Paroles de Oh, Bury Me Not
Johnny Cash131334
(Recitation:) Lord, I've never lived where churches grow
I loved creation better as it stood
That day you finished it so long ago
And looked upon your work and called it good
I know that others find you in the light
That sifted down through tinted window panes
And yet I seem to feel you near tonight
In this dim, quiet starlight on the plains
I thank you, Lord, that I'm placed so well
That you've made my freedom so complete
That I'm no slave to whistle, clock or bell
Nor weak eyed prisoner of Waller Street
Just let me live my life as I've begun
And give me work that's open to the sky
Make me a partner of the wind and sun
And I won't ask a life that's soft or high
Let me be easy on the man that's down
Let me be square and generous with all
I'm careless sometimes, Lord, when I'm in town
But never let them say I'm mean or small
Make me as big and open as the plains
And honest as the horse between my knees
Clean as a wind that blows behind the rains
Free as the hawk that circles down the breeze
Forgive me, Lord, if sometimes I forget
You know about the reasons that are hid
You understand the things that gall or fret
Well, you knew me better than my mother did
Just keep an eye on all that's done or said
And right me sometimes when I turn aside
And guide me on that long, dim trail ahead
That stretched upward toward the great divide
Oh, bury me not on the lone prairie
These words came low and mournfully
From the pallid lips of a youth who lay
On the bloody ground at the close of day
Oh, bury me not and his voice failed there
But we took no heed to his dying prayer
In a narrow grave just six by three
We buried him there on the lone prairie
"Oh, bury me not on the lone prairie"
These words came low and mournfully
From the pallid lips of a youth who lay
On the bloody ground at the close of day
He had wasted and pined 'til o'er his brow
Death's shades were slowly gathering now
He thought of home and loved ones nigh,
As the cowboys gathered to see him die.
"Oh, bury me not on the lone prairie
Where coyotes howl and the wind blows free
In a narrow grave just six by three—
O bury me not on the lone prairie"
"It matters not, I've been told,
Where the body lies when the heart grows cold
Yet grant, o grant, this wish to me
O bury me not on the lone prairie"
"I've always wished to be laid when I died
In a little churchyard on the green hillside
By my father's grave, there let me be,
O bury me not on the lone prairie"
"I wish to lie where a mother's prayer
And a sister's tear will mingle there.
Where friends can come and weep o'er me.
O bury me not on the lone prairie"
"For there's another whose tears will shed.
For the one who lies in a prairie bed.
It breaks me heart to think of her now,
She has curled these locks, she has kissed this brow."
"O bury me not..." And his voice failed there.
But we took no heed to his dying prayer
In a narrow grave just six by three
We buried him there on the lone prairie
And the cowboys now as they roam the plain,
For they marked the spot where his bones were lain,
Fling a handful o' roses o'er his grave
With a prayer to God his soul to save
InterprèteJohnny Cash
LabelSMI
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Traduction en FrançaisOh, Bury Me Not
Oh ne m'enterrez pas
I loved creation better as it stood
J'aimais mieux la création telle qu'elle était
That day you finished it so long ago
Ce jour où vous l'avez terminée il y a si longtemps
And looked upon your work and called it good
Et que vous avez regardé votre travail et l'avez trouvé bon
Je sais que d'autres vous trouvent dans la lumière
I know that others find you in the light
Qui s'infiltre à travers des vitres teintées
That sifted down through tinted window panes
Et pourtant, il me semble vous sentir proche ce soir
And yet I seem to feel you near tonight
Dans cette pénombre, douce clarté des étoiles sur les plaines
In this dim, quiet starlight on the plains
Je vous remercie seigneur, d'être si bien situé
D'avoir pleinement satisfait ma liberté
I thank you, Lord, that I'm placed so well
De ne pas être l'esclave de sifflet, horloge ou cloche
That you've made my freedom so complete
Pas plus les yeux fatigués d'un prisonnier de Wall Street
That I'm no slave to whistle, clock or bell
Vous me laissez vivre ma vie comme je l'ai commencé
Nor weak eyed prisoner of Waller Street
Et me donnez un travail à ciel ouvert
Avez fait de moi le compagnon du vent et du soleil
Just let me live my life as I've begun
Et je ne demanderai pas une vie qui soit douce ou grande
And give me work that's open to the sky
Permettez-moi d'être agréable à l'homme qui est en bas
Make me a partner of the wind and sun
Permettez-moi d'être franc et généreux avec tous
And I won't ask a life that's soft or high
Je suis imprudent parfois, Seigneur, quand je suis en ville
Mais ne les laissez jamais dire que je suis méchant ou mesquin
Let me be easy on the man that's down
Faites-moi aussi grand et ouvert que les plaines
Let me be square and generous with all
Et honnête comme le cheval entre mes genoux
