Текст и перевод песни Henri Dès - Il était un petit navire

Il était un petit navire

Il était un petit navire
Il était un petit navire
Qui n′avait ja-ja-jamais navigué
Qui n'avait ja-ja-jamais navigué, ohé, ohé

Il entreprit un long voyage
Il entreprit un long voyage
Sur la mer Mé-Mé-Méditerranée
Sur la mer Mé-Mé-Méditerranée, ohé, ohé

Au bout de cinq à six semaines
Au bout de cinq à six semaines
Les vivres vin-vin-vinrent à manquer
Les vivres vin-vin-vinrent à manquer, ohé, ohé

Ohé, ohé, Matelot
Matelot navigue sur les flots
Ohé, ohé, Matelot
Matelot navigue sur les flots

On tira à la courte paille
On tira à la courte paille
Pour savoir qui, qui, qui serait mangé
Pour savoir qui, qui, qui serait mangé, ohé, ohé

Le sort tomba sur le plus jeune
Le sort tomba sur le plus jeune
C′est donc lui qui, qui, qui fut désigné
C'est donc lui qui, qui, qui fut désigné, ohé, ohé

On cherche alors à quelle sauce
On cherche alors à quelle sauce
Le pauvre enfant-fant-fant serait mangé
Le pauvre enfant-fant-fant serait mangé, ohé, ohé

Ohé, ohé, Matelot
Matelot navigue sur les flots
Ohé, ohé, Matelot
Matelot navigue sur les flots

Il fait au ciel une prière
Il fait au ciel une prière
Interrogeant-geant-geant l'immensité
Interrogeant-geant-geant l′immensité, ohé, ohé

Oh, sainte Vierge, oh, ma patronne
Oh, sainte Vierge, oh, ma patronne
Cria le pau-pau-pauvre infortuné
Cria le pau-pau-pauvre infortuné, ohé, ohé

Au même instant un grand miracle
Au même instant un grand miracle
Pour l′enfant fut, fut, fut réalisé
Pour l'enfant fut, fut, fut réalisé, ohé, ohé

Ohé, ohé, Matelot
Matelot navigue sur les flots
Ohé, ohé, Matelot
Matelot navigue sur les flots

Des petits poissons dans le navire
Des petits poissons dans le navire
Sautèrent par, par, par plusieurs milliers
Sautèrent par, par, pa plusieurs milliers, ohé, ohé

On les prit, on les mit à frire
On les prit, on les mit à frire
Le jeune mou-mou-mousse fut sauvé
Le jeune mou-mou-mousse fut sauvé, ohé, ohé

Ohé, ohé, Matelot
Matelot navigue sur les flots
Ohé, ohé, Matelot
Matelot navigue sur les flots

Ohé, ohé, Matelot
Matelot navigue sur les flots
Ohé, ohé, Matelot
Matelot navigue sur les flots

The Little Ship

There once was a little ship, my dear
There once was a little ship, you see
That had ne-ne-never sailed the sea
That had ne-ne-never sailed, oh no, oh no

It set out on a journey long
It set out on a journey long
Across the Me-Me-Mediterranean strong
Across the Me-Me-Mediterranean, oh no, oh no

After five or six long weeks at sea
After five or six long weeks at sea
Their pro-pro-provisions ran out, you see
Their pro-pro-provisions ran out, oh no, oh no

Oh no, oh no, Sailor lad
Sailor lad sailing on the waves so sad
Oh no, oh no, Sailor lad
Sailor lad sailing on the waves so sad

They drew straws, short and long
They drew straws, short and long
To see who, who, who would be eaten among
To see who, who, who would be eaten, oh no, oh no

The lot fell on the youngest one
The lot fell on the youngest one
He was the one, the one, the one to be undone
He was the one, the one, the one to be undone, oh no, oh no

They pondered then, with faces grim
They pondered then, with faces grim
With what sauce, sauce, sauce they would eat him
With what sauce, sauce, sauce they would eat him, oh no, oh no

Oh no, oh no, Sailor lad
Sailor lad sailing on the waves so sad
Oh no, oh no, Sailor lad
Sailor lad sailing on the waves so sad

He prayed to heaven up above
He prayed to heaven up above
Questioning-tioning-tioning the vastness of love
Questioning-tioning-tioning the vastness, oh no, oh no

Oh, Virgin Mary, my patron saint
Oh, Virgin Mary, my patron saint
Cried the poor, poor, poor unfortunate
Cried the poor, poor, poor unfortunate, oh no, oh no

In that instant, a miracle grand
In that instant, a miracle grand
For the child was, was, was at hand
For the child was, was, was at hand, oh no, oh no

Oh no, oh no, Sailor lad
Sailor lad sailing on the waves so sad
Oh no, oh no, Sailor lad
Sailor lad sailing on the waves so sad

Small fish into the ship did hop
Small fish into the ship did hop
Jumping in, in, in by the thousands non-stop
Jumping in, in, in by the thousands, oh no, oh no

They were caught and fried with care
They were caught and fried with care
The young sai-sai-sailor was spared from despair
The young sai-sai-sailor was spared, oh no, oh no

Oh no, oh no, Sailor lad
Sailor lad sailing on the waves so sad
Oh no, oh no, Sailor lad
Sailor lad sailing on the waves so sad

Oh no, oh no, Sailor lad
Sailor lad sailing on the waves so sad
Oh no, oh no, Sailor lad
Sailor lad sailing on the waves so sad