Lyrics and translation Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet - Jacksons, Monk and Rowe
Sisters
4 and
Brothers
3
Quatre
sœurs
et
trois
frères
Hanging
off
the
family
tree
Suspendus
à
l'arbre
généalogique
Practising
for
getting
old
S'entraînant
à
vieillir
Do
you
want
your
fortune
told?
Voulez-vous
que
l'on
vous
dise
votre
fortune
?
They′re
looking
for
you
high
and
low
Ils
te
cherchent
de
haut
en
bas
Now
there's
nowhere
for
you
to
go
Maintenant,
tu
n'as
plus
nulle
part
où
aller
So
you′ll
just
have
to
come
out
and
face
the
music
Alors
tu
devras
sortir
et
affronter
la
musique
Jacksons,
Monk
and
Rowe
Jacksons,
Monk
et
Rowe
Long
ago
when
we
were
kids
and
we
cut
your
hair
to
bits
Il
y
a
longtemps,
quand
nous
étions
enfants
et
que
nous
te
coupions
les
cheveux
en
morceaux
As
we
carried
off
like
spoils
Comme
nous
emportions
comme
butin
The
heads
we'd
smash
right
off
your
dolls
Les
têtes
que
nous
frappassions
sur
tes
poupées
The
wind
is
changing,
you
know
Le
vent
change,
tu
sais
Are
you
sure
of
your
friends
and
your
foe?
Es-tu
sûr
de
tes
amis
et
de
tes
ennemis
?
Have
you
got
what
it
takes
to
carry
it
off
As-tu
ce
qu'il
faut
pour
t'en
sortir
Jacksons,
Monk
and
Rowe?
Jacksons,
Monk
et
Rowe
?
As
the
sun
beats
down
and
life
begins
to
complicate
Alors
que
le
soleil
se
lève
et
que
la
vie
commence
à
se
compliquer
Will
we
both
incinerate
if
we
touch
that
brass
name-plate?
Est-ce
que
nous
allons
tous
les
deux
nous
incinérer
si
nous
touchons
cette
plaque
en
laiton
?
Messrs.
All,
and
noble
Sirs,
Messieurs
All,
et
nobles
Seigneurs,
Highly
paid
solicitors
Avocats
hautement
payés
Find
enclosed
my
signed
divorce
Veuillez
trouver
ci-joint
mon
divorce
signé
Sad
proceedings
you
endorse
Procédures
tristes
que
vous
endossez
The
burden
of
pity
will
show
Le
fardeau
de
la
pitié
se
montrera
In
the
people
that
we
used
to
know
Chez
les
gens
que
nous
connaissions
Have
you
got
enough
strength
to
carry
it
off
As-tu
assez
de
force
pour
t'en
sortir
Jacksons,
Monk
and
Rowe?
Jacksons,
Monk
et
Rowe
?
Jacksons,
Monk
and
Rowe
Jacksons,
Monk
et
Rowe
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1
The Birds Will Still Be Singing
2 Expert Rites
3 Swine
4 For Other Eyes
5 The First to Leave
6 Damnation's Cellar
7 I Thought I'd Write to Juliet
8 Romeo's Seance
9 This Sad Burlesque
10 Jacksons, Monk and Rowe
11 The Letter Home
12 Dear Sweet Filthy World
13 This Offer Is Unrepeatable
14 Taking My Life In Your Hands
15 Who Do You Think You Are?
16 Why?
17 I Almost Had a Weakness
2 Expert Rites
3 Swine
4 For Other Eyes
5 The First to Leave
6 Damnation's Cellar
7 I Thought I'd Write to Juliet
8 Romeo's Seance
9 This Sad Burlesque
10 Jacksons, Monk and Rowe
11 The Letter Home
12 Dear Sweet Filthy World
13 This Offer Is Unrepeatable
14 Taking My Life In Your Hands
15 Who Do You Think You Are?
16 Why?
17 I Almost Had a Weakness
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