Текст и перевод песни Roch Voisine - Ode to Billy Joe - La Marie-Jeanne

Ode to Billy Joe - La Marie-Jeanne

C′était le quatre juin, le soleil tapait depuis le matin
Je m'occupais de la vigne et mon frère chargeait le foin.
Et l′heure du déjeuner venue, on est retourné à la maison
Et notre mère a crié d'la cuisine "essuyez vos pieds sur l'paillasson".
Puis elle nous dit qu′elle avait des nouvelles de Bourg-Les-Essonnes
"Ce matin Marie-Jeanne Guillaume s′est jetée du pont de la Garonne".

Et mon père dit à ma mère en nous passant le plat de gratin
"La Marie-Jeanne, elle n'était pas très maline, passe-moi donc le pain.
Y′a bien encore deux hectares à labourer dans le champ d'la canne"
Et maman dit "Tu vois quand j′y pense
C'est quand même bête pour cette pauvre Marie-Jeanne.
On dirait qu′il n'arrive jamais rien d'bon à Bourg-Les-Essonnes
Et voilà qu′Marie-Jeanne Guillaume s′est jetée du pont de la Garonne".

Mama said to me "Child, what's happened to your appetite?
I′ve been cooking all morning and you haven't touched a single bite.
That nice young preacher, Brother Taylor, dropped by today
Said he′d be pleased to have dinner on Sunday. Oh, by the way
He said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw Ridge
And she and Billie Joe were throwin'
Somethin′ off the Tallahatchie Bridge".

A year has come and gone since we heard the news 'bout Billie Joe.
Brother married Becky Thompson, they bought a store in Tupelo.
There was a virus goin' round, papa caught it and he died last spring
And now, mama doesn′t seem to wanna do much of anything.
And me, I spent a lot of time pickin′ flowers up on Choctaw Ridge
And drop them into the muddy water of the Tallahatchie Bridge.

Ode to Billy Joe - La Marie-Jeanne

It was the fourth of June, the sun was shining since the morning
I was taking care of the vine and my brother was loading the hay.
And when it was lunchtime, we went back home
And our mother shouted from the kitchen "wipe your feet on the doormat".
Then she told us that she had news from Bourg-Les-Essonnes
"This morning Marie-Jeanne Guillaume threw herself from the Garonne bridge".

And my father said to my mother while passing us the gratin dish
"Marie-Jeanne, she wasn't very smart, pass me the bread.
There are still two hectares to plow in the field of sugarcane"
And Mom said "You see when I think about it
It's really stupid for this poor Marie-Jeanne.
It seems like nothing good ever happens in Bourg-Les-Essonnes
And there goes Marie-Jeanne Guillaume throwing herself from the Garonne bridge".

Mama said to me "Child, what's happened to your appetite?
I've been cooking all morning and you haven't touched a single bite.
That nice young preacher, Brother Taylor, dropped by today
Said he'd be pleased to have dinner on Sunday. Oh, by the way
He said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw Ridge
And she and Billie Joe were throwing'
Somethin' off the Tallahatchie Bridge".

A year has come and gone since we heard the news about Billie Joe.
Brother married Becky Thompson, they bought a store in Tupelo.
There was a virus going around, dad caught it and he died last spring
And now, mom doesn't seem to want to do much of anything.
And me, I spent a lot of time picking flowers up on Choctaw Ridge
And drop them into the muddy water of the Tallahatchie Bridge.