| En descendant le fleuve argent
| Down the silver river
|
| Qui roule jusqu’au N? | Who rides to N? |
| vada
| vada
|
| On voit la plaine qui s'?tend
| We see the plain stretching out
|
| A l’est de Santa Lucia
| East of Santa Lucia
|
| Les villes s’appellent Natividad
| The cities are called Natividad
|
| San Miguel ou San Lorenzo
| San Miguel or San Lorenzo
|
| Les filles s’appellent Soledad
| The girls are called Soledad
|
| Les gar? | Guys? |
| ons gardent les troupeaux
| we keep the flocks
|
| C’est l? | It's? |
| que Jim a rencontr?
| that Jim met?
|
| Sur une route un soir de pluie
| On a road on a rainy night
|
| Catherine la fille d’un fermier
| Catherine the Farmer's Daughter
|
| Et qu’ils s’aim?rent toute la nuit
| And they love each other all night long
|
| Le soleil fait briller son or
| The sun shines its gold
|
| Dans quelques rares flaques d’eau
| In a few puddles of water
|
| Le cactus forme le d? | The cactus forms the d? |
| cor
| horn
|
| Le chardon couvre les coteaux
| The thistle covers the hillsides
|
| C’est l? | It's? |
| qu’Adam le s? | that Adam the s? |
| nateur
| nator
|
| Est venu finir ses vieux jours
| Has come to end his old days
|
| Puis il est mort d’un coup au c? | Then he died from a blow to the heart? |
| ur
| ur
|
| On pr? | We pr? |
| tend que c’est du mal d’amour
| says it's lovesick
|
| Mais les fleurs couch? | But the flowers lying? |
| es par le vent
| are by the wind
|
| Semblent prier pour son repos
| Seem to pray for his rest
|
| La lune verse une larme d’argent
| The moon sheds a silver tear
|
| Sur la croix blanche du tombeau
| On the white cross of the tomb
|
| En descendant le fleuve argent
| Down the silver river
|
| Qui roule jusqu’au N? | Who rides to N? |
| vada
| vada
|
| On voit la plaine qui s'?tend
| We see the plain stretching out
|
| A l’est de Santa Lucia
| East of Santa Lucia
|
| Les villes s’appellent Natividad
| The cities are called Natividad
|
| San Miguel ou San Lorenzo
| San Miguel or San Lorenzo
|
| Les filles s’appellent Soledad
| The girls are called Soledad
|
| Les gar? | Guys? |
| ons gardent les troupeaux | we keep the flocks |