaker,, She Was an ADVOCATE For All people,, There's a Documentary on You-Tube if You get a chance ,,, VERY INTERESTING,,Think you would enjoy it ,,, I DID !!! GLAD 2 see her still goin strong,, She Was A Favorite of mine!! STILL IS !!!

Guess what is my parent's favourite song ?

@Göksel Tekir yeah why not but Angelina is a better song and a better name !

@Semi-Hilarious Oreo you think? Listen to his songs you will see 😂

@•Angélina • any your name is angelina anyway :)

@Göksel Tekir true 😁

Hey Jude?

what a great voice

Nostalgia, nostalgia.. youth.. 16.. can listen with same feelings

Take me back in time. Superb.

Angelina is an emblamatic name.

Thanks 😂

This came from a phenomenal era but the politics muddied the clear pools of sweet poetry.

Angelic

Now why would some person use a thumb down for saying this song is angelic? I give up on people

I like this a lot better than the Bob Dylan version.

qué mexicana más linda!

I like Joan Baez

To kaleeteros.

Joan Baez has such a beautiful voice ❤️

Farewell, Angelina, the bells of the crown
Are being stolen by bandits, I must follow the sound
The triangle tingles and the trumpets play slow
Farewell, Angelina, the sky is on fire and I must go

There's no need for anger, there's no need for blame
There's nothing to prove, everything's still the same
Just a table standing empty by the edge of the sea
Means farewell, Angelina, the sky is trembling and I must leave

The jacks and queens have forsaked the courtyard
Fifty-two gypsies, now file past the guards
In the space where the deuce and the ace once ran wild
Farewell, Angelina, the sky is changing color, I'll see you in a while

See the cross-eyed pirates sitting perched in the sun
Shooting tin cans with a sawed-off shotgun
And the neighbors they clap and they cheer with each blast
But farewell, Angelina, the sky's changing color and I must leave fast

King Kong, little elves on the rooftops they dance
Valentino-type tangos while the make-up man's hands
Shut the eyes of the dead not to embarrass anyone
But farewell, Angelina, the sky is embarrassed and I must be gone

The machine guns are roaring, the puppets heave rocks
The fiends nail time bombs to the hands of the clocks
Call me any name you like, I will never deny it
But farewell, Angelina, the sky is erupting, I must go where it's quiet

Thank you...

And it means what ?

thank you for lyrics !

@alicie649 it means what you want it for you to mean!

bella canzone, voce magnifica e anche tante belle foto. Grazie!

magnificooooooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

The lyrics. The guitar. The voice. You know you're listening to something divine.

I fell in love with this song in 1966. When I heard Dylan sing it it was love all over again.

J'adore !!! Elle a une voix magnifique !!!

I have loved Joan Beaz since I was a teenager I'm 72 now and still love her voice and her songs, thank you Joan for those wonderful years.

Without doubt she is one of the GREATEST FOLK SINGERS them last 60years! It is ALWAYS hard to say THE Greatest! One newer knows when a NEW star is born!But her VOICE is really hard to outmatch!!!

I love it !

i love this song

I love you. You're always there, my dear

Amour et Paix forever .

One of the most beautiful voices. So full of warmth.

Warmth and strength as well.

MAGNIFIQUE VOIX

OUI , magnififique!!!! 50ans devant,le premier foi,I heard this song with her! Excuse Moi, je parle tres mauvais Francais,mais je comprendre meilleur!

I saw her in 1960 when she was 20, at Bates College. She had us totally captivated. You could hear a pin drop each time she finished a song. Another time in Honolulu a few years later.

Maravillosa mujer

Si, es VERDAD!!!!!

Bob Dylan...te la perdiste...

Eles namoraram?

Lovely song and an excellent series of photographs.

Fabulous song Erik Chorfi the poet