Lyrics and translation Original Broadway Cast - The Little Mermaid - Fathoms Below - Broadway Cast Recording
PILOT
PILOTE
I'll
tell
you
a
tale
of
the
bottomless
blue
Je
vais
te
raconter
une
histoire
du
bleu
sans
fond
SAILORS
MATELOTS
An'
it's
hey
to
the
starboard,
heave
ho!
Et
c'est
hey
à
tribord,
hisse
ho !
Brave
sailor,
beware,
'cause
a
big
'uns
a-brewin'
Brave
marin,
prends
garde,
car
un
gros
est
en
train
de
brasser
SAILORS
MATELOTS
Mysterious
fathoms
below!
Mystérieuses
profondeurs
sous-marines !
Heave
ho!
Hisse
ho !
PILOT
PILOTE
I'll
sing
you
a
song
of
the
king
of
the
sea
Je
vais
te
chanter
une
chanson
du
roi
de
la
mer
PILOT
& SAILORS
PILOTE
& MATELOTS
An'
it's
hey
to
the
starboard,
heave
ho!
Et
c'est
hey
à
tribord,
hisse
ho !
PILOT
PILOTE
The
ruler
of
all
of
the
oceans
is
he
Le
maître
de
tous
les
océans,
c'est
lui
SAILORS
MATELOTS
In
mysterious
fathoms
below!
Dans
les
mystérieuses
profondeurs
sous-marines !
Fathoms
below,
below!
Profondeurs
sous-marines,
en
dessous !
From
whence
wayward
westerlies
blow!
D'où
soufflent
les
vents
d'ouest
capricieux !
Where
Triton
is
king
Où
Triton
est
roi
And
his
merpeople
sing
Et
ses
sirènes
chantent
In
mysterious
fathoms
below!
Dans
les
mystérieuses
profondeurs
sous-marines !
PRINCE
ERIC
PRINCE
ERIC
Isn't
this
perfection,
Grimsby?
Out
on
the
open
sea,
surrounded
by
nothing
but
water
Ce
n'est
pas
la
perfection,
Grimsby ?
Sur
la
mer
ouverte,
entouré
de
rien
d'autre
que
de
l'eau
GRIMSBY
GRIMSBY
Oh,
yes,
it's
simply...
delightful...
Oh,
oui,
c'est
tout
simplement...
délicieux...
PRINCE
ERIC
PRINCE
ERIC
The
salt
on
your
skin
Le
sel
sur
ta
peau
And
the
wind
in
your
hair
Et
le
vent
dans
tes
cheveux
And
the
waves
as
they
ebb
and
they
flow!
Et
les
vagues
alors
qu'elles
montent
et
descendent !
We're
miles
from
the
shore
Nous
sommes
à
des
kilomètres
du
rivage
And
guess
what
– I
don't
care!
Et
devinez
quoi
– je
m'en
fiche !
GRIMSBY
GRIMSBY
As
for
me,
I'm
about
to
heave
ho!
Quant
à
moi,
je
suis
sur
le
point
de
hisser
ho !
PILOT
PILOTE
Back
to
work!
Retour
au
travail !
SAILORS
MATELOTS
I'll
sing
you
a
song
of
the
king
of
the
sea
Je
vais
te
chanter
une
chanson
du
roi
de
la
mer
An'
it's
hey
to
the
starboard,
heave
ho!
Et
c'est
hey
à
tribord,
hisse
ho !
The
ruler
of
all
of
the
oceans
is
he
Le
maître
de
tous
les
océans,
c'est
lui
In
mysterious
fathoms
below!
Dans
les
mystérieuses
profondeurs
sous-marines !
GRIMSBY
GRIMSBY
King
of
the
sea?
Why,
that's
nautical
nonsense
– nothing
but
a
superstition!
Le
roi
de
la
mer ?
Pourquoi,
c'est
un
non-sens
nautique
– rien
qu'une
superstition !
PILOT
PILOTE
The
king
of
the
ocean
gets
angry
Le
roi
de
l'océan
se
met
en
colère
An'
when
he
gets
angry,
beware!
Et
quand
il
se
met
en
colère,
prends
garde !
