Lyrics and translation XTC - The Troubles (home demo)
Well
hush
my
children
don't
you
cry
Eh
bien,
tais-toi,
mon
enfant,
ne
pleure
pas
The
troubles
will
soon
all
be
over
Les
troubles
seront
bientôt
terminés
The
tears
that
swell
in
every
eye
Les
larmes
qui
gonflent
dans
chaque
œil
Will
fall
to
the
ground
and
bring
clover
Tomberont
au
sol
et
apporteront
du
trèfle
The
soldiers
are
only
teenage
boys
Les
soldats
ne
sont
que
des
adolescents
The
same
as
in
Durban
or
Dover
Les
mêmes
qu'à
Durban
ou
Douvres
So
rein
aside
all
your
warring
toys
Alors,
mets
de
côté
tous
tes
jouets
de
guerre
The
troubles
will
soon
all
be
over
Les
troubles
seront
bientôt
terminés
Well
hush
my
children
go
to
sleep
Eh
bien,
tais-toi,
mon
enfant,
va
dormir
The
troubles
will
soon
all
be
over
Les
troubles
seront
bientôt
terminés
Their
bombs
will
form
a
rusting
heap
Leurs
bombes
formeront
un
tas
rouillé
For
flowers
and
fern
to
grow
over
Pour
que
les
fleurs
et
les
fougères
poussent
dessus
Their
leaders
are
only
drunk
with
fear
Leurs
leaders
ne
sont
que
des
ivrognes
de
peur
They
wouldn't
do
this
be
they
sober
Ils
ne
feraient
pas
ça
s'ils
étaient
sobres
And
when
they
drink
our
friendship
clear
Et
quand
ils
auront
bu
notre
amitié
jusqu'à
la
lie
The
troubles
will
soon
all
be
over
Les
troubles
seront
bientôt
terminés
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1
Spinning Top (live)
2 Yacht Dance (live)
3 Jason and the Argonauts (English Settlement version)
4 Let’s Make a Den (home demo)
5 Brainiac’s Daughter (Psonic Psunspot version)
6 Snowman (live)
7 Vanishing Girl (Psonic Psunspot version)
8 Find the Fox (home demo)
9 The Troubles (home demo)
10 Mayor of Simpleton (early work tape)
11 Chalkhills and Children (Oranges & Lemons version)
12 The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (early home demo)
13 No Language in Our Lungs (Black Sea version)
14 Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me) (Black Sea version)
15 Ten Feet Tall (Drums and Wires version)
16 Life Begins at the Hop (unused U.S. single recording)
17 Real by Reel (unused single recording)
18 Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!) (live)
19 Life Begins at the Hop (first recording, unused)
20 Crowded Room (live)
21 Making Plans for Nigel (demo from Swindon Town Hall)
22 Paper and Iron (Notes and Coins) (live)
23 Traffic Light Rock (live)
24 Terrorism (home demo)
25 Books Are Burning (live)
26 Ball and Chain (unused single recording)
27 Shaving Brush Boogie
28 Fly on the Wall (English Settlement version)
29 Ladybird (Mummer version)
30 The Everyday Story of Smalltown (Big Express version)
31 Season Cycle (Skylarking version)
32 Omnibus (Nonsuch version)
33 Bungalow (Nonsuch version)
34 Didn't Hurt a Bit ('Nonsuch' Out-Take)
35 Senses Working Overtime (Early Work Tape)
36 Radios in Motion (White Music version)
37 Fireball XL5/Fireball Dub ('White Music' Out-Take)
38 Heatwave MKII Deluxe ('White Music' Out-Take)
39 This Is Pop? (single version)
40 Are You Receiving Me? (Go 2 outtake)
41 Things Fall To Bits ('Go 2' Out-Take)
42 Us Being Us ('Go 2' Out-Take)
43 Wanking Man
44 Atom Medley: Into the Atom Age / Hang On to the Night / Neon Shuffle (live)
45 When You’re Near Me I Have Difficulty (unused single recording)
46 Helicopter (unused single recording)
2 Yacht Dance (live)
3 Jason and the Argonauts (English Settlement version)
4 Let’s Make a Den (home demo)
5 Brainiac’s Daughter (Psonic Psunspot version)
6 Snowman (live)
7 Vanishing Girl (Psonic Psunspot version)
8 Find the Fox (home demo)
9 The Troubles (home demo)
10 Mayor of Simpleton (early work tape)
11 Chalkhills and Children (Oranges & Lemons version)
12 The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (early home demo)
13 No Language in Our Lungs (Black Sea version)
14 Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me) (Black Sea version)
15 Ten Feet Tall (Drums and Wires version)
16 Life Begins at the Hop (unused U.S. single recording)
17 Real by Reel (unused single recording)
18 Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!) (live)
19 Life Begins at the Hop (first recording, unused)
20 Crowded Room (live)
21 Making Plans for Nigel (demo from Swindon Town Hall)
22 Paper and Iron (Notes and Coins) (live)
23 Traffic Light Rock (live)
24 Terrorism (home demo)
25 Books Are Burning (live)
26 Ball and Chain (unused single recording)
27 Shaving Brush Boogie
28 Fly on the Wall (English Settlement version)
29 Ladybird (Mummer version)
30 The Everyday Story of Smalltown (Big Express version)
31 Season Cycle (Skylarking version)
32 Omnibus (Nonsuch version)
33 Bungalow (Nonsuch version)
34 Didn't Hurt a Bit ('Nonsuch' Out-Take)
35 Senses Working Overtime (Early Work Tape)
36 Radios in Motion (White Music version)
37 Fireball XL5/Fireball Dub ('White Music' Out-Take)
38 Heatwave MKII Deluxe ('White Music' Out-Take)
39 This Is Pop? (single version)
40 Are You Receiving Me? (Go 2 outtake)
41 Things Fall To Bits ('Go 2' Out-Take)
42 Us Being Us ('Go 2' Out-Take)
43 Wanking Man
44 Atom Medley: Into the Atom Age / Hang On to the Night / Neon Shuffle (live)
45 When You’re Near Me I Have Difficulty (unused single recording)
46 Helicopter (unused single recording)
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