by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)
Chanson de pirates See original
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Nous emmenions en esclavage
Cent chrétiens, pêcheurs de corail ;
Nous recrutions pour le sérail
Dans tous les moûtiers du rivage.
En mer, les hardis écumeurs !
Nous allions de Fez à Catane...
Dans la galère capitane
Nous étions quatre-vingts rameurs.
Allah!
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Composition:
- Set to music by Oscar I, King of Sweden (1799 - 1859), "Chanson de pirates", published 1842, stanza 1
Text Authorship:
- by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), "Chanson de pirates", written 1828, appears in Les Orientales, no. 8
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Peter Low) , "Pirate Song", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2013-10-31
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Word count: 207