Lyrics and translation Ewan MacColl - Lifeboat Mona
Remember
December
fifty-nine
Souviens-toi
de
décembre
cinquante-neuf
The
howling
winds
and
the
driving
rain
Les
vents
hurlants
et
la
pluie
battante
Remember
the
gallant
men
who
drowned
Souviens-toi
des
hommes
courageux
qui
se
sont
noyés
On
the
lifeboat,
Mona
was
her
name
Sur
le
canot
de
sauvetage,
Mona
était
son
nom
The
wind
did
blow
and
the
sea
rose
up
Le
vent
soufflait
et
la
mer
se
leva
And
beat
the
land
with
mighty
waves
Et
battait
la
terre
de
vagues
puissantes
At
St
Andrew′s
Bay
the
lightship
fought
À
la
baie
de
Saint-André,
le
navire-phare
luttait
The
sea
until
her
moorings
gave
Contre
la
mer
jusqu'à
ce
que
ses
amarres
lâchent
Remember
December
fifty-nine
Souviens-toi
de
décembre
cinquante-neuf
The
howling
winds
and
the
driving
rain
Les
vents
hurlants
et
la
pluie
battante
Remember
the
gallant
men
who
drowned
Souviens-toi
des
hommes
courageux
qui
se
sont
noyés
On
the
lifeboat,
Mona
was
her
name
Sur
le
canot
de
sauvetage,
Mona
était
son
nom
The
captain
signalled
to
the
shore
Le
capitaine
signala
à
la
côte
"We
must
have
help
or
we'll
go
down"
« Nous
devons
avoir
de
l'aide
ou
nous
allons
couler
»
From
Broughty
Ferry
at
two
A.M.
De
Broughty
Ferry
à
deux
heures
du
matin
They
sent
the
lifeboat
Mona
out
Ils
ont
envoyé
le
canot
de
sauvetage
Mona
Remember
December
fifty-nine
Souviens-toi
de
décembre
cinquante-neuf
The
howling
winds
and
the
driving
rain
Les
vents
hurlants
et
la
pluie
battante
Remember
the
gallant
men
who
drowned
Souviens-toi
des
hommes
courageux
qui
se
sont
noyés
On
the
lifeboat,
Mona
was
her
name
Sur
le
canot
de
sauvetage,
Mona
était
son
nom
Eight
men
formed
that
gallant
crew
Huit
hommes
formaient
cet
équipage
courageux
They
set
their
boat
against
the
main
Ils
ont
mis
leur
bateau
contre
le
courant
The
wind
so
hard,
the
sea
so
rough
Le
vent
si
fort,
la
mer
si
agitée
We′ll
never
see
land
or
home
again
Nous
ne
reverrons
jamais
la
terre
ou
notre
foyer
Remember
December
fifty-nine
Souviens-toi
de
décembre
cinquante-neuf
The
howling
winds
and
the
driving
rain
Les
vents
hurlants
et
la
pluie
battante
Remember
the
gallant
men
who
drowned
Souviens-toi
des
hommes
courageux
qui
se
sont
noyés
On
the
lifeboat,
Mona
was
her
name
Sur
le
canot
de
sauvetage,
Mona
était
son
nom
Three
hours
went
by
and
the
Mona
called
Trois
heures
se
sont
écoulées
et
la
Mona
a
appelé
"The
wind
blows
hard
and
the
seas
runs
high"
« Le
vent
souffle
fort
et
la
mer
est
déchaînée
»
