Lyrics and translation Claude King - Big River, Big Man
Big River, Big Man
Le grand fleuve, le grand homme
Way
down
on
Mississippi
big
river
Là-bas,
sur
le
grand
fleuve
Mississippi
Came
a
mighty
big
man
Vient
un
homme
imposant
He
built
a
town
on
that
river
Il
a
construit
une
ville
sur
ce
fleuve
And
owned
everything
in
that
glen
Et
possède
tout
dans
cette
vallée
He
fell
in
love
and
married
a
girl
Il
est
tombé
amoureux
et
a
épousé
une
fille
She
was
young
and
mean,
and
wild
Elle
était
jeune,
méchante
et
sauvage
He
tried
to
tame
her
but
it
couldn't
been
done
Il
a
essayé
de
l'apprivoiser,
mais
ça
n'a
pas
été
possible
It
was
too
late
to
Devil's
own
child
Il
était
trop
tard
pour
l'enfant
du
Diable
(Keep
on
flowing,
flowing)
(Continue
à
couler,
couler)
(Keep
on
growing,
growing)
(Continue
à
grandir,
grandir)
(Keep
on
flowing,
flowing)
(Continue
à
couler,
couler)
(Keep
on
growing,
growing)
(Continue
à
grandir,
grandir)
The
love
you
have
for
greed
and
power
L'amour
que
tu
as
pour
l'avidité
et
le
pouvoir
Surely
pull
you
down
Te
fera
sûrement
tomber
You
lose
your
friends,
you
lose
your
soul
Tu
perds
tes
amis,
tu
perds
ton
âme
In
that
darn
city
to
big
man's
town
Dans
cette
ville
maudite,
la
ville
du
grand
homme
(Keep
on
flowing,
flowing)
(Continue
à
couler,
couler)
(Keep
on
growing,
growing)
(Continue
à
grandir,
grandir)
(Keep
on
flowing,
flowing)
(Continue
à
couler,
couler)
(Keep
on
growing,
growing)
(Continue
à
grandir,
grandir)
Look
down
in
the
water
all
around
you
Regarde
l'eau
tout
autour
de
toi
Hear
the
steamboat
whistle
blow
Entends
le
sifflet
du
bateau
à
vapeur
Come
on
big
man,
get
a
moving
Allez
grand
homme,
bouge
You
got
a
long
way
to
go
Tu
as
un
long
chemin
à
parcourir
Just
like
a
big
river
Comme
un
grand
fleuve
Big
man,
you
gotta
move
on
and
on
Grand
homme,
tu
dois
avancer
sans
cesse
Take
your
money,
keep
your
dough
Prends
ton
argent,
garde
ton
argent
You're
gonna
be
left
all
alone
Tu
seras
laissé
tout
seul
(Keep
on
flowing,
flowing)
(Continue
à
couler,
couler)
(Keep
on
growing,
growing)
(Continue
à
grandir,
grandir)
(Keep
on
flowing,
flowing)
(Continue
à
couler,
couler)
(Keep
on
growing,
growing)
(Continue
à
grandir,
grandir)
The
love
you
have
for
greed
and
power
L'amour
que
tu
as
pour
l'avidité
et
le
pouvoir
Surely
pull
you
down
Te
fera
sûrement
tomber
You
lose
your
friends,
you
lose
your
soul
Tu
perds
tes
amis,
tu
perds
ton
âme
In
that
darn
city
to
big
man's
town
Dans
cette
ville
maudite,
la
ville
du
grand
homme
(Keep
on
flowing,
flowing)
(Continue
à
couler,
couler)
(Keep
on
growing,
growing)
(Continue
à
grandir,
grandir)
(Keep
on
flowing,
flowing)
(Continue
à
couler,
couler)
(Keep
on
growing,
growing)
(Continue
à
grandir,
grandir)
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