Lyrics and translation David Bowie feat. The Tony Visconti Trio - Port of Amsterdam (The Sunday Show - Recorded 5.2.70) [2000 Remastered Version]
In
the
port
of
Amsterdam
Dans
le
port
d'Amsterdam
There's
a
sailor
who
sings
Il
y
a
un
marin
qui
chante
Of
the
dreams
that
he
brings
Des
rêves
qu'il
apporte
From
the
wide
open
sea
De
la
grande
mer
ouverte
In
the
port
of
Amsterdam
Dans
le
port
d'Amsterdam
There's
a
sailor
who
sleeps
Il
y
a
un
marin
qui
dort
While
the
river
bank
weeps
Alors
que
la
rive
pleure
To
the
old
willow
tree
Au
vieux
saule
pleureur
In
the
port
of
Amsterdam
Dans
le
port
d'Amsterdam
There's
a
sailor
who
dies
Il
y
a
un
marin
qui
meurt
Full
of
beer,
full
of
cries
Plein
de
bière,
plein
de
pleurs
In
a
drunken
town
fight
Dans
une
bagarre
de
ville
ivre
In
the
port
of
Amsterdam
Dans
le
port
d'Amsterdam
There's
a
sailor
who's
born
Il
y
a
un
marin
qui
naît
On
a
hot
muggy
morn
Par
un
matin
chaud
et
moite
By
the
dawn's
early
light
A
la
lumière
de
l'aube
In
the
port
of
Amsterdam
Dans
le
port
d'Amsterdam
Where
the
sailors
all
meet
Où
tous
les
marins
se
rencontrent
There's
a
sailor
who
eats
Il
y
a
un
marin
qui
mange
Only
fish
heads
and
tails
Seulement
des
têtes
et
des
queues
de
poisson
And
he'll
show
you
his
teeth
Et
il
te
montrera
ses
dents
That
have
rotted
too
soon
Qui
ont
pourri
trop
tôt
That
can
haul
up
the
sails
Qui
peuvent
hisser
les
voiles
That
can
swallow
the
moon
Qui
peuvent
avaler
la
lune
And
he
yells
to
the
cook
Et
il
crie
au
cuisinier
With
his
arms
open
wide
Avec
ses
bras
grands
ouverts
"Hey,
bring
me
more
fish
"Hé,
apporte-moi
plus
de
poisson
Throw
it
down
by
my
side"
Jette-le
à
côté
de
moi"
And
he
wants
so
to
belch
Et
il
a
tellement
envie
de
roter
But
he's
too
full
to
try
Mais
il
est
trop
plein
pour
essayer
So
he
stands
up
and
laughs
Alors
il
se
lève
et
rit
And
he
zips
up
his
fly
Et
il
ferme
sa
braguette
In
the
port
of
Amsterdam
Dans
le
port
d'Amsterdam
You
can
see
sailors
dance
Tu
peux
voir
les
marins
danser
Paunches
bursting
their
pants
Les
ventres
éclatent
leurs
pantalons
Grinding
women
to
porch
Broyant
les
femmes
sur
le
porche
They've
forgotten
the
tune
Ils
ont
oublié
la
mélodie
That
their
whiskey
voice
croaked
Que
leur
voix
de
whisky
a
craqué
Splitting
the
night
Brisant
la
nuit
With
the
roar
of
their
jokes
Avec
le
rugissement
de
leurs
blagues
And
they
turn
and
they
dance
Et
ils
se
retournent
et
dansent
And
they
laugh
and
they
lust
Et
ils
rient
et
ils
convoitent
Till
the
rancid
sound
of
the
accordion
bursts
Jusqu'à
ce
que
le
son
rance
de
l'accordéon
éclate
And
then
out
of
the
night
Et
puis
hors
de
la
nuit
With
their
pride
in
their
pants
Avec
leur
fierté
dans
leurs
pantalons
And
the
sluts
that
they
tow
Et
les
salopes
qu'ils
remorquent
Underneath
the
street
lamps
Sous
les
lampadaires
In
the
port
of
Amsterdam
Dans
le
port
d'Amsterdam
There's
a
sailor
who
drinks
Il
y
a
un
marin
qui
boit
And
he
drinks
and
he
drinks
Et
il
boit
et
il
boit
And
he
drinks
once
again
Et
il
boit
encore
He'll
drink
to
the
health
Il
boira
à
la
santé
Of
the
whores
of
Amsterdam
Des
prostituées
d'Amsterdam
Who've
given
their
bodies
Qui
ont
donné
leurs
corps
To
a
thousand
other
men
A
un
millier
d'autres
hommes
Yeah,
they've
bargained
their
virtue
Ouais,
elles
ont
négocié
leur
vertu
Their
goodness
all
gone
Leur
bonté
a
disparu
For
a
few
dirty
coins
Pour
quelques
pièces
sales
Well
he
just
can't
go
on
Eh
bien,
il
ne
peut
tout
simplement
pas
continuer
Throws
his
nose
to
the
sky
Il
lève
son
nez
vers
le
ciel
And
he
aims
it
up
above
Et
il
le
vise
au-dessus
And
he
pisses
like
I
cry
Et
il
pisse
comme
je
pleure
On
the
unfaithful
love
Sur
l'amour
infidèle
In
the
port
of
Amsterdam
Dans
le
port
d'Amsterdam
In
the
port
of
Amsterdam
Dans
le
port
d'Amsterdam
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