Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Les Prisons De Nantes by Edith Piaf from French to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Dans les prisons de Nantes
In the prisons of Nantes
Il y a un prisonnier
There is a prisoner
Il y a un prisonnier
There is a prisoner
Que personne ne va voir
That no one will see
Que la fille du geôlier
That the jailer's daughter
Elle lui porte à boire
She brings him a drink
À boire et à manger
To drink and to eat
À boire et à manger
To drink and to eat
Et des chemises blanches
And white shirts
Quand il en veut changer
When he wants to change
Un jour, il lui demande
One day he asks her
'De moi veuillez-vous parler
'Of me please speak
'De moi veuillez-vous parler
'Of me please speak
On dit par toute la ville
They say all over town
Que demain vous mourrez
That tomorrow you will die
Puisqu'il faut que je meure
Since I have to die
Déliez-moi les pieds
Untie my feet
Déliez-moi les pieds
Untie my feet
La fille était jeunette
The girl was young
Les pieds lui a lâchés
His feet gave out
Le galant part alerte
The gallant leaves alert
Dans la Loire a sauté
In the Loire jumped
Dans la Loire a sauté
In the Loire jumped
Toutes les cloches de Nantes
All the bells of Nantes
Se mirent à sonner
began to ring
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