Lyrics and translation Hank Williams - I Am Bound for the Promised Land

I Am Bound for the Promised Land

Je suis destiné pour la Terre promise

On Jordan's stormy banks I stand,

Sur les rives orageuses du Jourdain, je me tiens,

And cast a wishful eye

Et je porte un regard désireux

To Canaan's fair and happy land,

Vers la terre juste et heureuse de Canaan,

Where my possessions lie.

Où mes biens se trouvent.

I am bound for the promised land,

Je suis destiné pour la Terre promise,

I am bound for the promised land;

Je suis destiné pour la Terre promise ;

Oh who will come and go with me?

Oh, qui viendra et ira avec moi ?

I am bound for the promised land.

Je suis destiné pour la Terre promise.

O'er all those wide extended plains

Sur toutes ces vastes plaines

Shines one eternal day;

Brille un jour éternel ;

There God the Son forever reigns,

Là, Dieu le Fils règne à jamais,

And scatters night away.

Et disperse la nuit.

I am bound for the promised land,

Je suis destiné pour la Terre promise,

I am bound for the promised land;

Je suis destiné pour la Terre promise ;

Oh who will come and go with me?

Oh, qui viendra et ira avec moi ?

I am bound for the promised land.

Je suis destiné pour la Terre promise.

No chilling winds or poisonous breath

Aucun vent glacial ou souffle empoisonné

Can reach that healthful shore;

Ne peut atteindre ce rivage sain ;

Sickness and sorrow, pain and death,

La maladie et le chagrin, la douleur et la mort,

Are felt and feared no more.

Ne sont plus ressentis ni craints.

I am bound for the promised land,

Je suis destiné pour la Terre promise,

I am bound for the promised land;

Je suis destiné pour la Terre promise ;

Oh who will come and go with me?

Oh, qui viendra et ira avec moi ?

I am bound for the promised land.

Je suis destiné pour la Terre promise.

When I shall reach that happy place,

Quand j'atteindrai cette terre heureuse,

I'll be forever blessed,

Je serai béni à jamais,

For I shall see my Father's face,

Car je verrai le visage de mon Père,

And in His bosom rest.

Et je me reposerai dans son sein.

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Writer(s): Hank Williams Sr., Traditional

Album

Revealed

date of release

02-11-2009

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3 I Saw the Light
4 Mind Your Own Business
5 Move It on Over
6 They'll Never Take Her Love From Me - Live At The Grand Ole Opry/1950
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8 Faded Love and Winter Roses
9 I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
10 Long Gone Lonesome Blues
11 I've Just Told Mama Goodbye
12 Dear Brother - Single Version
13 A Mansion On the Hill
14 My Sweet Love Ain't Around
15 At the Cross
16 I Hang My Head and Cry
17 I Am Bound for the Promised Land
18 Lord, Build Me A Cabin In Glory
19 Why Don't You Love Me
20 Nobody's Lonesome for Me
21 Moanin' the Blues
22 Lovesick Blues [Version 3]
23 Lovesick Blues (Version 2)
24 Lovesick Blues [Version 1]
25 How Can You Refuse Him Now
26 I've Been Down That Road Before
27 Everything's Okay
28 Just Waitin'
29 Alabama Waltz
30 That Beautiful Home
31 Farther Along
32 Deck of Cards
33 I Dreamed About Mom Last Night
34 I Heard My Savior Calling Me
35 Thirty Pieces of Silver
36 Jesus Died For Me
37 Lonesome Whistle
38 Gathering Flowers for the Master's Bouquet
39 Calling You - Single Version
40 Hank & Audrey: Something Got Hold Of Me
41 Jerry Rivers And The Drifting Cowboys: Fire On The Mountain
42 Closing Theme [Version 2]
43 Where the Old Red River Flows
44 Jerry Rivers, Hank Williams And The Drifting Cowboys: Orange Blossom Special
45 Steal Away / The Funeral
46 Jerry Rivers And The Drifting Cowboys: Black Mountain Rag
47 Closing Theme [Version 3]
48 Don Helms And Sammy Pruett And The Drifting Cowboys: Twin Guitar Polka
49 Jerry Rivers And The Drifting Cowboys: Eighth Of January
50 Closing Theme [Version 1]

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