Lyrics and translation Conrad McLaren feat. Mike O'Carroll, Lynnette Perry, Steven Sutcliffe & Ragtime Ensemble - The Crime of the Century
And
now,
testifying
for
the
defense
Et
maintenant,
témoignant
pour
la
défense
Miss
Evelyn
Nesbit!
Mademoiselle
Evelyn
Nesbit !
Hello,
gentlemen!
Bonjour,
messieurs !
Whee!
Wouhou !
La
la
la
la
La
la
la
la
La
la
la
la
la
La
la
la
la
la
Whee!
Wouhou !
La
la
la
la
La
la
la
la
La
la
la
la
la
La
la
la
la
la
Your
honor
Votre
Honneur
I
was
once
the
lady
friend
of
Stanford
White
J’étais
autrefois
l’amie
de
Stanford
White
He's
the
famous
architect!
C’est
le
célèbre
architecte !
Yes,
that's
right!
Oui,
c’est
bien
ça !
He
put
me
on
a
velvet
swing
Il
m’a
mise
sur
une
balançoire
en
velours
And
made
me
wear...
well...
hardly
anything!
Et
m’a
fait
porter…
eh
bien…
presque
rien !
Ruined
at
the
age
of
fifteen!
Ruinée
à
l’âge
de
quinze
ans !
Your
honor
Votre
Honneur
Then
I
went
a
married
Mr.
Harry
Thaw
Puis
j’ai
épousé
M.
Harry
Thaw
Eccentric
millionaire!
Millionnaire
excentrique !
Oh!
Oh!
Oh !
Oh !
Harry's
a
jealous
man
Harry
est
un
homme
jaloux
Bang!
Bang!
Bang !
Bang !
That
was
the
end
of
Stan!
C’était
la
fin
de
Stan !
Boo
hoo!
Bouhou !
Your
honor,
be
fair!
Votre
Honneur,
soyez
juste !
My
Harry
went
crazy,
I
swear!
Mon
Harry
est
devenu
fou,
je
le
jure !
La
la
La
la
La
la
la
La
la
la
Now
it's
the
Maintenant,
c’est
le
Crime
of
the
Century!
Crime
du
Siècle !
Crime
of
the
Century!
Crime
du
Siècle !
Giving
the
world
a
thrill!
Donner
au
monde
des
frissons !
Harry's
in
trouble
Harry
est
en
difficulté
And
Stanny's
in
heaven
Et
Stanny
est
au
paradis
And
Evelyn
is
in
Vaudeville!
Et
Evelyn
est
au
vaudeville !
The
Crime
of
the
Century!
Le
Crime
du
Siècle !
Crime
of
the
Century!
Crime
du
Siècle !
All
for
a
youthful
fling
Tout
pour
une
aventure
de
jeunesse
Fortune,
fame
Fortune,
gloire
And
a
ruined
name!
Et
une
réputation
ruinée !
And
now
I'm
the
girl
on
the
swing!
Et
maintenant,
je
suis
la
fille
sur
la
balançoire !
Whee!
Wouhou !
Mother's
Younger
Brother
was
in
love
with
Evelyn
Nesbit
Le
frère
cadet
de
ma
mère
était
amoureux
d’Evelyn
Nesbit
From
his
regular
seat
in
the
front
row
of
the
second
balcony
De
sa
place
habituelle
au
premier
rang
du
deuxième
balcon
He
would
lean
far
over
the
railing
Il
se
penchait
loin
au-dessus
de
la
balustrade
Hoping
his
goddess
would
notice
him
Espérant
que
sa
déesse
le
remarquerait
One
night
he
almost
he
almost
fell
Un
soir,
il
a
failli,
il
a
failli
tomber
Evelyn
caught
sight
of
him
and
smiled
Evelyn
l’a
aperçu
et
lui
a
souri
Life
was
suddenly
wonderful
and
full
of
delicious
possibilities!
La
vie
était
soudainement
merveilleuse
et
pleine
de
délicieuses
possibilités !
