Lyrics and translation XTC - Books Are Burning (Live On 'The Late Show')
Books
are
burning
Les
livres
brûlent
In
the
main
square,
and
I
saw
there
Sur
la
place
centrale,
et
j'ai
vu
là
The
first
eating
the
text
Le
premier
dévorer
le
texte
Books
are
burning
Les
livres
brûlent
In
the
still
air
Dans
l'air
immobile
And
you
know
where
they
burn
books
Et
tu
sais
où
on
brûle
les
livres
People
are
next
On
brûle
ensuite
les
gens
I
believe
the
printed
word
should
be
forgiven
Je
crois
que
le
mot
imprimé
devrait
être
pardonné
Doesn′t
matter
what
it
said
Peu
importe
ce
qu'il
dit
Wisdom
hotline
from
the
dead
back
to
the
living
La
ligne
directe
de
la
sagesse
des
morts
vers
les
vivants
Key
to
the
larder
for
your
heart
and
head
La
clé
du
garde-manger
pour
ton
cœur
et
ta
tête
Books
are
burning
Les
livres
brûlent
In
our
own
town,
watch
us
turn
'round
Dans
notre
propre
ville,
regarde-nous
nous
retourner
And
cast
our
glances
elsewhere
Et
jeter
nos
regards
ailleurs
Books
are
burning
Les
livres
brûlent
In
the
playground
Dans
la
cour
de
récréation
Smell
of
burnt
book
is
not
unlike
human
hair
L'odeur
d'un
livre
brûlé
ressemble
à
celle
des
cheveux
humains
I
believe
the
printed
word
is
more
than
sacred
Je
crois
que
le
mot
imprimé
est
plus
que
sacré
Beyond
the
gauge
of
good
or
bad
Au-delà
de
la
mesure
du
bien
ou
du
mal
The
human
right
to
let
your
soul
fly
free
and
naked
Le
droit
humain
de
laisser
ton
âme
voler
librement
et
nue
Above
the
violence
of
the
fearful
and
sad
Au-dessus
de
la
violence
des
peureux
et
des
tristes
The
church
of
matches
L'église
des
allumettes
Anoints
in
ignorance
with
gasoline
Oingt
dans
l'ignorance
avec
de
l'essence
The
church
of
matches
L'église
des
allumettes
Grows
fat
by
breathing
in
the
smoke
of
dreams
Grossit
en
respirant
la
fumée
des
rêves
It′s
quite
obscene
C'est
assez
obscène
Books
are
burning
Les
livres
brûlent
More
each
day
now,
and
I
pray
now
Encore
plus
chaque
jour,
et
je
prie
maintenant
You
boys
will
tire
of
these
games
Que
vous
vous
lassiez
de
ces
jeux,
messieurs
Books
are
burning
Les
livres
brûlent
I
hope
somehow,
this
will
allow
J'espère
qu'en
quelque
sorte,
cela
permettra
A
phoenix
up
from
the
flames
À
un
phénix
de
renaître
de
ses
cendres
Rate the translation
1
Paper and Iron (Notes and Coins) [Live At the Lyceum]
2 Wonderland (Home Demo)
3 Making Plans For Nigel (Swindon Town Hall Demo)
4 King For a Day (Home Demo)
5 Books Are Burning (Live On 'The Late Show')
6 Crowded Room (Live At the Lyceum)
7 Snowman (Live At the Hammersmith Odeon)
8 Spinning Top (Live At Eric's Club)
9 Traffic Light Rock (Live At Eric's Club)
10 Yacht Dance (Live On 'The Old Grey Whistle Test')
11 Generals and Majors (Rehearsal Tape)
12 Life Begins At the Hop (First Rehearsal Extract)
13 Wake Up (Home Demo)
14 Towers of London (Rejected Single Recording)
15 The Meeting Place (Home Demo)
16 The Disappointed (Home Demo)
17 Dear God (Band Demo)
18 All You Pretty Girls (Home Demo)
19 Science Friction (CBS Demo)
20 Love On a Farmboy's Wages (Home Demo)
21 Grass (Home Demo)
22 Sleepyheads ('Drums and Wires' Out-Take)
23 Brainiac's Daughter (Remastered)
24 Vanishing Girl (Remastered)
25 No Language In Our Lungs (Remastered)
26 Ten Feet Tall (Remastered)
27 Reel By Reel (Single Recording)
28 When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty (Single Recording)
29 This Is Pop? (Single Version) (Remastered)
30 Are You Receiving Me? (Remastered)
31 Omnibus (Remastered)
32 Bungalow (Remastered)
33 Find the Fox (Home Demo) [Remastered]
34 Chalkhills and Children (Remastered)
35 Terrorism (Home Demo) [Remastered]
36 Season Cycle (Remastered)
