Maria Lyrics in English Jean Ferrat
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Maria by Jean Ferrat from French to English.
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Maria avait deux enfants, deux garçons dont elle était fière
Maria had two children, two boys of whom she was proud
Et c'était bien la même chair, et c'était bien le même sang
And it was indeed the same flesh, and it was indeed the same blood
Ils grandirent sur cette terre, près de la Méditerrannée
They grew up on this land, near the Mediterranean
Ils grandirent dans la lumière, entre l'olive et l'oranger
They grew up in the light, between the olive and the orange tree
C'est presque au jour de leurs vingt ans qu'éclata la guerre civile
It was almost on their twenties that the civil war broke out
On vit l'Espagne rouge de sang crier dans un monde immobile
We saw Spain red with blood screaming in a still world
Les deux garçons de Maria n'étaient pas dans le même camp
Maria's two boys were not in the same camp
N'étaient pas du même combat, l'un était rouge, et l'autre blanc
Were not from the same fight, one was red, and the other white
Qui des deux tira le premier, le jour où les fusils parlèrent
Who of the two fired first, the day the guns spoke
Et lequel des deux s'est tué sur le corps tout chaud de son frère
And which of the two killed himself on his brother's warm body
On ne sait pas. Tout ce qu'on sait, c'est qu'on les retrouva ensemble
We do not know. All we know is that they were found together
Le blanc et le rouge mêlés à même les pierres et la cendre
White and red mixed with stones and ashes
Si vous lui parlez de la guerre, si vous lui dites liberté
If you tell him about war, if you tell him freedom
Elle vous montrera la pierre où ses enfants sont enterrés
She will show you the stone where her children are buried
Maria avait deux enfants, deux garçons dont elle était fière
Maria had two children, two boys of whom she was proud
Et c'était bien la même chair, et c'était bien le même sang
And it was indeed the same flesh, and it was indeed the same blood
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