Lyrics and translation Aretha Franklin - How I Got Over (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 13, 1972)
How I Got Over (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 13, 1972)
Comment j'ai surmonté (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 13, 1972)
How
I
got
over
(how
I
got
over)
Comment
j'ai
surmonté
(comment
j'ai
surmonté)
How
I
got
over
(how
I
got
over)
Comment
j'ai
surmonté
(comment
j'ai
surmonté)
You
know
my
soul
looks
back
and
wonder
how
I
got
over
Tu
sais,
mon
âme
regarde
en
arrière
et
se
demande
comment
j'ai
surmonté
How
I
got
over
(how
I
got
over)
Comment
j'ai
surmonté
(comment
j'ai
surmonté)
How
I
got
over
(how
I
got
over)
Comment
j'ai
surmonté
(comment
j'ai
surmonté)
Oh,
my
soul
looks
back
and
wonder
how
I
got
over
Oh,
mon
âme
regarde
en
arrière
et
se
demande
comment
j'ai
surmonté
Just
as
soon
as
I
see
Jesus
(oh
yes)
Dès
que
j'ai
vu
Jésus
(oh
oui)
The
man
who
made
me
free
(oh
yes,
oh
yes)
L'homme
qui
m'a
libérée
(oh
oui,
oh
oui)
He
was
the
man
that
who
bled
and
suffer
(oh
yes,
oh
yes,
oh
yes)
C'est
lui
qui
a
saigné
et
souffert
(oh
oui,
oh
oui,
oh
oui)
You
know
he
died
for
you
and
for
me
(oh
yes)
Tu
sais
qu'il
est
mort
pour
toi
et
pour
moi
(oh
oui)
I
wanna
thank
ya
Je
veux
te
remercier
Because
you
brought
me
'long
(oh
yes)
Parce
que
tu
m'as
accompagnée
(oh
oui)
I
wanna
thank
you
Jesus,
because
you
taught
me
(oh
yes,
oh
yes)
Je
veux
te
remercier
Jésus,
parce
que
tu
m'as
enseignée
(oh
oui,
oh
oui)
I
wanna
thank
you
because
you
kept
me
(oh
yes,
oh
yes,
oh
yes)
Je
veux
te
remercier
parce
que
tu
m'as
gardée
(oh
oui,
oh
oui,
oh
oui)
I'ma
thank
you
'cause
you
never
left
me
(oh
yes)
Je
te
remercie
parce
que
tu
ne
m'as
jamais
quittée
(oh
oui)
I
wanna
sing
(hallelujah)
Je
veux
chanter
(alléluia)
Ah,
I
just
might
shout
this
evenin'
Ah,
je
pourrais
bien
crier
ce
soir
My
soul
looks
back
and
wonder
Mon
âme
regarde
en
arrière
et
se
demande
How
I
got
over
Comment
j'ai
surmonté
(How
I
got
over)
over,
Lord
(Comment
j'ai
surmonté)
surmonté,
Seigneur
(Over)
over,
Lord!
(Surmonté)
surmonté,
Seigneur!
(My
soul
just
looks
back
and
wonder)
Yeah!
(Mon
âme
regarde
en
arrière
et
se
demande)
Ouais!
(How
I
got
over)
how
I
got
over
(Comment
j'ai
surmonté)
comment
j'ai
surmonté
(How
I
got
over)
over,
Lord
(Comment
j'ai
surmonté)
surmonté,
Seigneur
(Over)
over,
Lord!
(Surmonté)
surmonté,
Seigneur!
(My
soul
just
looks
back
and
wonder)
oh,
Lord!
(Mon
âme
regarde
en
arrière
et
se
demande)
oh,
Seigneur!
