Lyrics and translation Patricia Kaas - À l'enterrement de Sidney Bechet
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A
l′enterrement
d'sidney
bechet
At
Sidney
Bechet's
funeral
Y′avait
des
flûtes
des
clarinettes
There
were
flutes
and
clarinets
So
long
big
man
So
long
big
man
A
l'enterrement
d'sidney
bechet
At
Sidney
Bechet's
funeral
Y′avait
des
putes
et
des
poètes
There
were
whores
and
poets
Et
des
barmans.
And
barmen.
A
l′enterrement
d'sidney
bechet
At
Sidney
Bechet's
funeral
Y′avait
boris
et
sa
trompette.
There
was
Boris
and
his
trumpet.
A
l'enterrement
d′sidney
bechet
At
Sidney
Bechet's
funeral
On
jouait
de
jazz
rue
de
la
huchette.
They
played
jazz
on
Rue
de
la
Huchette.
A
l'enterrement
d′sidney
bechet
At
Sidney
Bechet's
funeral
Y'avait
des
petites
fleurs
des
pâquerettes
There
were
little
flowers,
daisies.
So
long
big
man
So
long
big
man
A
l'enterrement
d′sidney
bechet
At
Sidney
Bechet's
funeral
Personne
n′est
venu
faire
la
quíte
No
one
came
to
bid
him
farewell
Pas
vous
m'ssieurs
dames.
Not
you,
sir,
or
you,
madam.
A
l′enterrement
d'sidney
bechet
At
Sidney
Bechet's
funeral
Y′avait
boris
et
sa
trompette.
There
was
Boris
and
his
trumpet.
A
l'enterrement
d′sidney
bechet
At
Sidney
Bechet's
funeral
On
jouait
de
jazz
rue
de
la
huchette.
They
played
jazz
on
Rue
de
la
Huchette.
Dans
un
club
de
la
new
orléans
In
a
club
in
New
Orleans
Au
paradis
des
musiciens
In
the
musicians'
paradise
Il
a
sûrement
une
place
assise
He
surely
has
a
seat
Dans
un
orchestre
qui
se
souvient.
In
an
orchestra
that
remembers.
A
l'enterrement
d'sidney
bechet
At
Sidney
Bechet's
funeral
Y′avait
des
putes
et
des
poètes
There
were
whores
and
poets
Et
des
barmans.
And
barmen.
A
l′enterrement
d'sidney
bechet
At
Sidney
Bechet's
funeral
Y′avait
des
flûtes
des
clarinettes
There
were
flutes
and
clarinets
So
long
big
man
So
long
big
man
So
long
big
man.
So
long
big
man.
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