Lyrics and translation Stephen Sondheim - Back in Business (Dick Tracy)
Yesterday
it
seemed
the
world
was
about
to
end,
Hier,
il
semblait
que
le
monde
allait
finir,
(Didn't
it?)
(N'est-ce
pas
?)
Looked
as
though
it
wouldn't
last
out
the
year.
On
avait
l'impression
que
ça
ne
durerait
pas
l'année.
Yesterday
disaster
waited
around
the
bend.
Hier,
le
désastre
se
cachait
au
coin
de
la
rue.
Well,
my
friend...
Eh
bien,
mon
amie...
Spring
is
here!
Le
printemps
est
arrivé !
Back
in
business,
and
ain't
it
grand?
De
retour
en
affaires,
et
c'est
pas
de
la
tarte !
Let
the
good
times
roll.
Que
la
fête
commence.
Yesterday
things
were
out
of
hand,
Hier,
les
choses
étaient
incontrôlables,
Now
they're
under
control.
Maintenant,
tout
est
sous
contrôle.
Bye-bye
blues,
so
long
adversity,
Au
revoir
les
blues,
adieu
l'adversité,
Happiness,
hello!
(Hello!
Hello!)
Bonjour
le
bonheur !
(Bonjour !
Bonjour !)
Keep
the
status
quo...
Gardons
le
statu
quo...
Permanently
so!
Pour
toujours !
Back
again
like
a
boomerang,
De
retour
comme
un
boomerang,
Same
old
stand,
same
old
gang!
Même
stand,
même
bande !
Back
in
business
with
a
bang!
De
retour
en
affaires
avec
un
bang !
Let
the
good
times
roll!
Que
la
fête
commence !
Yesterday
it
seemed
we
would
never
smile
again,
Hier,
il
semblait
que
nous
ne
souririons
plus
jamais,
(Didn't
it?)
(N'est-ce
pas
?)
Didn't
matter
what
we
ventured
or
how,
Peu
importait
ce
que
nous
tentions
ou
comment,
Looked
as
though
the
fun
was
over
till
who
knew
then,
On
avait
l'impression
que
le
plaisir
était
terminé
jusqu'à
ce
que,
qui
sait
alors,
That
was
then...
C'était
alors...
This
is
now.
Maintenant
c'est
maintenant.
Back
in
business,
and
ain't
it
grand?
De
retour
en
affaires,
et
c'est
pas
de
la
tarte !
Let
the
good
times
roll.
Que
la
fête
commence.
Yesterday
things
were
out
of
hand,
Hier,
les
choses
étaient
incontrôlables,
Now
they're
under
control.
Maintenant,
tout
est
sous
contrôle.
Back
to
normal,
back
to
usual,
Retour
à
la
normale,
retour
à
l'habitude,
Let
the
fun
resume.
(Wow!
Wow!)
Que
le
plaisir
reprenne.
(Wow !
Wow !)
No
more
doom
and
gloom...
Plus
de
désespoir
ni
de
tristesse...
No
more
bust,
just
boom!
Plus
de
faillite,
que
du
boom !
Back
in
business
and
overnight,
De
retour
en
affaires
et
du
jour
au
lendemain,
In
demand,
En
demande,
Well,
alright!
Eh
bien,
d'accord !
Business
is
just
dynamite!
Les
affaires,
c'est
juste
de
la
dynamite !
Let
the
good
times
roll!
(Oooh!
Oooh!
Oooh!)
Que
la
fête
commence !
(Oooh !
Oooh !
Oooh !)
Rate the translation
1
Not While I'm Around (Sweeney Todd)
2 Old Friends (Merrily We Roll Along)
3 Being Alive (Company)
4 Uptown. Downtown (Follies)
5 Broadway Baby (Follies)
6 The Ladies Who Lunch (Company)
7 Liasons (A Little Night Music)
8 Send in the Clowns (A Little Night Music)
9 Buddy's Blues (Follies)
10 Could I Leave You (Follies)
11 It Takes Two (Into The Woods)
12 By The Sea (Sweeney Todd)
13 In Buddy's Eyes (Follies)
14 Losing My Mind (Follies)
15 Back in Business (Dick Tracy)
16 Comedy Tonight (Forum)
17 Side By Side By Side (Company)
2 Old Friends (Merrily We Roll Along)
3 Being Alive (Company)
4 Uptown. Downtown (Follies)
5 Broadway Baby (Follies)
6 The Ladies Who Lunch (Company)
7 Liasons (A Little Night Music)
8 Send in the Clowns (A Little Night Music)
9 Buddy's Blues (Follies)
10 Could I Leave You (Follies)
11 It Takes Two (Into The Woods)
12 By The Sea (Sweeney Todd)
13 In Buddy's Eyes (Follies)
14 Losing My Mind (Follies)
15 Back in Business (Dick Tracy)
16 Comedy Tonight (Forum)
17 Side By Side By Side (Company)
Attention! Feel free to leave feedback.