The lyrics were written by Barry Mason, and the music by Les Reed, who also contributed the title and theme of the song.
1 in the charts of several countries, including Germany and Switzerland.The song has been covered by other artists, including a reggae cover by In the first episode of the 2012 British comedy series Burton, Tim (1990), Edward Scissorhands, 20th Century Fox
It earned Reed and Mason the 1968 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. "Delilah" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Tom Jones in December 1967. He stabs her to death, and then waits for the police come to break down the door and arrest him. The lyrics unfold from the killer's point of view, and are filled with his, often contradictory, emotions.
Es erreichte Platz 1 der Charts in Deutschland und in der Schweiz , Platz 2 in den britischen Charts und Platz 15 in den US-Charts. In a two year court case in The High Court of Justice 1983 -M- No.1566 , Mason's ex-wife Sylvan Whittingham, the daughter of Tom Jones' recording reached No. Delilah Songtext von Tom Jones. Delilah Songtext. Am E7 I saw the light on the night that I passed by her window Am E7 I saw the flickering shadows of love on her blind A * A7 * Dm She was my woman Am E7 Am G7 As she deceived me I watched, and went out of my mind C G My, my, my, Delilah G B C Why, why, why, Delilah C C7 F Dm I could see that girl was no good for me C G C E7 But I was lost like a slave that no one could free Am E7 At …
The song tells the story of a man who passes his girlfriend's window and sees her inside making love to another man. Delilah deutsche Übersetzung.
He speaks of Delilah in possessive terms, but also refers to himself as her "slave." Delilah ist ein Lied des walisischen Sängers Tom Jones aus dem Jahre 1968 , geschrieben von Barry Mason und Les Reed. He asks his dead girlfriend to "forgive" him, but still clearly sees himself as having been wronged by her. He waits outside all night, and then confronts her in the morning, only to have her laugh in his face.