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  • Les Monophonies de Polyphrène http://polyphrene.blogspot.com/

    Versions françaises inédites (traductions personnelles "chantables" car respectant la rime et la métrique du texte anglais original) de chansons anglaises folk et country, avec explications et commentaires.

DERNIERS ARTICLES (342)

  • Teachers

    Teachers

    I met a woman long agoHer hair the black that black can go,Are you a teacher of the heart?Soft she answered no.I met a girl across the sea,Her hair the gold tha... Lire la suite

    Publié le 28 février 2015 CULTURE, MUSIQUE
  • Sing Another Song, Boys

    Sing Another Song, Boys

    (Let'ssing another song, boys, this one has grown old and bitter.)Ah his fingernails, I see they're broken,His ships they're all on fire.The moneylender's lovel... Lire la suite

    Publié le 14 février 2015 CULTURE, MUSIQUE
  • The Butcher

    Butcher

    I came upon a butcher,He was slaughtering a lamb,I accused him thereWith his tortured lamb.He said, "Listen to me, child,I am what I amAnd you, you are my only... Lire la suite

    Publié le 07 février 2015 CULTURE, MUSIQUE
  • Stories Of The Street

    Stories Street

    The stories of the street are mine, the Spanish voices laugh.The Cadillacs go creeping now through the night and the poison gas,And I lean from my windowsill... Lire la suite

    Publié le 25 janvier 2015 CULTURE, MUSIQUE
  • Gold Digger

    Gold Digger

    Hey Mr Gold Man!Where’s my pay?Hmm… Mr Gold Man! Not one more day.Mister! Can’t you hear my children cryin’?Came to Pretoria in 46, find myself a jobMet a man... Lire la suite

    Publié le 24 janvier 2015 CULTURE, MUSIQUE
  • Cat & The Dog Trap

    Trap

    Cat’s in the YardFancy freeDog barges round, says,“You can’t catch me!No siree.”There was a timeWhen I was youngerI’d chase the tailOf any dangerAbout to... Lire la suite

    Publié le 14 décembre 2014 CULTURE, MUSIQUE
  • A Heart In New York

    Heart York

    New York,To that tall skyline I come, Flyin' in from LondonTo your doorNew York,Lookin' down on Central ParkWhere they say you should not wander after darkNew... Lire la suite

    Publié le 21 novembre 2014 CULTURE, MUSIQUE
  • Editing Floor Blues

    Editing Floor Blues

    I was born in the West-EndIn the summer of ’48Above a small CafeSome people liked to come there and call it nightBut for me it was all dayOh! Lire la suite

    Publié le 20 novembre 2014 CULTURE, MUSIQUE
  • Big Boss Man

    Boss

    Can’t you hear me when I call? Big boss man Can’t you hear me when I call? Well, you ain’t so big You’re just tall, that’s allI got me working, boss man... Lire la suite

    Publié le 15 novembre 2014 CULTURE, MUSIQUE
  • I Was Raised In Babylon

    Raised Babylon

    Our priests taught us how to worship the sunWo! Where did we go wrong?They used to call us civilised – but those days are goneI came to guard the PharaohBring... Lire la suite

    Publié le 06 novembre 2014 CULTURE, MUSIQUE
  • Tell' Em I'm Gone

    Tell' Gone

    Take this hammer, carry it to the captainTake this hammer, carry it to the captainTake this hammer, carry it to the captainTell ‘em I’m goneTell ‘em I’m goneIf... Lire la suite

    Publié le 02 novembre 2014 CULTURE, MUSIQUE
  • Late In The Evening

    Late Evening

    The first thing I rememberI was lying In my bedI couldn't of been no moreThan one or twoI remember there's a radioComin' from the room next doorAnd my mother... Lire la suite

    Publié le 02 novembre 2014 CULTURE, MUSIQUE
  • The Devil Came From Kansas

    Devil Came From Kansas

    . Where he went to I can't sayThough I teach I'm not a preacher, and I aim to stay that way There's a monkey riding on my back, been there for some time He... Lire la suite

    Publié le 25 octobre 2014 CULTURE, MUSIQUE
  • I'd Rather Be in Love

    Rather Love

    Ocean breeze, rum on ice,Lazy days and party nightsHere I am in paradise, I'd rather be in love.Golden sun, silver sand, Careless touch of a stranger's... Lire la suite

    Publié le 19 octobre 2014 CULTURE, MUSIQUE
  • Dying to Live

    Dying Live

    You know I've heard it said there's beauty in distortionBy some people who've withdrawn to find their headsNow they say that there is humor in misfortuneYou kno... Lire la suite

    Publié le 18 octobre 2014 CULTURE, MUSIQUE
  • Innocent When You Dream

    Innocent When Dream

    The bats are in the belfryThe dew is on the moorWhere are the arms that held meAnd pledged her love beforeAnd pledged her love beforeIt's such a sad old... Lire la suite

    Publié le 28 septembre 2014 CULTURE, MUSIQUE
  • All My Trials

    Trials

    Lord, soon be over.I had a little book was given to me,And every page spelled Liberty.All my trials Lord, soon be over.If religion were a thing that money... Lire la suite

    Publié le 27 septembre 2014 CULTURE, MUSIQUE
  • My Oh My

    Wasn’t hard to love youDidn’t have to try Wasn’t hard to love you Didn’t have to tryHeld you for a little whileMy Oh My Oh MyDrove you to the stationNever... Lire la suite

    Publié le 22 septembre 2014 CULTURE, MUSIQUE
  • Did I Ever Love You

    Ever Love

    Did I ever need you Did I ever fight you Did I ever want toDid I ever leave you Was I ever able Are we still leaning Across the old tableDid I ever love you... Lire la suite

    Publié le 21 septembre 2014 CULTURE, MUSIQUE
  • You Got Me Singing

    Singing

    Even though the news is bad You got me singing The only song Iever hadYou got me singingEver since the river died You got me thinking Of the places we could... Lire la suite

    Publié le 21 septembre 2014 CULTURE, MUSIQUE