The Pogues - Greenland Whale Fisheries - translation of the lyrics into French

Lyrics and translation The Pogues - Greenland Whale Fisheries




Greenland Whale Fisheries
La pêche à la baleine au Groenland
(The Pogues′ Version)
(La version des Pogues)
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In eighteen hundred and forty-six
En mille huit cent quarante-six,
And of March the eighteenth day,
Le dix-huit mars, quel jour !
We hoisted our colors to the top of the mast
On hissa les couleurs en haut du mât,
And for Greenland sailed away, brave boys,
Vers le Groenland, on prit le départ, ma belle,
And for Greenland sailed away.
Vers le Groenland, on prit le départ.
The lookout in the crosstrees stood
Du haut des barres, la vigie guettait,
With spyglass in his hand;
Sa longue-vue à la main ;
There's a whale, there′s a whale,
« Une baleine, une baleine,
And a whalefish he cried
Une baleine s’écria-t-il soudain,
And she blows at every span, brave boys
« Elle souffle à chaque instant, ma belle,
She blows at every span.
Elle souffle à chaque instant. »
The captain stood on the quarter deck,
Le capitaine se tenait sur le pont,
The ice was in his eye;
Les yeux rivés sur la glace ;
Overhaul, overhaul! Let your gibsheets fall,
« Larguez les écoutes ! Laissez filer les drisses !
And you'll put your boats to sea, brave boys
Mettez les chaloupes à la mer, ma belle,
And you'll put your boats to sea.
Mettez les chaloupes à la mer
Our harpoon struck and the line played out,
Le harpon frappa, la ligne se dévida,
With a single flourish of his tail,
D'un seul coup de sa nageoire caudale,
He capsized the boat and we lost five men,
Elle fit chavirer le bateau, cinq hommes furent perdus,
And we did not catch the whale, brave boys,
Et on ne prit pas la baleine, ma belle,
And we did not catch the whale.
Et on ne prit pas la baleine.
The losing of those five jolly men,
La perte de ces cinq gaillards,
It grieved the captain sore,
Affligea le capitaine,
But the losing of that fine whalefish
Mais la perte de cette belle baleine
Now it grieved him ten times more, brave boys
Le désola dix fois plus, ma belle,
Now it grieved him ten times more.
Le désola dix fois plus.
Oh Greenland is a barren land
Oh, le Groenland est une terre stérile,
A land that bares no green
Une terre sans verdure,
Where there′s ice and snow, and the whalefishes blow
il y a de la glace et de la neige, soufflent les baleines,
And the daylight′s seldom seen, brave boys
Et la lumière du jour est rarement vue, ma belle,
And the daylight's seldom seen.
Et la lumière du jour est rarement vue.
(Greenland Fisheries)
(Pêcheries du Groenland)
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′Twas in eighteen hundred and fifty-three
C'était en mille huit cent cinquante-trois,
And of June the thirteenth day,
Le treize juin, ce jour-là,
That our gallant ship her anchor weighed,
Que notre vaillant navire leva l'ancre,
And for Greenland bore away, brave boys,
Et vers le Groenland, mit le cap, ma belle,
And for Greenland bore away.
Et vers le Groenland, mit le cap.
The lookout in the crosstrees stood
Du haut des barres, la vigie guettait,
With spyglass in his hand;
Sa longue-vue à la main ;
There's a whale, there′s a whale,
« Une baleine, une baleine,
There's whalefish he cried
Une baleine s'écria-t-il soudain,
And she blows at every span, brave boys
« Elle souffle à chaque instant, ma belle,
She blows at every span.
Elle souffle à chaque instant. »
The captain stood on the quarter deck,
Le capitaine se tenait sur le pont,
And a fine little man was he;
C'était un homme de petite taille ;
Overhaul, overhaul! Let your davit tackles fall,
« Larguez les drisses ! Laissez filer les palans !
And launch your boats for sea, brave boys
Et mettez les chaloupes à la mer, ma belle,
And launch your boats for sea.
Et mettez les chaloupes à la mer
Now the boats were launched and the men aboard,
Les bateaux furent mis à l'eau, les hommes à bord,
And the whale was full in view.
Et la baleine était bien en vue.
Resolved was each seaman bold
Chaque marin était résolu
To steer where the whalefish blew, brave boys
À se diriger soufflait la baleine, ma belle,
To steer where the whalefish blew.
À se diriger soufflait la baleine.
We stuck the whale the line paid out,
On frappa la baleine, la ligne se dévida,
But she gave a flourish with her tail,
Mais elle donna un coup de queue,
The boat capsized and four men were drowned,
Le bateau chavira et quatre hommes se noyèrent,
And we never caught that whale, brave boys,
Et on ne prit jamais cette baleine, ma belle,
And we never caught that whale.
Et on ne prit jamais cette baleine.
To lose the whale, our captain said,
« Perdre la baleine », dit le capitaine,
It grieves my heart full sore,
« Cela me fend le cœur,
But oh! to lose (those) four gallant men
Mais oh ! perdre (ces) quatre braves hommes,
It grieves me ten times more, brave boys
Cela me désole dix fois plus, ma belle,
It grieves me ten times more.
Cela me désole dix fois plus. »
The winter star doth now appear,
L'étoile polaire apparaît maintenant,
So, boys we′ll anchor weight;
Alors, les gars, on va lever l'ancre ;
It's time to leave this cold country
Il est temps de quitter ce pays froid
And homeward bear away, brave boys
Et de rentrer chez nous, ma belle,
And homeward bear away.
Et de rentrer chez nous.
Oh Greenland is a dreadful place
Oh, le Groenland est un endroit affreux,
A land that's never green
Une terre jamais verte,
Where there′s ice and snow, and the whalefishes blow
il y a de la glace et de la neige, soufflent les baleines,
And the daylight′s seldom seen brave boys
Et la lumière du jour est rarement vue, ma belle,
But the daylight's seldom seen.
Mais la lumière du jour est rarement vue.





Writer(s): Pd Public Domain, James Thirkhill Fearnley, Jeremy Max Finer, Andrew David Ranken, Shane Patrick Lysaght Mac-gowan, Peter Richard Stacy, Cait O'riordan

The Pogues - Original Album Series: The Pogues
Album
Original Album Series: The Pogues
date of release
04-11-2011

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