Madame le Soleil-Levant

by Guillaume Tucker

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New personal French translation of "The House of the Rising Sun" with a reggae twist. It's part of FMA's Revitalize Music Contest.

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lyrics

Il y a une maison à la Nouvelle-Orléans
Chez Madame le Soleil-Levant
Qui a été la ruine de tant de pauvres filles
Et Dieu sait que moi aussi.

Ma mère, elle est tailleuse
Elle coud de la toile de Nîmes.
Mon père, c'est un joueur d'argent
Qui boit à la Nouvelle-Orléans.

Mon mari, c'est un joueur aussi.
Il va de ville en ville.
Il n'est satisfait que dès l'instant
Qu'il boit sa bouteille de Bourbon.

Va dire à ma petite sœur
De ne jamais faire comme moi.
On appelle cette maison à la Nouvelle-Orléans
Chez Madame le Soleil-Levant.

Un pied sur le quai,
L'autre dans le train.
Je m'en vais à la Nouvelle-Orléans
Pour vivre à un boulet enchaînée.

Je suis en route pour la Nouvelle-Orléans,
Ma course est presque achevée.
Je vais passer le reste de ma vie
Sous le joug du soleil levant.

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released April 26, 2013

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