The Weavers - State of Arkansas - Remastered - translation of the lyrics into French

Lyrics and translation The Weavers - State of Arkansas - Remastered




State of Arkansas - Remastered
État de l'Arkansas - Remasterisé
My name is Charlie Brennan, from Charleston I come
Je m'appelle Charlie Brennan, je viens de Charleston
I′ve traveled this wide world over, some ups and downs I've had
J'ai voyagé dans le monde entier, j'ai eu des hauts et des bas
I′ve traveled this wide world over, some ups and downs I've saw
J'ai voyagé dans le monde entier, j'ai vu des hauts et des bas
But I never really knew what misery was till I hit old Arkansas
Mais je n'ai jamais vraiment su ce qu'était la misère avant de me retrouver dans le vieil Arkansas
Got off the train in Little rock in the middle of winter
Je suis descendu du train à Little Rock en plein hiver
Nobody there to extend to me his paw
Personne n'était pour me tendre la main
Or bid me welcome to this State of Arkansas
Ou me souhaiter la bienvenue dans cet État de l'Arkansas
And it was cold
Et il faisait froid
I dodged behind the depot to dodge that blizzard wind
Je me suis mis à l'abri derrière le dépôt pour éviter ce blizzard
I met a walking skeleton, he said his name was Thomas Quinn
J'ai rencontré un squelette ambulant, il a dit que son nom était Thomas Quinn
Well, his hair hung down in rat-tails on his lean and lantern jaw
Eh bien, ses cheveux pendaient en queues de rat sur sa mâchoire maigre et lanterne
He invited me to his hotel, he said it was the best in Arkansas
Il m'a invité à son hôtel, il a dit que c'était le meilleur de l'Arkansas
I followed my conductor to his respective place
J'ai suivi mon conducteur jusqu'à sa place respective
Where pity and starvation were to be seen on every face
la pitié et la famine étaient visibles sur tous les visages
Well, his bread it was corn dodger and his meat I could not chaw
Eh bien, son pain était du pain de maïs et sa viande, je ne pouvais pas la mâcher
But he charged me a half a dollar in the State of Arkansas
Mais il m'a fait payer un demi-dollar dans cet État de l'Arkansas
And I went out and got me a job on a farm, farming
Et je suis sorti et j'ai trouvé un travail à la ferme, en travaillant la terre
But I didn't care for the work or the farmer
Mais je n'aimais pas le travail ni le fermier
Or his wife and none of his children
Ni sa femme ni aucun de ses enfants
So I went up to him one day and I said
Alors je suis allé le voir un jour et j'ai dit
"Mister I′m gonna quit this job and you can just pay me off right now"
"Monsieur, je vais quitter ce travail et vous pouvez me payer tout de suite"
He says, "Okay son, if that′s the way you feel about it"
Il a dit, "Ok mon fils, si c'est ce que tu ressens"
And he took me out in the barn and he handed me a mink skin
Et il m'a emmené dans la grange et il m'a donné une peau de vison
I said, "I don't want this thing I want my money
J'ai dit, "Je ne veux pas de cette chose, je veux mon argent
For the work I′ve done"
Pour le travail que j'ai fait"
He said, "Son, you may not know it but mink's skin is
Il a dit, "Fils, tu ne le sais peut-être pas, mais la peau de vison, c'est
What we′re using for currency down here now"
Ce qu'on utilise comme monnaie ici maintenant"
So I took it, when into town, hunted up a place
Alors je l'ai prise, je suis allé en ville, j'ai cherché un endroit
Put my mink skin up on the counter and turned
J'ai mis ma peau de vison sur le comptoir et je me suis retourné
If the bartender didn't toss me a pint
Si le barman ne m'a pas servi une pinte
And he picked up my mink skin, blowed the hair back on it
Et il a ramassé ma peau de vison, il a soufflé les poils dessus
Put it under the counter, fetched me out fourteen rabbit skins and
Il l'a mise sous le comptoir, il m'a donné quatorze peaux de lapin et
Three possum hives for change
Trois nids de opossum pour la monnaie
I′m going to the Indian territory and live outside the law
Je vais dans le territoire indien et je vais vivre en marge de la loi
I'll bid farewell to the kin bricks in the State of Arkansas
Je vais faire mes adieux aux briques de kin dans l'État de l'Arkansas
If you ever see me back again, I'll give to you my paw
Si tu me vois revenir, je te donnerai ma main
But it′ll be though a telescope from Hell to Arkansas
Mais ce sera à travers un télescope de l'enfer à l'Arkansas





