Jeff Wayne - The Eve of the War - translation of the lyrics into French

Lyrics and translation Jeff Wayne - The Eve of the War




The Eve of the War
La veille de la guerre
No one would have believed
Personne n'aurait cru
In the last years of the nineteenth century
Dans les dernières années du XIXe siècle
That human affairs were being watched from the timeless worlds of space
Que les affaires humaines étaient surveillées depuis les mondes éternels de l'espace
No one could have dreamed that we were being scrutinized
Personne n'aurait pu rêver que nous étions scrutés
As someone with a microscope studies creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water
Comme quelqu'un avec un microscope étudie les créatures qui grouillent et se multiplient dans une goutte d'eau
Few men even considered the possibility of life on other planets
Peu d'hommes ont même envisagé la possibilité de vie sur d'autres planètes
And yet, across the gulf of space
Et pourtant, à travers le gouffre de l'espace
Minds immeasurably superior to ours
Des esprits immensément supérieurs aux nôtres
Regarded this Earth with envious eyes
Regardaient cette Terre avec des yeux envieux
And slowly and surely, they drew their plans against us
Et lentement et sûrement, ils ont élaboré leurs plans contre nous
At midnight, on the 12th of August
À minuit, le 12 août
A huge mass of luminous gas erupted from Mars and sped towards Earth
Une énorme masse de gaz lumineux a jailli de Mars et s'est précipitée vers la Terre
Across two hundred million miles of void
Sur deux cents millions de kilomètres de vide
Invisibly hurtling towards us
Se précipitant invisiblement vers nous
Came the first of the missiles that were to bring so much calamity to Earth
Est arrivé le premier des missiles qui devaient apporter tant de calamités à la Terre
As I watched, there was another jet of gas
Alors que je regardais, il y avait un autre jet de gaz
It was another missile, starting on its way
C'était un autre missile, qui entamait sa route
And that's how it was for the next ten nights
Et c'est comme ça que ça s'est passé pendant les dix nuits suivantes
A flare, spurting out from Mars
Une éruption, jaillissant de Mars
Bright green, drawing a green mist behind it
Vert brillant, dessinant une brume verte derrière elle
A beautiful, but somehow disturbing sight
Une vue magnifique, mais en quelque sorte dérangeante
Ogilvy, the astronomer, assured me we were in no danger
Ogilvy, l'astronome, m'a assuré que nous n'étions pas en danger
He was convinced there could be no living thing on that remote
Il était convaincu qu'il ne pouvait y avoir aucune créature vivante sur cette planète lointaine
Forbidding planet
Planète interdite
The chances of anything coming from Mars
Les chances que quelque chose vienne de Mars
Are a million to one, he said
Sont d'un million à un, a-t-il dit
The chances of anything coming from Mars
Les chances que quelque chose vienne de Mars
Are a million to one, but still, they come
Sont d'un million à un, mais quand même, elles arrivent
Then came the night the first missile approached Earth
Puis vint la nuit le premier missile approcha de la Terre
It was thought to be an ordinary falling star
On pensait que c'était une étoile filante ordinaire
But next day there was a huge crater in the middle of the common
Mais le lendemain, il y avait un énorme cratère au milieu du commun
And Ogilvy came to examine what lay there
Et Ogilvy est venu examiner ce qui se trouvait
A cylinder, thirty yards across, glowing hot
Un cylindre, d'une trentaine de mètres de diamètre, brûlant à blanc
With faint sounds of movement coming from within
Avec de faibles bruits de mouvements provenant de l'intérieur
Suddenly the top began moving, rotating, unscrewing
Soudain, le sommet a commencé à bouger, à tourner, à se dévisser
And Ogilvy feared there was a man inside trying to escape
Et Ogilvy craignait qu'il n'y ait un homme à l'intérieur qui essayait de s'échapper
He rushed to the cylinder but the intense heat stopped him
Il s'est précipité vers le cylindre, mais la chaleur intense l'a arrêté
Before he could burn himself on the metal
Avant qu'il ne puisse se brûler sur le métal
The chances of anything coming from Mars
Les chances que quelque chose vienne de Mars
Are a million to one, he said
Sont d'un million à un, a-t-il dit
The chances of anything coming from Mars
Les chances que quelque chose vienne de Mars
Are a million to one, but still, they come
Sont d'un million à un, mais quand même, elles arrivent
Yes, the chances of anything coming from Mars
Oui, les chances que quelque chose vienne de Mars
Are a million to one, he said
Sont d'un million à un, a-t-il dit
The chances of anything coming from Mars
Les chances que quelque chose vienne de Mars
Are a million to one, but still, they come
Sont d'un million à un, mais quand même, elles arrivent
It seems totally incredible to me now that
Cela me semble totalement incroyable maintenant que
Everyone spent that evening as though it were just like any other
Tout le monde a passé cette soirée comme si c'était comme n'importe quelle autre
From the railway station came the sound of shunting trains
De la gare, on entendait le bruit des trains de triage
Ringing and rumbling, softened almost into melody by the distance
Sonnant et roulant, atténués presque en mélodie par la distance
It all seemed so safe and tranquil
Tout semblait si sûr et tranquille





