Lyrics and translation Cara Dillon - He's Young but He's Growing

He's Young but He's Growing

Oh father, dear father,
You've done to me much wrong,
You've gone and got me married to a boy
Who is too young.
For he is only 16 years and I am 21,
Oh my darling boy is young but he's growing.

Oh daughter, dear daughter,
It's you who have done wrong,
For you and he together have gone and got a son,
And he must have a father when I am dead and gone,
Oh your darling boy is young but he's growing.

One day as I was walking down by the college wall
I saw the young men they were playing football,
My true love was there, he was the finest of them all,
My darling boy is young but he's growing.

Another day I was walking down by the college wall,
I saw the pusher, he was making his call,
My true love was there, he was the palest of them all,
Oh the dealer put an end to his growing.

At the age of sixteen years he was a married man,
And at the age of seventeen, the father of a son,
The grass grew over him,
The dealer put an end to his growing.

Oh the Springtime is past
And the Summer's coming on,
It's earring, beads and bangles the young girls
Have put on,
Once I had a true love but now I have got none,
But I 'll watch over his son while he's growing.

Il est jeune mais il grandit

Oh mon père, cher père,
Tu m'as fait beaucoup de mal,
Tu m'as mariée à un garçon
Qui est trop jeune.
Car il n'a que 16 ans et j'en ai 21,
Oh mon cher garçon est jeune mais il grandit.

Oh ma fille, chère fille,
C'est toi qui as fait le mal,
Car toi et lui ensemble vous avez eu un fils,
Et il doit avoir un père quand je serai morte et partie,
Oh ton cher garçon est jeune mais il grandit.

Un jour alors que je marchais le long du mur du collège
J'ai vu les jeunes hommes jouer au football,
Mon amour était là, il était le plus beau de tous,
Mon cher garçon est jeune mais il grandit.

Un autre jour, je marchais le long du mur du collège,
J'ai vu le dealer, il faisait son appel,
Mon amour était là, il était le plus pâle de tous,
Oh le dealer a mis fin à sa croissance.

À l'âge de seize ans, il était un homme marié,
Et à l'âge de dix-sept ans, le père d'un fils,
L'herbe a poussé sur lui,
Le dealer a mis fin à sa croissance.

Oh le printemps est passé
Et l'été arrive,
Ce sont les boucles d'oreilles, les perles et les bracelets que les jeunes filles
Ont mis,
J'avais autrefois un amour vrai mais maintenant je n'en ai plus aucun,
Mais je veillerai sur son fils pendant qu'il grandit.