Lou Rawls - Old Folks - translation of the lyrics into French

Lyrics and translation Lou Rawls - Old Folks




Old Folks
Les vieux
Everyone knows him as old folks
Tout le monde le connaît comme les vieux
Like the seasons he comes and he'll go
Comme les saisons, il vient et il s'en va
Just as free as a bird and as good as his word
Libre comme un oiseau et aussi bon que sa parole
That's why everybody loves him so
C'est pourquoi tout le monde l'aime tant
Always leaving his spoon in his coffee
Il laisse toujours sa cuillère dans son café
Tucks his napkin up under his chin
Il rentre sa serviette sous son menton
And his own corn cob pipe is so mellow, hits right
Et sa propre pipe en maïs est si douce, elle frappe juste
But you needn't be ashamed of him
Mais tu n'as pas à avoir honte de lui
In the evenings after supper
Le soir, après le souper
What stories he tells
Quelles histoires il raconte
How he held his speech at Gettysburg for Lincoln that day
Comment il a prononcé son discours à Gettysburg pour Lincoln ce jour-là
You know I know that one so well
Tu sais que je connais celle-là aussi bien
One thing we don't know about old folks
Une chose que l'on ne sait pas sur les vieux
Did he fight for the blue or the gray?
A-t-il combattu pour le bleu ou le gris ?
But he's so democratic and so diplomatic
Mais il est si démocratique et si diplomate
We always let him have his way
On le laisse toujours faire comme il veut
In the evenings after supper
Le soir, après le souper
What stories he tells
Quelles histoires il raconte
How he held his speech at Gettysburg for Lincoln that day
Comment il a prononcé son discours à Gettysburg pour Lincoln ce jour-là
Yes, I know that one so well
Oui, je connais celle-là aussi bien
Some day there will be no more old folks
Un jour, il n'y aura plus de vieux
What a lonely old world this will be
Quel monde solitaire ce sera
Children's voices at play will be still fonding
Les voix des enfants qui jouent seront toujours affectueuses
The day they take old folks away
Le jour ils emmèneront les vieux





Writer(s): Willard Robison, Dedette Lee Hill


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