Lyrics and translation The Dubliners - Medley: Dublin / Nelson's Farewell
Medley: Dublin / Nelson's Farewell
Médley : Dublin / Adieu de Nelson
Oh,
poor
old
Admiral
Nelson
is
no
longer
in
the
air.
Oh,
le
pauvre
amiral
Nelson
n'est
plus
dans
les
airs.
Toora
loora
loora
loora
loo!
Toora
loora
loora
loora
loo !
On
the
eighth
day
of
March
in
Dublin
City
fair,
Le
huitième
jour
de
mars
dans
la
ville
de
Dublin,
Toora
loora
loora
loora
loo!
Toora
loora
loora
loora
loo !
From
his
stand
of
stones
and
mortar
De
son
piédestal
de
pierre
et
de
mortier
He
fell
crashing
through
the
quarter,
Il
est
tombé
en
s'écrasant
à
travers
le
quartier,
Where
once
he
stood
so
stiff
and
proud
and
rude.
Là
où
il
se
tenait
autrefois
si
raide,
fier
et
grossier.
So
let′s
sing
our
celebration,
Alors
chantons
notre
célébration,
It's
a
service
to
the
nation.
C'est
un
service
à
la
nation.
So
poor
old
Admiral
Nelson,
toora
loo!
Alors
pauvre
amiral
Nelson,
toora
loo !
Oh,
fifty
pounds
of
gelignite
it
sped
him
on
his
way,
Oh,
cinquante
livres
de
gélignite
l'ont
expédié
sur
son
chemin,
Toora
loora
loora
loora
loo!
Toora
loora
loora
loora
loo !
And
the
lad
that
laid
the
charge,
we′re
in
debt
to
him
today.
Et
le
garçon
qui
a
posé
la
charge,
nous
sommes
redevables
à
lui
aujourd'hui.
Toora
loora
loora
loora
loo!
Toora
loora
loora
loora
loo !
In
Trafalgar
Square
it
might
be
fair
Sur
la
place
Trafalgar,
ce
serait
peut-être
juste
To
leave
old
Nelson
standing
there
De
laisser
le
vieux
Nelson
debout
là
But
no
one
tells
the
Irish
what
they'll
view.
Mais
personne
ne
dit
aux
Irlandais
ce
qu'ils
verront.
Now
the
Dublin
Corporation
Maintenant,
la
Corporation
de
Dublin
Can
stop
deliberation
Peut
arrêter
la
délibération
For
the
boys
of
Ireland
showed
them
what
to
do!
Car
les
garçons
d'Irlande
leur
ont
montré
quoi
faire !
For
a
hundred
and
fifty-seven
years
it
stood
up
there
in
state
Pendant
cent
cinquante-sept
ans,
il
s'est
tenu
là
en
grande
pompe
Toora
loora
loora
loora
loo!
Toora
loora
loora
loora
loo !
To
mark
old
Nelson's
victory
o′er
the
French
and
Spanish
fleet,
Pour
marquer
la
victoire
du
vieux
Nelson
sur
la
flotte
française
et
espagnole,
Toora
loora
loora
loora
loo!
Toora
loora
loora
loora
loo !
But
one-thirty
in
the
morning,
Mais
à
une
heure
trente
du
matin,
Without
a
bit
of
warning,
Sans
aucun
avertissement,
Old
Nelson
took
a
powder
and
he
blew!
Le
vieux
Nelson
a
pris
de
la
poudre
et
il
a
explosé !
Now
at
last
the
Irish
nation
Maintenant,
enfin,
la
nation
irlandaise
Has
Parnell
in
higher
station
A
Parnell
en
plus
haute
position
Than
poor
old
Admiral
Nelson,
toora
loo!
Que
le
pauvre
amiral
Nelson,
toora
loo !
Oh
the
Russians
and
the
Yanks,
with
lunar
probes
they
play,
Oh,
les
Russes
et
les
Yankees,
avec
des
sondes
lunaires,
ils
jouent,
Toora
loora
loora
loora
loo!
Toora
loora
loora
loora
loo !
And
I
hear
the
French
are
trying
hard
to
make
up
lost
headway,
Et
j'entends
dire
que
les
Français
essaient
dur
de
rattraper
leur
retard,
Toora
loora
loora
loora
loo!
Toora
loora
loora
loora
loo !
But
now
the
Irish
join
the
race,
Mais
maintenant,
les
Irlandais
rejoignent
la
course,
We
have
an
astronaut
in
space,
Nous
avons
un
astronaute
dans
l'espace,
Ireland,
boys,
is
now
a
world
power
too!
L'Irlande,
les
gars,
est
maintenant
une
puissance
mondiale
aussi !
So
let′s
sing
our
celebration,
Alors
chantons
notre
célébration,
It's
a
service
to
the
nation.
C'est
un
service
à
la
nation.
So
poor
old
Admiral
Nelson,
toora
loo!
Alors
pauvre
amiral
Nelson,
toora
loo !
Rate the translation
Only registered users can rate translations.
Writer(s): the dubliners
Attention! Feel free to leave feedback.