Lyrics and translation Ewan MacColl - Shoals of Herring
With
our
nets
and
gear
we′re
faring
Avec
nos
filets
et
notre
matériel,
nous
naviguons
On
the
wild
and
wasteful
ocean.
Sur
l'océan
sauvage
et
destructeur.
Its
there
that
we
hunt
and
we
earn
our
bread
C'est
là
que
nous
chassons
et
que
nous
gagnons
notre
pain
As
we
hunted
for
the
shoals
of
herring
Comme
nous
chassions
les
bancs
de
harengs
O
it
was
a
fine
and
a
pleasant
day
Oh
! c'était
un
beau
et
agréable
jour
Out
of
Yarmouth
harbor
I
was
faring
J'étais
parti
du
port
de
Yarmouth
As
a
cabinboy
on
a
sailing
lugger
Comme
mousse
sur
un
lougre
à
voile
For
to
go
and
hunt
the
shoals
of
herring
Pour
aller
chasser
les
bancs
de
harengs
O
the
work
was
hard
and
the
hours
long
Oh
! le
travail
était
dur
et
les
heures
longues
And
the
treatment,
sure
it
took
some
bearing
Et
le
traitement,
il
fallait
le
supporter
There
was
little
kindness
and
the
kicks
were
many
Il
y
avait
peu
de
gentillesse
et
beaucoup
de
coups
As
we
hunted
for
the
shoals
of
herring
Comme
nous
chassions
les
bancs
de
harengs
O
we
fished
the
Swarth
and
the
Broken
Bank
Oh
! nous
avons
pêché
sur
le
Swarth
et
le
Broken
Bank
I
was
cook
and
I'd
a
quarter
sharing
J'étais
cuisinier
et
j'avais
un
quart
de
part
And
I
used
to
sleep
standing
on
my
feet
Et
j'avais
l'habitude
de
dormir
debout
And
I′d
dream
about
the
shoals
of
herring
Et
je
rêvais
des
bancs
de
harengs
O
we
left
the
homegrounds
in
the
month
of
June
Oh
! nous
avons
quitté
les
eaux
territoriales
au
mois
de
juin
And
to
Canny
Shiels
we
soon
were
bearing
Et
nous
sommes
bientôt
arrivés
à
Canny
Shiels
With
a
hundred
cran
of
silver
darlings
Avec
cent
cran
de
petits
chéris
d'argent
That
we'd
taken
from
the
shoals
of
herring
Que
nous
avions
pris
dans
les
bancs
de
harengs
Now
you're
up
on
deck,
you′re
a
fisherman
Maintenant,
vous
êtes
sur
le
pont,
vous
êtes
un
pêcheur
You
can
swear
and
show
a
manly
bearing
Vous
pouvez
jurer
et
montrer
une
attitude
virile
Take
your
turn
on
watch
with
the
other
fellows
Prenez
votre
tour
de
garde
avec
les
autres
gars
While
you′re
searching
for
the
shoals
of
herring
Pendant
que
vous
recherchez
les
bancs
de
harengs
In
the
stormy
seas
and
the
living
gales
Dans
les
mers
houleuses
et
les
coups
de
vent
vivants
Just
to
earn
your
daily
bread
you're
daring
Juste
pour
gagner
votre
pain
quotidien,
vous
osez
From
the
Dover
Straits
to
the
Faroe
Islands
Du
détroit
de
Douvres
aux
îles
Féroé
As
you′re
following
the
shoals
of
herring
Comme
vous
suivez
les
bancs
de
harengs
O
I
earned
my
keep
and
I
paid
my
way
Oh
! j'ai
gagné
ma
vie
et
j'ai
payé
mon
chemin
And
I
earned
the
gear
that
I
was
wearing
Et
j'ai
gagné
le
matériel
que
je
portais
Sailed
a
million
miles,
caught
ten
million
fishes
J'ai
navigué
un
million
de
milles,
j'ai
pêché
dix
millions
de
poissons
We
were
sailing
after
shoals
of
herring
Nous
naviguions
à
la
recherche
des
bancs
de
harengs
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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