Writer(s): Traditional, Fred Hellerman, Ronnie Gilbert, Lee Hays

The Weavers - The Diamond Collection (Remastered)
Album
The Diamond Collection (Remastered)
date of release
31-01-2014

1 Tzena Tzena Tzena - Remastered
2 Good Old Bowling Green - Remastered
3 On My Journey - Remastered
4 Marching to Pretoria - Remastered
5 Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream - Remastered
6 You Old Fool - Remastered
7 Every Night - Remastered
8 Buttermilk Hill (Remastered)
9 Jackhammer John (Remastered)
10 Rally Round the Flag (Remastered)
11 Run, Come, See Jerusalem (Remastered)
12 Fight On (Remastered)
13 Get Along Little Dogies (Remastered)
14 Brother Can You Spare a Dime (Remastered)
15 True Religion (Remastered)
16 Born in East Virginia (Remastered)
17 Below the Gallows Tree (Remastered)
18 When the Stars Begin to Fall (Remastered)
19 We Wish You a Merry Christmas
20 Greenland Whale Fisheries - Remastered
21 Rock Island Line - Remastered
22 Kisses Sweeter Than Wine - Remastered
23 Sixteen Tons - Remastered
24 Twelve Gates to the City - Remastered
25 I've Got a Home in That Rock - Remastered
26 Erie Canal - Remastered
27 Follow the Drinking Gourd - Remastered
28 Darling Corey - Remastered
29 House of the Rising Sun - Remastered
30 Wimoweh - Remastered
31 Lonesome Traveller - Remastered
32 You Made Me a Pallet On the Floor - Remastered
33 Bury Me - Remastered
34 Sinner Man - Remastered
35 The Keeper - Remastered
36 Aunt Rhodie - Remastered
37 Gotta Travel On - Remastered
38 Almost Done - Remastered
39 Eres Alta - Remastered
40 This Land Is Your Land - Remastered
41 When the Saints Go Marching In - Remastered
42 Empty Pocket Blues - Remastered
43 Wild Goose Grasses - Remastered
44 State of Arkansas - Remastered
45 Si Me Quieres Escribir - Remastered
46 Eddystone Light - Remastered
47 Pay Me My Money Down - Remastered
48 Aweigh, Santy Ano - Remastered
49 Greensleeves - Remastered
50 Sinking On the Reuben James (Remastered)
51 Subo - Remastered
52 Bay of Mexico - Remastered
53 Suliram - Remastered
54 Sylvie (Bring Me Lil Water, Sylvie) - Remastered
55 Bill Bailey Come Home (Remastered)
56 Along the Colorado Trail - Remastered
57 The Frozen Logger - Remastered
58 There Once Was a Young Man Who Went to the City - Remastered
59 Virgin Mary - Remastered
60 I Know Where I'm Going / Hush Little Baby (Remastered)
61 All Night Long - Remastered
62 Kum Bachura - Remastered
63 Around the World Medley - Artza Alinu / Floppy Eared Mule / Mazurka / Hey Liley Liley Lo (Remastered)
64 Hard Ain't It Hard (Remastered)
65 We're All Dodgin' (Remastered)
66 Greensleeves (2nd Version) [Remastered]
67 A-Walking and a-Talking (Remastered)
68 Tapuach Hineni (Remastered)
69 Bill (Remastered)
70 New Jerusalem (Remastered)
71 Stewball Stewball (Remastered)
72 Bye, Baby, Bye - Remastered
73 Universal Folk Song - Remastered
74 Which Side Are You On? (Remastered)
75 Amazing Grace - Remastered
76 Kumbaya - Remastered
77 Tina - Remastered
78 I Know Where I'm Going - Remastered
79 Suliram (I'll Be There) [Remastered]
80 Hush Little Baby - Remastered
81 Go Where I Send Thee (One for the Little Bitty Baby) [Remastered]
82 Venga Jaleo - Remastered
83 I Never Will Marry - Remastered
84 Old Riley - Remastered
85 Shalom Chaverim - Remastered
86 Around the World - Remastered
87 Meet the Johnson Boys - Remastered
88 Howard's Dead and Gone - Remastered
89 Hopsha Diri - Remastered
90 Woody's Rag and 900 Miles (Remastered)
91 Let the Midnight Special - Remastered
92 Mi Caballo - Remastered
93 Come Little Donkey - Remastered

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