37 The Troubles (Home Demo) [Remastered]
38 Radios In Motion (Remastered)
39 Fly On the Wall (Remastered)
40 Jason and the Argonauts (Remastered)
41 Ladybird (Remastered)
42 The Everyday Story of Smalltown (Remastered)
43 Let's Make a Den (Home Demo) [Remastered]
44 Didn't Hurt a Bit ('Nonsuch' Out-Take)
45 Senses Working Overtime (Early Work Tape)
46 Fireball XL5/Fireball Dub ('White Music' Out-Take)
47 Heatwave MKII Deluxe ('White Music' Out-Take)
48 Things Fall To Bits ('Go 2' Out-Take)
49 Us Being Us ('Go 2' Out-Take)
50 Punch and Judy (Single Recording)
51 Mayor of Simpleton (Early Work Cassette)
52 The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (Early Demo)
53 Ball and Chain (Single Recording)
54 Sgt Rock (Is Going To Help Me) [Remastered]
55 Let's Have Fun ('White Music' Out-Take)
56 Life Begins At the Hop (First Recording)
57 Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!) [Live In Sydney]
58 Into the Atom Age/Hang On To the Night/Neon Shuffle (Medley) [Live In Sydney]
59 Life Begins At the Hop (American Single Recording)
60 Helicopter (Single Recording)
2 Wonderland (Home Demo)
3 Making Plans For Nigel (Swindon Town Hall Demo)
4 King For a Day (Home Demo)
5 Books Are Burning (Live On 'The Late Show')
6 Crowded Room (Live At the Lyceum)
7 Snowman (Live At the Hammersmith Odeon)
8 Spinning Top (Live At Eric's Club)
9 Traffic Light Rock (Live At Eric's Club)
10 Yacht Dance (Live On 'The Old Grey Whistle Test')
11 Generals and Majors (Rehearsal Tape)
12 Life Begins At the Hop (First Rehearsal Extract)
13 Wake Up (Home Demo)
14 Towers of London (Rejected Single Recording)
15 The Meeting Place (Home Demo)
16 The Disappointed (Home Demo)
17 Dear God (Band Demo)
18 All You Pretty Girls (Home Demo)
19 Science Friction (CBS Demo)
20 Love On a Farmboy's Wages (Home Demo)
21 Grass (Home Demo)
22 Sleepyheads ('Drums and Wires' Out-Take)
23 Brainiac's Daughter (Remastered)
24 Vanishing Girl (Remastered)
25 No Language In Our Lungs (Remastered)
26 Ten Feet Tall (Remastered)
27 Reel By Reel (Single Recording)
28 When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty (Single Recording)
29 This Is Pop? (Single Version) (Remastered)
30 Are You Receiving Me? (Remastered)
31 Omnibus (Remastered)
32 Bungalow (Remastered)
33 Find the Fox (Home Demo) [Remastered]
34 Chalkhills and Children (Remastered)
35 Terrorism (Home Demo) [Remastered]
36 Season Cycle (Remastered)
37 The Troubles (Home Demo) [Remastered]
38 Radios In Motion (Remastered)
39 Fly On the Wall (Remastered)
40 Jason and the Argonauts (Remastered)
41 Ladybird (Remastered)
42 The Everyday Story of Smalltown (Remastered)
43 Let's Make a Den (Home Demo) [Remastered]
44 Didn't Hurt a Bit ('Nonsuch' Out-Take)
45 Senses Working Overtime (Early Work Tape)
46 Fireball XL5/Fireball Dub ('White Music' Out-Take)
47 Heatwave MKII Deluxe ('White Music' Out-Take)
48 Things Fall To Bits ('Go 2' Out-Take)
49 Us Being Us ('Go 2' Out-Take)
50 Punch and Judy (Single Recording)
51 Mayor of Simpleton (Early Work Cassette)
52 The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (Early Demo)
53 Ball and Chain (Single Recording)
54 Sgt Rock (Is Going To Help Me) [Remastered]
55 Let's Have Fun ('White Music' Out-Take)
56 Life Begins At the Hop (First Recording)
57 Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!) [Live In Sydney]
58 Into the Atom Age/Hang On To the Night/Neon Shuffle (Medley) [Live In Sydney]
59 Life Begins At the Hop (American Single Recording)
60 Helicopter (Single Recording)
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