Lyrics and translation Frank Turner - The Lioness
They
said
that
times
were
hard
for
honest
men,
On
disait
que
les
temps
étaient
durs
pour
les
hommes
honnêtes,
But
she
didn't
give
a
damn
because
she
wasn't
one
of
them.
Mais
elle
s'en
fichait
parce
qu'elle
n'en
faisait
pas
partie.
I
don't
mean
to
imply
that
she
ever
told
a
lie,
Je
ne
veux
pas
dire
qu'elle
ait
jamais
menti,
But
she
was
raised
in
the
harem
and
told
to
keep
quiet.
Mais
elle
a
été
élevée
dans
le
harem
et
on
lui
a
appris
à
se
taire.
She
isn't
going
to
hide
her
face
anymore,
Elle
ne
va
plus
cacher
son
visage,
She
isn't
going
to
know
her
place
anymore.
Elle
ne
va
plus
connaître
sa
place.
Married
off
young
and
set
aside,
Mariée
jeune
et
mise
de
côté,
Huda
always
burned
bright,
she
wasn't
one
to
hide.
Huda
a
toujours
brûlé
d'une
flamme
vive,
elle
n'était
pas
du
genre
à
se
cacher.
She
taught
herself
languages
and
poetry,
Elle
a
appris
les
langues
et
la
poésie
par
elle-même,
She
taught
herself
to
speak
so
she
could
set
herself
free.
Elle
a
appris
à
parler
pour
se
libérer.
Look
on
her
works,
ye
mighty
men,
Regarde
ses
œuvres,
vous,
les
hommes
puissants,
She
opened
up
the
harem,
they
can't
close
it
up
again.
Elle
a
ouvert
le
harem,
ils
ne
peuvent
plus
le
refermer.
She
stepped
off
a
ledge
and
let
herself
fall
free,
Elle
a
sauté
d'une
falaise
et
s'est
laissée
tomber
libre,
She
stepped
off
the
train
and
into
history.
Elle
est
descendue
du
train
et
est
entrée
dans
l'histoire.
She
isn't
going
to
hide
her
face
anymore,
Elle
ne
va
plus
cacher
son
visage,
She
isn't
going
to
know
her
place
anymore.
Elle
ne
va
plus
connaître
sa
place.
She
isn't
going
to
hide
her
face
anymore,
Elle
ne
va
plus
cacher
son
visage,
She
isn't
going
to
know
her
place
anymore.
Elle
ne
va
plus
connaître
sa
place.
Huda
Sha'arawi
was
the
Lioness'
name.
Huda
Sha'arawi
était
le
nom
de
la
lionne.
A
heart
well
fed,
eyes
aflame,
Un
cœur
bien
nourri,
des
yeux
enflammés,
A
face
uncovered
showing
what
she
overcame:
Un
visage
découvert
montrant
ce
qu'elle
a
surmonté :
Huda
is
the
Lioness,
she
won't
be
tamed.
Huda
est
la
lionne,
elle
ne
sera
pas
domptée.
She
isn't
going
to
hide
her
face
anymore,
Elle
ne
va
plus
cacher
son
visage,
She
isn't
going
to
know
her
place
anymore.
Elle
ne
va
plus
connaître
sa
place.
She
isn't
going
to
hide
her
face
anymore,
Elle
ne
va
plus
cacher
son
visage,
She
isn't
going
to
know
her
place
anymore.
Elle
ne
va
plus
connaître
sa
place.
(She
isn't
going
to
hide
her
face
(Elle
ne
va
plus
cacher
son
visage
Anymore)
Everyone
should
know
her
name.
Plus)
Tout
le
monde
devrait
connaître
son
nom.
(She
isn't
going
to
know
her
place
(Elle
ne
va
plus
connaître
sa
place
Anymore)
The
Lioness
will
not
be
tamed.
Plus)
La
lionne
ne
sera
pas
domptée.
(She
isn't
going
to
hide
her
face
(Elle
ne
va
plus
cacher
son
visage
Anymore)
Everyone
should
know
her
name.
Plus)
Tout
le
monde
devrait
connaître
son
nom.
(She
isn't
going
to
know
her
place
(Elle
ne
va
plus
connaître
sa
place
Anymore)
The
Lioness
will
not
be
tamed.
Plus)
La
lionne
ne
sera
pas
domptée.
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Writer(s): Frank Turner
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