Lyrics and translation The Wailers - Small Axe
Why
boasteth
thyself
Pourquoi
te
vanter
Oh,
evil
men
Oh,
hommes
mauvais
Playing
smart
En
jouant
au
malin
And
not
being
clever?
Oh
no
Et
en
n'étant
pas
intelligent
? Oh
non
I
said,
you're
working
iniquity
Je
dis
que
tu
fais
des
iniquités
To
achieve
vanity,
yeah
(if
a-so
a-so)
Pour
atteindre
la
vanité,
oui
(si
c'est
comme
ça)
But
the
goodness
of
Jah,
Jah
Mais
la
bonté
de
Jah,
Jah
I-dureth
forever
Dure
à
jamais
If
you
are
the
big
tree
Si
tu
es
le
grand
arbre
We
are
the
small
axe
Nous
sommes
la
petite
hache
Sharpened
to
cut
you
down
(well
sharp)
Aiguisee
pour
te
couper
(bien
affilee)
Ready
to
cut
you
down
Prête
à
te
couper
These
are
the
words
Ce
sont
les
paroles
Of
my
master,
keep
on
tellin'
me
De
mon
maître,
continue
à
me
le
dire
No
weak
heart
Aucun
cœur
faible
Shall
prosper,
oh
no
they
can't!
Ne
prospérera,
oh
non,
ils
ne
peuvent
pas
!
And
whosoever
diggeth
a
pit,
Lord
Et
quiconque
creuse
un
puits,
Seigneur
Shall
fall
in
it,
shall
fall
in
it
Tombera
dedans,
tombera
dedans
Whosoever
diggeth
a
pit
Quiconque
creuse
un
puits
Shall
bury
in
it,
shall
bury
in
it
Sera
enterré
dedans,
sera
enterré
dedans
If
you
are
the
big
tree
Si
tu
es
le
grand
arbre
We
are
the
small
axe
Nous
sommes
la
petite
hache
Sharpened
to
cut
you
down
Aiguisee
pour
te
couper
Ready
to
cut
you
down
Prête
à
te
couper
And
whosoever
diggeth
a
pit
Et
quiconque
creuse
un
puits
Shall
fall
in
it,
fall
in
it
Tombera
dedans,
tombera
dedans
And
whosoever
diggeth
a
pit
Et
quiconque
creuse
un
puits
Shall
bury
in
it,
shall
bury
in
it
Sera
enterré
dedans,
sera
enterré
dedans
If
you
are
the
big,
big
tree
Si
tu
es
le
grand,
grand
arbre
We
have
a
small
axe
Nous
avons
une
petite
hache
Ready
to
cut
you
down
(well
sharp)
Prête
à
te
couper
(bien
affilee)
Sharpened
to
cut
you
down
Aiguisee
pour
te
couper
If
you
are
the
big
tree,
let
me
tell
you
this
Si
tu
es
le
grand
arbre,
laisse-moi
te
dire
ceci
We
are
the
small
axe
Nous
sommes
la
petite
hache
Ready
to
cut
you
down
(well
sharp)
Prête
à
te
couper
(bien
affilee)
Sharpened
to
cut
you
down
Aiguisee
pour
te
couper
If
you
are
the
big
tree
Si
tu
es
le
grand
arbre
We
are
the
small
axe
Nous
sommes
la
petite
hache
Rate the translation
1
Lively Up Yourself (Live)
2 Duppy Conqueror
3 I Shot the Sheriff
4 Get Up, Stand Up (Live)
5 Get Up, Stand Up
6 Get Up, Stand Up
7 Burnin' and Lootin'
8 Put It On
9 Stir It Up (Live)
10 Pass It On
11 One Foundation
12 Rastaman Chant
13 Small Axe
14 Stop That Train - Live
15 Slave Driver - Live
16 Burnin' and Lootin' (Live)
17 Kinky Reggae (Live)
18 Put It On (Live)
19 No More Trouble (Live)
20 Midnight Ravers (Live)
21 Can't Blame the Youth (Live)
22 Duppy Conqueror (Live)
23 Get Up, Stand Up (Alternate Take)
24 The Oppressed Song - Remastered Version
25 Reincarnated Soul
26 No Sympathy - Remastered Version
27 Hallelujah Time
2 Duppy Conqueror
3 I Shot the Sheriff
4 Get Up, Stand Up (Live)
5 Get Up, Stand Up
6 Get Up, Stand Up
7 Burnin' and Lootin'
8 Put It On
9 Stir It Up (Live)
10 Pass It On
11 One Foundation
12 Rastaman Chant
13 Small Axe
14 Stop That Train - Live
15 Slave Driver - Live
16 Burnin' and Lootin' (Live)
17 Kinky Reggae (Live)
18 Put It On (Live)
19 No More Trouble (Live)
20 Midnight Ravers (Live)
21 Can't Blame the Youth (Live)
22 Duppy Conqueror (Live)
23 Get Up, Stand Up (Alternate Take)
24 The Oppressed Song - Remastered Version
25 Reincarnated Soul
26 No Sympathy - Remastered Version
27 Hallelujah Time
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