Killiburne Brae - The Irish Rovers translation in French

Killiburne Brae

There was an ould man down by Killiburn Brae – Riful,
Riful, tidi foldey
There was an ould man down by Killiburn Brae
Had a curse of a wife for most of his days
With me riful doldol, tidi folol
Fola doldol da dolda doldey
One day as this man he walked out in the glen - Riful,
Riful, tidi foldey
One day as this man he walked out in the glen
Well he met with the divil, says "How are ye then?"
The divil he says "I have come for your wife" - Riful,
Riful, tidi foldey
The divil he says "I have come for your wife"
For I hear she's the curse and the bane of your life
So the divil he hoisted her up on his back - Riful,
Riful, tidi foldey
So the divil he hoisted her up on his back
And away off to hell, with her he did whack
And when at last they came to hell's gates - Riful,
Riful, tidi foldey
And when at last they came to hell's gates
Well she lifted her stick and she battered his pate
There were two little divils there tied up in chains -
Riful, riful, tidi foldey
There were two little divils there tied up in chains
Well she lifted her stick and she scattered their
Brains
There were two other divils there roaring like bulls -
Riful, riful, tidi foldey
There were two other divils there roaring like bulls
And she lifted her stick and she battered their skulls
There were two other divils there playing at ball -
Riful, riful, tidi foldey
There were two other divils there playing at ball
She lifted her stick and she battered them all
So the divil he hoisted her up on his back - Riful,
Riful, tidi foldey
So the divil he hoisted her up on his back
They were seven years coming and days going back
And when they came back to Killiburn Brae - Riful,
Riful, tidi foldey
And when they came back to Killiburn Brae
Well the divil he cried and he shouted hooray
Says he, me good man, here's your wife safe and well -
Riful, riful, tidi foldey
Says he, me good man, here's your wife safe and well
For the likes of herself we would not have in hell
Which proves that the women are worse than the men -
Riful, riful, tidi foldey
Which proves that the women are worse than the men
When they go down to hell they are thrown out again

Killiburne Brae

Il y avait un vieil homme près de Killiburn Brae – Riful,
Riful, tidi foldey
Il y avait un vieil homme près de Killiburn Brae
Il avait une femme maudite pour la plupart de ses jours
Avec mon riful doldol, tidi folol
Fola doldol da dolda doldey
Un jour, cet homme s'est promené dans la vallée - Riful,
Riful, tidi foldey
Un jour, cet homme s'est promené dans la vallée
Eh bien, il a rencontré le diable, et il a dit "Comment vas-tu alors ?"
Le diable a dit "Je suis venu pour ta femme" - Riful,
Riful, tidi foldey
Le diable a dit "Je suis venu pour ta femme"
Car j'ai entendu dire qu'elle était la malédiction et la ruine de ta vie
Alors le diable l'a hissée sur son dos - Riful,
Riful, tidi foldey
Alors le diable l'a hissée sur son dos
Et s'en est allé en enfer, avec elle, il a frappé
Et quand ils ont finalement atteint les portes de l'enfer - Riful,
Riful, tidi foldey
Et quand ils ont finalement atteint les portes de l'enfer
Eh bien, elle a levé son bâton et elle lui a donné un coup sur la tête
Il y avait deux petits diables là-bas, enchaînés -
Riful, riful, tidi foldey
Il y avait deux petits diables là-bas, enchaînés
Eh bien, elle a levé son bâton et elle a dispersé leurs
Cervelles
Il y avait deux autres diables là-bas, rugissant comme des taureaux -
Riful, riful, tidi foldey
Il y avait deux autres diables là-bas, rugissant comme des taureaux
Et elle a levé son bâton et elle leur a cassé le crâne
Il y avait deux autres diables là-bas qui jouaient au ballon -
Riful, riful, tidi foldey
Il y avait deux autres diables là-bas qui jouaient au ballon
Elle a levé son bâton et elle les a tous frappés
Alors le diable l'a hissée sur son dos - Riful,
Riful, tidi foldey
Alors le diable l'a hissée sur son dos
Ils ont mis sept ans à venir et les jours à revenir
Et quand ils sont revenus à Killiburn Brae - Riful,
Riful, tidi foldey
Et quand ils sont revenus à Killiburn Brae
Eh bien, le diable a crié et il a crié hourra
Il a dit, mon bonhomme, voilà ta femme saine et sauve -
Riful, riful, tidi foldey
Il a dit, mon bonhomme, voilà ta femme saine et sauve
Car nous n'aurions pas voulu de quelqu'un comme elle en enfer
Ce qui prouve que les femmes sont pires que les hommes -
Riful, riful, tidi foldey
Ce qui prouve que les femmes sont pires que les hommes
Quand elles descendent en enfer, elles sont renvoyées.