Foto por antifluor

Winterlong, mi canción favorita de Neil Young, es un secreto a voces. No me avergüenza reconocer que la escuché por primera vez en boca de Kraig Johnson y Gary Louris, en la mítica primera gira de The Jayhawks por España. Rápidamente la localicé en el recopilatorio “Decade”, donde se identifica como un descarte de “On The Beach”.

Parece ser que la canción se ha convertido en habitual de la actual gira de Neil, que la borda, como puedes ver en este vídeo grabado por un fan.

Vídeo: en directo en Amsterdam 2008

Winterlong: letra

I waited for you, Winterlong
You seem to be where I belong.
It’s all illusion anyway.

If things should ever turn out wrong
And all the love we have is gone,
It won’t be easy on that day.

Waiting to follow
Through the dreamlight of your way
Is not so easy for me now.

Half the time has passed away
Things we thought of yesterday
Come back now, come back now.

Waiting to follow
Through the dreamlight of your way
Is not so easy for me now.

Half the time has passed away
Things we thought of yesterday
Come back now, come back now.

I waited for you Winterlong
You seem to be where I belong.