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

Lyrics and translation Hank Williams - On the Banks of the Pontchartrain




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

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