Très belle reprise dune chanson de marins traditionnelle britannique : https://youtube/watch?v=G0fvdWxsBhM et loriginale : https://youtube/watch?v=892ebSMyZH0 Farewell and adieu to you, Spanish Ladies Farewell and adieu to you, ladies of Spain; For weve received orders for to sail for old England, (or ...under orders...) But we hope in a short time to see you again. (or And we may never see you fair ladies again) Chorus: We will rant and well roar like true British sailors Well rant and well roar all on the salt seas. (or Well range and well roam...) Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England; From Ushant to Scilly is thirty-five leagues. (variously 34, 35 and 45 leagues) We hove our ship to with the wind from souwest, boys We hove our ship to, deep soundings to take; (or ...for to make soundings clear) Twas forty-five fathoms,[5] with a white sandy bottom So we squared our main yard and up channel did make. (or ...did steer) Chorus The first land we sighted was call-ed the Dodman Next Rame Head off Plymouth, Start, Portland and Wight; We sailed by Beachy, by Fairlight and Dover, (or Dungeness) And then we bore up for the South Foreland light. (or until we brought to by the...) Chorus Then the signal was made for the grand fleet to anchor And all in the Downs that night for to lie; Let go your shank painter, let go your cat stopper (that is, drop the anchor) Haul up your clewgarnets, let tacks and sheets fly! (that is, roll up the sails) Chorus Now let evry man drink off his full bumper And let evry man drink off his full glass; (or bowl) Well drink and be jolly and drown melancholy And heres to the health of each true-hearted lass. (or soul) Chorus
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