Oh!
Oh!
Oh !
Oh !
Harry
must
not
be
hung!
Harry
ne
doit
pas
être
pendu !
Bang!
Bang!
Bang !
Bang !
Let's
have
that
verdict
sung!
Faisons
chanter
ce
verdict !
Boo
hoo!
Bouhou !
Your
honor
we
find
Votre
Honneur,
nous
trouvons
That
Harry's
not
guilty
Que
Harry
n’est
pas
coupable
My
Harry's
not
guilty!
Mon
Harry
n’est
pas
coupable !
'Cause
Harry
is
out
of
his
mind!
Parce
que
Harry
est
fou !
And
it's
the
Crime
of
the
Century
Et
c’est
le
Crime
du
Siècle
Crime
of
the
Century
Crime
du
Siècle
Making
the
world
go
"whee"!
Faire
dire
au
monde
« wouhou » !
Harry's
in
trouble
Harry
est
en
difficulté
And
Stanny's
in
heaven
Et
Stanny
est
au
paradis
And
Evelyn
gets
publicity!
Et
Evelyn
obtient
de
la
publicité !
The
Crime
of
the
Century!
Le
Crime
du
Siècle !
Crime
of
the
Century!
Crime
du
Siècle !
Not
such
an
awful
thing
Pas
une
si
mauvaise
chose
Stanny's
killed
Stanny
est
mort
But
my
mother's
thrilled
Mais
ma
mère
est
ravie
'Cause
now
I'm
the
girl
on
the
Parce
que
maintenant
je
suis
la
fille
sur
la
Now
she's
the
girl
on
the
Maintenant,
elle
est
la
fille
sur
la
Now
I'm
the
girl
Maintenant,
je
suis
la
fille
On
the
swing!
Sur
la
balançoire !
Whee!
Wouhou !
Rate the translation
1
Our Children
2 Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc.
3 Back to Before
4 Coalhouse's Soliloquy
5 Goodbye, My Love
6 Your Daddy's Son
7 Make Them Hear You
8 Look What You've Done
9 President
10 Epilogue: Ragtime (Reprise) / Wheels of a Dream (Reprise)
11 Harlem Nightclub
12 He Wanted to Say
13 Fire in the City
14 What a Game
15 Coalhouse Demands
16 Harry Houdini, Master Escapist
17 Atlantic City
18 Entr'acte
19 Till We Reach That Day
20 Nothing Like the City
21 The Crime of the Century
22 Henry Ford
23 Justice
24 Success
25 The Trashing of the Car
26 The Night that Goldman Spoke at Union Square
27 Gliding
28 Wheels of a Dream
29 Sarah Brown Eyes
30 The Courtship
31 Gettin' Ready Rag
32 His Name Was Coalhouse Walker
33 A Shtetl Iz Amereke
34 What Kind of Woman
35 Journey On
36 New Music
37 Prologue: Ragtime
2 Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc.
3 Back to Before
4 Coalhouse's Soliloquy
5 Goodbye, My Love
6 Your Daddy's Son
7 Make Them Hear You
8 Look What You've Done
9 President
10 Epilogue: Ragtime (Reprise) / Wheels of a Dream (Reprise)
11 Harlem Nightclub
12 He Wanted to Say
13 Fire in the City
14 What a Game
15 Coalhouse Demands
16 Harry Houdini, Master Escapist
17 Atlantic City
18 Entr'acte
19 Till We Reach That Day
20 Nothing Like the City
21 The Crime of the Century
22 Henry Ford
23 Justice
24 Success
25 The Trashing of the Car
26 The Night that Goldman Spoke at Union Square
27 Gliding
28 Wheels of a Dream
29 Sarah Brown Eyes
30 The Courtship
31 Gettin' Ready Rag
32 His Name Was Coalhouse Walker
33 A Shtetl Iz Amereke
34 What Kind of Woman
35 Journey On
36 New Music
37 Prologue: Ragtime
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