Hank Williams - On the Banks of the Pontchartrain - translation of the lyrics into French




On the Banks of the Pontchartrain
Sur les rives du Pontchartrain
I traveled from Texas to old Louisanne
J'ai voyagé du Texas à la vieille Louisiane
Through valleys, o'er mountains and plains
Par les vallées, sur les montagnes et les plaines
Both footsore and weary, I rested awhile
Fatigué et épuisé, je me suis reposé un moment
On the banks of the old Pontchartrain
Sur les rives du vieux Pontchartrain
The fairest young maiden that I ever saw
La plus belle jeune fille que j'aie jamais vue
Passed by as it started to rain
Est passée quand la pluie a commencé à tomber
We both found a shelter beneath the same tree
Nous avons trouvé refuge sous le même arbre
On the banks of the old Pontchartrain
Sur les rives du vieux Pontchartrain
We hid from the shower, an hour or so
Nous nous sommes cachés de la pluie pendant une heure ou deux
She asked me, how long I'd remain?
Elle m'a demandé combien de temps je resterais ?
I told her that I'd spend the rest of my days
Je lui ai dit que je passerais le reste de mes jours
On the banks of the old Pontchartrain
Sur les rives du vieux Pontchartrain
I just couldn't tell her that I ran away
Je ne pouvais pas lui dire que j'avais fui
From jail on a West Texas plane
De la prison dans un avion du Texas occidental
I prayed in my heart, I would never be found
J'ai prié dans mon cœur, je ne serais jamais retrouvé
On the banks of the old Pontchartrain
Sur les rives du vieux Pontchartrain
Then one day a man put his hand on my arm
Puis un jour, un homme a posé la main sur mon bras
And said I must go west again
Et m'a dit que je devais retourner à l'ouest
I left her alone without saying goodbye
Je l'ai laissée seule sans lui dire au revoir
On the banks of the old Pontchartrain
Sur les rives du vieux Pontchartrain
Tonight as I sit here alone in my cell
Ce soir, alors que je suis assis seul dans ma cellule
I know that she's waiting in vain
Je sais qu'elle attend en vain
I'm hoping and praying someday to return
J'espère et je prie de pouvoir revenir un jour
To the banks of the old Pontchartrain
Sur les rives du vieux Pontchartrain





Writer(s): Hank Williams Sr., Ramona Vincent

Hank Williams - The Unreleased Recordings
Album
The Unreleased Recordings
date of release
27-10-2008

1 Wedding Bells - Single Version
2 Cold, Cold Heart
3 Hey, Good Lookin'
4 Mind Your Own Business
5 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
6 When God Dips His Love In My Heart
7 There's Nothing as Sweet as My Baby
8 Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine
9 May You Never Be Alone (Single Version)
10 Blues Eyes Crying In the Rain
11 Pins and Needles (In My Heart)
12 The Blind Child's Prayer
13 Wait For The Light To Shine
14 Dear John
15 When the Saints Go Marchin' In
16 Just When I Needed You
17 Gathering Flowers for the Master's Bouquet
18 When the Fire Comes Down
19 Lonely Tombs
20 Pictures From Life's Other Side
21 I'll Fly Away
22 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
23 I'll Sail My Ship Alone
24 You Blotted My Happy Schooldays
25 Tennessee Border
26 If I Didn't Love You
27 Dust on the Bible
28 I Heard My Savior Calling Me
29 Precious Lord, Take My Hand
30 On Top of Old Smoky
31 I Can't Tell My Heart That
32 I Dreamed That the Great Judgement Morning
33 Next Sunday Darling Is My Birthday
34 At The First Fall Of Snow
35 The Pale Horse And His Rider
36 On the Banks of the Pontchartrain
37 Low and Lonely
38 Drifting Too Far from the Shore
39 Cherokee Boogie
40 Where He Leads Me
41 I'll Have a New Life
42 California Zephyr
43 Softly and Tenderly
44 Searching for a Soldier's Grave
45 I Can't Help It
46 I've Got My One-Way Ticket to the Sky
47 From Jerusalem to Jericho
48 Why Should We Try Anymore
49 Cool Water
50 I'm Gonna Sing
51 The Old Country Church - Live At The Grand Ole Opry/1952
52 The Prodigal Son
53 Seaman's Blues

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