| Les trois capitaines (original) | Les trois capitaines (translation) |
|---|---|
| De la guerre en revenant | From the war on the way back |
| Brave, brave | Brave, brave |
| De la guerre en revenant oh! | From the war returning oh! |
| Bravement (bis) | Bravely (repeat) |
| Nous avons rentr? | We have returned? |
| Dans un auberge (bis) | In an inn (twice) |
| H? | Hey? |
| Tesse as-tu du vin blanc | Do you have white wine |
| Brave, brave | Brave, brave |
| H? | Hey? |
| Tesse as-tu du vin blanc oh! | Tesse do you have white wine oh! |
| Bravement (bis) | Bravely (repeat) |
| Ah! | Ah! |
| Oui grand dieu, m’a dit l’h? | Yes great god, told me the h? |
| Tesse (bis) | Tesse (twice) |
| J’en ai du rouge et du blanc | I have red and white |
| Brave, brave | Brave, brave |
| J’en ai du rouge et du blanc oh! | I have red and white oh! |
| Bravement (bis) | Bravely (repeat) |
| H? | Hey? |
| Tesse tire-mo? | Tesse pull me? |
| Une chopine (bis) | A pint (twice) |
| Chopinette de vin blanc | Chopinette of white wine |
| Brave, brave | Brave, brave |
| Chopinette de vin blanc oh! | Chopinette of white wine oh! |
| Bravement (bis) | Bravely (repeat) |
| Et quand la chopine fut bue (bis) | And when the pint was drunk (twice) |
| Monsieur payez-moi comptant | Sir pay me cash |
| Brave, brave | Brave, brave |
| Monsieur payez-moi comptant oh! | Sir pay me cash oh! |
| Bravement (bis) | Bravely (repeat) |
| L?, j’ai mis la main dans ma poche (bis) | There, I put my hand in my pocket (repeat) |
| Pis j’ai sorti trois? | And I took out three? |
| Cus blancs | White Cus |
| Brave, brave | Brave, brave |
| J’ai sorti trois? | I took out three? |
| Cus blancs oh! | White cus oh! |
| Bravement (bis) | Bravely (repeat) |
| Oh! | Oh! |
| Grand merci, m’a dit l’h? | Big thank you, said the h? |
| Tesse (bis) | Tesse (twice) |
| Revenez donc plus souvent | So come back more often |
| Brave, brave | Brave, brave |
| Revenez donc plus souvent oh! | Come back more often oh! |
| Bravement (bis) | Bravely (repeat) |
