"When a Man Loves a Woman" песня 1966-го года, записанная Percy Sledge для одноименного альбома.

 

  

Текст песни Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves A Woman

When a man loves a woman
Can't keep his mind on nothing else
He'll trade the world
For the good thing he's found
If she's bad he can't see it
She can do no wrong
Turnhis back on his best friend
If he put her down
 
When a man loves a woman
Spend his very last dime
Trying to hold on to what he needs
He'd give up all his comfort
Sleep out in the rain
If she said that's the way it ought to be
 
Well, this man loves a woman
I gave you everything I had
Trying to hold on to your hot-blood love
Baby, please don't treat me bad
 
When a man loves a woman
Down deep in his soul
She can bring him such misery
If she plays him for a fool
He's the last one to know
Loving eyes can't ever see
 
When a man loves a woman
He can do no wrong
He can never own some other girl
Yes when a man loves a woman
I know exactly how he feels
'Cause baby, baby, baby, you're my world
 
When a man loves a woman…

Перевод незнакомых слов
 
mind – [maɪnd] – ум, мысли
trade – [treɪd] – обменивать, продавать
find (found) – [faɪnd (faʊnd)] – находить
turn back on – [tɜ:n bæk ɒn] – отвернуться, порвать отношения
spend – [spend] – тратить
dime – [daɪm] – монетка в 10 центов
give up – [ɡɪv ʌp] – жертвовать
sleep out – [sli:p aʊt] – спать на открытом воздухе
treat – [tri:t] – обращаться
soul – [səʊl] – душа
misery – [mɪzəri] – страдание, мучение
play for – [pleɪ fɔ:] – кинуть
fool – [fu:l] – дурак
exactly – [ɪɡˈzæktli] – точно