Текст и перевод песни Alasdair Roberts - Slowly Growing Old

Slowly Growing Old

What are you doing, soldier bold?
Slowly growing old, slowly growing old.
What are you doing, soldier bold?
Slowly growing old, said he.

Of what is the world made, soldier bold?
Slowly growing old, slowly growing oold.
A little light, and a little shade, don't you know.
Slowly growing old, said he.

And how shall we measure it, soldier bold?
Slowly growing old, slowly growing old.
By compass and by astrolabe.
Slowly growing old, said he.

And what will you do when you are old?
Retire from this world of constant woe.
And what will you do when you are old?
Retire from this world, let me go, let me go.

Vieillir lentement

Que fais-tu, brave soldat ?
Vieillir lentement, vieillir lentement.
Que fais-tu, brave soldat ?
Vieillir lentement, dit-il.

De quoi est fait le monde, brave soldat ?
Vieillir lentement, vieillir lentement.
Un peu de lumière, et un peu d'ombre, tu sais.
Vieillir lentement, dit-il.

Et comment allons-nous le mesurer, brave soldat ?
Vieillir lentement, vieillir lentement.
Par la boussole et l'astrolabe.
Vieillir lentement, dit-il.

Et que feras-tu quand tu seras vieux ?
Te retirer de ce monde de constant malheur.
Et que feras-tu quand tu seras vieux ?
Te retirer de ce monde, laisse-moi partir, laisse-moi partir.