Les Flamandes Lyrics in English Jacques Brel
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Les Flamandes by Jacques Brel from French to English.
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Marathon, marathon
Marathon, marathon
Mara, mara, marathon
Mara, mara, marathon
Join us now, we're on a marathon
Join us now, we're on a marathon
We're always dancing when the music plays
We're always dancing when the music plays
Join us now, we're on a marathon
Join us now, we're on a marathon
Dancing, dancing through the nights and days
Dancing, dancing through the nights and days
We must dance because the twenties roar
We must dance because the twenties roar
The twenties roar because there's bathtub gin
The twenties roar because there's bathtub gin
Vo-de-o-do and the road to sin
Vo-de-o-do and the road to sin
The road to whoopee and a whole lot more
The road to whoopee and a whole lot more
Charles a. lindbergh, tons of confetti
Charles a. lindbergh, tones of confetti
Dempsey-tunney, sacco and vanzetti
Dempsey-tunney, sacco and vanzetti
Black, black monday and the market drops
Black, black monday and the market drops
But we keep on dancing, dancing, we can't stop
But we keep on dancing, dancing, we can't stop
Marathon, marathon
Marathon, marathon
Mara, mara, marathon
Mara, mara, marathon
Join us now, we're on a marathon
Join us now, we're on a marathon
We're always dancing when the music plays
We're always dancing when the music plays
Join us now, we're on a marathon
Join us now, we're on a marathon
Dancing, dancing through the nights and days
Dancing, dancing through the nights and days
We must dance because the thirties scream
We must dance because the thirties scream
The thirties scream because the horsemen ride
The thirties scream because the horsemen ride
Orphan annie lives, daddy warbucks dies
Orphan annie lives, daddy warbucks dies
Breadlines, shanty towns, frankenstein's bride
Breadlines, shanty towns, frankenstein's bride
Adolf hitler and the ziegfeld follies
Adolf hitler and the ziegfeld follies
Joseph stalin and a bag full of jollies
Joseph stalin and a bag full of jollies
Call your broker and buy marzipan
Call your broker and buy marzipan
While we keep on dancing, dancing on and on
While we keep on dancing, dancing on and on
Marathon, marathon
Marathon, marathon
Mara, mara, marathon
Mara, mara, marathon
Marathon, marathon
Marathon, marathon
Mara, mara, marathon
Mara, mara, marathon
Join us now, we're on a marathon
Join us now, we're on a marathon
We're always dancing when the music plays
We're always dancing when the music plays
Join us now, we're on a marathon
Join us now, we're on a marathon
Dancing, dancing through the nights and days
Dancing, dancing through the nights and days
We must dance because the forties burn
We must dance because the forties burn
The forties burn because the trumpets blare
The forties burn because the trumpets blare
The yanks are coming, coming over there
The yanks are coming, coming over there
Auschwitz, edelweiss, drang and sturm
Auschwitz, edelweiss, drang and sturm
Manhattan project, robert oppenheim
Manhattan project, robert oppenheim
God makes mushrooms just as god makes time
God makes mushrooms just as god makes time
Peace is sweet, man, like a lollipop
Peace is sweet, man, like a lollipop
So we keep on dancing, dancing, we can't stop
So we keep on dancing, dancing, we can't stop
Marathon, marathon
Marathon, marathon
Mara, mara, marathon
Mara, mara, marathon
Marathon, marathon
Marathon, marathon
Mara, mara, marathon
Mara, mara, marathon
Join us now, we're on a marathon
Join us now, we're on a marathon
We're always dancing when the music plays
We're always dancing when the music plays
Join us now, we're on a marathon
Join us now, we're on a marathon
Dancing, dancing through the nights and days
Dancing, dancing through the nights and days
We must dance because the fifties zing
We must dance because the fifties zing
The fifties zing because the sixties swing
The fifties zing because the sixties swing
And the seventies flash and the eighties bang
And the seventies flash and the eighties bang
And the nineties whimper and the century hangs
And the nineties whimper and the century hangs
Robots working in the cotton fields
Robots working in the cotton fields
Vacations on venus just a tourist deal
Vacations on just came a tourist deal
Fornication on tape, instant happiness
Fornication on tap, instant happiness
So we keep on dancing, dancing, we can't rest
So we keep on dancing, dancing, we can't rest
Marathon, marathon
Marathon, marathon
Mara, mara, marathon
Mara, mara, marathon
Marathon, marathon
Marathon, marathon
Mara, mara, marathon
Mara, mara, marathon
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Lyrics © WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC FRANCE
Jacques Brel
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