Lyrics and translation June Tabor - Willie Taylor
Willie
Taylor,
youthful
lover
Willie
Taylor,
jeune
amant
Full
of
love
and
loyalty
Rempli
d'amour
et
de
loyauté
Just
as
he
was
about
to
get
married
Juste
au
moment
où
il
allait
se
marier
Pressed
he
was
and
sent
to
sea
Il
fut
enrôlé
et
envoyé
en
mer
Ride
the
ring
rattle-de-ho
Rides
la
ring
rattle-de-ho
Rattle-diddle-day-te
Rattle-diddle-day-te
Rattle-diddle-day
Rattle-diddle-day
She
dressed
herself
in
man's
apparel
Elle
s'habilla
en
vêtements
d'homme
Went
by
the
name
of
Richard
Carr
Et
prit
le
nom
de
Richard
Carr
Pretty
little
fingers
all
red
and
rosy
De
jolis
petits
doigts
rouges
et
rosés
All
bedaubed
with
pitch
and
tar
Tous
barbouillés
de
goudron
et
de
brai
Ride
the
ring
rattle-de-ho
Rides
la
ring
rattle-de-ho
Rattle-diddle-day-te
Rattle-diddle-day-te
Rattle-diddle-day
Rattle-diddle-day
One
day
in
the
heat
of
battle
Un
jour,
au
plus
fort
de
la
bataille
Shot
and
shell
were
flying
there
Les
tirs
et
les
obus
volaient
partout
Silver
button
flew
off
her
waistcoat
Un
bouton
d'argent
a
sauté
de
son
gilet
Left
her
lily-white
breast
quite
bare
Laissant
son
sein
blanc
comme
neige
à
découvert
Ride
the
ring
rattle-de-ho
Rides
la
ring
rattle-de-ho
Rattle-diddle-day-te
Rattle-diddle-day-te
Rattle-diddle-day
Rattle-diddle-day
Then
up
stepped
her
bold
commander
Alors
son
audacieux
commandant
s'est
avancé
Says,
"Fair
maid
what
brought
you
here?"
Et
dit
: "Belle
demoiselle,
qu'est-ce
qui
vous
amène
ici
?"
"Come
in
search
of
Willie
Taylor
""Je
suis
à
la
recherche
de
Willie
Taylor
Who
was
pressed
from
me
last
year"
Qui
a
été
enrôlé
loin
de
moi
l'année
dernière"
Ride
the
ring
rattle-de-ho
Rides
la
ring
rattle-de-ho
Rattle-diddle-day-te
Rattle-diddle-day-te
Rattle-diddle-day
Rattle-diddle-day
"You
come
in
search
of
Willie
Taylor
""Vous
recherchez
Willie
Taylor
Willie
Taylor,
he's
not
here
Willie
Taylor,
il
n'est
pas
ici
I
do
hear
he
lately
got
married
J'ai
entendu
dire
qu'il
s'est
récemment
marié
To
some
lovely
lady
fair
À
une
belle
dame"
Ride
the
ring
rattle-de-ho
Rides
la
ring
rattle-de-ho
Rattle-diddle-day-te
Rattle-diddle-day-te
Rattle-diddle-day
Rattle-diddle-day
"If
you
rise
early
in
the
morning
""Si
vous
vous
levez
tôt
le
matin
Just
before
the
break
of
day
Juste
avant
l'aube
There
you'll
see
your
Willie
Taylor
Vous
y
verrez
votre
Willie
Taylor
Walking
out
with
his
lady
gay"
Se
promenant
avec
sa
dame
bien-aimée"
Ride
the
ring
rattle-de-ho
Rides
la
ring
rattle-de-ho
Rattle-diddle-day-te
Rattle-diddle-day-te
Rattle-diddle-day
Rattle-diddle-day
She
rose
early
in
the
morning
Elle
s'est
levée
tôt
le
matin
Just
before
the
break
of
day
Juste
avant
l'aube
There
she
spied
her
Willie
Taylor
Elle
a
vu
son
Willie
Taylor
Walking
out
with
his
lady
gay
Se
promenant