(How
I
got
over)
how
I
got
over
(Comment
j'ai
surmonté)
comment
j'ai
surmonté
One
mornin'
I'm
a
wear
a
diadem
Un
matin,
je
porterai
un
diadème
In
the
New
Jerusalem
Dans
la
Nouvelle
Jérusalem
I'ma
walk
me
some
streets
of
gold
Je
marcherai
dans
les
rues
d'or
In
the
homeland
of
the
soul
Au
pays
de
l'âme
I'm
going
to
view
the
host
in
white
Je
contemplerai
la
foule
en
blanc
Who
travel
both
day
and
night
Qui
voyage
de
jour
comme
de
nuit
Comin'
up
from
every
nation
Venant
de
toutes
les
nations
On
the
way
to
the
great
carnation
En
route
vers
la
grande
célébration
I
wanna
sing
(hallelujah)
Je
veux
chanter
(alléluia)
Ooh,
I
gotta
shout
this
evening
(how
I
got
over)
Ooh,
je
dois
crier
ce
soir
(comment
j'ai
surmonté)
I'ma
thank
God
for
all
he's
done
for
me
Je
remercie
Dieu
pour
tout
ce
qu'il
a
fait
pour
moi
Yes
I
am!
Oui,
c'est
vrai!
(How
I
got
over)
over,
Lord
(Comment
j'ai
surmonté)
surmonté,
Seigneur
(Over)
over,
Lord!
(Surmonté)
surmonté,
Seigneur!
(My
soul
just
looks
back
and
wonder)
Jesus
(Mon
âme
regarde
en
arrière
et
se
demande)
Jésus
(How
I
got
over)
how
I
got
over
(Comment
j'ai
surmonté)
comment
j'ai
surmonté
(How
I
got
over)
over,
Lord!
(Comment
j'ai
surmonté)
surmonté,
Seigneur!
(Over)
oh,
Jesus
(Surmonté)
oh,
Jésus
(My
soul
just
looks
back
and
wonder)
oh,
yeah
(Mon
âme
regarde
en
arrière
et
se
demande)
oh,
oui
(My
soul
just
looks
back
and
wonder)
my
soul,
yes
it
do!
(Mon
âme
regarde
en
arrière
et
se
demande)
mon
âme,
oui
c'est
vrai!
(My
soul
just
looks
back
and
wonder)
oh
(Mon
âme
regarde
en
arrière
et
se
demande)
oh
(How
I
got
over)
how
I
got
over
(Comment
j'ai
surmonté)
comment
j'ai
surmonté
I
wanna
thank
you
(thank
you)
Je
veux
te
remercier
(merci)
Thank
you,
Jesus
(thank
you)
Merci,
Jésus
(merci)
Thank
you,
Jesus
(thank
you)
Merci,
Jésus
(merci)
Thank
you,
Lord
(thank
you)
Merci,
Seigneur
(merci)
Thank
you,
Jesus
(thank
you)
Merci,
Jésus
(merci)
Jesus
(thank
you)
Jésus
(merci)
Woah
(thank
you)
Woah
(merci)
Jesus
(thank
you)
Jésus
(merci)
Thank
you
for
the
life
(thank
you)
Merci
pour
la
vie
(merci)
Thank
you,
Lord
(thank
you)
Merci,
Seigneur
(merci)
Thank
you
for
the
blood
(thank
you)
Merci
pour
le
sang
(merci)
I
thank
you,
Lord
(thank
you)
Je
te
remercie,
Seigneur
(merci)
Thank
for
them
good
sisters
(thank
you)
Merci
pour
ces
bonnes
sœurs
(merci)
Thank
you,
Lord
(thank
you)
Merci,
Seigneur
(merci)
I
thank
you
for
the
brothers
(thank
you)
Je
te
remercie
pour
les
frères
(merci)
Thank
you,
Lord
(thank
you)
Merci,
Seigneur
(merci)
Thank
you
for
just
being
with
me
Jesus
(thank
you)
Merci
d'être
juste
avec
moi
Jésus
(merci)
Thank
you,
thank
you
Lord
(thank
you)
Merci,
merci
Seigneur
(merci)
Thank
you,
Lord
(thank
you)
Merci,
Seigneur
(merci)
All
day
(thank
you)
Toute
la
journée
(merci)
All
night
(thank
you)
Toute
la
nuit
(merci)
All
day
(thank
you)
Toute
la
journée
(merci)
All
night
(thank
you)
Toute
la
nuit
(merci)
Thank
you,
Jesus
(thank
you)
Merci,
Jésus
(merci)
Thank
you,
Lord
(thank
you)
Merci,
Seigneur
(merci)
Thank
you,
Jesus
(thank
you)
Merci,
Jésus
(merci)
Thank
you,
my
Lord
(thank
you)
Merci,
mon
Seigneur
(merci)
Jesus
(thank
you)
Jésus
(merci)
Jesus
(thank
you)
Jésus
(merci)
Mmm,
Jesus
(thank
you)
Mmm,
Jésus
(merci)
Mmm,
Jesus
(thank
you)
Mmm,
Jésus
(merci)
Jesus
(thank
you)
Jésus
(merci)
Jesus
(thank
you)
Jésus
(merci)
Jesus
(thank
you)
Jésus
(merci)
Jesus
(thank
you)
Jésus
(merci)
Jesus!