I'm
tellin'
ya,
lad,
when
King
Triton
is
mad
Je
te
le
dis,
mon
garçon,
quand
le
roi
Triton
est
en
colère
How
the
waves'll
buck,
rock
to
and
fro!
Comme
les
vagues
vont
se
cabrer,
se
balancer !
PILOT
& SAILORS
PILOTE
& MATELOTS
Hold
on,
good
luck,
as
down
you
go!
Tiens
bon,
bonne
chance,
en
descendant !
PRINCE
ERIC
PRINCE
ERIC
What
is
that?
Do
you
hear
something?
Qu'est-ce
que
c'est ?
Tu
entends
quelque
chose ?
GRIMSBY
GRIMSBY
Milord,
please.
Enough
sea-faring!
You've
got
to
get
back
to
court
–
Milord,
s'il
te
plaît.
Assez
de
navigation !
Tu
dois
retourner
à
la
cour
–
To
honor
your
father's
dying
wish
and
Pour
honorer
le
souhait
de
ton
père
à
sa
mort
et
Take
up
his
crown!
Prendre
sa
couronne !
PRINCE
ERIC
PRINCE
ERIC
That's
not
the
life
for
me,
Grimsby—
Ce
n'est
pas
la
vie
pour
moi,
Grimsby —
There
it
is
again!
La
voilà
encore !
PILOT
PILOTE
We
ought
to
head
back
to
shore,
your
majesty.
On
devrait
rentrer
à
terre,
votre
majesté.
GRIMSBY
GRIMSBY
Indeed,
we
should!
En
effet,
on
devrait !
PRINCE
ERIC
PRINCE
ERIC
Not
while
I'm
captain.
Now
follow
that
voice!
To
the
ends
of
the
earth
if
we
have
to!
Pas
tant
que
je
suis
capitaine.
Maintenant,
suis
cette
voix !
Jusqu'aux
confins
de
la
terre
si
nécessaire !
PILOT
PILOTE
Aye-aye,
Captain!
Oui-oui,
Capitaine !
PILOT
& SAILORS
PILOTE
& MATELOTS
There's
mermaids
out
there
in
the
bottomless
blue
Il
y
a
des
sirènes
là-bas
dans
le
bleu
sans
fond
An'
it's
hey
to
the
starboard,
heave
ho!
Et
c'est
hey
à
tribord,
hisse
ho !
Watch
out
for
'em,
lad,
or
you'll
go
to
your
ruin
Attention
à
elles,
mon
garçon,
ou
tu
iras
à
ta
ruine
Mysterious
fathoms
below!
Mystérieuses
profondeurs
sous-marines !
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1
Sweet Child (Reprise) - Broadway Cast Recording
2 Positoovity - Broadway Cast Recording
3 Beyond My Wildest Dreams - Broadway Cast Recording
4 Les Poissons - Broadway Cast Recording
5 Les Poissons (Reprise) - Broadway Cast Recording
6 One Step Closer - Broadway Cast Recording
7 I Want the Good Times Back (Reprise) - Broadway Cast Recording
8 Kiss the Girl - Broadway Cast Recording
9 If Only (Quartet) - Broadway Cast Recording
10 The Contest - Broadway Cast Recording
11 Poor Unfortunate Souls (Reprise) - Broadway Cast Recording
12 If Only (Reprise) - Broadway Cast Recording
13 Finale - Broadway Cast Recording
14 Fathoms Below - Broadway Cast Recording
15 Daughters of Triton - Broadway Cast Recording
16 The World Above - Broadway Cast Recording
17 Human Stuff - Broadway Cast Recording
18 I Want the Good Times Back - Broadway Cast Recording
19 Part of Your World (Reprise) - Broadway Cast Recording
20 Her Voice - Broadway Cast Recording
21 The World Above (Reprise) - Broadway Cast Recording
22 Under the Sea - Broadway Cast Recording
23 Under the Sea (Reprise) - Broadway Cast Recording
24 Sweet Child - Broadway Cast Recording
25 Overture - Broadway Cast Recording
26 Storm at Sea (Broadway Cast Recording)
27 If Only (Quartet) [Broadway Cast Recording]
28 Positoovity (Broadway Cast Recording)
29 Beyond My Wildest Dreams (Broadway Cast Recording)
30 Les Poissons (Broadway Cast Recording)
31 Les Poissons (Reprise) [Broadway Cast Recording]
32 One Step Closer (Broadway Cast Recording)
33 I Want the Good Times Back (Reprise) [Broadway Cast Recording]
34 Kiss the Girl (Broadway Cast Recording)