In
the
morning
on
Carnoustie
Beach
Le
matin
sur
la
plage
de
Carnoustie
The
Mona
and
her
crew
did
lie
La
Mona
et
son
équipage
étaient
couchés
Remember
December
fifty-nine
Souviens-toi
de
décembre
cinquante-neuf
The
howling
winds
and
the
driving
rain
Les
vents
hurlants
et
la
pluie
battante
Remember
the
gallant
men
who
drowned
Souviens-toi
des
hommes
courageux
qui
se
sont
noyés
On
the
lifeboat,
Mona
was
her
name
Sur
le
canot
de
sauvetage,
Mona
était
son
nom
Five
lay
drowned
in
the
cabin
there
Cinq
gisant
noyés
dans
la
cabine
là
Two
were
washed
up
on
the
shore
Deux
ont
été
rejetés
sur
le
rivage
Eight
men
died
when
the
boat
capsized
Huit
hommes
sont
morts
lorsque
le
bateau
a
chaviré
And
the
eighth
is
lost
forever
more
Et
le
huitième
est
perdu
à
jamais
Remember
December
fifty-nine
Souviens-toi
de
décembre
cinquante-neuf
The
howling
winds
and
the
driving
rain
Les
vents
hurlants
et
la
pluie
battante
Remember
the
gallant
men
who
drowned
Souviens-toi
des
hommes
courageux
qui
se
sont
noyés
On
the
lifeboat,
Mona
was
her
name
Sur
le
canot
de
sauvetage,
Mona
était
son
nom
Remember
December
fifty-nine
Souviens-toi
de
décembre
cinquante-neuf
The
howling
winds
and
the
driving
rain
Les
vents
hurlants
et
la
pluie
battante
The
men
who
leave
the
land
behind
Les
hommes
qui
quittent
la
terre
And
the
men
who'll
never
see
land
again
Et
les
hommes
qui
ne
reverront
jamais
la
terre
Remember
December
fifty-nine
Souviens-toi
de
décembre
cinquante-neuf
The
howling
winds
and
the
driving
rain
Les
vents
hurlants
et
la
pluie
battante
Remember
the
gallant
men
who
drowned
Souviens-toi
des
hommes
courageux
qui
se
sont
noyés
On
the
lifeboat,
Mona
was
her
name
Sur
le
canot
de
sauvetage,
Mona
était
son
nom
Rate the translation
1
Shoals of Herring
2 Green Grow the Rashes, O
3 Tibbie Dunbar
4 Lifeboat Mona
5 Come Live with Me
6 Galloway Tam
7 A Braw Wooer
8 A Man's a Man for a' That
9 Handsome Cabin Boy
10 The Banks They Are Rosy
11 Rosalie
12 March with Us Today
13 No Agents Need Apply
14 Printers Trade
15 The Ballad of Jimmy Wilson
16 Big Hewer
17 Young Birds
18 Needle and Thread
19 Hey Ho! Cook and Rowe!
20 When I Was Young
21 Come Fill up Your Glasses
22 Ballad of the Carpenter
23 Ballad of Springhill
24 The Trafford Road Ballad
25 Fireman's Not for Me
26 When I Was a Young Lad
27 The Crooked Cross
28 There's Better Things to Do
29 Brother, Won't You Join in the Line
30 The Space Girl's Song
31 Come All You Gallant Colliers
32 Come Me Little Son
33 Exile Song
34 Lullabye for the Times
35 Haul On the Bowline
36 Paddy West
37 Jack Tar
38 Do Me Ama
39 Whiskey Johnny
40 The Banks of Newfoundland
41 Whup Jamboree
42 A Hundred Years Ago
43 Blow, Boys, Blow
44 Old Billy Riley
45 While Cruising Round Yarmouth
46 Wild Goose Shany
47 Paddy Doyle
48 Row Bullies Row
49 Night, Miscellaneous Street Songs, And the Day's End
50 South Australia
51 The First Ever I Saw Your Face
52 Fitters's Song
53 Street Poetry, Nonsense Rhymes and Songs and Taunts
54 Songs of Rhymes of the Seasons
55 Street Songs, Election Ditties, The Police, Prisons, Enemies, Jeers and Snobs
