Song of the World's Last Whale - Pete Seegertranslation in French
I
heard
the
song
J'ai
entendu
le
chant
Of
the
world's
last
whale
De
la
dernière
baleine
du
monde
As
I
rocked
in
the
moonlight
Alors
que
je
berçais
dans
la
lumière
de
la
lune
And
reefed
the
sail
Et
que
je
raffermissais
la
voile
It'll
happen
to
you
Ça
t'arrivera
aussi
Also
without
fail
Sans
faute
If
it
happens
to
me
Si
ça
m'arrive
à
moi
Sang
the
world's
last
whale
Chantait
la
dernière
baleine
du
monde
It
was
down
off
Bermuda
C'était
au
large
des
Bermudes
Early
last
spring
Début
du
printemps
dernier
Near
an
underwater
mountain
Près
d'une
montagne
sous-marine
Where
the
humpbacks
sing
Où
chantent
les
baleines
à
bosse
I
lowered
the
microphone
J'ai
descendu
le
microphone
About
a
quarter
mile
down
À
environ
un
quart
de
mille
en
bas
Switched
on
the
recorder
J'ai
allumé
l'enregistreur
Let
the
tape
spin
around
J'ai
laissé
la
bande
tourner
I
didn't
just
hear
grunting
Je
n'ai
pas
seulement
entendu
des
grognements
I
didn't
just
hear
squeaks
Je
n'ai
pas
seulement
entendu
des
couinements
I
didn't
just
hear
bellows
Je
n'ai
pas
seulement
entendu
des
beuglements
I
didn't
just
hear
shrieks
Je
n'ai
pas
seulement
entendu
des
cris
It
was
the
musical
singing
C'était
le
chant
musical
And
the
passionate
wail
Et
le
cri
passionné
That
came
from
the
heart
Qui
provenait
du
cœur
Of
the
world's
last
whale
De
la
dernière
baleine
du
monde
Down
in
the
Antarctic
En
Antarctique
There,
the
harpoons
wait
Là,
les
harpons
attendent
But
it's
up
on
the
land
Mais
c'est
sur
la
terre
You
decide
my
fate
Que
tu
décides
de
mon
sort
In
London
town
À
Londres
They'll
be
telling
the
tale
Ils
raconteront
l'histoire
If
it's
life
or
death
Si
c'est
la
vie
ou
la
mort
For
the
world's
last
whale
Pour
la
dernière
baleine
du
monde
So
here's
a
little
test
Alors
voici
un
petit
test
To
see
how
you
feel
Pour
voir
ce
que
tu
ressens
Here's
a
little
test
Voici
un
petit
test
For
this
age
of
the
automobile
Pour
cet
âge
de
l'automobile
If
we
can
save
Si
nous
pouvons
sauver
Our
singers
up
in
the
sea
Nos
chanteurs
dans
la
mer
Perhaps
there's
a
chance
Peut-être
qu'il
y
a
une
chance
To
save
you
and
me
De
nous
sauver
toi
et
moi
I
heard
the
song
J'ai
entendu
le
chant
Of
the
world's
last
whale
De
la
dernière
baleine
du
monde
As
I
rocked
in
the
moonlight
Alors
que
je
berçais
dans
la
lumière
de
la
lune
And
reefed
the
sail
Et
que
je
raffermissais
la
voile
It'll
happen
to
you
Ça
t'arrivera
aussi
Also
without
fail
Sans
faute
If
it
happens
to
me
Si
ça
m'arrive
à
moi
Sang
the
world's
last
whale
Chantait
la
dernière
baleine
du
monde
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1
Visions of Children
2 Tzena, Tzena, Tzena
3 It's a Long Haul
4 Alleluya
5 Now We Sit Us Down
6 Arrange and Rearrange
7 If This World Survives
8 Little Fat Baby
9 Waist Deep in the Big Muddy
10 We Will Love or We Will Perish
11 When I Was Most Beautiful
12 False from True
13 If It Can't Be Reduced
14 The Water Is Wide
15 Wonderful Friends
16 Song of the World's Last Whale
17 Throw Away That Shad Net (How Are We Gonna Save Tomorrow?)
18 Nameless Banjo Riff
19 Pete's Extroduction (Spoken)
20 Or Else! (One-a These Days)
21 Pete Speaks About Involvement (Spoken)
22 One Percent Phosphorous Banjo Riff
23 The Story of Tzena, Tzena, Tzena (Spoken)
24 Bach at Treblinka
25 Pete Speaks About World War II (Spoken)
26 Spring Fever
27 Pete's Intro to If It Can't Be Reduced (Spoken)
28 The D Minor Flourish / Cindy
29 The First Settlers
30 Pete Talks About Clearwater (Spoken)
31 Pete's Greeting (Spoken)
32 How Soon?
2 Tzena, Tzena, Tzena
3 It's a Long Haul
4 Alleluya
5 Now We Sit Us Down
6 Arrange and Rearrange
7 If This World Survives
8 Little Fat Baby
9 Waist Deep in the Big Muddy
10 We Will Love or We Will Perish
11 When I Was Most Beautiful
12 False from True
13 If It Can't Be Reduced
14 The Water Is Wide
15 Wonderful Friends
16 Song of the World's Last Whale
17 Throw Away That Shad Net (How Are We Gonna Save Tomorrow?)
18 Nameless Banjo Riff
19 Pete's Extroduction (Spoken)
20 Or Else! (One-a These Days)
21 Pete Speaks About Involvement (Spoken)
22 One Percent Phosphorous Banjo Riff
23 The Story of Tzena, Tzena, Tzena (Spoken)
24 Bach at Treblinka
25 Pete Speaks About World War II (Spoken)
26 Spring Fever
27 Pete's Intro to If It Can't Be Reduced (Spoken)
28 The D Minor Flourish / Cindy
29 The First Settlers
30 Pete Talks About Clearwater (Spoken)
31 Pete's Greeting (Spoken)
32 How Soon?
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