| Original | Versione francese di Graeme Allwright |
| JOAN OF ARC | JEANNE D'ARC |
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| Trough the flames the followed Joan of Arc | Jeanne, les flammes l'ont suivie |
| As she came riding through the dark; | quand elle chevauchait dans la nuit, |
| No moon to keep her armour bright, | pas de lune pour l'éclairer, |
| No man to get her through this very smokey night. | ni personne pour la guider. |
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| She said, "I'm tired of the war, | Je suis si lasse de la guerre, |
| I want the kind of work I had before, | j'ai tant envie des travaux de naguère, |
| A wedding dress or something white | d'une longue robe de mariée |
| To wear upon my swollen appetite". | pour habiller mon appétit grossier. |
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| Well I'm glad to hear you talk this way, | Ah, quel plaisir de te l'entendre dire, |
| ou know I've watched you riding every day | je te guettais avec tant d'ardeur, |
| And something in me yearns to win | tu sais bien que je désire, |
| Such a cold and lonesome heroine... | Jeanne, ta solitude, ta froideur. |
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| "And who are you?", she sternly spoke, | Et qui es-tu demanda t'elle |
| To the one beneath the smoke, | à cette voix dans la fumée, |
| "Why? I am fire", he replied, | Je suis le feu, voyons, ma belle, |
| "And I love your solitude and I love your pride". | et ton orgueil de glace me fait rêver. |
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| "Then fire make your body cold, | Alors, feu, tiédis ton corps, |
| I'm gonna give you mine to hold," | je te donne le mien, sois fort. |
| Saying this she climbed inside | Sur ces mots, Jeanne s'est lancée |
| To be his one, to be his only bride. | pour l'épouser à jamais. |
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| And deep into his fiery heart | Le cur de braise avait gardé |
| He took the dust of Joan of Arc, | ta place, Jeanne, de mariée, |
| And high above the wedding guests | et la noce fut couronnée |
| He hung the ashes of her wedding dress. | de la robe tout noire et brûlée. |
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| It was deep into his fiery heart | Le cur de braise avait gardé |
| He took the dust of Joan of Arc, | ta place, Jeanne, de mariée, |
| And then she clearly understood | elle a compris, c'était son lot, |
| If he was fire, oh then she must be wood. | que pour qu'il brille, elle devait être fagot. |
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| I saw her wince, I saw her cry, | J'ai vu ses cris, vu sa douleur, |
| I saw the glory in her eye; | j'ai vu la gloire dans ses pleurs. |
| Myself I longed for love and light, | Je ne sais comment peuvent s'allier |
| But must it come so cruel and oh so bright? | tant de lumière, tant de cruauté. |
