Lyrics and translation Bob Dylan - Lily of the West
Lily of the West
Le Lys de l'Ouest
When
first
i
came
to
louisville,
some
pleasure
there
to
find
Quand
je
suis
arrivé
à
Louisville,
j'espérais
y
trouver
du
plaisir
A
damsel
there
from
lexington
was
pleasing
to
my
mind
Une
demoiselle
de
Lexington
me
plaisait
à
l'esprit
Her
rosy
cheeks,
her
ruby
lips,
like
arrows
pierced
my
breast
Ses
joues
roses,
ses
lèvres
rubis,
comme
des
flèches
ont
percé
mon
cœur
The
name
she
bore
was
flora,
the
lily
of
the
west.
Elle
s'appelait
Flora,
le
lys
de
l'Ouest.
(And
the
name
she
bore
was
flora,
the
lily
of
the
west)
(Et
elle
s'appelait
Flora,
le
lys
de
l'Ouest)
I
courted
lovely
flora,
some
pleasure
for
to
find
J'ai
courtisé
la
belle
Flora,
espérant
y
trouver
du
plaisir
But
she
turned
unto
another
man,
which
sore
distressed
my
mind
Mais
elle
s'est
tournée
vers
un
autre
homme,
ce
qui
a
beaucoup
affligé
mon
esprit
She
robbed
me
of
my
liberty,
deprived
me
off
my
rest
Elle
m'a
volé
ma
liberté,
m'a
privé
de
mon
repos
Then
go,
my
lovely
flora,
the
lily
of
the
west.
Alors,
va-t'en,
ma
belle
Flora,
le
lys
de
l'Ouest.
(Then
go,
my
lovely
flora,
the
lily
of
the
west)
(Alors,
va-t'en,
ma
belle
Flora,
le
lys
de
l'Ouest)
'Way
down
in
yonder
shady
grove,
a
man
of
high
degree
Là-bas,
dans
ce
bosquet
ombragé,
un
homme
de
haute
lignée
Conversing
with
my
flora
there,
which
seemed
so
strange
to
me
Discute
avec
ma
Flora,
ce
qui
me
paraissait
étrange
And
the
answer
that
she
gave
to
him,
it
sore
did
me
opress
Et
la
réponse
qu'elle
lui
a
donnée,
m'a
beaucoup
opprimé
I
was
betrayed
by
flora,
the
lily
of
the
west.
J'ai
été
trahi
par
Flora,
le
lys
de
l'Ouest.
(I
was
betrayed
by
flora,
the
lily
of
the
west)
(J'ai
été
trahi
par
Flora,
le
lys
de
l'Ouest)
I
stepped
up
to
my
rival,
dagger
in
my
hand
Je
me
suis
approché
de
mon
rival,
un
poignard
à
la
main
I
seized
him
by
the
collar,
and
boldly
made
him
stand
Je
l'ai
saisi
par
le
col
et
l'ai
fait
se
tenir
debout
Being
mad
by
desperation,
i
pierced
him
through
the
breast
Fou
de
désespoir,
je
l'ai
transpercé
de
mon
poignard
All
this
for
lovely
flora,
the
lily
of
the
west.
Tout
cela
pour
la
belle
Flora,
le
lys
de
l'Ouest.
(All
this
for
lovely
flora,
the
lily
of
the
west)
(Tout
cela
pour
la
belle
Flora,
le
lys
de
l'Ouest)
I
had
to
stand
my
trial,
i
had
to
make
my
plea
J'ai
dû
subir
mon
procès,
j'ai
dû
plaider
ma
cause
They
placed
me
in
the
witness
box,
and
then
commenced
on
me
Ils
m'ont
placé
dans
le
box
des
témoins,
puis
ont
commencé
à
me
questionner
Although
she
swore
my
life
away,
deprived
me
of
my
rest
Bien
qu'elle
ait
juré
sur
ma
vie,
m'a
privé
de
mon
repos
Still
i
love
my
faithless
flora,
the
lily
of
the
west.
Je
t'aime
toujours,
ma
Flora
infidèle,
le
lys
de
l'Ouest.
(Still
i
love
my
faithless
flora,
the
lily
of
the
west)
(Je
t'aime
toujours,
ma
Flora
infidèle,
le
lys
de
l'Ouest)
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