Paroles et traduction Tiken Jah Fakoly - Soldier

Soldier

Soldier, soldier hé american soldier
Soldier, soldier, soldier hé british soldier

Qu'elle est la mère qui t'a laissé partir
Un beau matin plantée sur le tarmac dans l'aeroport de Londres ou d'Atlanta
Oh y'a dans ses yeux comme des lacs
Et cette femme qui t'a dit rentre y a peut être 20 ans de moins
Sa main posée sur son ventre cache peut être un orphelin

Soldier, soldier hé american soldier
Soldier, soldier, soldier hé british soldier

Est-ce que 51 étoiles valent tout ces morts et ces larmes
Oui est-ce qu'elles valent autant de balles autant de cris autant de larmes

Say mama i'm gone
And i don't know when I'll be back again
My whole land is at war
I call you soon so we can talk again
We can discuss this some more
And I know that it hurts you
To know that I'm so far from home
Hurts you
To know so many things gone wrong
You ask yourself "Why not someone else's son?"
But I'm chosen
To be the one to drop this bomb

I'm a soldier, soldier hé american soldier
Soldier, soldier, soldier hé british soldier

T'as cru mourir au champ d'honneur, ce n'est qu'un champ de pétrole
La liberté ce n'est qu'un leurre quand elle est GI au croisade

Who'd ever thought that i'd be fightin miles away?
Who'd ever thought never saw that freedom wouldn't come my way?
So I try to just forget it
Never could regret it
The president said it
And he led it
Oh mama, send my love to my sisters and brothers
I'm a soldier just like my father
Don't cry for me please don't bother

Soldier, soldier hé american soldier
Soldier, soldier, soldier hé british soldier

T'as cru mourir au champ d'honneur, ce n'est qu'un jeu de pouvoir

C'est le soldat qui meurt et rarement le général
Qui lui met la main sur le coeur quand le tien reçoit une balle
D'ailleurs c'est le soldat qui meurt et rarement monsieur le général

Soldier, soldier hé american soldier (soldat des favelas)
Soldier, soldier, soldier hé british soldier (soldat noir de tous les ghettos)

Soldier soldier hé american soldier (soldat de toutes les couleurs)
Soldier, soldier, soldier hé british soldier (t'est peut-etre mort pour rien)

Soldier

Soldier, soldier, hey American soldier
Soldier, soldier, soldier, hey British soldier

Which mother let you go,
One fine morning, standing on the tarmac at London or Atlanta airport
Oh, there are lakes in her eyes
And that woman who told you to come back, maybe 20 years younger
Her hand on her belly might be hiding an orphan

Soldier, soldier, hey American soldier
Soldier, soldier, soldier, hey British soldier

Are 51 stars worth all these deaths and tears?
Yes, are they worth so many bullets, so many cries, so many tears?

Say mama, I'm gone
And I don't know when I'll be back again
My whole land is at war
I'll call you soon so we can talk again
We can discuss this some more
And I know that it hurts you
To know that I'm so far from home
Hurts you
To know so many things gone wrong
You ask yourself "Why not someone else's son?"
But I'm chosen
To be the one to drop this bomb

I'm a soldier, soldier, hey American soldier
Soldier, soldier, soldier, hey British soldier

You thought you'd die on the field of honor, it's just an oil field
Freedom is just a decoy when it's a GI on a crusade

Who'd ever thought that I'd be fighting miles away?
Who'd ever thought, never saw that freedom wouldn't come my way?
So I try to just forget it
Never could regret it
The president said it
And he led it
Oh mama, send my love to my sisters and brothers
I'm a soldier just like my father
Don't cry for me, please don't bother

Soldier, soldier, hey American soldier
Soldier, soldier, soldier, hey British soldier

You thought you'd die on the field of honor, it's just a power game

It's the soldier who dies and rarely the general
Who puts his hand on his heart when yours gets a bullet
Besides, it's the soldier who dies and rarely Mr. General

Soldier, soldier, hey American soldier (soldier of the favelas)
Soldier, soldier, soldier, hey British soldier (black soldier of all ghettos)

Soldier soldier, hey American soldier (soldier of all colors)
Soldier, soldier, soldier, hey British soldier (you may have died for nothing)