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Artist/Band: Joan Baez
Lyrics for Song: We Shall Overcome
Lyrics for Album: An Intimate Performance [2012]



WE SHALL OVERCOME Words and Music by Zilphia Hart.

, Frank Hamilton, Guy Carawan

And Pete Seeger



(La melodia sembra sia stata tratta da un canto di

pescatori siciliani del 17'

Secolo, trasportata in Germania dove è diventata un

inno protestante, e da qui

Alle congregazioni â??biancheâ?

? protestanti degli Stati Uniti del sud. E' stata

Pubblicata per la prima volta come Inno negro in una

versione modificata, nei

Primi anni dello scorso secolo.

Usata, nella forma attuale, negli anni '40 come

Inno â??sindacaleâ?? dai lavoratori degli Alimentari e del Tabacco del

Sud-Carolina, e successivamente dai lavoratori delle scuole popolari del

Tennessee. E' usata tradizionalmente per chiudere tutti I congressi

Integrazionisti).



We shall overcome,

We shall overcome,

We shall overcome, some day.



Oh, deep in my heart,

I do believe

We shall overcome, some day.



We'll walk hand in hand,

We'll walk hand in hand,

We'll walk hand in hand, some day.



Oh, deep in my heart,



We shall live in peace,

We shall live in peace,

We shall live in peace, some day.



Oh, deep in my heart,



We shall all be free,

We shall all be free,

We shall all be free, some day.



Oh, deep in my heart,



We are not afraid,

We are not afraid,

We are not afraid, TODAY



Oh, deep in my heart,



We shall overcome,

We shall overcome,

We shall overcome, some day.



Oh, deep in my heart,

I do believe

We shall overcome, some day.


Album Lyrics: An Intimate Performance [2012]


Joan Baez
"An Intimate Performance [2012]"


1. Mary Hamilton
2. Silver Dagger
3. There But For Fortune
4. Copper Kettle
5. We Shall Overcome