Le Roi Renaud De Guerre Revient Lyrics in English by Yves Montand
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Le Roi Renaud De Guerre Revient by Yves Montand from French to English.
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Le roi Renaud de guerre revient
King Renaud of war returns
Portant ses tripes dans ses mains
Carrying his guts in his hands
Sa mère est à la tour en haut
His mother is in the tower above
Qui voit venir son fils Renaud
Who sees his son Renaud coming
'Renaud, Renaud, réjouit toi!
'Renaud, Renaud, rejoice!
Ta femme est accouché d'un roi!
Your wife has given birth to a king!
– Ni de ma femme, ni de mon fils
– Neither from my wife nor from my son
Mon cœur ne peut se réjouir
My heart cannot rejoice
Je sens la mort qui me poursuit
I feel death chasing me
Mais refaites dresser un lit
But make a bed again
Et faites le dresser ci bas
And have it set up below
Que ma femme n'entendes pas!'
Don't let my wife hear!'
Guère de temps y dormirai
Not much time will I sleep there
A minuit je trépasserai
At midnight I will pass away
Et quand ce fut vers la minuit
And when it was around midnight
Le roi Renaud rendit l'esprit
King Renaud gave up his ghost
Il ne fut pas soleil levé
It was not sun up
Que les valets l'ont enterré
That the servants buried him
Sa femme en entendant le bruit
His wife hearing the noise
Se mit à gémir dans son lit
Started moaning in bed
'Ah dites moi, ma mère, m'amie
'Ah tell me, my mother, my friend
Ce que j'entends cogner ici?
What do I hear banging here?
– Ma fille, c'est le charpentier
– My daughter, she’s the carpenter
Qui racommode l'escalier!
Who fixes the stairs!
– Ah dites moi, ma mère, m'amie
– Ah tell me, my mother, my friend
Ce que j'entends chanter ici?
What do I hear singing here?
– Ma fille, c'est la procession
– My daughter, it’s the procession
Qui fait le tour de la maison!
Who goes around the house!
– Ah dites moi, ma mère, m'amie
– Ah tell me, my mother, my friend
Ce que j'entends pleurer ici?
What do I hear crying here?
– Ma fill', c'est la femm' du berger
– My daughter, she’s the shepherd’s wife
Qui a perdu son nouveau né!
Who lost their newborn!
– Ah dites moi, ma mère, m'amie
– Ah tell me, my mother, my friend
Ce qui vous fait pleurer aussi?
What makes you cry too?
– Ma fille, ne puis le cacher
– My daughter, you cannot hide it
Renaud est mort et enterré!'
Renaud is dead and buried!'
'Ma mère, dites aux fossoyeux
'My mother, tell the gravediggers
Qu'ils creusent la fosse pour deux
Let them dig the pit for two
Et que le trou soit assez grand
And the hole is big enough
Pour qu'on y mettent aussi l'enfant!
So that we put the child there too!
Terre, fend toi, terre, ouvre toi
Earth, split yourself, earth, open yourself
Que j'aille rejoindre Renaud mon roi!'
Let me go and join Renaud my king!'
Terre fendit, terre s'ouvrit
Earth split, earth opened
Et la belle rendit l'esprit
And the beauty gave up her ghost
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