I'm careless sometimes, Lord, when I'm in town
Pur comme le vent qui souffle après les pluies
But never let them say I'm mean or small
Libre comme le faucon qui tournoie dans la brise
Pardonnez-moi, Seigneur, si parfois j'oublie
Make me as big and open as the plains
Vous connaissez les raisons qui sont cachées
And honest as the horse between my knees
Vous comprenez les choses qui irritent ou tracassent
Clean as a wind that blows behind the rains
Bien, vous me connaissez mieux que ma mère ne le faisait
Free as the hawk that circles down the breeze
Il suffit de garder un œil sur tout ce qui est fait ou dit
Et me corriger parfois quand je vais de travers
Forgive me, Lord, if sometimes I forget
Et me guider sur ce long et sombre sentier devant
You know about the reasons that are hid
Qui s'étend vers le grand fossé
You understand the things that gall or fret
Oh ne m'enterrez dans la prairie isolée
Well, you knew me better than my mother did
Ces mots sont sortis faiblement et tristement
Des lèvres pâles d'un jeune qui se trouvait
Just keep an eye on all that's done or said
Sur le sol ensanglanté en fin de journée
And right me sometimes when I turn aside
Oh ne m'enterrez pas et sa voix s'est tue là
And guide me on that long, dim trail ahead
Nous nous n'avons pas prêté attention à sa prière mourante
That stretched upward toward the great divide
Dans une fosse étroite de tout juste six pieds sur trois
Nous l'avons enterré là dans la prairie isolée
Oh, bury me not on the lone prairie
"Oh ne m'enterrez dans la prairie isolée"
These words came low and mournfully
Ces mots sont sortis faiblement et tristement
From the pallid lips of a youth who lay
Des lèvres pâles d'un jeune qui se trouvait
On the bloody ground at the close of day
Sur le sol ensanglanté en fin de journée
Il a gaspillé et s'est lamenté jusqu'à ce que sur son front
Oh, bury me not and his voice failed there
Les ombres de la mort se soient lentement rassemblées maintenant
But we took no heed to his dying prayer
Il pensait à la maison et aux amours d'une nuit
In a narrow grave just six by three
Alors que les cow-boys se sont réunis pour le voir mourir.
We buried him there on the lone prairie
"Oh ne m'enterrez dans la prairie isolée
Où les coyotes hurlent et le vent souffle librement
"Oh, bury me not on the lone prairie"
Dans une tombe étroite de tout juste six pieds sur trois
These words came low and mournfully
Oh ne m'enterrez dans la prairie isolée"
From the pallid lips of a youth who lay
"Ca n'a pas d'importance que l'on m'ait dit
On the bloody ground at the close of day
Où le corps repose lorsque le cœur se refroidit
Pourtant, accordez, accordez-moi ce souhait
He had wasted and pined 'til o'er his brow
Oh ne m'enterrez dans la prairie isolée"
Death's shades were slowly gathering now
J'ai toujours voulu être déposé quand je serai mort
He thought of home and loved ones nigh,
Dans un petit cimetière sur la verte colline
As the cowboys gathered to see him die.
Près de la tombe de mon père, là-bas laissez-moi
Oh ne m'enterrez dans la prairie isolée"
"Oh, bury me not on the lone prairie
"Je voudrais reposer là où la prière d'une mère
Where coyotes howl and the wind blows free
Et la larme d'une sœur se mêleront
In a narrow grave just six by three—
Où les amis peuvent venir pleurer sur moi.
O bury me not on the lone prairie"
Oh ne m'enterrez dans la prairie isolée"
"Car il y a une autre dont les larmes couleront
"It matters not, I've been told,
Pour celui qui gît dans le lit de la prairie
Where the body lies when the heart grows cold
Ça me brise le cœur de penser à elle à présent
Yet grant, o grant, this wish to me
Elle a bouclé ces verrous, elle a embrassé ce front."
O bury me not on the lone prairie"
"Oh ne m'enterrez pas..." et sa voix s'est tue là
Mais nous nous n'avons pas prêté attention à sa prière mourante
"I've always wished to be laid when I died
Dans une fosse étroite de tout juste six pieds sur trois
In a little churchyard on the green hillside
Nous l'avons enterré là dans la prairie isolée
By my father's grave, there let me be,
Et les cow-boys maintenant alors qu'ils errent dans la plaine,
O bury me not on the lone prairie"
Car ils ont marqué l'endroit où ses os ont été déposés
Jettent une poignée de roses sur sa tombe
"I wish to lie where a mother's prayer
Avec une prière à Dieu que son âme soit sauvée
And a sister's tear will mingle there.
Where friends can come and weep o'er me.
O bury me not on the lone prairie"
"For there's another whose tears will shed.
For the one who lies in a prairie bed.
It breaks me heart to think of her now,
She has curled these locks, she has kissed this brow."
"O bury me not..." And his voice failed there.
But we took no heed to his dying prayer
In a narrow grave just six by three
We buried him there on the lone prairie
And the cowboys now as they roam the plain,
For they marked the spot where his bones were lain,
Fling a handful o' roses o'er his grave
With a prayer to God his soul to save
InterprèteJohnny Cash
LabelSMI
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