Lyrics and translation The Pogues - The Wake of the Medusa
The
guests
are
stood
in
silence
Les
invités
se
tiennent
en
silence
They
stare
and
drink
their
wine
Ils
regardent
et
boivent
leur
vin
On
the
wall
the
canvas
hangs
Sur
le
mur,
la
toile
est
suspendue
Frozen
there
in
time
Figée
là
dans
le
temps
They
marvel
at
the
beauty
Ils
s'émerveillent
de
la
beauté
The
horror
and
despair
L'horreur
et
le
désespoir
At
the
wake
of
the
Medusa
Au
sillage
de
la
Méduse
No
one
shed
a
tear
Personne
n'a
versé
une
larme
Sit
my
friends
and
listen
Assieds-toi,
mon
amie,
et
écoute
Put
your
glasses
down
Pose
tes
verres
Sit
my
friends
and
listen
Assieds-toi,
mon
amie,
et
écoute
To
the
voices
of
the
drowned
Les
voix
des
noyés
In
the
moonlight′s
ghostly
glow
Sous
la
lueur
fantomatique
de
la
lune
I
waken
in
a
dream
Je
m'éveille
dans
un
rêve
Once
more
upon
that
raft
I
stand
Une
fois
de
plus,
je
me
tiens
debout
sur
ce
radeau
Upon
a
raging
sea
Sur
une
mer
déchaînée
In
my
ears
the
moans
and
screams
Dans
mes
oreilles,
les
gémissements
et
les
cris
Of
the
dying
ring
Des
mourants
résonnent
Somewhere
in
the
darkness
Quelque
part
dans
l'obscurité
The
siren
softly
sings
La
sirène
chante
doucement
Out
there
in
the
waves
she
stands
Là-bas,
dans
les
vagues,
elle
se
tient
debout
And
smiling
there
she
calls
Et,
souriante,
elle
appelle
As
the
lightning
cracks
the
sky
Alors
que
la
foudre
déchire
le
ciel
The
wind
begins
to
howl
Le
vent
se
met
à
hurler
The
architects
of
our
doom
Les
architectes
de
notre
perte
Around
their
tables
sit
Sont
assis
autour
de
leurs
tables
And
in
their
thrones
of
power
Et
sur
leurs
trônes
de
pouvoir
Condemn
those
they've
cast
adrift
Condamnent
ceux
qu'ils
ont
jetés
à
la
dérive
Echoes
down
the
city
street
Les
échos
résonnent
dans
les
rues
de
la
ville
Their
harpies
laughter
rings
Le
rire
de
leurs
harpies
retentit
Waiting
for
the
curtain
call
Attendant
l'appel
au
rideau
Oblivious
in
the
wings
Oublieux
dans
les
coulisses
The
casket
is
empty
Le
cercueil
est
vide
Abandon
ye
all
hope
Abandonnez
tout
espoir
They
ran
off
with
the
money
Ils
se
sont
enfuis
avec
l'argent
And
left
us
with
the
rope
Et
nous
ont
laissé
avec
la
corde
Rate the translation
1
Sally MacLennane
2 Thousands Are Sailing
3 Fairytale of New York
4 Hell's Ditch
5 Summer In Siam
6 Boys from the County Hell
7 The Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn
8 If I Should Fall from Grace With God
9 Metropolis
10 Dirty Old Town
11 The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
12 A Pair Of Brown Eyes
13 Fiesta
14 Transmetropolitan
15 Boat Train
16 The Auld Triangle
17 Sea Shanty
18 Billy's Bones
19 South Australia
20 Dark Streets of London
21 Young Ned Of The Hill
22 White City
23 Lullaby of London
24 The Old Main Drag
25 The Broad Majestic Shannon
26 Fairytale of New York
27 I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day
28 Down In the Ground Where the Deadmen Go
29 London You're A Lady
30 Lorca's Novena
31 Five Green Queens and Jean
32 Sit Down By the Fire
33 Worms
34 Misty Morning, Albert Bridge
35 Cotton Fields
36 Blue Heaven
37 Down All The Days
38 USA
39 Lorelei
40 Tombstone
41 House of the Gods
42 The Wake of the Medusa
43 Rainbow Man
44 Rain Street
45 Streets of Sorrow / Birmingham Six
46 The Ghost of a Smile
47 Sayonara
48 The Sunnyside of the Street
49 Night Train To Lorca
50 Six to Go
51 Medley: the Recruiting Sergeant / the Rocky Road to Dublin / Galway Races
52 Waxie's Dargle
53 Streams of Whiskey
54 Poor Paddy
55 Greenland Whale Fisheries
56 Kitty
57 Bottle of Smoke
58 Turkish Song of the Damned
59 Navigator
60 Jesse James
61 The Gentleman Soldier
62 The Battle March Medley
63 Gridlock
64 Maidrin Rua
65 The Battle of Brisbane
66 Dingle Regatta
67 Wild Cats Of Kilkenny
68 A Pistol For Paddy Garcia
2 Thousands Are Sailing
3 Fairytale of New York
4 Hell's Ditch
5 Summer In Siam
6 Boys from the County Hell
7 The Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn
8 If I Should Fall from Grace With God
9 Metropolis
10 Dirty Old Town
11 The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
12 A Pair Of Brown Eyes
13 Fiesta
14 Transmetropolitan
15 Boat Train
16 The Auld Triangle
17 Sea Shanty
18 Billy's Bones
19 South Australia
20 Dark Streets of London
21 Young Ned Of The Hill
22 White City
23 Lullaby of London
24 The Old Main Drag
25 The Broad Majestic Shannon
26 Fairytale of New York
27 I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day
28 Down In the Ground Where the Deadmen Go
29 London You're A Lady
30 Lorca's Novena
31 Five Green Queens and Jean
32 Sit Down By the Fire
33 Worms
34 Misty Morning, Albert Bridge
35 Cotton Fields
36 Blue Heaven
37 Down All The Days
38 USA
39 Lorelei
40 Tombstone
41 House of the Gods
42 The Wake of the Medusa
43 Rainbow Man
44 Rain Street
45 Streets of Sorrow / Birmingham Six
46 The Ghost of a Smile
47 Sayonara
48 The Sunnyside of the Street
49 Night Train To Lorca
50 Six to Go
51 Medley: the Recruiting Sergeant / the Rocky Road to Dublin / Galway Races
52 Waxie's Dargle
53 Streams of Whiskey
54 Poor Paddy
55 Greenland Whale Fisheries
56 Kitty
57 Bottle of Smoke
58 Turkish Song of the Damned
59 Navigator
60 Jesse James
61 The Gentleman Soldier
62 The Battle March Medley
63 Gridlock
64 Maidrin Rua
65 The Battle of Brisbane
66 Dingle Regatta
67 Wild Cats Of Kilkenny
68 A Pistol For Paddy Garcia
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