Le Galérien Lyrics in English Yves Montand

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Le Galérien by Yves Montand from French to English.
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Je me souviens, ma mère m'aimait et je suis aux galères
I remember, my mother loved me and I'm in trouble
Je me souviens ma mère disait, mais je n'ai pas cru ma mère
I remember my mother saying, but I didn't believe my mother
Ne traîne pas dans les ruisseaux, te bats pas comme un sauvage
Don't hang out in the streams, don't fight like a savage
T'amuses pas comme les oiseaux, elle me disait d'être sage
Don't have fun like the birds, she told me to be good
J'ai pas tué, j'ai pas volé, je voulais courir la chance
I didn't kill, I didn't steal, I wanted to take a chance
J'ai pas tué, j'ai pas volé, je voulais que chaque jour soit dimanche
I didn't kill, I didn't steal, I wanted every day to be Sunday
Je me souviens ma mère pleurait dès que je passais la porte
I remember my mother crying every time I walked through the door
Je me souviens comme elle pleurait, elle voulait pas que je sorte
I remember how she cried, she didn't want me to go out
Toujours, toujours elle disait, t'en vas pas chez les filles
Always, always she said, don't go to the girls' house
Fais donc pas toujours ce qui te plaît dans les prisons y a des grilles
So don't always do what you like in prisons there are gates
J'ai pas tué, j'ai pas volé, mais j'ai cru Madeleine
I didn't kill, I didn't steal, but I believed Madeleine
J'ai pas tué, j'ai pas volé, je voulais pas lui faire de peine
I didn't kill, I didn't steal, I didn't want to hurt him
Un jour les soldats du roi t'emmèneront aux galères
One day the king's soldiers will take you to the galleys
Tu t'en iras trois par trois, comme ils ont emmené ton père
You will leave three by three, like they took your father
Tu auras la tête rasée, on te mettra des chaînes
You will have your head shaved, we will put chains on you
T'en auras les reins brisés et moi j'en mourrai de peine
Your back will be broken and I will die of pain
J'ai pas tué, j'ai pas volé, mais j'ai pas cru ma mère
I didn't kill, I didn't steal, but I didn't believe my mother
Et je me souviens qu'elle m'aimait pendant que je rame aux galères
And I remember she loved me while I rowed in the galleys
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