Lyrics and translation Billy Bragg - Which Side Are You On?
This
government
had
an
idea
Ce
gouvernement
a
eu
une
idée,
And
parliament
made
it
law
Et
le
parlement
l'a
transformée
en
loi.
It
seems
like
it's
illegal
Il
semble
que
ce
soit
illégal
To
fight
for
the
union
anymore
De
se
battre
pour
le
syndicat
maintenant.
Which
side
are
you
on,
boys?
De
quel
côté
es-tu,
ma
belle?
Which
side
are
you
on?
De
quel
côté
es-tu?
Which
side
are
you
on,
boys?
De
quel
côté
es-tu,
ma
belle?
Which
side
are
you
on?
De
quel
côté
es-tu?
We
set
out
to
join
the
picket
line
Nous
sommes
partis
rejoindre
le
piquet
de
grève,
For
together
we
cannot
fail
Car
ensemble
nous
ne
pouvons
pas
échouer.
We
got
stopped
by
police
at
the
county
line
Nous
avons
été
arrêtés
par
la
police
à
la
limite
du
comté,
They
said,
"Go
home
boys
or
you're
going
to
jail"
Ils
ont
dit
: "Rentrez
chez
vous
ou
vous
allez
en
prison".
Which
side
are
you
on,
boys?
De
quel
côté
es-tu,
ma
belle?
Which
side
are
you
on?
De
quel
côté
es-tu?
Which
side
are
you
on,
boys?
De
quel
côté
es-tu,
ma
belle?
Which
side
are
you
on?
De
quel
côté
es-tu?
It's
hard
to
explain
to
a
crying
child
C'est
difficile
d'expliquer
à
une
enfant
qui
pleure
Why
her
Daddy
can't
go
back
Pourquoi
son
papa
ne
peut
pas
revenir.
So
the
family
suffer
but
it
hurts
me
more
Alors
la
famille
souffre,
mais
ça
me
fait
encore
plus
mal
To
hear
a
scab
say,
"Sod
you,
Jack"
D'entendre
un
briseur
de
grève
dire
: "Au
diable,
Jacques".
Which
side
are
you
on,
boys?
De
quel
côté
es-tu,
ma
belle?
Which
side
are
you
on?
De
quel
côté
es-tu?
Which
side
are
you
on,
boys?
De
quel
côté
es-tu,
ma
belle?
Which
side
are
you
on?
De
quel
côté
es-tu?
I'm
bound
to
follow
my
conscience
Je
suis
obligé
de
suivre
ma
conscience
And
do
whatever
I
can
Et
de
faire
tout
ce
que
je
peux.
But
it'll
take
much
more
than
the
union
law
Mais
il
faudra
bien
plus
que
la
loi
syndicale
To
knock
the
fight
out
of
a
working
man
Pour
enlever
la
combativité
d'un
travailleur.
Which
side
are
you
on,
boys?
De
quel
côté
es-tu,
ma
belle?
Which
side
are
you
on?
De
quel
côté
es-tu?
Which
side
are
you
on,
boys?
De
quel
côté
es-tu,
ma
belle?
Which
side
are
you
on?
De
quel
côté
es-tu?
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1
Upfield
2 Greetings to the New Brunette
3 Accident Waiting to Happen (Red Star Version)
4 I Will Be Your Shield
5 Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards
6 The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore
7 California Stars - Live October / November 1998
8 To Have and to Have Not
9 There Is Power in a Union
10 She's Leaving Home (feat. Cara Tivey)
11 She's Got a New Spell
12 The Internationale
13 Walt Whitman's Niece
14 My Flying Saucer
15 Some Days I See the Point
16 Never Buy The Sun
17 Bugeye Jim
18 Handyman Blues
19 Mid-Century Modern
20 The World Turned Upside Down
21 St. Swithin's Day
22 The Man in the Iron Mask
23 Help Save the Youth of America
24 Must I Paint You a Picture
25 Tank Park Salute
26 Take Down the Union Jack (Band Version)
27 England, Half English
28 Old Clash Fan Fight Song
29 The Milkman of Human Kindness
30 The Saturday Boy
31 Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key
32 No One Knows Nothing Anymore
33 King Tide and the Sunny Day Flood
34 Which Side Are You On?
35 I Keep Faith
36 Between the Wars
37 The Boy Done Good
2 Greetings to the New Brunette
3 Accident Waiting to Happen (Red Star Version)
4 I Will Be Your Shield
5 Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards
6 The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore
7 California Stars - Live October / November 1998
8 To Have and to Have Not
9 There Is Power in a Union
10 She's Leaving Home (feat. Cara Tivey)
11 She's Got a New Spell
12 The Internationale
13 Walt Whitman's Niece
14 My Flying Saucer
15 Some Days I See the Point
16 Never Buy The Sun
17 Bugeye Jim
18 Handyman Blues
19 Mid-Century Modern
20 The World Turned Upside Down
21 St. Swithin's Day
22 The Man in the Iron Mask
23 Help Save the Youth of America
24 Must I Paint You a Picture
25 Tank Park Salute
26 Take Down the Union Jack (Band Version)
27 England, Half English
28 Old Clash Fan Fight Song
29 The Milkman of Human Kindness
30 The Saturday Boy
31 Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key
32 No One Knows Nothing Anymore
33 King Tide and the Sunny Day Flood
34 Which Side Are You On?
35 I Keep Faith
36 Between the Wars
37 The Boy Done Good
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