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The Worst

The worst, it's not the wickedness of men
But it's the silence of others which makes everyone seem to hesitate
And when the children ask me, "why is the sea dirty?"
I am obliged to answer that that the fish have cried too much
Eh eh eh eh
But tell me what we've done
Eh eh eh eh
But tell me what we've done
I am laid on my couch, I'm watching television
Explain to me what's happening, it's as if I was 10 years old
Overshadowed is my vision, however the sun is present
There are people who are moral but wear a mink jacket
Or maybe we've simply lost all reason
Life, slippery ground, but what kind of world do we live in?
Stop and, indeed, what’s done is done
But stop, stop, stop because, indeed, what’s done is done
The worst, it's not the wickedness of men
But it's the silence of others which makes everyone seem to hesitate
And when the children ask me, "why is the sea dirty?"
I am obliged to answer that that the fish have cried too much
Eh eh eh eh
But tell me what we've done
Eh eh eh eh
But tell me what we've done
I'm resting on the coach, always the television
Obliged to squint, nothing on the horizon
I'm going to tell my problems to people who live in ease
They're only going to take me seriously if I spray myself with gasoline
Or maybe, quite simply, I don't interest society
Maybe I'm market value to the eyes of some passers-by
Stop and, indeed, what’s done is done
But stop, stop, stop because, indeed, what’s done is done
The worst, it's not the wickedness of men
But it's the silence of others which makes everyone seem to hesitate
And when the children ask me, "why is the sea dirty?"
I am obliged to answer that that the fish have cried too much
Eh eh eh eh
But tell me what we've done
Eh eh eh eh
But tell me what we've done
The worst, it's to not profit from the time that we stay living
The worst, it's to not recognise everything which comes to us
The worst, it's to not profit from the time that we stay living
The worst, it's to not recognise everything which comes to us
The worst, it's not the wickedness of men
But it's the silence of others which makes everyone seem to hesitate
And when the children ask me, "why is the sea dirty?"
I am obliged to answer that that the fish have cried too much
The worst, it's not the wickedness of men
But it's the silence of others which makes everyone seem to hesitate
And when the children ask me, "why is the sea dirty?"
I am obliged to answer that that the fish have cried too much
Eh eh eh eh
But tell me what we've done
Eh eh eh eh
But tell me what we've done
Eh eh eh eh
But tell me what we've done
Eh eh eh eh
But tell me what we've done
 
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Le pire

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Miley_LovatoMiley_Lovato    Sun, 13/05/2018 - 18:17

The source lyrics have been updated. Please review your translation.

BlackSea4everBlackSea4ever    Sun, 04/11/2018 - 17:13

You may want to fix few minor things
I am laid on my couch, I'm watching television --- I lay on my couch or I am laying
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I don't claim to understand the source, but maybe wording could be improved on: [@ingirumimusnocte]
The worst, it's to not profit from the time that we stay living
The worst, it's to not recognise everything which comes to us
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Powerful message - thanks for translating!

BlackSea4everBlackSea4ever    Sun, 04/11/2018 - 17:34

In USA, the message of this song is to get the f--k off the couch and vote on Tuesday!
Don't let the alternate reality rule your life - fact check!
VOTE OUT people that incite racism, antisemitism, support misogeny, DESTROY environment, think nothing of separating children from parents, send army to stand against those that seek to reach the promise of this country. Your vote can be the difference in what's to become of us as a society! When president and his cronies get tax cuts, when your parks and lands are quietly sold, water and air are poisoned, when against the law this president enriches himself, DEFY him by making your voice count! Vote your future by voting In democrats - don't fall for falsehoods played all over from YouTube to TV - get facts. Don't fall for the concept that all politicians are the same!
VOTE 11/6/2018

BlackSea4everBlackSea4ever    Sun, 04/11/2018 - 17:56

I am only looking at the translation... And it reached me.

We need every single youth, women, black, Latino, Jewish, Russian vote we can get. The brainwashing propaganda is unimaginable! Reality is simple: Indian Americans, from whom we can honestly admit, land and life was stollen are denied the right to vote by brand new laws requiring street address - something they do not practice on the reservations.
In another town, there is a single voting place for 14000 people and it was moved with notices sent to the voters with the original address and while old place was accessible in downtown, new one is out of town and not easily accessible. In several states, same people who run for governors are presently in charge of election rules - I don't need to say how fairly they play! We have instances where American citizens are denied the right to vote because regardless of the proof,the corrupted officials flagged them ineligible.

