Woody Guthrie - Sinking of the Rueben James - translation of the lyrics into French

Lyrics and translation Woody Guthrie - Sinking of the Rueben James




Sinking of the Rueben James
Le naufrage du Reuben James
Have you heard of a ship called the good Reuben James
As-tu entendu parler d'un navire appelé le bon Reuben James
Manned by hard fighting men both of honor and fame?
Avec des hommes courageux, à la fois honorables et célèbres ?
She flew the Stars and Stripes of the land of the free
Il arborait les étoiles et les rayures du pays de la liberté
But tonight she′s in her grave at the bottom of the sea
Mais ce soir, il repose dans sa tombe, au fond de la mer
Tell me what were their names, tell me what were their names
Dis-moi quels étaient leurs noms, dis-moi quels étaient leurs noms
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James?
Avais-tu un ami sur le bon Reuben James ?
What were their names, tell me, what were their names?
Quels étaient leurs noms, dis-moi, quels étaient leurs noms ?
Did you have a friend on the good Reuben James
Avais-tu un ami sur le bon Reuben James
Well, a hundred men went down in that dark watery grave
Eh bien, cent hommes sont descendus dans cette sombre tombe aquatique
When that good ship went down only forty-four were saved
Lorsque ce bon navire a coulé, seuls quarante-quatre ont été sauvés
That was the last day of October we saved the forty-four
C'était le dernier jour d'octobre que nous avons sauvé les quarante-quatre
From the cold ocean waters and the cold icy shore
Des froides eaux de l'océan et de la froide côte glacée
It was there in the dark of that uncertain night
C'est là, dans l'obscurité de cette nuit incertaine
That we watched for the U-boats and waited for a fight
Que nous avons observé les sous-marins et attendu le combat
Then a whine and a rock and a great explosion roared
Puis un sifflement, un choc et une grande explosion ont rugi
And they laid the Reuben James on that cold ocean floor
Et ils ont couché le Reuben James sur ce froid fond marin
Now tonight there are lights in our country so bright
Maintenant, ce soir, il y a des lumières dans notre pays si brillantes
In the farms and in the cities they're telling of the fight
Dans les fermes et dans les villes, ils racontent le combat
And now our mighty battleships will steam the bounding main
Et maintenant, nos puissants cuirassés vont parcourir la grande mer
And remember the name of that good Reuben James
Et se souvenir du nom de ce bon Reuben James





Writer(s): WOODY GUTHRIE

Woody Guthrie - The Ultimate Collection - 130 Recordings
Album
The Ultimate Collection - 130 Recordings
date of release
03-09-2012

1 Sinking of the Rueben James
2 Johnny Hart
3 Ladies Auxiliary
4 Columbia's Waters
5 Dust Bowl Refugee
6 Go Tell Aunt Rhody
7 Washington Talkin' Blues
8 Los Angeles New Year's Flood
9 Will Rogers Highway
10 Roll On Columbia
11 Jolly Banker
12 Dirty Overalls
13 Talking Sailor (Talking Merchant Marine)
14 What Are We Waiting On
15 Greenback Dollar
16 The Great Dust Storm
17 Old Time Religion
18 Ezekiel Saw The Wheel
19 Dusty Old Dust (So Long It's Been Good to Know Yuh)
20 Fastest of Ponies
21 Ludlow Massacre
22 Philadelphia Lawyer
23 Stackolee
24 When the Yanks Go Marching In
25 Poor Boy
26 Farmer-Labor Train
27 Ramblin' Round Your City
28 When the Curfew Blows
29 So Long, It's Been Good to Know You
30 Gambling Man
31 Miss Pavlichenko
32 Hobo's Lullaby
33 Better World A-Comin'
34 Talking Fishing Blues
35 Oregon Trail
36 New Found Land
37 End of the Line
38 Danville Girl
39 House of the Rising Sun
40 Billy the Kid
41 New York Town
42 Cocaine Blues
43 1913 Massacre
44 Pastures of Plenty
45 John Henry
46 Bury Me Beneath the Willow
47 Car Song
48 Talking Dust Bowl Blues
49 Worried Man Blues
50 I Ain't Got Nobody
51 Cumberland Gap
52 Baltimore to Washington
53 Grand Coulee Dam
54 Vigilante Man
55 Tom Joad, Pt. 2
56 Tom Joad, Pt. 1
57 Muleskinner Blues
58 Along in the Sun and the Rain
59 Red River Valley
60 Snow Deer
61 Going Down the Road Feeling Bad
62 Crawdad Song
63 Blowing Down That Old Dusty Road
64 Put My Little Shoes Away
65 Stepstone
66 Stewball
67 Take a Whiff On Me
68 Dust Can't Kill Me
69 Chisholm Trail
70 Bed On the Floor
71 Sowing On the Mountain
72 Froggie Went A-Courtin'
73 Sally Don't You Grieve
74 Little Darling
75 Little Black Train
76 Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet?
77 Miner's Song
78 Dust Pneumonia Blues
79 Ranger's Command
80 Two Good Men
81 Pretty Boy Floyd
82 Talking Columbia
83 Gypsy Davy
84 Slip Knot Hang Knot
85 Jarama Valley
86 Do Re Mi
87 Sally Goodin'
88 I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore
89 Ship in the Sky
90 Why, Oh Why?
91 Buffalo Skinners
92 Talking Hard Work
93 Mean Talking Blues
94 Jesse James
95 Howdjadoo
96 The Biggest Thing That Man Has Ever Done
97 This Land is Your Land
98 Dead Or Alive
99 Jesus Christ (They Laid Jesus Christ in His Grave)
100 Lingbergh
101 Wreck of the Ol' 97
102 Hen Cackle
103 Cowboy Waltz
104 Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy
105 Train 45
106 Railroad Blues
107 Whoopie Ti Yi Yo, Get Along Little Doggies
108 21 Years
109 Rubber Dolly
110 We Shall Be Free
111 Rye Straw
112 Ida Red
113 Song of the Coulee Dam
114 Wild Cyclone
115 Dig My Life Away
116 Lost Train Blues
117 Old Joe Clark/Beaumont Rag
118 Boll Weevil Song
119 California Blues
120 It Takes a Worried Man to Sing a Worried Song
121 The Dodger Song
122 Chain Around My Leg
123 Buffalo Gals

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