Lyrics and translation Bert Jansch - The Ornament Tree (Bonny Portmore)
O
Bonny
Portmore
you
shine
where
you
stand
Ô
Bonny
Portmore,
tu
brilles
là
où
tu
te
tiens
And
the
more
I
think
on
you
the
more
I
think
long
Et
plus
j'y
pense,
plus
je
pense
longtemps
If
I
had
you
now
as
I
had
once
before
Si
je
t'avais
maintenant
comme
je
t'avais
autrefois
All
the
Lords
in
Old
England
would
not
purchase
Portmore
Tous
les
seigneurs
de
la
vieille
Angleterre
ne
pourraient
pas
acheter
Portmore
O
Bonny
Portmore
I
am
sorry
to
see
Ô
Bonny
Portmore,
je
suis
désolé
de
voir
Such
woeful
destruction
of
your
ornament
tree
Une
si
triste
destruction
de
ton
arbre
ornemental
For
it
stood
on
your
shore
for
manys
the
long
day
Car
il
se
tenait
sur
ta
côte
pendant
de
nombreux
jours
Till
the
long
boats
from
Antrim
came
to
float
it
away
Jusqu'à
ce
que
les
longs
bateaux
d'Antrim
viennent
le
faire
flotter
All
the
birds
in
the
forest
they
bitterly
weep
Tous
les
oiseaux
de
la
forêt
pleurent
amèrement
Saying
"Where
will
we
shelter
or
where
will
we
sleep?"
Disant
"Où
allons-nous
nous
abriter
ou
où
allons-nous
dormir
?"
For
the
oak
and
the
ash
they
all
are
cut
down
Car
le
chêne
et
le
frêne
sont
tous
abattus
And
the
walls
of
Bonny
Portmore
are
all
down
to
the
ground
Et
les
murs
de
Bonny
Portmore
sont
tous
à
terre
O
Bonny
Portmore
you
shine
where
you
stand
Ô
Bonny
Portmore,
tu
brilles
là
où
tu
te
tiens
And
the
more
I
think
on
you
the
more
I
think
long
Et
plus
j'y
pense,
plus
je
pense
longtemps
If
I
had
you
now
as
I
had
once
before
Si
je
t'avais
maintenant
comme
je
t'avais
autrefois
All
the
Lords
in
Old
England
would
not
purchase
Portmore
Tous
les
seigneurs
de
la
vieille
Angleterre
ne
pourraient
pas
acheter
Portmore
O
Bonny
Portmore
I
am
sorry
to
see
Ô
Bonny
Portmore,
je
suis
désolé
de
voir
Such
woeful
destruction
of
your
ornament
tree
Une
si
triste
destruction
de
ton
arbre
ornemental
For
it
stood
on
your
shore
for
manys
the
long
day
Car
il
se
tenait
sur
ta
côte
pendant
de
nombreux
jours
Till
the
long
boats
from
Antrim
came
to
float
it
away
Jusqu'à
ce
que
les
longs
bateaux
d'Antrim
viennent
le
faire
flotter
All
the
birds
in
the
forest
they
bitterly
weep
Tous
les
oiseaux
de
la
forêt
pleurent
amèrement
Saying
"Where
will
we
shelter
or
where
will
we
sleep?"
Disant
"Où
allons-nous
nous
abriter
ou
où
allons-nous
dormir
?"
For
the
oak
and
the
ash
they
all
are
cut
down
Car
le
chêne
et
le
frêne
sont
tous
abattus
And
the
walls
of
Bonny
Portmore
are
all
down
to
the
ground
Et
les
murs
de
Bonny
Portmore
sont
tous
à
terre
Rate the translation
1
Strolling Down the Highway
2 Looking For Love
3 The Ornament Tree (Bonny Portmore)
4 Three Dreamers
5 Ladyfair
6 Is It Real
7 Playing The Game
8 Blackbird In The Morning
9 Oh My Father
10 When I Get Home
11 Rosemary Lane
12 Reynardine
13 The January Man
14 Nobody's Bar
15 October Song
16 Train Song
17 Poison
18 Wishing Well
19 Bells
20 Woe Is Love My Dear
21 Rabbit Run
22 First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
23 Blackwaterslide
24 Lucky Thirteen
25 It Don't Bother Me
26 Needle of Death
27 Running from Home
28 Angie
29 I Am Lonely
30 Soho
2 Looking For Love
3 The Ornament Tree (Bonny Portmore)
4 Three Dreamers
5 Ladyfair
6 Is It Real
7 Playing The Game
8 Blackbird In The Morning
9 Oh My Father
10 When I Get Home
11 Rosemary Lane
12 Reynardine
13 The January Man
14 Nobody's Bar
15 October Song
16 Train Song
17 Poison
18 Wishing Well
19 Bells
20 Woe Is Love My Dear
21 Rabbit Run
22 First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
23 Blackwaterslide
24 Lucky Thirteen
25 It Don't Bother Me
26 Needle of Death
27 Running from Home
28 Angie
29 I Am Lonely
30 Soho
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