Putin could not have imagined US as weak and pathetic as when he put his stake on trump.
Did you know that this intellectually challenged shithole thinks charity is what's in it for him, demonstrates zero support to arts - again, except as getting his portrait from a charity auction? He is an epitome of tastelessness, crassness, greediness, narcissistic personality that wishes he could crash is opponents - 60% of this country. The WORST is the people who don't participate.

BlackSea4everBlackSea4ever    Sun, 04/11/2018 - 18:20

I am not preaching, P - it is more like soul's scream! SOS for anyone who can make the difference.
I have just one cousin, her only son - my nephew and his wife - are so disinclined to talk that they did not wish us happy anniversary. Mind you, in my circle of friends, only i and my husband are those whose interests should align with trump, but they do not understand nor admit they should not support him. They all use social programs while denouncing them. The WORST is the affect on the environment. There is a war and it is killing people! I am not a blind Dem supporter, nor do I have an unconditional love for Clintons or Obama, but everyone is supposed to review the facts and decide what's good for them. So most of trump's supporters, when they get into top 2% and still can have air and water that supports human life, they can vote for him and his. Until then, they should either wake up or be dismissed as week-minded imbeciles.

Sailor PokeMoon2Sailor PokeMoon2    Sun, 04/11/2018 - 18:29

Another popular version of that idom is "preaching to the choir" (I'm not sure if that one is also a French idom though) the meaning is still the same though

Sailor PokeMoon2Sailor PokeMoon2    Sun, 04/11/2018 - 18:29

My favourite idom is "join the club, we've got jackets"

Sailor PokeMoon2Sailor PokeMoon2    Sun, 04/11/2018 - 18:43

You taught me something too! Because I didn't know the expression worked in French too or was a French idom.

BlackSea4everBlackSea4ever    Sun, 04/11/2018 - 18:50

У меня есть чёрный котик
У него беленький животик
Беленькие ножки как сапожки
Малюсенькие белые рукавички
И огромные белые усы.

Он очень независим,
Но иногда поможет мне.
В данную минуту,
Он улёгся на меня
Видно чувствует - беда.

BlackSea4everBlackSea4ever    Sun, 04/11/2018 - 19:03

P, look at me! Lol. I am Taxi, ruler of my staff.

BlackSea4everBlackSea4ever    Sun, 04/11/2018 - 19:10

Lol, check out the temporary picture change

BlackSea4everBlackSea4ever    Sun, 04/11/2018 - 19:20

Извините, но
Мы любим когда нам гладят носик
Мы даже сразу открываем ротик.

Когда уж надоест,
Отвернусь и подыму свой хвостик

BlackSea4everBlackSea4ever    Sun, 04/11/2018 - 19:28

Young ladies don't advise scratching anybody's private parts. Lol

BlackSea4everBlackSea4ever    Sun, 04/11/2018 - 19:30

I do know and grateful to both of you for a moment of fun!

barsiscevbarsiscev    Sun, 04/11/2018 - 21:09

Это же не империалистическая песня, это же "Три поросёнка" -
международный хит, хотя они изначально и были англичанами.
Но после они исправились, и стали международными звёздами.

barsiscevbarsiscev    Sun, 04/11/2018 - 21:10

Не, я не люблю Киплинга, вот он - империалист.

barsiscevbarsiscev    Sun, 04/11/2018 - 22:46

Ну, насчёт империализма, это шутка. А вообще, я его творчества почти не знаю.
Маугли я немного помню, но он мне и в детстве не нравился, а когда вырос -
я "закрыл" Киплинга для себя навсегда. Наши герои - Карлсон, Вини-Пух,
Чиполино, Крокодил Гена, даже Три Поросёнка.

IgeethecatIgeethecat    Sun, 04/11/2018 - 23:09

Да не, это «а если два раза похвалишь?»
Блин, совсем забыла этот мультик :D

BlackSea4everBlackSea4ever    Sun, 04/11/2018 - 23:23

:P no idea. Did you see my kitty before I revert to my sea?

kwameGHkwameGH    Wed, 28/08/2019 - 08:42

"... pourquoi la mer est-elle salée" is actually "why is the sea salty" , like the other translator correctly stated.
C'est pas pourquoi la mer est "sale."
That would explain why Gims says "les poissons ont trop pleuré", which means that the tears (salty) of the fish is what made the sea salty.

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