Lyrics and translation Tennessee Ernie Ford - Marching Song (Of The First Arkansas Negro Regiment)
Oh,
we′re
the
bully
soldiers
of
the
"First
of
Arkansas"
Oh,
nous
sommes
les
soldats
courageux
du
"Premier
de
l'Arkansas"
We
are
fighting
for
the
Union,
we
are
fighting
for
the
law
Nous
combattons
pour
l'Union,
nous
combattons
pour
la
loi
We
can
hit
a
Rebel
further
than
a
white
man
ever
saw
Nous
pouvons
frapper
un
Rebel
plus
loin
qu'un
homme
blanc
n'a
jamais
vu
As
we
go
marching
on
Alors
que
nous
marchons
(Glory!
Glory!
Hallelujah!)
Glory!
Hallelujah!
(Gloire
! Gloire
! Alléluia
!)
Gloire
! Alléluia
!
(Glory!
Glory!
Hallelujah!)
Glory!
Hallelujah!
(Gloire
! Gloire
! Alléluia
!)
Gloire
! Alléluia
!
(Glory!
Glory!
Hallelujah!)
Hallelujah!
(Gloire
! Gloire
! Alléluia
!)
Alléluia
!
As
we
go
marching
on
Alors
que
nous
marchons
We
heard
the
Proclamation,
master
hush
it
as
he
will
Nous
avons
entendu
la
Proclamation,
maître,
chuchotis
comme
il
le
veut
The
bird
he
sing
it
to
us,
hoppin'
on
the
cotton
hill
L'oiseau
chante
ça
pour
nous,
sautillant
sur
la
colline
de
coton
The
possum
up
the
gum
tree,
he
couldn′t
keep
it
still
Le
possum
dans
le
gommier,
il
ne
pouvait
pas
le
tenir
secret
As
he
went
climbing
on
Alors
qu'il
grimpait
(Glory!
Glory!
Hallelujah!)
Glory!
Hallelujah!
(Gloire
! Gloire
! Alléluia
!)
Gloire
! Alléluia
!
(Glory!
Glory!
Hallelujah!)
Glory!
Hallelujah!
(Gloire
! Gloire
! Alléluia
!)
Gloire
! Alléluia
!
(Glory!
Glory!
Hallelujah!)
Hallelujah!
(Gloire
! Gloire
! Alléluia
!)
Alléluia
!
As
we
go
marching
on
Alors
que
nous
marchons
We
have
done
with
hoein'
cotton
(We
have
done
with
hoein'
corn)
Nous
en
avons
fini
avec
le
sarclage
du
coton
(Nous
en
avons
fini
avec
le
sarclage
du
maïs)
We
are
colored
Yankee
soldiers
(Just
as
sure
as
you
are
born)
Nous
sommes
des
soldats
yankees
noirs
(Aussi
sûr
que
tu
es
né)
When
the
master
hears
us
yelling
(They
will
think
it′s
Gabriel′s
horn)
Quand
le
maître
nous
entend
hurler
(Ils
penseront
que
c'est
la
trompette
de
Gabriel)
As
we
go
marching
on
Alors
que
nous
marchons
Glory!
Glory!
Hallelujah!
(Glory!
Hallelujah!)
Gloire
! Gloire
! Alléluia
! (Gloire
! Alléluia
!)
Glory!
Glory!
Hallelujah!
(Glory!
Hallelujah!)
Gloire
! Gloire
! Alléluia
! (Gloire
! Alléluia
!)
Glory!
Glory!
Hallelujah!
(Hallelujah!)
Gloire
! Gloire
! Alléluia
! (Alléluia
!)
As
we
go
marching
on
Alors
que
nous
marchons
Fall
in,
you
colored
brethren,
you
had
better
do
it
soon
Rejoins-nous,
frères
noirs,
tu
feras
mieux
de
le
faire
vite
Don't
you
hear
the
drum
a-comin′
to
the
Yankee
Doodle
tune?
N'entends-tu
pas
le
tambour
arriver
sur
l'air
de
Yankee
Doodle
?
We
are
with
you
now
this
morning,
we'll
be
far
away
at
noon
Nous
sommes
avec
toi
ce
matin,
nous
serons
loin
à
midi
As
we
go
marching
on
Alors
que
nous
marchons
(Glory!
Glory!
Hallelujah!)
Glory!
Hallelujah!
(Gloire
! Gloire
! Alléluia
!)
Gloire
! Alléluia
!
(Glory!
Glory!
Hallelujah!)
Glory!
Hallelujah!
(Gloire
! Gloire
! Alléluia
!)
Gloire
! Alléluia
!
(Glory!
Glory!
Hallelujah!)
Hallelujah!
(Gloire
! Gloire
! Alléluia
!)
Alléluia
!
As
we
go
marching
on
Alors
que
nous
marchons
As
we
go
marching
on
Alors
que
nous
marchons
Rate the translation
1
Union Dixie
2 The Girl I Left Behind Me
3 Marching Through Georgia
4 The Vacant Chair
5 Just Before the Battle Mother
6 Marching Song (Of The First Arkansas Negro Regiment)
7 Army of the Free
8 Get On Board, Little Children (Bonus Track)
9 I Ain't a Gonna Let It Happen No More (Bonus Track)
10 Blackberry Boogie (Bonus Track)
11 She's My Baby (Bonus Track)
12 Shot Gun Boogie (Bonus Track)
13 Country Junction (Bonus Track)
14 Catfish Boogie (Bonus Track)
15 Stand By Me (Bonus Track)
16 Faded Coat of Blue
17 New York Volunteer
18 Fall of Charleston
19 The Why And The Wherefore
20 Virginia's Bloody Soil
2 The Girl I Left Behind Me
3 Marching Through Georgia
4 The Vacant Chair
5 Just Before the Battle Mother
6 Marching Song (Of The First Arkansas Negro Regiment)
7 Army of the Free
8 Get On Board, Little Children (Bonus Track)
9 I Ain't a Gonna Let It Happen No More (Bonus Track)
10 Blackberry Boogie (Bonus Track)
11 She's My Baby (Bonus Track)
12 Shot Gun Boogie (Bonus Track)
13 Country Junction (Bonus Track)
14 Catfish Boogie (Bonus Track)
15 Stand By Me (Bonus Track)
16 Faded Coat of Blue
17 New York Volunteer
18 Fall of Charleston
19 The Why And The Wherefore
20 Virginia's Bloody Soil
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