Chumbawamba - William Francis (Live) - translation of the lyrics into French
Chumbawamba William Francis (Live)

Chumbawamba - William Francis (Live)

Lyrics and translation Chumbawamba - William Francis (Live)




William Francis (Live)
William Francis (En direct)
William Francis, noble lord
William Francis, noble seigneur
His fortune built on sweat and sword
Sa fortune bâtie sur la sueur et l'épée
Built an empire tall as a hill
A construit un empire haut comme une colline
But he don't have fun and he never will
Mais il ne s'amuse pas et ne le fera jamais
My, my
Mon, mon
Sees the world so far below
Il voit le monde si loin en dessous
And though he tries, he'll never know
Et même s'il essaie, il ne le saura jamais
Friends to greet the breaking of day
Des amis pour saluer l'aube
And love to pass the night away
Et l'amour pour passer la nuit
My, my
Mon, mon
William Francis high and dry
William Francis, haut et sec
With his paradise denied
Avec son paradis refusé
My, my
Mon, mon
William Francis, lost, alone
William Francis, perdu, seul
A thousand ifs and a heart of stone
Mille si et un cœur de pierre
He measures his life in (gain) and cost
Il mesure sa vie en (gain) et en coût
But he'll never add up the world he lost
Mais il ne comptera jamais le monde qu'il a perdu
My, my
Mon, mon
William Francis works us hard
William Francis nous fait travailler dur
But we'll dance all the way to the knacker's yard
Mais nous danserons jusqu'au cimetière
He cannot laugh and he cannot cry
Il ne peut ni rire ni pleurer
'Cos William Francis is cold inside
Car William Francis est froid à l'intérieur
My, my
Mon, mon
William Francis high and dry
William Francis, haut et sec
With his paradise denied
Avec son paradis refusé
My, my
Mon, mon




Writer(s): Judith Abbott, Louise Watts, Alice Nutter, Darren Hamer, Nigel Hunter, Allan Whalley, Duncan Bruce, Neil Ferguson
Chumbawamba - Get On With It: Live (Live Version)
Album
Get On With It: Live (Live Version)
date of release
03-03-2006

1 Bella Ciao (Live)
2 William Francis (Live)
3 By & By (Live)
4 Learning to Love (Live)
5 A Stitch In Time (Live)
6 Hard Times of Old England (Live)
7 Diggers' Song (Live)
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