Première Bande Lyrics in English Jungle Cruise

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Première Bande by Jungle Cruise from French to English.

Legend says there's in the Amazon

a tree with amazing healing powers

and this arrowhead is the key to reach it

Stop her

Hello

I wanted to tell you this item was misfiled

Heading to the front

Of all the wild cruises you can take on the Amazon

this one

is without a doubt

the cheapest

but also the most thrilling

Heads up, let us through

Watch out!

Marauders

The natives

Easy

Ladies and gents, the moment you've been dying for

The hidden side of the waterfalls

It's the eighth wonder of the world

We're heading upriver to Lagrimas de Cristal

We need a boat

Hurry up

There's somebody

There's nobody

My brother and I are looking for a boat to go upriver

Go away

You'll be richly paid

If you believe in legends you gotta believe in curses

You're gonna beg me to turn back

If you knew how eager I am to disappoint you

Ten grand to get you there alive

Dead it's fifteen

It's pricier dead?

Dead I gotta carry you

That's more tiring

Hold on tight

No, sorry Frank

It's alright, nice right hook

I don't know how to swim

You're going on a cruise and you can't swim

The price just went up

The legend was true

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SONG MEANING

Première Bande drags you into a tongue-in-cheek jungle blockbuster, where whispered myths about a miraculous Amazonian tree collide with bargain-bin tourism and money-hungry adventurers. The lyrics play out like a movie trailer: ominous legends, frantic bargaining, and one outrageous boat ride upriver to the hidden Lágrimas de Cristal waterfall. Every line pokes fun at commercialized exploration—“c’est sans aucun doute la moins chère, mais aussi la plus palpitante”—while hinting at real danger, deadly curses, and the absurd price tags people attach to nature’s wonders.

Below the humor lies a playful critique of greed and bravado. The captain inflates fees the moment he learns his passenger cannot swim, marauders lurk around every bend, and the promise of “dix mille dollars vivante, quinze mille morte” reminds us that profit often trumps humanity. By splicing cinematic dialogue with rhythmic delivery, Jungle Cruise turns this jungle quest into a satire on colonial adventure tales, celebrating curiosity yet warning against the reckless exploitation of both land and legend.

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Jungle Cruise Première Bande Lyrics