Le vieux cheval

Mon cher voisin qui m'envoyait chercher
Un vieux cheval blanc qui est à l'extrémité

Prends ton verre et moi la bouteille
Buvons un petit coup, affilons nos couteaux
Dépêchons-nous, d'aller y lever la peau

Mon cher voisin tu t'es laissé aller
Combien d'hivers t'as été mal hiverné

Tu m'entendras plus sacrer après toi
Personne n'aura aucun pouvoir sur toi

Tu traîneras plus ton maître en hiver
Tous ces capucins et toutes ces valises.

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English:

My dear neighbor, whom I'm looking for,
an old white horse near its end
My dear neighbor, whom I'm looking for,
an old white horse near its end

Take your glass, and I'll take the bottle
Drink a little snort, sharpen our knives
We hurry, to go remove the skin

My dear neighbor, you let yourself go
How many bad winters have you had
My dear neighbor, you let yourself go
How many bad winters have you had

Take your glass, and I'll take the bottle
Drink a little snort, sharpen our knives
We hurry, to go remove the skin


You'll understand me more afterward, I swear, you
No one will have such power over you
You'll understand me more afterward, I swear, you
No one will have such power over you

Take your glass, and I'll take the bottle
Drink a little snort, sharpen our knives
We hurry, to go remove the skin
You will not drag anymore your master in winter,
all these capuchins (monks), and all these bags
You will not drag anymore your master in winter,
all these capuchins (monks), and all these bags

Take your glass, and I'll take the bottle
Drink a little snort, sharpen our knives
We hurry, to go remove the skin
We hurry, to go remove the skin
We hurry, to go remove the skin

Translation by John Rhodes.