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The lyrics are different in Edith Piaf's version. Here's a poor first cut effort
| Ah, ça ira ! (Edith Piaf version) | |
| Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira | Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine |
| les aristocrates à la lanterne! | aristocrats to the lamp-post |
| Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira | Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine |
| les aristocrates on les pendra! | the aristocrats, we'll hang them! |
| V'la trois cents ans qu'ils nous promettent | The three hundred years they promise |
| Qu'on va nous accorder du pain, | That they will give us bread, |
| V'la trois cents ans qu'ils donnent des fêtes. | The three hundred years they give parties. |
| Et qu'ils entretiennent des catins | And they maintain whores |
| V'la trois cents ans qu'on nous écrase | The three hundred years that crushes us |
| Assez de mensonges et de phrases, | Enough lies and phrases |
| On ne veut plus mourir de faim. | We do not want to starve. |
| Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira | Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine |
| les aristocrates à la lanterne! | aristocrats to the lamp-post |
| Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira | Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine |
| les aristocrates on les pendra! | the aristocrats, we'll hang them! |
| V'la trois cents ans qu'ils font la guerre | For three hundred years they are at war |
| Au son des fifres et des tambours, | At the sound of fifes and drums, |
| En nous laissant crever de misère. | Leaving us to die of misery. |
| Ça ne pouvait pas durer toujours. | It could not last forever. |
| V'la trois cent ans qu'ils prennent nos hommes | For three hundred years they take our men |
| Qu'ils nous traitent comme des bêtes de somme, | They treat us like beasts of burden, |
| Ça ne pouvait pas durer toujours. | It could not last forever. |
| Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira | Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine |
| les aristocrates à la lanterne! | aristocrats to the lamp-post |
| Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira | Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine |
| les aristocrates on les pendra! | the aristocrats, we'll hang them! |
| Le châtiment pour vous s'apprête | The punishment for you is for this: |
| Car le peuple reprend ses droits, | For the people back their rights, |
| Vous vous êtes bien payé nos têtes. | You are paid well above our heads. |
| C'en est fini, messieurs les rois | It's over, gentlemen of the kings |
| Il faut plus compter sur les nôtres | We must rely on our own |
| On va s'offrir maintenant les vôtres, | We will now offer yours, |
| Car c'est nous qui faisons la loi. | For it is we who make the law. |
| Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira | Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine |
| les aristocrates à la lanterne! | aristocrats to the lamp-post |
| Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira | Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine |
| les aristocrates on les pendra! | the aristocrats, we'll hang them! |
| Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira | Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine |
| les aristocrates à la lanterne! | aristocrats to the lamp-post |
| Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira | Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine |
| les aristocrates on les pendra! | the aristocrats, we'll hang them! |
| Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira | Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine |
| les aristocrates à la lanterne! | aristocrats to the lamp-post |
| Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira | Ah! It'll be fine, It'll be fine, It'll be fine |
| les aristocrates on les pendra! | the aristocrats, we'll hang them! |
The song is commonly known as Ça Ira and should live under that heading, in preference to the opera. Slac speak up! 12:31, 5 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
