Lyrics and translation The Dubliners - Whack Fol De Diddle

Whack Fol De Diddle

I'll sing you a song of peace and love,
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
To the land that reigns all lands above.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
May peace and plenty be her share
Who kept our homes from want and care,
God bless Mother England is our prayer.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
So we say, Hip Hooray!
Come and listen while we pray.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
When we were savage, fierce and wild
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
She came like a mother to her child.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
She gently raised us from the slime
Kept our hands from hellish crime,
And sent us to Heaven in her own good time.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
So we say, Hip Hooray!
Come and listen while we pray.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Now our fathers oft were very bad boys.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Pikes and guns are dangerous toys.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
From Bearna Baol to Bunker Hill
They made poor England weep her fill,
But ould Brittania loves us still!
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
So we say, Hip Hooray!
Come and listen while we pray.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Now Irishmen, forget the past!
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
And think of the time that's coming fast.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
When we shall all be civilized,
Neat and clean and well-advised.
And won't Mother England be surprised?
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
So we say, Hip Hooray!
Come and listen while we pray.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.

Whack Fol De Diddle

Je vais te chanter une chanson de paix et d'amour,
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Pour le pays qui règne sur tous les pays.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Que la paix et l'abondance soient sa part
Qui a gardé nos foyers du besoin et des soucis,
Que Dieu bénisse la Mère Angleterre, c'est notre prière.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Alors nous disons, Hip Hourra !
Viens et écoute pendant que nous prions.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Quand nous étions sauvages, féroces et sauvages
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Elle est venue comme une mère à son enfant.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Elle nous a doucement élevés de la boue
A gardé nos mains du crime infernal,
Et nous a envoyés au paradis en son bon temps.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Alors nous disons, Hip Hourra !
Viens et écoute pendant que nous prions.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Maintenant, nos pères étaient souvent de très mauvais garçons.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Les piques et les fusils sont des jouets dangereux.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
De Bearna Baol à Bunker Hill
Ils ont fait pleurer la pauvre Angleterre à pleines larmes,
Mais la vieille Britannia nous aime toujours !
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Alors nous disons, Hip Hourra !
Viens et écoute pendant que nous prions.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Maintenant, Irlandais, oubliez le passé !
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Et pense au temps qui arrive rapidement.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Quand nous serons tous civilisés,
Propre et propre et bien conseillé.
Et la Mère Angleterre ne sera-t-elle pas surprise ?
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.
Alors nous disons, Hip Hourra !
Viens et écoute pendant que nous prions.
Whack fol the diddle all the di do day.