Tuesday, 08 November 2011 14:00

Happy Birthday "Stairway to Heaven"

Written by  Juanmi Torreblanca
Starway to heaven, de Led Zeppelin Starway to heaven, de Led Zeppelin

40 years of Stairway to Heaven

40 years ago, on November 8, back in 1971, went on sale an album that was to become one of the most sold and listened albums in rock history. It was an album without a name, only with the image of an old wall paper and a small picture of a man carrying wood on his back. Inside, four previously unknown symbols that represented the four members of Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham.

Published under the Atlantic brand and better known as Led Zeppelin IV, has now sold more than twenty million copies and with that is one of the best sellers of all time and certainly the best album of the band, with classics like Rock And Roll , Black Dog, Going to California and of course Stairway to Heaven.

Led Zeppelin is definitely my favorite band since I discovered it when I was 14 and I'm still not tired of listening to their songs over and over again, especially Stairway to Heaven, a song just great and unique.

In Axalingua we wanted to join the birthday of this great disc with a small exhibition and this brief reminder. We leave you with the video of Stairway to Heaven's concert at Madison Square Garden in New York in 1973 and its Spanish translation.

Enjoy!

 

Stairway To Heaven

There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold
And she's buying the stairway to heaven.
When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed 

With a word she can get what she came for. 

 

Ooh, ooh, and she's buying the stairway to heaven.

There's a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure
'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.
In a tree by the brook, there's a songbird who sings,
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven.
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Ooh, it makes me wonder.

There's a feeling I get when I look to the west,
And my spirit is crying for leaving.
In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees,
And the voices of those who stand looking.
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Ooh, it really makes me wonder.

And it's whispered that soon if we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to reason.
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long
And the forests will echo with laughter.

If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now,
It's just a spring clean for the May queen.
Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run
There's still time to change the road you're on.
And it makes me wonder.

Your head is humming and it won't go, in case you don't know,
The piper's calling you to join him,
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow, and did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind.

And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul.
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How everything still turns to gold.
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last.
When all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll.

And she's buying the stairway to heaven.

Escalera hacia el cielo

Hay una dama quien asegura que todo lo que brilla es oro
Y está comprando una escalera al cielo
Y cuando llega allí sabe si las tiendas están cerradas
Con una palabra ella puede obtener lo que vino a buscar

Woe oh oh oh oh
Y está comprando una escalera al cielo

Hay una señal en la pared pero ella quiere estar segura

Y sabes que a veces las palabras tienen dos significados
En el árbol por el riachuelo hay un pájaro que canta y dice
Que a veces todos nuestros pensamientos son un presentimiento
Woe oh oh oh oh, me hace pensar,
Oh, oh, me hace pensar.

Hay un sentimiento que tengo cuando miro hacia el oeste
Y mi espíritu clama por salir
En mis pensamientos he visto anillos de humo a través de los árboles
Y las voces de aquellos que están parados mirando
Woe oh oh oh oh, me hace pensar,
Oh, oh, de verdad me hace pensar.

Y se susurra que pronto, si nosotros llamamos la melodía
Entonces el flautista nos llevará a razonar
Y un nuevo día amanecerá para aquellos que están de pie
Y el bosque hará eco de risas

Si hay bullicio en tu vallado
No te alarmes ahora
Es solo limpieza de primavera para la Reina de Mayo

Si hay dos caminos por donde puedes ir
Pero en la larga carrera
Aún hay tiempo para cambiar tu ruta

Tu cabeza está zumbando y no se irá porque no sabes
Que el flautista te está llamando a que te unas a él
Querida dama, no puedes oír el viento soplar y tu sabías
Tu escalera está en el viento susurrante

Y mientras nosotros seguimos bajo el camino
Nuestras sombras mas grandes que nuestras almas
Allí camina una dama que todos conocemos
Quien resplandece luz blanca y quiere mostrar
Como todo aún se convierte en oro
Y si tu escuchas muy atento
La melodía vendrá a ti al fin
Cuando todo es uno y uno es todo
Ser una piedra y no para rodar
Woe oh oh oh oh


Y está comprando una escalera al cielo



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