avec
sa
dame
bien-aimée
Ride
the
ring
rattle-de-ho
Rides
la
ring
rattle-de-ho
Rattle-diddle-day-te
Rattle-diddle-day-te
Rattle-diddle-day
Rattle-diddle-day
She's
called
for
a
brace
of
pistols
Elle
a
demandé
une
paire
de
pistolets
That
were
brought
at
her
command
Qui
lui
ont
été
apportés
sur
commande
Fired
and
shot
her
false
Willie
Elle
a
tiré
sur
son
faux
Willie
And
the
bride
at
his
right
hand
Et
la
mariée
à
sa
droite
Ride
the
ring
rattle-de-ho
Rides
la
ring
rattle-de-ho
Rattle-diddle-day-te
Rattle-diddle-day-te
Rattle-diddle-day
Rattle-diddle-day
Come
all
you
young
men,
pay
attention
Venez,
tous
les
jeunes
hommes,
faites
attention
Don't
play
tricks
on
your
young
wives
Ne
jouez
pas
de
tours
à
vos
jeunes
femmes
Willie
got
shot
and
Polly
got
drownèd
Willie
a
été
tué
par
balle
et
Polly
s'est
noyée
And
that
was
the
end
of
both
their
lives
Et
c'est
ainsi
que
leurs
vies
ont
pris
fin
Ride
the
ring
rattle-de-ho
Rides
la
ring
rattle-de-ho
Rattle-diddle-day-te
Rattle-diddle-day-te
Rattle-diddle-day
Rattle-diddle-day
Rate the translation
1
Seeds of Love
2 Singing the Travels
3 Willie Taylor
4 Dashing Away With the Smoothing Iron
5 Will Ye Go to Flanders
6 Mrs Rita
7 The Royal Oak
8 Roseville Fair
9 Joe Peel
10 Virginia's Bloody Soil
11 King of Rome
12 Four Loom Weaver
13 Casey's Last Ride
14 What Will We Do
15 Skewball
16 The Fair Maid of Wallington
17 Geordie
18 Behind the Wall
19 Beat the Retreat
20 Fine Horseman
21 Hunting the Cutty Wren
22 Anachie Gordon
23 The Wind and Rain / The Falls of Richmond
24 Eights and Aces
25 The Baker
26 This Is Always
27 Queen Cruelty
28 Hug Pine
29 The Nurse, Dorothy Nichol / The Long Long Trail / The Reaper
30 Cold and Raw / Down the Hill
31 Illusions
32 The Week Before Easter
33 Gypsum Davey
34 Buried in Killenny
35 The Late Passenger / Unicorns
36 The Overgate
37 Love Henry / The Cherokee Shuffle
38 Zaida's Poem
2 Singing the Travels
3 Willie Taylor
4 Dashing Away With the Smoothing Iron
5 Will Ye Go to Flanders
6 Mrs Rita
7 The Royal Oak
8 Roseville Fair
9 Joe Peel
10 Virginia's Bloody Soil
11 King of Rome
12 Four Loom Weaver
13 Casey's Last Ride
14 What Will We Do
15 Skewball
16 The Fair Maid of Wallington
17 Geordie
18 Behind the Wall
19 Beat the Retreat
20 Fine Horseman
21 Hunting the Cutty Wren
22 Anachie Gordon
23 The Wind and Rain / The Falls of Richmond
24 Eights and Aces
25 The Baker
26 This Is Always
27 Queen Cruelty
28 Hug Pine
29 The Nurse, Dorothy Nichol / The Long Long Trail / The Reaper
30 Cold and Raw / Down the Hill
31 Illusions
32 The Week Before Easter
33 Gypsum Davey
34 Buried in Killenny
35 The Late Passenger / Unicorns
36 The Overgate
37 Love Henry / The Cherokee Shuffle
38 Zaida's Poem
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