Lyrics and translation Christy Moore - The Wicklow Boy - Live from Lisdoonvarna
As
I
walked
past
Portlaoise
Prison
En
passant
devant
la
prison
de
Portlaoise
"I'm
innocent",
a
voice
was
heard
to
say
J'ai
entendu
une
voix
dire
"Je
suis
innocent"
"My
frame-up
is
almost
completed.
"Mon
piège
est
presque
complet.
My
people
all
look
the
other
way.
"
Mes
amis
tournent
le
dos
à
la
situation.
"
Seven
years
ago
his
torture
started
Il
y
a
sept
ans,
sa
torture
a
commencé
A
forced
confession
he
was
made
to
sign.
Il
a
été
forcé
de
signer
des
aveux.
Young
Irish
men
specially
trained
and
chosen
De
jeunes
Irlandais
spécialement
entraînés
et
choisis
Were
on
the
heavy
gang
that
made
him
run
the
line.
Ont
fait
partie
de
la
bande
qui
l'a
forcé
à
courir
le
long
de
la
ligne.
Others
in
the
Bridewell
heard
him
screaming
D'autres
à
la
Bridewell
l'ont
entendu
crier
Even
prison
doctors
could
see
Même
les
médecins
de
la
prison
pouvaient
voir
His
injuries
were
not
self-inflicted
Ses
blessures
n'étaient
pas
auto-infligées
Those
who
tipped
the
scales
did
not
agree.
Ceux
qui
ont
fait
pencher
la
balance
n'étaient
pas
d'accord.
Give
the
Wicklow
Boy
his
freedom
Donne
au
garçon
de
Wicklow
sa
liberté
Give
him
back
his
liberty
Rends-lui
sa
liberté
Ore
are
we
going
to
leave
him
in
chains
Allons-nous
le
laisser
enchaîné
While
those
who
framed
him
up
hold
the
key?
Alors
que
ceux
qui
l'ont
piégé
détiennent
la
clé?
Deprived
of
human
rights
by
his
own
people
Privé
de
ses
droits
humains
par
son
propre
peuple
Sickened
by
injustice
he
jumped
bail,
Dégoûté
par
l'injustice,
il
a
sauté
sous
caution,
In
the
Appalachian
Mountains
found
a
welcome
Dans
les
Appalaches,
il
a
trouvé
un
accueil
Till
his
co-accused
were
both
released
from
jail.
Jusqu'à
ce
que
ses
coaccusés
soient
tous
libérés
de
prison.
He
came
back
expecting
to
get
justice
Il
est
revenu
en
s'attendant
à
obtenir
justice
Special
Branch
took
him
from
the
plane
La
branche
spéciale
l'a
récupéré
de
l'avion
For
five
years
we've
deprived
him
of
his
freedom
Pendant
cinq
ans,
nous
l'avons
privé
de
sa
liberté
The
guilty
jeer
the
innocent
again.
Les
coupables
se
moquent
à
nouveau
de
l'innocent.
Give
the
Wicklow
Boy
his
freedom
Donne
au
garçon
de
Wicklow
sa
liberté
Give
him
back
his
liberty
Rends-lui
sa
liberté
Ore
are
we
going
to
leave
him
in
chains
Allons-nous
le
laisser
enchaîné
While
those
who
framed
him
up
hold
the
key?
Alors
que
ceux
qui
l'ont
piégé
détiennent
la
clé?
The
people
versus
Kelly
was
the
title
Le
peuple
contre
Kelly
était
le
titre
Of
the
farce
we
staged
at
his
appeal.
De
la
farce
que
nous
avons
mise
en
scène
lors
de
son
appel.
Puppets
in
well
rehearsed
collusion,
Des
marionnettes
dans
une
collusion
bien
répétée,
I
often
wonder
how
these
men
must
feel.
Je
me
demande
souvent
comment
ces
hommes
se
sentent.
As
I
walked
past
Portlaoise
Prison
En
passant
devant
la
prison
de
Portlaoise
Through
concrete
and
steel
a
whisper
came
À
travers
le
béton
et
l'acier,
un
murmure
est
arrivé
"My
frame-up
is
almost
completed.
"Mon
piège
est
presque
complet.
I'm
innocent,
Nicky
Kelly
is
my
name.
"
Je
suis
innocent,
Nicky
Kelly
est
mon
nom.
"
Give
the
Wicklow
Boy
his
freedom
Donne
au
garçon
de
Wicklow
sa
liberté
Give
him
back
his
liberty
Rends-lui
sa
liberté
Ore
are
we
going
to
leave
him
in
chains
Allons-nous
le
laisser
enchaîné
While
those
who
framed
him
up
hold
the
key?
Alors
que
ceux
qui
l'ont
piégé
détiennent
la
clé?
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2 Where I Come From
3 Whacker Humphries
4 Knock Airport
5 Boning Halls
6 Encore
7 Arthur's Day - Live from Whelans
8 The Two Conneeleys
9 Tyrone Boys
10 Strange Ways
11 Yellow Triangle
12 The Boy from Tamlaghtduff
13 Haiti
14 Yellow Furze Woman
15 Lovely Young One
16 In Praise of Mullaghmore
17 The Wicklow Boy - Live from Lisdoonvarna
18 Joxer Goes to Stuttgart
19 Ballydine
20 Me and the Rose
21 Casey
22 On the Bridge
23 Riding the High Stool
24 Song for Anne Lovett
25 Arthur's Day
26 Veronica Guerin
27 Scallcrows 2
28 Derby Day
29 Delirium Tremens
30 The Stardust Song
31 Johnny Connors
32 The Time Has Come
33 The Birmingham Six
34 Where I Come From - Live from Knocknagoshel
35 St. Brendan's Voyage
36 Barrowland
37 Minds Locked Shut
38 Song for Imelda Riney
39 North and South of the River
40 Welcome to the Cabaret
41 Giuseppe/ Away Ye Broken Heart - Live from Belfast
42 The Ballad of Ruby Walsh
43 Easter Snow
44 Viva la Quinte Brigada
45 On the Mainland
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