Lyrics and translation John Martyn - Spencer the Rover (Live)
Spencer the Rover (Live)
Spencer le Vagabond (En live)
This
tune
was
composed
by
Spencer
the
Rover
Cet
air
a
été
composé
par
Spencer
le
vagabond
As
valiant
a
man
as
ever
left
home
Un
homme
aussi
courageux
qu'on
puisse
trouver
And
he
had
been
much
reduced
Mais
il
fut
réduit
à
rien
Which
caused
great
confusion
Ce
qui
provoqua
grande
confusion
And
that
was
the
reason
he
started
to
roam
Et
c'est
pour
cela
qu'il
décida
de
vagabonder
In
Yorkshire
near
Rotherham,
he
had
been
on
the
ramble
Dans
le
Yorkshire
près
de
Rotherham,
il
avait
marché
et
marché
Weary
of
traveling,
he
sat
down
to
rest
Fatigué
de
voyager,
il
s'assit
pour
se
reposer
By
the
foot
of
yon′
mountain
Au
pied
de
cette
montagne
Lays
a
clear
flowing
fountain
Se
trouve
une
fontaine
à
l'eau
claire
et
vive
With
bread
and
cold
water
he
himself
did
refresh
Avec
du
pain
et
de
l'eau
froide,
il
se
rafraîchit
With
the
night
fast
approaching,
to
the
woods
he
resorted
La
nuit
tombant,
il
se
réfugia
dans
les
bois
With
woodbine
and
ivy
his
bed
for
to
make
Fit
son
lit
de
lierre
et
de
chèvrefeuille
But
he
dreamt
about
sighing
Mais
il
rêva
de
soupirs
Lamenting
and
crying
De
lamentations
et
de
larmes
Go
home
to
your
family
and
rambling
forsake
Rentre
chez
toi
auprès
de
ta
famille
et
cesse
de
vagabonder
'Twas
the
fifth
day
of
November,
I′ve
reason
to
remember
C'était
le
cinq
novembre,
je
m'en
souviens
bien
When
first
he
arrived
home
to
his
family
and
friends
Quand
il
rentra
chez
lui
auprès
de
sa
famille
et
de
ses
amis
And
they
did
stand
so
astounded
Et
ils
restèrent
bouche
bée
Surprised
and
dumbfounded
Surpris
et
ébahis
To
see
such
a
stranger
once
more
in
their
sight
De
revoir
cet
étranger
parmi
eux
And
his
children
come
around
him
with
their
prittle
prattling
stories
Et
ses
enfants
l'entourent
en
gazouillant
et
babillant
With
their
prittle
prattling
stories
to
drive
care
away
Et
leurs
bavardages
le
rendent
heureux
And
he's
as
happy
as
those
Et
il
est
aussi
heureux
que
ceux
As
have
thousands
of
riches
Qui
possèdent
d'immenses
richesses
Contented
he'll
remain
and
not
ramble
away
Il
restera
ici,
satisfait,
et
ne
vagabonera
plus
This
tune
was
composed
by
Spencer
the
Rover
Cet
air
a
été
composé
par
Spencer
le
vagabond
As
valiant
a
man
as
ever
left
home
Un
homme
aussi
courageux
qu'on
puisse
trouver
And
he
had
been
much
reduced
Mais
il
fut
réduit
à
rien
And
caused
great
confusion
Et
provoqua
grande
confusion
And
that
was
the
reason
he
started
to
roam
Et
c'est
pour
cela
qu'il
décida
de
vagabonder
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