35 Sweet Child (Reprise) [Broadway Cast Recording]
36 The Contest (Broadway Cast Recording)
37 Poor Unfortunate Souls (Reprise) [Broadway Cast Recording]
38 If Only (Reprise) [Broadway Cast Recording]
39 Finale (Broadway Cast Recording)
40 Sweet Child (Broadway Cast Recording)
41 Fathoms Below (Broadway Cast Recording)
42 Daughters of Triton (Broadway Cast Recording)
43 The World Above (Broadway Cast Recording)
44 Human Stuff (Broadway Cast Recording)
45 I Want the Good Times Back (Broadway Cast Recording)
46 Part of Your World (Reprise) [Broadway Cast Recording]
47 Her Voice (Broadway Cast Recording)
48 The World Above (Reprise) [Broadway Cast Recording]
49 Under the Sea (Broadway Cast Recording)
50 Under the Sea (Reprise) [Broadway Cast Recording]
51 She's In Love
52 She's In Love
53 Part of Your World
54 Poor Unfortunate Souls
55 Part of Your World
2 Positoovity - Broadway Cast Recording
3 Beyond My Wildest Dreams - Broadway Cast Recording
4 Les Poissons - Broadway Cast Recording
5 Les Poissons (Reprise) - Broadway Cast Recording
6 One Step Closer - Broadway Cast Recording
7 I Want the Good Times Back (Reprise) - Broadway Cast Recording
8 Kiss the Girl - Broadway Cast Recording
9 If Only (Quartet) - Broadway Cast Recording
10 The Contest - Broadway Cast Recording
11 Poor Unfortunate Souls (Reprise) - Broadway Cast Recording
12 If Only (Reprise) - Broadway Cast Recording
13 Finale - Broadway Cast Recording
14 Fathoms Below - Broadway Cast Recording
15 Daughters of Triton - Broadway Cast Recording
16 The World Above - Broadway Cast Recording
17 Human Stuff - Broadway Cast Recording
18 I Want the Good Times Back - Broadway Cast Recording
19 Part of Your World (Reprise) - Broadway Cast Recording
20 Her Voice - Broadway Cast Recording
21 The World Above (Reprise) - Broadway Cast Recording
22 Under the Sea - Broadway Cast Recording
23 Under the Sea (Reprise) - Broadway Cast Recording
24 Sweet Child - Broadway Cast Recording
25 Overture - Broadway Cast Recording
26 Storm at Sea (Broadway Cast Recording)
27 If Only (Quartet) [Broadway Cast Recording]
28 Positoovity (Broadway Cast Recording)
29 Beyond My Wildest Dreams (Broadway Cast Recording)
30 Les Poissons (Broadway Cast Recording)
31 Les Poissons (Reprise) [Broadway Cast Recording]
32 One Step Closer (Broadway Cast Recording)
33 I Want the Good Times Back (Reprise) [Broadway Cast Recording]
34 Kiss the Girl (Broadway Cast Recording)
35 Sweet Child (Reprise) [Broadway Cast Recording]
36 The Contest (Broadway Cast Recording)
37 Poor Unfortunate Souls (Reprise) [Broadway Cast Recording]
38 If Only (Reprise) [Broadway Cast Recording]
39 Finale (Broadway Cast Recording)
40 Sweet Child (Broadway Cast Recording)
41 Fathoms Below (Broadway Cast Recording)
42 Daughters of Triton (Broadway Cast Recording)
43 The World Above (Broadway Cast Recording)
44 Human Stuff (Broadway Cast Recording)
45 I Want the Good Times Back (Broadway Cast Recording)
46 Part of Your World (Reprise) [Broadway Cast Recording]
47 Her Voice (Broadway Cast Recording)
48 The World Above (Reprise) [Broadway Cast Recording]
49 Under the Sea (Broadway Cast Recording)
50 Under the Sea (Reprise) [Broadway Cast Recording]
51 She's In Love
52 She's In Love
53 Part of Your World
54 Poor Unfortunate Souls
55 Part of Your World
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