56 Skipping Rope, Bouncing Ball and Country Rhymes
57 Dusty Miller
58 What Can a Young Lassie Do Wi' an Auld Man
59 Jumpin John
60 To Daunton Me
61 Hey Ca' Thro'
62 Rattlin Roarin' Willie
63 Wha'll Mow Me Now?
64 Duncan Grey
65 Ay, Waukin, O
66 Rantin Dog, The Daddio O't
67 There's Cauld Kail in Aberdeen
68 I Hae a Wife O' My Ain
69 O That I Had Never Been Married
70 I Maun Hae a Wife
71 Landlady, Count the Lawin
72 Cooper O'cuddy
73 Deil's Awa Wi Th' Exciseman
74 Singing Games and Ring Games
75 Home, Families, Neighbors, Streets and Oaths
76 Lord Thomas and Fair Annie
77 I Loved a Lass
78 The Trooper and the Maid
79 Monymusk Lads
80 Glasgow Peggy
81 Mormond Braes
82 Hughie Graeme
83 The Banks of the Nile
84 Elfin Knight
85 Maid Gaed to the Hill
86 The Gardener Chyld
87 Aikendrum
88 False Lover Won Back
89 Johnny Lad
90 She's Fair and Fause
2 Green Grow the Rashes, O
3 Tibbie Dunbar
4 Lifeboat Mona
5 Come Live with Me
6 Galloway Tam
7 A Braw Wooer
8 A Man's a Man for a' That
9 Handsome Cabin Boy
10 The Banks They Are Rosy
11 Rosalie
12 March with Us Today
13 No Agents Need Apply
14 Printers Trade
15 The Ballad of Jimmy Wilson
16 Big Hewer
17 Young Birds
18 Needle and Thread
19 Hey Ho! Cook and Rowe!
20 When I Was Young
21 Come Fill up Your Glasses
22 Ballad of the Carpenter
23 Ballad of Springhill
24 The Trafford Road Ballad
25 Fireman's Not for Me
26 When I Was a Young Lad
27 The Crooked Cross
28 There's Better Things to Do
29 Brother, Won't You Join in the Line
30 The Space Girl's Song
31 Come All You Gallant Colliers
32 Come Me Little Son
33 Exile Song
34 Lullabye for the Times
35 Haul On the Bowline
36 Paddy West
37 Jack Tar
38 Do Me Ama
39 Whiskey Johnny
40 The Banks of Newfoundland
41 Whup Jamboree
42 A Hundred Years Ago
43 Blow, Boys, Blow
44 Old Billy Riley
45 While Cruising Round Yarmouth
46 Wild Goose Shany
47 Paddy Doyle
48 Row Bullies Row
49 Night, Miscellaneous Street Songs, And the Day's End
50 South Australia
51 The First Ever I Saw Your Face
52 Fitters's Song
53 Street Poetry, Nonsense Rhymes and Songs and Taunts
54 Songs of Rhymes of the Seasons
55 Street Songs, Election Ditties, The Police, Prisons, Enemies, Jeers and Snobs
56 Skipping Rope, Bouncing Ball and Country Rhymes
57 Dusty Miller
58 What Can a Young Lassie Do Wi' an Auld Man
59 Jumpin John
60 To Daunton Me
61 Hey Ca' Thro'
62 Rattlin Roarin' Willie
63 Wha'll Mow Me Now?
64 Duncan Grey
65 Ay, Waukin, O
66 Rantin Dog, The Daddio O't
67 There's Cauld Kail in Aberdeen
68 I Hae a Wife O' My Ain
69 O That I Had Never Been Married
70 I Maun Hae a Wife
71 Landlady, Count the Lawin
72 Cooper O'cuddy
73 Deil's Awa Wi Th' Exciseman
74 Singing Games and Ring Games
75 Home, Families, Neighbors, Streets and Oaths
76 Lord Thomas and Fair Annie
77 I Loved a Lass
78 The Trooper and the Maid
79 Monymusk Lads
80 Glasgow Peggy
81 Mormond Braes
82 Hughie Graeme
83 The Banks of the Nile
84 Elfin Knight
85 Maid Gaed to the Hill
86 The Gardener Chyld
87 Aikendrum
88 False Lover Won Back
89 Johnny Lad
90 She's Fair and Fause
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