Saltatio Mortis — Le Corsaire song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Le Corsaire" by Saltatio Mortis.

Lyrics

Le corsaire, le grand coureur
Est un navire de malheur
Quand il se met en croisière
Pour aller chasser l’Anglais
Le vent, la mer et la guerre
Tournent contre le Français
Allons les gars, gai, gai
Allons les gars, gaiement
Il est parti de Lorient
Avec belle mere et bon vent
Il cinglait bâbord amure
Naviguant comme un poisson
Un grain tombe sur sa mâture
Voilà le corsaire en ponton
Allons les gars gai, gai
Allons les gars gaiement
Pour finir ce triste sort
Nous venons périr au port
Dans cette affreuse misère
Quand chacun c’est vu perdu
Chacun, selon sa manière
S’est sauvé comme il a pu
Allons les gars gai, gai
Allons les gars gaiement
Nos prises au bout de six mois
Ont pu se monter à trois
Un navire plein de patates
Plus qu'à moitié chaviré
Un deuxième de savates
Et le dernier de fumier
Allons les gars gai, gai
Allons les gars gaiement
Si l’histoire du grand coureur
A su vous toucher le coeur
Ayez donc belles manières
Et payez-nous largement
Du vin, du rack, de la bière
Et nous serons tous contents
Allons les gars gai, gai
Allons les gars gaiement
Ras, dva, tri
Du vin, du rack, de la bière
Et nous serons tous contents
Allons les gars gai, gai
Allons les gars gaiement
Du vin, du rack, de la bière
Et nous serons tous contents
Du vin, du rack, de la bière
Et nous serons tous
Du vin, du rack, de la bière
Et nous serons tous contents
Allons les gars gai, gai
Allons les gars gaiement
Allons les gars gai, gai
Allons les gars gaiement

Lyrics translation

The Corsair, the great runner
Is a ship of misfortune
When he goes on a cruise
To go hunting for English
Wind, sea and war
Turn against the French
Come on guys, gay, gay
Come on, guys, cheer up.
He left Lorient
With beautiful mother and good wind
He crazed port amure
Sailing like a fish
A grain falls on its Mastic
Here's the privateer in Pontoon
Let's go guys gay, gay
Let's go guys cheerfully
To end this sad fate
We come to perish at the port
In this awful misery
When everyone is seen lost
Each, according to its own way
Escaped as he could
Let's go guys gay, gay
Let's go guys cheerfully
Our catch after six months
Were able to get up to three
A ship full of potatoes
More than half capsized
A second of savates
And the last of manure
Let's go guys gay, gay
Let's go guys cheerfully
If the story of the great runner
Knew how to touch your heart
So have nice manners
And pay US widely
Wine, rack, beer
And we'll all be happy
Let's go guys gay, gay
Let's go guys cheerfully
Ras, dva, tri
Wine, rack, beer
And we'll all be happy
Let's go guys gay, gay
Let's go guys cheerfully
Wine, rack, beer
And we'll all be happy
Wine, rack, beer
And we'll all be
Wine, rack, beer
And we'll all be happy
Let's go guys gay, gay
Let's go guys cheerfully
Let's go guys gay, gay
Let's go guys cheerfully