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Les Monophonies de Polyphrène
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Versions françaises inédites (traductions personnelles "chantables" car respectant la rime et la métrique du texte anglais original) de chansons anglaises folk et country, avec explications et commentaires.
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Hunter's Lullaby
Your father's gone a-huntingHe's deep in the forest so wildAnd he cannot take his wife with himHe cannot take his childYour father's gone a-huntingIn the... Lire la suite
Publié le 18 mai 2015 CULTURE, MUSIQUE -
Dress Rehearsal Rag
Four o'clock in the afternoonand I didn't feel like very much.I said to myself, "Where are you golden boy,where is your famous golden touch? Lire la suite
Publié le 15 mai 2015 CULTURE, MUSIQUE -
Master Song
I believe that you heard your master singWhen I was sick in bed.I suppose that he told you everythingThat I keep locked away in my head.Your master took you... Lire la suite
Publié le 31 mars 2015 CULTURE, MUSIQUE -
Choices
I've had choicesSince the day that I was bornThere were voices That told me right from wrongIf I had listened, No I wouldn't be here todayLiving and dying With... Lire la suite
Publié le 29 mars 2015 CULTURE, MUSIQUE -
I’ve Got a little secret
If you promise not to tellI said, I’ve got a little secretYou got to promise not to tellI made a date in heavenBut I’ll be keepin’ it in hellI’d like to hold yo... Lire la suite
Publié le 29 mars 2015 CULTURE, MUSIQUE -
Never Gave Nobody Trouble
Couldn't pay the mortgageAnd it broke my baby's heartI couldn't pay the mortgageIt broke my baby's heartI never gave nobody trouble,But it ain't too late to... Lire la suite
Publié le 28 mars 2015 CULTURE, MUSIQUE -
Teachers
I met a woman long agoHer hair the black that black can go,Are you a teacher of the heart?Soft she answered no.I met a girl across the sea,Her hair the gold tha... Lire la suite
Publié le 28 février 2015 CULTURE, MUSIQUE -
Sing Another Song, Boys
(Let'ssing another song, boys, this one has grown old and bitter.)Ah his fingernails, I see they're broken,His ships they're all on fire.The moneylender's lovel... Lire la suite
Publié le 14 février 2015 CULTURE, MUSIQUE -
The Butcher
I came upon a butcher,He was slaughtering a lamb,I accused him thereWith his tortured lamb.He said, "Listen to me, child,I am what I amAnd you, you are my only... Lire la suite
Publié le 07 février 2015 CULTURE, MUSIQUE -
Stories Of The Street
The stories of the street are mine, the Spanish voices laugh.The Cadillacs go creeping now through the night and the poison gas,And I lean from my windowsill... Lire la suite
Publié le 25 janvier 2015 CULTURE, MUSIQUE -
Gold Digger
Hey Mr Gold Man!Where’s my pay?Hmm… Mr Gold Man! Not one more day.Mister! Can’t you hear my children cryin’?Came to Pretoria in 46, find myself a jobMet a man... Lire la suite
Publié le 24 janvier 2015 CULTURE, MUSIQUE -
Cat & The Dog Trap
Cat’s in the YardFancy freeDog barges round, says,“You can’t catch me!No siree.”There was a timeWhen I was youngerI’d chase the tailOf any dangerAbout to... Lire la suite
Publié le 14 décembre 2014 CULTURE, MUSIQUE -
A Heart In New York
New York,To that tall skyline I come, Flyin' in from LondonTo your doorNew York,Lookin' down on Central ParkWhere they say you should not wander after darkNew... Lire la suite
Publié le 21 novembre 2014 CULTURE, MUSIQUE -
Editing Floor Blues
I was born in the West-EndIn the summer of ’48Above a small CafeSome people liked to come there and call it nightBut for me it was all dayOh! Lire la suite
Publié le 20 novembre 2014 CULTURE, MUSIQUE -
Big Boss Man
Can’t you hear me when I call? Big boss man Can’t you hear me when I call? Well, you ain’t so big You’re just tall, that’s allI got me working, boss man... Lire la suite
Publié le 15 novembre 2014 CULTURE, MUSIQUE -
I Was Raised In Babylon
Our priests taught us how to worship the sunWo! Where did we go wrong?They used to call us civilised – but those days are goneI came to guard the PharaohBring... Lire la suite
Publié le 06 novembre 2014 CULTURE, MUSIQUE -
Tell' Em I'm Gone
Take this hammer, carry it to the captainTake this hammer, carry it to the captainTake this hammer, carry it to the captainTell ‘em I’m goneTell ‘em I’m goneIf... Lire la suite
Publié le 02 novembre 2014 CULTURE, MUSIQUE -
Late In The Evening
The first thing I rememberI was lying In my bedI couldn't of been no moreThan one or twoI remember there's a radioComin' from the room next doorAnd my mother... Lire la suite
Publié le 02 novembre 2014 CULTURE, MUSIQUE -
The Devil Came From Kansas
. Where he went to I can't sayThough I teach I'm not a preacher, and I aim to stay that way There's a monkey riding on my back, been there for some time He... Lire la suite
Publié le 25 octobre 2014 CULTURE, MUSIQUE -
I'd Rather Be in Love
Ocean breeze, rum on ice,Lazy days and party nightsHere I am in paradise, I'd rather be in love.Golden sun, silver sand, Careless touch of a stranger's... Lire la suite
Publié le 19 octobre 2014 CULTURE, MUSIQUE
