Lyrics and translation Billy Bragg - A Pict Song
Rome
never
looks
where
she
treads
Rome
ne
regarde
jamais
où
elle
marche
Always
her
heavy
hooves
fall
Ses
lourdes
sabots
tombent
toujours
On
our
stomachs,
our
hearts
and
our
heads
Sur
nos
estomacs,
nos
cœurs
et
nos
têtes
And
Rome
never
hears
when
we
bawl
Et
Rome
n'entend
jamais
quand
nous
pleurons
Her
sentries
pass
on
--
that
is
all
Ses
sentinelles
passent
- c'est
tout
And
we
gather
behind
them
in
hordes
Et
nous
nous
rassemblons
derrière
eux
en
hordes
And
plot
to
reconquer
the
Wall
Et
complotons
pour
reconquérir
le
Mur
With
only
our
tongues
for
our
swords
Avec
seulement
nos
langues
pour
nos
épées
For
we
are
the
little
folk
--
we!
Car
nous
sommes
le
petit
peuple
- nous !
Too
little
to
love
or
to
hate
Trop
petit
pour
aimer
ou
haïr
Leave
us
alone
and
you'll
see
Laissez-nous
tranquilles
et
vous
verrez
That
we
can
bring
down
the
state
Que
nous
pouvons
faire
tomber
l'État
Mistletoe
killing
an
oak
Le
gui
tuant
un
chêne
Rats
gnawing
cables
in
two
Des
rats
rongeant
des
câbles
en
deux
Moths
making
holes
in
a
cloak
Des
mites
faisant
des
trous
dans
un
manteau
How
they
must
love
what
they
do!
Comme
ils
doivent
aimer
ce
qu'ils
font !
Yes
--
and
we
little
folk
too
Oui
- et
nous,
le
petit
peuple
aussi
We
are
as
busy
as
they
Nous
sommes
aussi
occupés
qu'eux
Working
our
works
out
of
view
Travaillant
nos
œuvres
hors
de
vue
Watch,
and
you'll
see
it
some
day
Regardez,
et
vous
le
verrez
un
jour
No
indeed!
We
are
not
strong
Non,
en
effet !
Nous
ne
sommes
pas
forts
But
we
know
of
Peoples
that
are
Mais
nous
connaissons
des
peuples
qui
le
sont
Yes
and
we'll
guide
them
along
Oui,
et
nous
les
guiderons
To
smash
and
destroy
you
in
war
Pour
te
frapper
et
te
détruire
à
la
guerre
We
shall
be
slaves
just
the
same?
Nous
serons
esclaves
quand
même ?
Yes,
we
have
always
been
slaves
Oui,
nous
avons
toujours
été
esclaves
But
you
--
you
will
die
of
the
shame
Mais
toi,
tu
mourras
de
la
honte
And
then
we
will
dance
on
your
graves
Et
alors
nous
danserons
sur
tes
tombes
We
are
the
worm
in
the
wood!
Nous
sommes
le
ver
dans
le
bois !
We
are
the
rot
at
the
root!
Nous
sommes
la
pourriture
à
la
racine !
We
are
the
taint
in
the
blood!
Nous
sommes
la
souillure
dans
le
sang !
We
are
the
thorn
in
the
foot!
Nous
sommes
l'épine
au
pied !
Rudyard
Kipling
Rudyard
Kipling
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55 She's Got a New Spell (Alternate Version)
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68 The Price I Pay
69 Tender Comrade
70 Must I Paint You a Picture
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79 Just One Victory - Alternate Version
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83 Body Of Water
84 Wish You Were Her
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86 North Sea Bubble
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90 Sexuality
91 The Few
92 God’s Footballer
93 Trust
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95 Everywhere
96 Tighten Up Your Wig
2 Never Had No One Ever
3 Qualifications
4 The Fourteenth of February (Demo)
5 Upfield (Demo)
6 Goalhanger (Demo)
7 The Space Race Is Over (Demo)
8 Sugar Daddy (Demo)
9 Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet? (Demo)
10 As Long as You Hold Me (Demo)
11 Goalhanger
12 King James (Alternative Version)
13 The Fourteenth Of February
14 Northern Industrial Town
15 The Space Race Is Over
16 Brickbat
17 A Pict Song
18 Sugardaddy
19 Everybody Loves You Babe
20 Upfield
21 From Red To Blue
22 Piccadilly Rambler
23 Thatcherites
24 This Gulf Between Us
25 All Fall Down
26 Jane Allen
27 12345678
28 England, Half English - 7" Remix
29 Take Down the Union Jack - Band Version
30 Tears of My Tracks - Demo
31 You Pulled the Carpet Out
32 Yarra Song
33 He'll Go Down - Demo
34 Glad and Sorry
35 Mansion on the Hill
36 Billericay Dickie
37 Tears of My Tracks
38 Dreadbelly
39 He'll Go Down
40 Another Kind of Judy
41 Baby Faroukh
42 Some Days I See the Point
43 NPWA
44 England, Half English
45 Distant Shore
46 St. Monday
47 Dry Bed - Band Version
48 Mbh
49 Revolution
50 Raglan Road (Live)
51 Must I Paint You a Picture (Extended Version)
52 Reason to Believe (Live)
53 Little Time Bomb (Alternate Version)
54 The Short Answer (Alternate Version)
55 She's Got a New Spell (Alternate Version)
56 That's Entertainment
57 Love Has No Pride
58 The Price I Pay (Demo)
59 The Only One (Demo)
60 Bad Penny (Demo)
61 Waiting for the Great Leap Forwar
62 The Short Answer
63 The Only One
64 Life with the Lions
65 Valentine's Day Is Over
66 Rotting on Remand
67 Little Time Bomb
68 The Price I Pay
69 Tender Comrade
70 Must I Paint You a Picture
71 Accident Waiting To Happen
72 Moving The Goalposts
73 Cindy Of A Thousand Lives
74 The Few - Demo
75 Cindy of a Thousand Lives - Demo
76 Bread & Circuses
77 Trust - Demo
78 Everywhere - Alternate Version
79 Just One Victory - Alternate Version
80 Sexuality - Demo
81 North Sea Bubble - Demo
82 Party of God
83 Body Of Water
84 Wish You Were Her
85 Rumours Of War
86 North Sea Bubble
87 Dolphins
88 Tank Park Salute
89 Mother Of The Bride
90 Sexuality
91 The Few
92 God’s Footballer
93 Trust
94 You Woke Up My Neighbourhood
95 Everywhere
96 Tighten Up Your Wig
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