Chumbawamba - The Land of Do What You're Told - translation of the lyrics into French
Chumbawamba The Land of Do What You're Told

Chumbawamba - The Land of Do What You're Told

Lyrics and translation Chumbawamba - The Land of Do What You're Told




The Land of Do What You're Told
Le pays où l'on fait ce qu'on vous dit
Have a word with your Patron Saint
Dis un mot à ton saint patron
Cover up the cracks with a lick of paint
Cache les fissures avec une couche de peinture
All The exit doors are all double-locked
Toutes les portes de sortie sont doublement verrouillées
Because St Sebastian sways but doesn't rock
Parce que Saint Sébastien se balance mais ne bouge pas
Here's to you - you put up a fight
Voici pour toi - tu as résisté
You're the last to leave, now turn out the light
Tu es le dernier à partir, maintenant éteins la lumière
You danced to the Devil and the Feathery wife
Tu as dansé avec le Diable et la Femme à plumes
Now the Ordnance Survey is mapping out your life
Maintenant, l'Ordnance Survey cartographie ta vie
Look at the small print: it's what we agreed -
Regarde les petits caractères : c'est ce que nous avons convenu -
Sign your name before we teach you how to read
Signe ton nom avant que nous ne te lisions
This is the land, the Land of Do What You're Told
C'est la terre, le pays où l'on fait ce qu'on vous dit
The Land of the Free: if you don't leave the fold
Le pays de la liberté : si tu ne quittes pas le bercail
Smile a little wider as you're waiting to be sold
Sourire un peu plus large alors que tu attends d'être vendu
This is the land, the Land of Do What You're Told
C'est la terre, le pays où l'on fait ce qu'on vous dit
I'm a celebrity - let me in here
Je suis une célébrité - laisse-moi entrer ici
One last jump from the end of the pier
Un dernier saut du bout de la jetée
We breached the wall, but I was too tired to run
Nous avons franchi le mur, mais j'étais trop fatigué pour courir
My Get Up And Go got up and now it's gone
Mon envie d'y aller est partie et maintenant elle est partie
Look at the small print: it's what we agreed -
Regarde les petits caractères : c'est ce que nous avons convenu -
Sign your name before we teach you how to read
Signe ton nom avant que nous ne te lisions
This is the land, the Land of Do What You're Told
C'est la terre, le pays où l'on fait ce qu'on vous dit
The Land of the Free: if you don't leave the fold
Le pays de la liberté : si tu ne quittes pas le bercail
Smile a little wider as you're waiting to be sold
Sourire un peu plus large alors que tu attends d'être vendu
This is the land, the Land of Do What You're Told
C'est la terre, le pays où l'on fait ce qu'on vous dit
This is the land, the Land of Do What You're Told
C'est la terre, le pays où l'on fait ce qu'on vous dit
With a little lip service to breaking the mold
Avec un peu de paroles douces pour briser le moule
Smile a little wider as you're waiting to be sold
Sourire un peu plus large alors que tu attends d'être vendu
This is the land, the Land of Do What You're Told
C'est la terre, le pays où l'on fait ce qu'on vous dit
We're going on strike for twelve percent
Nous faisons grève pour douze pour cent
We're not downhearted yet
Nous ne sommes pas encore découragés
They're filming it all for a reality show
Ils filment tout pour une émission de téléréalité
So twelve percent we'll get
Donc, nous aurons douze pour cent




Writer(s): Judith Abbott, Neil Ferguson, Louise Watts, Allan Whalley
Chumbawamba - A Singsong and a Scrap
Album
A Singsong and a Scrap
date of release
09-01-2007

1 Bankrobber
2 Walking Into Battle With the Lord
3 Laughter In a Time of War
4 The Land of Do What You're Told
5 You Can (Mass Trespass, 1932)
6 When Alexander Met Emma
7 Fade Away ( I Don't Want To)
8 Smith & Taylor
9 Bonus Track
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