(thank
you)
Jésus!
(merci)
Jesus!
(thank
you)
Jésus!
(merci)
Thank
you,
Jesus
(thank
you)
Merci,
Jésus
(merci)
Jesus,
Lord
(thank
you)
Jésus,
Seigneur
(merci)
Thank
you,
Lord
(thank
you)
Merci,
Seigneur
(merci)
Jesus
(thank
you)
Jésus
(merci)
Thank
you,
Lord
(thank
you)
Merci,
Seigneur
(merci)
I'm
gonna
sing
(hallelujah)
Je
vais
chanter
(alléluia)
Lord,
let
me
show
you
(how
I
got
over)
Seigneur,
laisse-moi
te
montrer
(comment
j'ai
surmonté)
You
know
my
soul
looks
back
and
wonder
Tu
sais,
mon
âme
regarde
en
arrière
et
se
demande
(How
I
got
over)
how
I
got
over
(Comment
j'ai
surmonté)
comment
j'ai
surmonté
(How
I
got
over)
I'm
over!
(Comment
j'ai
surmonté)
J'ai
surmonté!
(Over)
and
I'm
on
my
way!
(Surmonté)
et
je
suis
en
route!
(My
soul
just
looks
back
and
wonder)
oh,
yes
it
do!
(Mon
âme
regarde
en
arrière
et
se
demande)
oh,
oui
c'est
vrai!
(My
soul
just
looks
back
and
wonder)
yeah,
yeah,
yeah,
yeah
(Mon
âme
regarde
en
arrière
et
se
demande)
ouais,
ouais,
ouais,
ouais
(My
soul
just
looks
back
and
wonder)
oh,
yeah
(Mon
âme
regarde
en
arrière
et
se
demande)
oh,
oui
(How
I
got
over)
how
I
got
over
(Comment
j'ai
surmonté)
comment
j'ai
surmonté
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Writer(s): Clara Ward
1
Organ Introduction [On Our Way] [Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 13, 1972]
2
Precious Memories (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 14, 1972)
3
Remarks By Reverend C L. Franklin (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 14, 1972)
4
Never Grow Old (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 14, 1972)
5
Mary, Don't You Weep (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 14, 1972)
6
God Will Take Care of You (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 14, 1972)
7
Climbing Higher Mountains (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 14, 1972)
8
Wholy Holy (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 14, 1972)
9
What a Friend We Have In Jesus (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 14, 1972)
10
Aretha's Introduction (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 14, 1972)
11
On Our Way (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 14, 1972)
12
Give Yourself to Jesus (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 13, 1972)
13
My Sweet Lord (Instrumental Version, Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 13, 1972]
14
Amazing Grace (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 13, 1972)
15
Climbing Higher Mountains (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 13, 1972)
16
Precious Lord, Take My Hand/You've Got a Friend (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 13, 1972)
17
How I Got Over (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 13, 1972)
18
Precious Memories (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 13, 1972)
19
What a Friend We Have In Jesus (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 13, 1972)
20
You'll Never Walk Alone (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 13, 1972)
21
Wholy Holy (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 13, 1972)
22
Aretha's Introduction (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 13, 1972)
23
On Our Way (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 13, 1972)
24
Opening Remarks By Reverend James Cleveland (Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 13, 1972)
25
My Sweet Lord (Instrumental Version, Live at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, January 14, 1972)
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