Writer(s): Wayne Jeff


1 The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine
2 The Red Weed (Mister Joy Boy Remix)
3 The Eve of the War (1980 Disco Steve Thompson Remix)
4 The Spirit of Man (Max Mondo Remix)
5 The Eve of the War (Ben Liebrand Remix)
6 Brave New World (Dario G Remix)
7 The Eve of the War (Original Unused Intro)
8 The Eve of the War (Early Band Take)
9 The Eve of the War (Stripped Down Mix)
10 Forever Autumn (Original 1972 Version)
11 Brave New World (Todd Terry Remix)
12 The Eve of the War (Hybrid's Fire In the Sky Mix -)
13 The Eve of the War (Hani Remix)
14 Horsell Common and the Heat Ray (Early Version)
15 The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine (Early Band Take,
16 Forever Autumn (Early Version)
17 The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine (Max Mondo Remix)
18 Horsell Common and the Heat Ray (Max Mondo Remix)
19 Forever Autumn (N-Trance remix)
20 The Eve of the War
21 The Spirit of Man (Beth & Parson Out-Takes, Including Original Unused Script)
22 The Spirit of Man (Beth Is Killed - Original Out Take)
23 Dead London (Early Version,
24 The Spirit of Man (Guitar Solo)
25 Parson Nathaniel (Original Unused Song)
26 Brave New World (Early Band Take)
27 Brave New World (Acoustic Alternative)
28 Brave New World (Early Piano Demo)
29 The Spirit of Man (Jerry, Doreen & Phil Acting Out-Takes)
30 Thunder Child (Later Version)
31 The Spirit of Man (Early Version Guide Vocals)
32 Dead London (Mister JoyBoy Remix)
33 The Spirit of Man (Early Version With Unused Acting Parts)
34 The Red Weed (Early Version)
35 Thunder Child
36 Forever Autumn
37 The Spirit of Man
38 Dead London
39 Brave New World
40 The Artilleryman Returns
41 Epilogue, Pt. 2 (N.A.S.A.)
42 Forever Autumn (Dark Autumn Dub Tom Frederikse / Gaëtan Schurrer Remix)
43 Original Spanish Parson Scream Out-takes
44 Original Parson Scream Out-takes
45 Parson Nathaniel Scream Out-Takes (From the Spirit of Man)
46 Tea for Two: Jerry & Phil's Late Night Cabaret
47 The Spirit of Guitars (guitars and strings from The Spirit of Man)
48 The Spirit of Man (Beth Out-Takes)
49 The Spirited Man (strings and acoustic guitar alternative)
50 German Journalist and Parson Out-takes
51 'Outcries' (from The Spirit of Man)
52 The Spirit of Man (Beth is killed)
53 The Spirit of 'Mayan' (Parson outtakes)
54 The Spirit of Man (Out-Takes, Including Original Unused Script)
55 "Are You Ready Jeff?" (Acting Out-Takes from the Spirit of Man)
56 The Spirit of Man (Alternate Version)
57 Spanish Journalist and Parson Scream Out-take
58 "And There Was Nothing I Could Do to Prevent It" (out-takes and master)
59 Murderous Out-Takes (From Dead London)
60 Dead London (Early Band Run-Through)
61 Regressing Bar Count
62 Original 40" Radio Commercial
63 Acting Out Takes (From Brave New World)
64 The Spanish Artilleryman's Plan (from Brave New World)
65 Brave New World (Alternate Version)
66 The Artilleryman's "I've Got a Plan!" Out-takes (from Brave New World)
67 The the Artilleryman's Out-Takes (From Brave New World)
68 The Artilleryman's Out-Takes (From Brave New World) [Continued]
69 The Artilleryman's Out-Takes (From Brave New World)
70 The Artilleryman Returns (With Unused Parts)
71 "Less Piano and More Air, Please!"
72 Parson Nathaniel (2005 revisited version)
73 The Eve of the War Versus Animal and Man (Forrest / Schurrer / Wayne remix)
74 The Spirt of Destiny (The Parson Versus Palene) [Cassidy / Langan / Wayne Remix]
75 The Spirit of Man: Spirit of Dub (Tom Frederikse / Gaëtan Schurrer remix)
76 ULLAdubULLA (Papa Ootzie remix)
77 Epilogue, Pt. 1
78 The Red Weed, Pt. 2
79 The Red Weed, Pt. 1
80 Horsell Common and the Heat Ray
81 The Four Narrators (opening passage)
82 Bar Count (from Dead London)
83 'That' Laugh
84 Out-Takes (From Horsell Common and the Heat Ray)
85 Original 75" Radio Commercial
86 Jeff's "Worth A Listen" Red Weed Alternative
87 The Red Weed (Original Unused Parts)
88 Unused Out-Take (From The Red Weed)
89 The Four Narrators (The Red Weed)
90 The Four Narrators (The Earth Belonged to the Martians)
91 Thunder Child (Early Version Version)
92 "Ugly Brutes!" and "See Them" (Original Unused Out-Takes)
93 Paperboy Shouts and Panicking Crowd (Original Unused Out-Take from Forever Autumn)
94 Paperboys (Original Unused Out-Take)
95 Bar Count Continues (from Forever Autumn)
96 Bar Count - Under Attack (from Forever Autumn)
97 Lego Toys (Original 1969 Radio Commercial)
98 Richard Burton Out-take
99 The Heatray Versus the Jangle Piano (Martian Versus Man)
100 Out-Takes (From Horsell Common)
101 Horsell Common and the Heat Ray (Original Narration and Acting Parts)
102 The Falling Star (Original Narration and Acting Parts)
103 The Eve of the War (Original Narration and Acting Parts)
104 Spanish Narrator Out-Takes
105 NASA Epilogue Spanish Version
106 Unused Alternate N.A.S.A. Epiliogue Out-Takes
107 The Four Narrators (Epiliogue)
108 Epilogue 1 (Early Bird Take)
109 Breathless Out-take (from Dead London)

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