Lyrics and translation Bessie Smith - What's the Matter Now
Papa,
Papa,
treetop
tall
Papa,
Papa,
grand
comme
un
arbre
Hear
your
lovin'
mama
call
Entends
l'appel
de
ta
maman
aimante
You
ain't
doin'
no
good
Tu
ne
fais
rien
de
bien
You
ain't
treatin'
me
like
you
should
Tu
ne
me
traites
pas
comme
tu
le
devrais
Papa,
Papa,
hear
my
pleas
Papa,
Papa,
écoute
mes
supplications
Stop
mistreatin'
me
Arrête
de
me
maltraiter
You
stay,
stay
away
Tu
restes,
restes
loin
That's
why
you
hear
me
say
C'est
pourquoi
tu
m'entends
dire
What's
the
matter
now?
Qu'est-ce
qui
ne
va
pas
maintenant
?
What's
the
matter
now?
Qu'est-ce
qui
ne
va
pas
maintenant
?
Ain't
seen
you,
honey
Je
ne
t'ai
pas
vu,
mon
chéri
Since
well
last
spring
Depuis
le
printemps
dernier
Tell
me,
pretty
Papa
Dis-moi,
beau
Papa
Have
you
broke
that
thing?
As-tu
réparé
cette
chose
?
What's
the
matter
now
Qu'est-ce
qui
ne
va
pas
maintenant
?
That
we
can't
get
along
somehow?
Pourquoi
nous
ne
pouvons
pas
nous
entendre
?
I
ain't
had
no
sugar
in
a
long
time
Je
n'ai
pas
eu
de
sucre
depuis
longtemps
Tell
me,
what's
the
matter
now?
Dis-moi,
qu'est-ce
qui
ne
va
pas
maintenant
?
Daddy,
tell
me
what's
the
matter
now?
Papa,
dis-moi
qu'est-ce
qui
ne
va
pas
maintenant
?
What's
the
matter
now?
Qu'est-ce
qui
ne
va
pas
maintenant
?
What's
the
matter
now?
Qu'est-ce
qui
ne
va
pas
maintenant
?
You
never
give
me
lovin'
Tu
ne
m'as
jamais
donné
d'amour
Like
a
daddy
should
Comme
un
père
devrait
Tell
me,
do
you
really
think
Dis-moi,
penses-tu
vraiment
I'm
made
o'
wood?
Que
je
suis
en
bois
?
What's
the
matter
now?
Qu'est-ce
qui
ne
va
pas
maintenant
?
Cruel
Daddy,
we
can't
get
along
somehow
Papa
cruel,
nous
ne
pouvons
pas
nous
entendre
Mama
wants
some
honey
from
that
honeycomb
Maman
veut
du
miel
de
ce
rayon
Tell
me,
what's
the
matter
now?
Dis-moi,
qu'est-ce
qui
ne
va
pas
maintenant
?
Daddy,
tell
me
what's
the
matter
now?
Papa,
dis-moi
qu'est-ce
qui
ne
va
pas
maintenant
?
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1
Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
2 Down Hearted Blues
3 Mean Old Bedbug Blues
4 Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
5 Thinking Blues
6 I'd Rather Be Dead and Buried in My Grave
7 Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 1
8 Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 2
9 Spider Man Blues
10 Slow and Easy Man
11 I'm Wild About That Thing
12 You've Got to Give Me Some
13 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
14 Wasted Life Blues
15 Don't Cry Baby
16 Baby, Have Pity on Me
17 Hustlin' Dan
18 Black Mountain Blues
19 In the House Blues
20 Blue Blue
21 I Need A Little Dugar In My Bowl
22 Safety Mama
23 A Good Man Is Hard To Find
24 Alexander's Ragtime Band
25 Preachin' the Blues
26 Back Water Blues
27 Gulf Coat Blues
28 Jail-House Blues
29 St. Louis Gal
30 Aggravatin' Papa
31 Chicago Bound Blues
32 Aint Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do
33 Any Woman's Blues
34 Easy Come, Easy Go Blues
35 Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down
36 Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer
37 Hateful Blues
38 New Gulf Coast Blues
39 I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
40 The Yellow Dog Blues
41 I Ain't Got Nobody
42 What's the Matter Now
43 Baby Doll
44 Hard Driving Papa
45 The Gin House Blues
46 Lost Your Head Blues
47 After You've Gone
48 Careless Love Blues
2 Down Hearted Blues
3 Mean Old Bedbug Blues
4 Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
5 Thinking Blues
6 I'd Rather Be Dead and Buried in My Grave
7 Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 1
8 Empty Bed Blues, Pt. 2
9 Spider Man Blues
10 Slow and Easy Man
11 I'm Wild About That Thing
12 You've Got to Give Me Some
13 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
14 Wasted Life Blues
15 Don't Cry Baby
16 Baby, Have Pity on Me
17 Hustlin' Dan
18 Black Mountain Blues
19 In the House Blues
20 Blue Blue
21 I Need A Little Dugar In My Bowl
22 Safety Mama
23 A Good Man Is Hard To Find
24 Alexander's Ragtime Band
25 Preachin' the Blues
26 Back Water Blues
27 Gulf Coat Blues
28 Jail-House Blues
29 St. Louis Gal
30 Aggravatin' Papa
31 Chicago Bound Blues
32 Aint Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do
33 Any Woman's Blues
34 Easy Come, Easy Go Blues
35 Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down
36 Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer
37 Hateful Blues
38 New Gulf Coast Blues
39 I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
40 The Yellow Dog Blues
41 I Ain't Got Nobody
42 What's the Matter Now
43 Baby Doll
44 Hard Driving Papa
45 The Gin House Blues
46 Lost Your Head Blues
47 After You've Gone
48 Careless Love Blues
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