Gordon Lightfoot - Protocol - translation of the lyrics into French

Protocol - Gordon Lightfoottranslation in French




Protocol
Protocole
Who are these ones who would lead us now
Qui sont ceux qui nous mèneraient maintenant
To the sound of a thousand guns
Au son de mille canons
Storm the gates of hell itself
Prendre d'assaut les portes de l'enfer
To the tune of a single drum
Au rythme d'un seul tambour
Where are the girls of the neighborhood bars
sont les filles des bars du quartier
Whose loves were lost at sea
Dont les amours furent perdus en mer
In the hills of France and on German soil
Sur les collines de France et sur le sol allemand
From Saigon to Wounded Knee
De Saigon à Wounded Knee
Who come from long lines of soldiers
Qui viennent de longues lignées de soldats
Whose duty was fulfilled
Dont le devoir fut accompli
In the words of a warrior's will
Selon les mots du testament d'un guerrier
And protocol
Et le protocole
Where are the boys in their coats of blue
sont les garçons en manteaux bleus
Who flew when their eyes were blind
Qui ont volé les yeux fermés
Was God in town for the Roman games
Dieu était-il en ville pour les jeux romains
Was he there when the deals were signed
Était-il quand les accords furent signés
Who are the kings in their coats of mail
Qui sont les rois en cottes de mailles
Who rode by the cross to die
Qui chevauchèrent vers la croix pour mourir
Did they all go down into worthiness
Sont-ils tous tombés dans la dignité
Is it wrong for a king to cry
Est-il mal pour un roi de pleurer
And who are these ones who would have us now
Et qui sont ceux qui nous voudraient maintenant
Whose presence is concealed
Dont la présence est cachée
Whose nature is revealed
Dont la nature est révélée
In a time bomb
Dans une bombe à retardement
And last of all you old seadogs
Et enfin, vous, vieux loups de mer
Who travel after whale
Qui chassez la baleine
You'd storm the gates of hell itself
Vous prendriez d'assaut les portes de l'enfer
For the taste of a mermaid's tail
Pour le goût d'une queue de sirène
Who come from long lines of skippers
Qui venez de longues lignées de capitaines
Whose duty was fulfilled
Dont le devoir fut accompli
In the words of a warrior's will
Selon les mots du testament d'un guerrier
And protocol
Et le protocole





Writer(s): Gordon Lightfoot

Gordon Lightfoot - The Complete Albums 1970-1998
Album
The Complete Albums 1970-1998
date of release
18-10-2019

1 Minstrel of the Dawn
2 Me and Bobby McGee
3 Saturday Clothes
4 Approaching Lavender
5 Race Among the Ruins
6 Sit Down Young Stranger
7 Poor Little Allison
8 Cobwebs & Dust
9 The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
10 I'm Not Supposed to Care
11 Baby It's Allright
12 Never Too Close
13 Your Love's Return
14 Protocol
15 Summertime Dream
16 Spanish Moss
17 Make Way for the Lady
18 Sundown
19 Ghosts of Cape Horn
20 Beautiful
21 Baby Step Back
22 Summer Side of Life
23 It's Worth Believin'
24 Rainy Day People
25 Cotton Jenny
26 Circle of Steel
27 Old Dan's Records
28 Carefree Highway
29 Seven Island Suite
30 High and Dry
31 Is There Anyone Home
32 Christian Island (Georgian Bay)
33 Too Late for Prayin'
34 The List
35 Alberta Bound
36 Looking at the Rain
37 Bend In the Water
38 Ordinary Man
39 Ode to Big Blue
40 On Susan's Floor
41 Second Cup of Coffee
42 Bells of the Evening
43 The Patriot's Dream
44 All the Lovely Ladies
45 Now and Then
46 Cherokee Bend
47 Farwell to Annabel
48 That Same Old Obsession
49 Sea of Tranquility
50 You Are What I Am
51 Lazy Mornin'
52 Dream Street Rose
53 My Pony Won't Go
54 If You Need Me
55 Whisper My Name
56 On the High Seas
57 Mother of a Miner's Child
58 In My Fashion
59 14 Karat Gold
60 Hey You
61 Hi'way Songs
62 Blackberry Wine
63 Shadows
64 The Auctioneer
65 Mister Rock of Ages
66 Heaven Help the Devil
67 Thank You for the Promises
68 I'll Do Anything
69 Triangle
70 All I'm After
71 She's Not the Same
72 Nous Vivons Ensemble
73 10 Degrees & Getting Colder
74 Same Old Loverman
75 Morning Glory
76 Stay Loose
77 Anything for Love
78 Let It Ride
79 Ecstasy Made Easy
80 You Just Gotta Be
81 A Passing Ship
82 Restless
83 I'll Tag Along
84 Only Love Would Know
85 Fading Away
86 Ring Them Bells
87 Waiting for You
88 I'll Prove My Love
89 Welcome to Try
90 Drink Yer Glasses Empty
91 Wild Strawberries
92 I'd Rather Press On
93 Endless Wire
94 Broken Dreams
95 Someone to Believe In
96 Romance
97 A Painter Passing Through
98 Go My Way
99 Cabaret
100 Love & Maple Syrup
101 Redwood Hill
102 Daylight Katy
103 Sweet Guinevere
104 If There's a Reason
105 Hangdog Hotel Room
106 Songs the Minstrel Sang
107 Dreamland
108 Sometimes I Don't Mind
109 If Children Had Wings
110 My Little Love
111 Drifters
112 Much to My Surprise
113 Boathouse
114 Ringneck Loon
115 Biscuit City
116 Knotty Pine
117 On Yonge Street
118 Uncle Toad Said
119 Red Velvet
120 Tattoo
121 The Pony Man
122 I Used to Be a Country Singer
123 Somewhere U.S.A.
124 The Watchman's Gone
125 The Soul Is the Rock
126 A Tree Too Weak to Stand
127 Slide On Over
128 I'd Do It Again
129 Salute (A Lot More Livin' to Do) - 2002 Remaster
130 Whispers of the North - 2002 Remaster
131 Gotta Get Away - 2002 Remaster
132 WIthout You
133 A Lesson in Love
134 Too Many Clues in This Room
135 Brave Mountaineers
136 Talking in Your Sleep
137 The House You Live In
138 Can't Depend on Love
139 Cold on the Shoulder
140 Fine as Fine Can Be
141 The Circle Is Small
142 East of Midnight
143 Miguel
144 Don Quixote
145 Rainbow Trout

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