Johnny Cash - The Ballad of Ira Hayes (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968) - translation of the lyrics into French

Lyrics and translation Johnny Cash - The Ballad of Ira Hayes (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)




The Ballad of Ira Hayes (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
La Ballade d'Ira Hayes (Journaux soniques de l'ours : En direct du Carousel Ballroom, 24 avril 1968)
Ira Hayes
Ira Hayes
Ira Hayes
Ira Hayes
Call him drunken Ira Hayes
Appelle-le Ira Hayes l'ivrogne
He won't answer anymore
Il ne répondra plus
Not the whiskey drinking Indian
Ni l'Indien qui boit du whisky
Or the marine that went to war
Ni le marin qui est allé à la guerre
Gather 'round me people
Rassemblez-vous autour de moi, mes amis
There's a story I would tell
J'ai une histoire à vous raconter
'Bout a brave young Indian
À propos d'un jeune Indien courageux
You should remember well
Tu devrais bien te souvenir
From the land of the Pima Indian
De la terre des Indiens Pima
A proud and noble band
Une bande fière et noble
Who farmed the Phoenix Valley
Qui cultivait la vallée de Phoenix
In Arizona land
En terre d'Arizona
Down the ditches a thousand years
Au fond des fossés, depuis mille ans
The waters grew Ira's peoples' crops
Les eaux ont fait pousser les récoltes du peuple d'Ira
'Til the white man stole their water rights
Jusqu'à ce que l'homme blanc vole leurs droits à l'eau
And the sparkling water stopped
Et que l'eau pétillante s'arrête
Now, Ira's folks were hungry
Maintenant, les gens d'Ira avaient faim
And their land grew crops of weeds
Et leur terre faisait pousser des récoltes de mauvaises herbes
When war came, Ira volunteered
Quand la guerre est arrivée, Ira s'est porté volontaire
And forgot the white man's greed
Et a oublié la cupidité de l'homme blanc
Call him drunken Ira Hayes
Appelle-le Ira Hayes l'ivrogne
He won't answer anymore
Il ne répondra plus
Not the whiskey drinking Indian
Ni l'Indien qui boit du whisky
Or the marine that went to war
Ni le marin qui est allé à la guerre
There they battled up Iwo Jima hill
Là, ils ont combattu sur la colline d'Iwo Jima
Two hundred and fifty men
Deux cent cinquante hommes
But only twenty-seven lived
Mais seulement vingt-sept ont survécu
To walk back down again
Pour redescendre
And when the fight was over
Et quand le combat fut terminé
And Old Glory raised
Et que le Vieux Drapeau fut hissé
Among the men who held it high
Parmi les hommes qui le tenaient haut
Was the Indian, Ira Hayes
Il y avait l'Indien, Ira Hayes
Call him drunken Ira Hayes
Appelle-le Ira Hayes l'ivrogne
He won't answer anymore
Il ne répondra plus
Not the whiskey drinking Indian
Ni l'Indien qui boit du whisky
Or the marine that went to war
Ni le marin qui est allé à la guerre
Ira Hayes returned a hero
Ira Hayes est rentré chez lui, un héros
Celebrated through the land
Célébré à travers le pays
He was wined and speeched and honored
On l'a fait boire, on l'a félicité, on l'a honoré
Everybody shook his hand
Tout le monde lui a serré la main
But he was just a Pima Indian
Mais il n'était qu'un Indien Pima
No water, no home, no chance
Pas d'eau, pas de maison, pas de chance
At home nobody cared what Ira'd done
Chez lui, personne ne se souciait de ce qu'Ira avait fait
And when did the Indians dance
Et quand est-ce que les Indiens ont dansé
Call him drunken Ira Hayes
Appelle-le Ira Hayes l'ivrogne
He won't answer anymore
Il ne répondra plus
Not the whiskey drinking Indian
Ni l'Indien qui boit du whisky
Or the marine that went to war
Ni le marin qui est allé à la guerre
Then Ira started drinking hard
Alors Ira a commencé à boire fort
Jail was often his home
La prison était souvent son chez-lui
They let him raise the flag and lower it
Ils l'ont laissé hisser le drapeau et le baisser
Like you'd throw a dog a bone
Comme tu jettes un os à un chien
He died drunk early one morning
Il est mort ivre tôt un matin
Alone in the land he fought to save
Seul dans la terre qu'il a combattue pour sauver
Two inches of water and a lonely ditch
Deux pouces d'eau et un fossé solitaire
Was a grave for Ira Hayes
Étaient une tombe pour Ira Hayes
Call him drunken Ira Hayes
Appelle-le Ira Hayes l'ivrogne
He won't answer anymore
Il ne répondra plus
Not the whiskey drinking Indian
Ni l'Indien qui boit du whisky
Or the marine that went to war
Ni le marin qui est allé à la guerre
Yeah, call him drunken Ira Hayes
Ouais, appelle-le Ira Hayes l'ivrogne
But his land is just as dry
Mais sa terre est tout aussi sèche
And his ghost is lying thirsty
Et son fantôme est assoiffé
In the ditch where Ira died
Dans le fossé Ira est mort





Writer(s): Peter Lafarge


1 I'm Going To Memphis (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
2 Cocaine Blues (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
3 Don't Take Your Guns to Town (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
4 Big River (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
5 Ring of Fire (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
6 Long Legged Guitar Pickin' Man (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
7 Worried Man Blues (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
8 Wabash Cannonball (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
9 This Land Is Your Land (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
10 Foggy Mountain Top (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
11 Wildwood Flower (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
12 June's Song Introduction (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
13 Tall Lover Man (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
14 Jackson (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
15 I Walk the Line (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
16 Bad News (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
17 Lorena (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
18 Old Apache Squaw (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
19 Green, Green Grass of Home (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
20 Give My Love to Rose (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
21 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
22 One Too Many Mornings (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
23 Guess Things Happen That Way (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
24 Rock Island Line (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
25 The Ballad of Ira Hayes (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
26 Orange Blossom Special (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
27 The Long Black Veil (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)
28 Forty Shades of Green (Bear's Sonic Journals: Live At The Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968)

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