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Yesterday´s men
'Twas Joey the Weasel that gave us the wire
They were closing our factory down
Though we didn't believe him and we called him a liar
The redundancy letters came round
As we read them in silence, I choked back a tear
It was hard to believe after twenty-odd years
Farewell my companions, my friends and my workmates
Farewell to the paydays, the pints and the craic
Oh, We gave them our best years now they've paid us back
By making us yesterday's men
Sure as hell
By making us yesterday's men
So we said our goodbyes by the factory gates
One cold Friday evening last year
And I saw it all there in the eyes of ma mates
The anger, the sadness, the fear
Like our fathers before us we worked there with pride
Now we fought back the bitterness burning inside
Farewell my companions, my friends and my workmates
Farewell to the paydays, the pints and the craic
Oh we gave them our best years now they've paid us back
By making us yesterday's men
Sure as hell
By making us yesterday's men
Ah, now Jimmy, said she,
Give the kids a few bob,
After all, sure it is Friday night
But how could I tell her I was out of a job
From now on things were going to be tight
How well I remember it cut like a knife
I was never a day on the dole in my life
Farewell my companions, my friends and my workmates
Farewell to the paydays, the pints and the craic
Oh, We gave them our best years now they've paid us back
By making us yesterday's men
Sure as hell
By making us yesterday's men
The machines now are silent, the workbenches bare
And there's dust on the factory floor
They've boarded the windows and have chained up the gates
And have padlocked the factory door
Now I'm on the scrap-heap, and I'm thirty-nine
Just one of the hundreds, shot down in my prime
Farewell my companions, my friends and my workmates
Farewell to the paydays, the pints and the craic
Oh, We gave them our best years now they've paid us back
By making us yesterday's men
Sure as hell
By making us yesterday's men
Farewell my companions, my friends and my workmates
Farewell to the paydays, the pints and the craic
Oh, We gave them our best years now they've paid us back
By making us yesterday's men
Sure as hell
By making us yesterday's men
Significado de la letra
En la emotiva canción 'Yesterday's Men' de Celtic Thunder se narra la historia de un grupo de trabajadores que se enfrentan al cierre de la fábrica donde han dedicado una gran parte de sus vidas. A través de letras cargadas de nostalgia y melancolía, se describe el impacto devastador de recibir las cartas de despido y tener que despedirse de un lugar que era mucho más que un simple trabajo.
Los versos reflejan el profundo sentimiento de camaradería y pérdida entre los compañeros, quienes ven cómo todo lo que conocían y valoraban en su vida laboral se desvanece ante sus ojos. Se destaca la amargura y la resignación ante la dura realidad de quedar relegados al pasado, como 'hombres del ayer'. La canción resuena con la tristeza y la impotencia de quienes se ven obligados a enfrentar un futuro incierto tras años de dedicación y sacrificio.
A lo largo de la canción, se dibuja un retrato desgarrador de la transición hacia la desocupación, con escenas que evocan la solidaridad, el apoyo mutuo y la sensación abrumadora de desamparo. Los trabajadores se encuentran en una encrucijada, sintiendo cómo la rutina y la seguridad se desmoronan, dejando atrás un legado de esfuerzo y lealtad que ahora parece desvanecerse.
En cada estrofa, se entrelazan los recuerdos de días mejores y la incertidumbre del porvenir, creando una atmósfera de despedida y reflexión sobre el paso del tiempo y la crueldad de las circunstancias. A través de una melodía conmovedora y la voz melancólica de los cantantes, la canción invita a contemplar la fragilidad de la estabilidad laboral y la fragilidad de los lazos que unen a quienes comparten un mismo destino.
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