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| Un tentativo di versione inglese |
| LES RACINES ET LES AILES | ROOTS AND WINGS |
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| Ce jour-là, Dieu était malade | On that day God was sick |
| Dans un pays de pain et de pierres | in a country of bread and stones |
| Il naquit fils d'un volcan | he was born from a volcano |
| Et d'un flocon de neige. | and from the snowflake |
| C'étaient aux temps de la bataille | That was the time of the battles |
| Des blessures, des drapeaux, | the time of wounds and flags |
| De la fuite en montagne | the time to escape to the mountains |
| Des chemises noires. | the time of the black shirts |
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| Il passera comme l'eau le long d'un fleuve | He will flow as water along the river |
| Comme passe ce vent | as the wind flows |
| Comme des pas solitaires dans le temps. | as lonely steps in time |
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| Sur le Front de Jarama | On the Jarama front |
| Durant la guerre d'Espagne | during Spanish Civil War |
| Il y a celui qui peut se souvenir du nom de sa compagne | does anybody remember his lover's name |
| Mais qui sait dire si c' est amour ou peur | but can you say if it's fear or if it's love |
| Qui incendie ton cœur | that's burning yor heart |
| Qui te fait mourir. | and making you die |
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| Il passera comme l'eau le long d'un fleuve | He will flow as water along the river |
| Comme passe ce vent | as the wind flows |
| Comme des pas solitaires dans le temps. | as lonely steps in time |
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| Vinrent les jours des mensonges | Then the days of lies came |
| Des jurons, des prières, | the days of curses, the days of prayers |
| Des compromis et des places vides | the days of compromises and empty squares |
| Des nouveaux autels, des nouvelles frontières | new altars and new borders |
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| À présent, il y a seulement la pluie | Now he's as lonesome as the rain |
| Comme il pleut sur les routes | as the rain falling over the streets |
| Avec les racines et les ailes | with his roots, with his wings |
| Comme un roi de pique. | just like a King of Spades |
| Seul comme un soupir | As lonesome as a sigh |
| Un horizon perdu de vue | as a lost horizon |
| Il est seul comme un géant | he's as lonesome as a giant |
| C'est seulement un vieux communiste ! | he's just an old communist! |
