LYRICS GAME
SKIP INTRO
Fill in the lyric gaps as you listen to the song
Terre
brûlée
au
Scorched earth in the wind
Des
landes
de
Stone moors
des
lacs
Around the lakes
pour
les
vivants
It's for the living
peu
d'enfer
A bit of hell
Connemara
Connemara
Des
nuages
Black clouds
Qui
du
nord
That come from the north
Colorent
la
Tint the land
lacs
les
rivières
The lakes, the rivers
C'est
le
That's the backdrop
Connemara
Of Connemara
Au
printemps
The next spring
Le
irlandais
The Irish sky
Etait
en
Was at peace
Maureen
plongé
Maureen dove
Nue
un
lac
Naked into a lake
Connemara
Of Connemara
Sean
Kelly
s'est
Sean Kelly thought
'Je
suis
"I'm Catholic
Maureen
Maureen too."
L'église
granit
The granite church
Limerick
In Limerick
Maureen
a
'oui'
Maureen said "yes"
Tiperrary
From Tipperary
Bally-Connelly
de
Galway
And from Galway
sont
arrivés
They arrived
le
comté
In the county
Connemara
Of Connemara
Y
les
Connor
There were the Connors
O'Conolly
The O'Conollys
Flaherty
The Flahertys
Ring
of
Kerry
From the Ring of Kerry
Et
de
quoi
And enough to drink
jours
et
deux
nuits
Three days and two nights
-bas
au
Connemara
Down there, in Connemara
On
sait
tout
le
prix
du
Everybody knows the cost of silence
Là
-bas
Connemara
Down there, in Connemara
On
dit
que
la
They say life
C'est
une
Is madness
Et
la
folie
And that madness
Ça
se
Is something you dance
Terre
brûlée
au
Scorched earth in the wind
landes
de
pierre
Stone moors
des
lacs
Around the lakes
C'est
les
vivants
It's for the living
Un
d'enfer
A bit of hell
Connemara
Connemara
Des
nuages
Black clouds
Qui
viennent
du
That come from the north
Colorent
terre
Tint the land
lacs
les
rivières
The lakes, the rivers
C'est
le
That's the backdrop
Connemara
Of Connemara
On
y
vit
People still live there
Au
des
Gaels
In the days of the Gaels
de
Cromwell
And Cromwell
Au
des
pluies
To the rhythm of the rain
Et
du
And the sun
Au
des
chevaux
To the horses' pace
On
y
encore
They still believe
monstres
des
lacs
In the lake monsters
voit
nager
You see swimming
Certains
d'été
On some summer nights
replonger
Then dive back
Pour
For eternity
On
y
encore
You still see
Des
hommes
Men from elsewhere
Venus
Come seeking
Le
repos
de
Rest for the soul
Et
pour
le
And for the heart
Un
goût
de
A taste of better things
L'on
croit
encore
They still believe
Que
le
jour
That the day will come
Il
est
tout
It's very near
les
Irlandais
When the Irish
la
paix
Will make peace
Autour
de
la
Around the cross
-bas
au
Connemara
Down there, in Connemara
On
sait
tout
le
prix
de
la
Everyone knows the cost of war
Là
-bas
Connemara
Down there, in Connemara
n'accepte
pas
They don't accept
La
des
Gallois
The Welsh peace
Ni
des
rois
d'Angleterre
Nor that of the kings of England