Paul Gemignani & Sarah Rice - Green Finch and Linnet Bird (From "Sweeney Todd") - translation of the lyrics into French
Paul Gemignani & Sarah Rice Green Finch and Linnet Bird (From "Sweeney Todd")

Paul Gemignani & Sarah Rice - Green Finch and Linnet Bird (From "Sweeney Todd")

Lyrics and translation Paul Gemignani & Sarah Rice - Green Finch and Linnet Bird (From "Sweeney Todd")




Green Finch and Linnet Bird (From "Sweeney Todd")
Le Verdier et le Linotte (De "Sweeney Todd")
Green finch and linnet bird,
Verdier et linotte,
Nightingale, blackbird,
Rossignol, merle,
How is it you sing?
Comment chantez-vous ?
How can you jubilate,
Comment pouvez-vous jubiler,
Sitting in cages,
Assis dans des cages,
Never taking wing?
Ne prenant jamais son envol ?
Outside the sky waits,
Le ciel attend dehors,
Beckoning, beckoning,
Appelant, appelant,
Just beyond the bars.
Juste au-delà des barreaux.
How can you remain,
Comment pouvez-vous rester,
Staring at the rain,
Fixant la pluie,
Maddened by the stars?
Enragés par les étoiles ?
How is it you sing
Comment chantez-vous
Anything?
Quoi que ce soit ?
How is it you sing?
Comment chantez-vous ?
Green finch and linnet bird,
Verdier et linotte,
Nightingale, blackbird,
Rossignol, merle,
How is it you sing?
Comment chantez-vous ?
Whence comes this melody constantly flowing?
D'où vient cette mélodie qui coule constamment ?
Is it rejoicing or merely halloing?
Est-ce de la joie ou simplement un halètement ?
Are you discussing or fussing
Discutez-vous ou vous disputez-vous
Or simply dreaming?
Ou tout simplement rêver ?
Are you crowing?
Chantez-vous ?
Are you screaming?
Criez-vous ?
Ringdove and robinet,
Tourterelle et rouge-gorge,
Is it for wages,
Est-ce pour des salaires,
Singing to be sold?
Chanter pour être vendu ?
Have you decided it′s
Avez-vous décidé que c'était
Safer in cages,
Plus sûr dans les cages,
Singing when you're told?
Chanter quand on vous le dit ?
My cage has many rooms,
Ma cage a plusieurs pièces,
Damask and dark.
Damassé et sombre.
Nothing there sings,
Rien ne chante là,
Not even my lark.
Pas même mon alouette.
Larks never will, you know,
Les alouettes ne le feront jamais, tu sais,
When they′re captive.
Quand elles sont captives.
Teach me to be more adaptive.
Apprends-moi à être plus adaptable.
Green finch and linnet bird,
Verdier et linotte,
Nightingale, blackbird,
Rossignol, merle,
Teach me how to sing.
Apprends-moi à chanter.
If I cannot fly,
Si je ne peux pas voler,
Let me sing
Laisse-moi chanter




Writer(s): Stephen Sondheim
Paul Gemignani & Sarah Rice - The Story So Far...
Album
The Story So Far...
date of release
10-10-2008

1 I'm All for You
2 In the Movies
3 More (End Credits)
4 The Ladies Who Lunch
5 America
6 Sooner or Later
7 Finale: Children Will Listen (From "Into The Woods")
8 Send in the Clowns
9 What Can You Lose?
10 Everything's Coming Up Roses
11 Don't Laugh
12 Anyone Can Whistle
13 The Boy from ...
14 Happiness
15 Comedy Tonight
16 The Ballad of Booth (From "Assassins")
17 Everybody's Got the Right (From "Assassins")
18 Agony (From "Into the Woods")
19 The Worst Pies In London
20 Live Alone and Like It
21 No, Mary Ann
22 A Little Priest (From "Sweeney Todd")
23 Prelude: The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: "Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd" (From "Sweeney Todd")
24 Green Finch and Linnet Bird (From "Sweeney Todd")
25 I'm Still Here (From "Follies")
26 Another Hundred People (feat. Pamela Myers)
27 Auto Show (From "Stavisky")
28 Theme (From "Stavisky")
29 Isn't He Something!
30 Truly Content
31 The Two Of You
32 They Asked Me Why I Believe In You
33 This Week, Americans
34 A Hero Is Coming
35 There's Something About a War (From "a Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum")
36 There Is No Other Way (from "Pacific Overtures")
37 Prayers
38 Not Quite Night
39 Silly People
40 Night Waltz (Love Takes Time)
41 Can That Boy Fox Trot!
42 Happily Ever After
43 Theme (European Version)
44 A Parade In Town
45 I Remember Sky
46 Liaisons
47 Tonight
48 Class
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